Category: Russia-Ukraine War

No Change to US Nuclear Posture Following Russia’s Pledge to Arm Belarus: State Department

The United States will not adjust its nuclear posture following an announcement by Russia that it will place tactical nuclear weapons in neighboring Belarus. Russian President Vladimir Putin said over the weekend that Belarus could house Russian tactical nuclear weapons by the beginning of summer. The Biden administration says that Russia is not seriously considering…


EU Threatens More Sanctions If Russia Stations Tactical Nuclear Weapons in Belarus

The European Union is threatening more sanctions on Russia if it stations tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus. It comes after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on March 25 that his government would move tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus, in a clear warning to Ukraine and allied Western nations as they continue to provide military and…


The CCP Consuming Russia in Its Desire for World Domination

Commentary The recent visit by Chinese leader Xi Jinping to his “friend forever” in Moscow, Vladimir Putin, marks a new phase in Xi’s efforts to create a new world order dominated by authoritarian regimes. The ostensible reason for the visit was to promote China’s peace plan for the war in Ukraine, but the outcome of…


The Dragon Consumes the Bear in Its Quest for World Domination

Commentary The recent visit by Chinese leader Xi Jinping to his “friend forever” in Moscow, Vladimir Putin, marks a new phase in Xi’s efforts to create a new world order dominated by authoritarian regimes. The ostensible reason for the visit was to promote China’s peace plan for the war in Ukraine, but the outcome of…


Putin Says Russia Will Place Tactical Nuclear Weapons in Neighboring Country

A senior White House official on Sunday said that there is no indication that Russia will station nuclear weapons in nearby Belarus after Russian President Vladimir Putin made a public pledge to do so a day earlier “We have not seen any indication that he’s made good on this pledge, or moved any nuclear weapons…


Putin Says Russia Will Station Tactical Nuclear Weapons in Belarus

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced plans on Saturday to station tactical nuclear weapons in neighboring Belarus. Putin said the move was triggered by Britain’s decision this past week to provide Ukraine with armor-piercing rounds containing depleted uranium. Tactical nuclear weapons are intended for use on the battlefield and have a short range and a low…


Russia Presses Along Ukraine Front After Reports of Bakhmut Slowdown

NEAR KREMINNA, Ukraine—Russian forces attacked northern and southern stretches of the front in Ukraine’s eastern Donbass region on Friday, even as Kyiv claimed Moscow’s assault was flagging near the city of Bakhmut. Ukrainian military reports described heavy fighting along a line running from Lyman to Kupiansk, as well as in the south at Avdiivka on…


‘We’re Lucky We Have Canada,’ Biden Says as Bilateral Meetings With Trudeau Begin

President Joe Biden arrived in Ottawa on March 24 for bilateral meetings with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. It marks Biden’s first visit to Canada as president. Trudeau said before the two leaders entered their first meeting, “Obviously, we’ve been working closely together over the past few years on how to build strong economies for…


Denmark Invites Nord Stream Operator to Help Salvage Unidentified Object

COPENHAGEN—Denmark on Thursday invited the Russian-controlled operator of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline to help salvage an unidentified object found close to the only remaining intact gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea. Three explosions last September on the Nord Stream pipelines built to deliver Russian gas to Germany have become another flashpoint in a standoff…


Russian Deputy Minister Says Threat of Nuclear War Is at Its Highest Point in Recent Decades

On Wednesday, a high-ranking Russian official said that the threat of nuclear war is higher now than in “the past few decades.” Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov commented in an event titled “A World Without START,” as Russia sees itself in a de facto open conflict with the United States. Relations between Russia and…