Donald Trump represents a greater threat to NATO than said Vladimir Putin, one of the former commanders of the alliance in a powerful attack on Washington’s foreign policy. The American President caused alarm after a series of aggressive moves this year including the capture of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela, threats to invade Greenland and the … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the solution in Ukraine with US President Donald Trump’s envoy during marathon overnight talks, and the Kremlin insisted that the territorial issue must be resolved to reach a peace agreement. The Kremlin meeting, which lasted past 3 a.m. on Friday, came hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sharply criticized his … Read more
The Soviet Union spent more than 40 years trying to achieve what has just been handed to Vladimir Putin on a plate. During the Cold War, the main goal of the Kremlin was to divide the Atlantic Alliance (NATO) by turning America and Europe against each other. Every crisis over the security of West Berlin, … Read more
Ukrainian grain billionaire Vsevolod Kozhemyako considered his new job while playing Beethoven’s Für Elise on a grand piano in a dimly lit Kharkiv hotel, dressed in full military fatigues. “Yes, I am a businessman,” he said. “And now I’m a commander of a military unit in Ukraine.” The light infantry battalion he founded almost four … Read more
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — President Donald Trump told reporters Sunday that U.S. officials have determined that Ukraine did not target a residence belonging to Russian President Vladimir Putin in a drone strike last week, disputing Kremlin claims that Trump had initially met with great concern. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said last week … Read more
Deep underground in the Old City of Jerusalem, an orthodox nun prays under the Herodian-era stone portal Jesus is said to have passed through on his way to be crucified. Exploring the cavernous Church of St. Alexander Nevsky, located yards from the ancient site of Golgotha, is almost literally to step back in time. However … Read more
When Vladimir Putin made a four-day trip to visit Xi Jinping in September, he addressed his Chinese counterpart as “dear friend”. Speaking to Xi in front of a vast display of orchids in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People, the Russian president claimed that their ties were at an “unprecedented high level”. Certainly on the … Read more
Telegram/@GeneralStaffZSU An entire Russian column was destroyed during a Ukrainian counterattack in Pokrovsk. A number of military vehicles were left burning along a road in the eastern city, newly released videos show. A Ukrainian drone can be seen sweeping over the wreckage, while an earlier video appeared to show Russian troops and vehicles hit by … Read more
The Kremlin said on Wednesday that its army’s recent battlefield successes in Ukraine had strengthened its position in talks to end the fighting, as both Moscow and Kyiv prepared for further negotiations with the United States. US President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff and son Jared Kushner negotiated in the early hours with Vladimir Putin … Read more
President Donald Trump repeatedly said during his campaign for the White House that if he wins the 2024 election, he will be able to end the war between Russia and Ukraine “in 24 hours”. But in the 10 months since he took office, the road to a peace deal has been fraught with shifting dynamics … Read more