Key developments on July 5-6: Drones reportedly attack Russia’s Black Sea fleet Pipelines supplying Russian military explode in Russia’s Far East, HUR source says Ukrainian drone strike on Russian airfield hits bomb depot, aircraft Ukraine hits Russian electronic warfare facility making Shahed, Iskander components, General Staff says Ukraine’s army chief warns of new Russian offensives […]
Explosions in Russia’s Vladivostok damaged a gas pipeline and destroyed a water pipeline that supplied military facilities in the area, an unnamed intelligence source told the Kyiv Independent on July 5. A fire followed the explosions and destroyed branches of the Vladivostok gas pipeline along the Sea of Japan, the source said. The blasts occurred […]
Editor’s note: This is a developing story and is being updated. U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call on June 14 in which the two leaders discussed Ukraine and the conflict between Israel and Iran. “Another telephone conversation between Russian President Vladimir… Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump,” Russian […]
Russia aims to occupy all Ukrainian territory east of the Dnipro River and advance toward Odesa and Mykolaiv in a broader plan to sever Ukraine’s access to the Black Sea, President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Deputy Chief of Staff Pavlo Palisa said, Politico reported on June 6. The remarks come amid continuing Russian offensives in eastern and […]
President Donald Trump arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for his first major overseas trip since retaking office, hoping to secure major deals on trade and diplomatic breakthroughs across the Middle East. The president might have an unexpected and willing partner in Syria’s new president who could offer him a huge diplomatic win. “This is […]
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President Donald Trump announced his nomination of Michael George DeSombre to serve as the next U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and the Pacific. Trump made the announcement on Tuesday, posting on Truth Social that DeSombre served during the president’s first term as the ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand. DeSombre is a […]
In a dramatic confrontation that has reverberated far beyond Washington, the explosive Oval Office exchange on Feb. 28 between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky represents a broader U.S. foreign policy — one that many in the Middle East have long viewed with deep skepticism. The confrontation, which was intended to cement […]
Key developments on Jan. 13: Russia claims to occupy 2 more villages in Ukraine’s east; Kyiv hasn’t confirmed Ukraine’s special forces claim to repel North Korean assault in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, killing 17 soldiers Ukraine opens doors to foreign firms for military equipment modernization Germany announces first deliveries of promised RCH 155 self-propelled howitzers UK […]
Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed on Jan. 12 that its forces had captured the villages of Yantarne in Donetsk Oblast and Kalynove in Kharkiv Oblast. Ukraine has not commented on the claims, which could not be immediately verified. Moscow’s forces have ramped up pressure in Ukraine’s east as Ukrainian defenders find themselves increasingly outnumbered and outgunned. […]
Russia keeps on advancing in eastern Donetsk Oblast, taking hold of Kurakhove, which would become the first major town to fall into Russian hands in 2025. Russian troops are continuing to push on the Lyman, Siversk, Kramatorsk, Toretsk, Pokrovsk and Kurakhove axes, Ukraine’s General Staff said in its latest update. Pokrovsk and Kurakhove remain the […]
Snow followed by a wave of frigid air is plodding eastward, bringing warnings well ahead of time for people to take precautions and stay warm. The storm snarled traffic across much of the country and is threatening to bring wind chills into the singl… http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/06/midwest-snow-storm-bitter-cold_n_6421230.html