As coordinated U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran continue, current and former defense officials say that while a limited strike lasting several days is feasible, sustaining a broader confrontation — one involving potentially hundreds of incoming missiles — is far more complicated. The U.S. and Israel undertook a mission known as Operation Epic Fury, targeting […]
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‘Russia’s latest escalation of terror’ — Ukraine calls emergency UN Security Council meeting following large-scale attack on Kyiv
Russia launched a massive attack on Kyiv overnight, killing at least 16 people and injuring 159 in one of the heaviest attacks in recent weeks. A total of 12 children were injured, in what Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said was the highest number of child casualties in the city since the beginning of the full-scale […]
‘Uncontrolled escalation’ — Russia opposes NATO peacekeepers in Ukraine
Deploying a NATO peacekeeping contingent to Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire in the war with Russia could lead to “uncontrolled escalation,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova claimed on Jan. 23 during a press briefing. The statement comes amid discussions about a possible deployment of European soldiers to Ukraine to monitor a future […]