War in Ukraine
According to a military expert, Russia will have no chance of holding on to Kherson Region, which it occupied in the first days of its invasion, if the promised supplies of heavy weapons, including mu
Sep. 6, 2022
War in Ukraine
Key Takeaways The Ukrainian counteroffensive is tangibly degrading Russian logistics and administrative capabilities in occupied southern Ukraine. Putin publicly praised DNR and LNR forces (and denigr
Sep. 6, 2022
War in Ukraine
A widely-circulated video from a Donald Trump rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday has left the former president in hot water after he was shown praising both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese
Sep. 5, 2022
War in Ukraine
Anti-Putin Russian partisans sabotaged a coal train in Khakassia, East Siberia, resulting in more than 100 meters of railway tracks being destroyed and 15 train wagons derailed. The incident occurred
Sep. 5, 2022
War in Ukraine
An exclusive interview with Mykel Hawke, U. S. Army Special Forces Officer, Captain (retired 2011), combat veteran, for the Interfax-Ukraine News Agency and reprinted below. – Mr. Hawke, as a military
Sep. 4, 2022
UN
Thinking outside the box The year was 1987. The ice of the Cold War had begun to melt, and the United Nations Secretariat, an ever-subtle political thermometer, sensed an opportunity to engage in prev
Sep. 4, 2022
War in Ukraine
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan offered on Saturday to mediate in the standoff over a Russian-occupied nuclear power station in Ukraine stoking fears of an atomic disaster. The offer came hour
Sep. 4, 2022
War in Ukraine
Key Takeaways Ukrainian officials directly stated that the ongoing Ukrainian counteroffensive is a methodical operation to intentionally degrade Russian forces and logistics in the south, rather than
Sep. 4, 2022
Russia
Mikhail Gorbachev’s death marked the passing of a significant figure in the 20th Century who lifted the Iron Curtain and engaged in arms-control talks with President Ronald Reagan to reduce the risk o
Sep. 3, 2022
War in Ukraine
The Chinese payment system UnionPay has stopped accepting cards issued by Russian banks that are subject to sanctions. This was reported by Kommersant on Sep. 2. The decision relates to the fear of se
Sep. 3, 2022
War in Ukraine
The Kremlin has announced that Vladimir Putin will not be attending the funeral of Mikhail Gorbachev, the very last president of the Soviet Union, in what will be perceived as a remarkable snub by the
Sep. 3, 2022
Major U.S. technology companies have begun moving production of their products from China to neighboring Asian countries. This was reported by the U.S. edition of The New York Times on Sep. 1. These c
Sep. 2, 2022
Russia
The president of Kazakhstan announced on Sept. 1 his intention to hold extraordinary elections in the country. Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev proposed transforming the system of power.
Sep. 2, 2022
War in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russian forces to fully capture the Donetsk region by Sep. 15. This was announced on Sep. 1 by the Deputy Chief of the Main Operational Directorate of the
Sep. 2, 2022
War in Ukraine
Key Takeaways Ukrainian forces continued to target Russian logistical nodes and key positions throughout Kherson Oblast in support of the ongoing counteroffensive in southern Ukraine. Russian milblogg
Sep. 2, 2022
War in Ukraine
According to U.S. authorities, Russia is preparing to organise sham referendums not just in Ukrainian areas under its occupation in the south, but also in sections of Kharkiv in the north-east, where
Sep. 1, 2022
War in Ukraine
The National Republican Army (NRA), who this month claimed responsibility for the assassination of Darya Dugina, yesterday signed a Declaration of Cooperation with the numerous Russian anti-Putin, pro
Sep. 1, 2022
The “Freedom of Russia” Legion, the Russian Volunteer Corps (RDC) and the National Republican Army (NRA) jointly signed a Declaration on Cooperation on August 31 in the city of Irpin (Kyiv region). A
Sep. 1, 2022
War in Ukraine
Key Takeaways The Russian Ministry of Defense and Russian milbloggers began an information operation declaring the Ukrainian counteroffensive a failure almost as soon as it was launched. It is far to
Sep. 1, 2022
Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union who, in seeking to preserve it has died aged 91.
Sep. 1, 2022