Category: Russia-Ukraine War

Drones Target Moscow and Crimea as Russia Continues Bombing Odesa

Central Moscow came under drone attack—for the third time in as many months—in what Russian officials are calling an “act of international terrorism” by Kyiv. “Drone attacks on two non-residential buildings occurred at roughly 4 a.m. [Moscow time], causing no major damage or casualties,” Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin wrote on Telegram on the morning of…


IN DEPTH: If US Keeps Arming Ukraine, War Can Spiral out of Control: International Security Expert

Continuous arming of Ukraine could lead to an escalation of the war with Russia that could eventually spiral out of control, expanding outside Ukraine, said an international security expert. “I do not believe that continuously [and] indefinitely arming the Ukrainians is going to force [Russian President Vladimir] Putin to simply leave all of the post-1991…


Russian Attack Hits Chinese Consulate in Ukraine’s Odesa

Russia launched overnight missile and drone strikes on Ukraine damaging Chinese consulate building and infrastructure of Odesa port that has a million tons of grains to be shipped to Asia and Africa, including 60,000 tons to China. The Chinese communist regime has not condemned Russia for the attacks. Russia has launched its attacks on the southern…


Organizers of Russian Pavilion Say Exclusion From Edmonton Heritage Festival a ‘Violation of Human Rights’

Organizers of the Russian pavilion say being excluded from the Edmonton Heritage Festival this year is a human rights violation. “Banning individuals from participating in a cultural event based on their ancestry or place of origin should be considered a violation of human rights,” said the Russian Heritage Cultural Development Association (RHCDA) in a letter…


Drone Attack in Crimea Prompts Evacuation, Brief Bridge Closure

A drone attack on an ammunition depot in Crimea prompted authorities to evacuate everyone in a five-km (3.1-mile) radius and briefly suspend road traffic on the bridge linking the peninsula to Russia, the regional governor said on Saturday. Sergei Aksyonov said there was an explosion at the depot in Krasnohvardiiske in central Crimea but reported…


Putin Tells Poland Any Aggression Against Belarus Is Attack on Russia

MOSCOW—President Vladimir Putin on Friday accused NATO member Poland of having territorial ambitions in the former Soviet Union, and said any aggression against Russia’s neighbour and close ally Belarus would be considered an attack on Russia. Moscow would react to any aggression against Belarus, which forms a “Union State” with Russia, “with all the means…


Trump Says Admitting Ukraine Into NATO Would Be ‘Completely Unhinged’

Former President Donald Trump alleged President Joe Biden is “compromised” because of his connections to Ukraine, and came out forcefully against the country’s possible admission into NATO. Mr. Trump, who is running to regain the presidency, made that statement in a video posted on his campaign’s official Twitter account on July 20. The statement was…


US Warns of False Flag Attacks as Russia Targets Civilian Ships Off Ukraine

The United States is warning that Russia could use its own sea mines in a false flag operation to justify the ongoing targeting of civilian grain vessels in the northern Black Sea. White House National Security Council Spokesperson John Kirby told reporters on July 20 that the Biden administration felt it was necessary to issue…


Senate Rejects NDAA Amendment Limiting US Ability to Join NATO Wars

The Senate voted on Wednesday against an amendment that states that the United States cannot be drawn into a conflict through NATO’s Article 5 collective defense terms without the U.S. Congress first issuing a declaration of war. Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty states that all NATO member nations, including the United States, are…


Ships En Route to Ukrainian Seaports to Be Considered Hostile, Moscow Warns

As of July 20, Russia will consider all maritime vessels en route to Ukrainian Black Sea ports as potentially carrying military cargoes, the Russian Defense Ministry has said. The announcement comes two days after Moscow withdrew from the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which had allowed Ukraine to export grain—despite ongoing hostilities—through the Black Sea. “Given…