Putin Hosts Witkoff in St Petersburg as Ukraine Peace Push Gathers Pace Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff to St Petersburg on Wednesday. The talks took place in the Constantine Palace, a grand imperial building in the Kremlin chief’s home city. Witkoff arrived to review new ideas for ending the war, … Read more
Trump Says China and Russia Have ‘Too Much to Lose’ by Helping Iran President Donald Trump said he does not believe China and Russia are helping Iran amid concerns about possible foreign support for Tehran. He argued that Moscow and Beijing have too much to lose by backing Iran. Trump said in a post on … Read more
NATO’s Top General Outlines Plan to Fight Russia With or Without the US NATO’s top commander, U.S. Air Force Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, outlined a strategy to counter a possible Russian attack during the Warsaw Security Forum in Poland on October 12. As NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe, he emphasized the need to protect alliance territory … Read more
UK PM Says Russia Interfered in 2016 Brexit Vote British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has claimed that Russia interfered in the 2016 Brexit referendum, becoming the first UK prime minister believed to make the allegation publicly. He said intelligence advisers confirmed the interference after he took office in July. Burnham also warned that France and … Read more
North Korea Condemns US Support for Taiwan, Reaffirms Support for Russia North Korea has criticized U.S. military support for Taiwan, accusing Washington of adding to tensions in the Taiwan Strait. The comments came after Taiwan received the first two of 66 U.S.-made F-16V Block 70 fighter jets ordered in 2019. The roughly $8 billion deal … Read more
Plague Scare in Russia: Siberian Lab Worker’s Death Raises Alarm A suspected plague scare has gripped Russia’s Irkutsk region after a young laboratory worker died in hospital, leaving many residents anxious about a possible outbreak. Rumors of pneumonic plague spread quickly through local media, but Russian officials have not confirmed that diagnosis and described the … Read more
Russia Shared Jet-Drone Technology With North Korea, Zelenskiy Says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia may have shared jet-powered drone technology with North Korea, adding to concerns over the expanding military relationship between Moscow and Pyongyang. He made the claim on Sunday as Russia has sharply increased its use of jet-powered drones against Ukraine. Ukraine … Read more
Russia Urges Space Arms Treaty After US Admits Orbital Weapons Russia is calling for a legally binding space arms treaty after the United States confirmed that it operates weapons in Earth orbit. Moscow says there is still time to prevent a wider arms race in space. Such a treaty could set limits on offensive weapons … Read more
China’s Secret Lifeline To Russia’s Deadly Drone Industry China has quietly become a critical supplier to Russia’s drone industry during the war in Ukraine. New documents show that a Chinese state-owned company has shipped carbon fiber materials to a sanctioned Russian entity. The material can support the production of lightweight and durable components used in … Read more
Trump Dismisses Russian Sabotage Claims Against NATO Allies, Backs Putin U.S. President Donald Trump has downplayed allegations of Russian sabotage against NATO allies. At the White House on September 4, Trump said Vladimir Putin was not seeking to attack NATO territory. His comments came days after Germany accused Russia of orchestrating an attempted drone attack … Read more