Moscow is warning that relations with Canada are “on the verge of being severed” after the federal Liberal government moved to forfeit a massive Russian cargo plane. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Ukraine on the weekend, where he announced that Canada officially seized an airplane that had been sitting on the tarmac at Toronto’s Pearson…
Russia Says Relations ‘On the Verge of Being Severed’ as Ottawa Seizes Cargo Plane
House Calls for Immediate Release of Americans Detained by Russia
June 14, 2023
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The House of Representatives called upon Russia on June 12 to immediately release two American prisoners who have been accused of espionage. In a rare moment of bipartisanship, the House passed two resolutions—H. Res. 272 and H. Res. 377—condemning Russia’s “arbitrary and baseless” detention of former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan and journalist Evan Gershkovich and…
Belarus to Get Russian Tactical Nuclear Weapons ‘In Days’: Lukashenko
LONDON—Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday that Russian tactical nuclear weapons would be physically deployed on the territory of Belarus “in several days” and that he had the facilities to host longer-range missiles too if ever needed. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia, which will retain control of the tactical nuclear…
US Concerned Over Possible North Korea Weapons Transfer to Russia
The United States has voiced concern over the potential transfer of additional weapons from North Korea to Russia as the communist state’s leader vowed “full support” for Russia amid the ongoing war in Ukraine. A State Department spokesperson confirmed that North Korea delivered infantry rockets and missiles to the Russian private military firm Wagner Group…
Putin Says Russia Thinking of Ditching Grain Deal Due to West’s ‘Cheating’
MOSCOW—President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia was considering withdrawing from the Black Sea grain deal because the West had cheated Moscow by implementing none of the promises to get Russian agricultural goods to world markets. The deal allowing Ukraine to resume seaborne grain exports was brokered by the United Nations and Turkey in…
Russian Missile Attack Kills 11 in Ukrainian President’s Hometown
KRYVYI RIH, Ukraine—Eleven people were killed in a Russian missile attack that struck an apartment building and warehouses in Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s hometown of Kryvyi Rih on Tuesday, local officials claimed. Emergency services said four were killed in the apartment block and seven at the warehouses. A further 25 people were wounded, two of…
Putin Uses Public Holiday to Laud Patriotic Feelings as Support for Troops in Ukraine
MOSCOW—President Vladimir Putin on Monday marked the Day of Russia national holiday by lauding the country’s patriotic tradition as a support for soldiers fighting in Ukraine. “This public holiday marks the inseparability of centuries-old history, the greatness and glory of the Fatherland, affirms the unity of the multinational people, devotion to their country, a warm,…
Ukraine Recaptures 4th Village in Modest Counteroffensive Gains: Kiyv Claims
KYIV—Ukraine claimed on Monday its troops had recaptured a fourth village in a cluster of settlements in the southeast, a day after reporting the first small gains of a counteroffensive against Russian forces. Soldiers held up the Ukrainian flag in Storozheve in the Donetsk region in unverified video footage posted online and the defence minister…
Pakistan Receives First Discounted Russian Oil Amid Economic Crisis
Cash-strapped Pakistan has received its first cargo of discounted Russian crude oil, Pakistan’s leader said on June 11, as Pakistan seeks to forge ties with heavily sanctioned Russia amid its declining foreign reserves. Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the first shipment of Russian crude oil was set to be unloaded at Karachi port on…
Putin Says Russia Will Place Nuclear Weapons in Belarus Next Month
June 9, 2023
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Moscow will start deploying tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus when the necessary special storage facilities in the former Soviet republic are completed early next month. The announcement comes several months after Putin first described plans to move tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus in March, pointing to U.S….
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