Category: Russia

Air India Plane From Delhi to San Francisco Lands in Russia After Engine Problem

ISTANBUL/WASHINGTON—An Air India plane flying from Delhi to San Francisco was forced to divert and land at an airport in Russia’s Far East after it developed a technical issue with one of its engines, the airline said on Tuesday. The 216 passengers and 16 crew onboard were being offered support on the ground and accommodated…


China’s Exports Declined by 7.5 Percent in May as Demand for Goods Wanes

Exports from China, the world’s second-largest economy, fell in May for the first time in three months amid waning global demand for Chinese goods. Data published on June 7 by China’s General Administration of Customs showed that exports, which serve as the main source of foreign exchange for China, fell 7.5 percent year over year, to $283.5 billion, marking…


Report: FBI Fears Informant Will Be Murdered If Unmasked Over Biden Family Bribery Scheme

Speaker Kevin McCarthy and House Republicans are forging ahead with plans to hold FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress. The issue is the bureau’s delay in handing over documents related to the Biden family’s business dealings. We hear from Oversight Committee members on Capitol Hill. President Joe Biden is holding his first cabinet meeting in…


China, Iran, and Russia ‘Working Closely Together’ to Undermine US: Experts

The authoritarian regimes of China, Iran, and Russia are increasingly coordinating as a unified power bloc, according to several experts. All three powers seek to undermine the United States and reshape the international order in their own image, according to Andrea Kendall-Taylor, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) think…


Ukraine and Russia Blame Each Other for Partly Destroying Vital Dnipro River Dam

Moscow and Kyiv are trading blame over the partial destruction of a hydroelectric dam on the Dnipro River, which has separated the warring sides since last November. The dam was breached on the morning of June 6, causing widespread flooding in the Kherson region and prompting fears of a humanitarian catastrophe. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy…


Ukraine, Russia Blame Each Other for Destruction of Critical Dam as Thousands Evacuated Amid Widespread Flooding

Ukraine has blamed Russian forces for blowing up the dam of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant on the Dnipro River in Russian-occupied southern Ukraine. The Nova Kakhovka dam—which holds the same amount of water as the Great Salt Lake in the U.S. state of Utah—was destroyed in the early hours of June 6, sending millions of liters…


Former FBI Agent Robert Hanssen, Who Was Convicted of Spying for Russia, Dies in Prison

WASHINGTON—A former FBI agent who took more than $1.4 million in cash and diamonds to trade secrets with Russia and the former Soviet Union in one of the most notorious spying cases in American history died in prison Monday. Robert Hanssen, 79, was found unresponsive in his cell at a federal prison in Florence, Colorado,…


Kyiv Downplays Russian Claims to Have Foiled Major Offensive in Donetsk

Moscow’s forces have beaten back a multi-pronged Ukrainian offensive launched in the eastern Donetsk region, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed on June 5. “On June 4, the enemy made an unsuccessful attempt at a large-scale offensive in the South Donetsk direction,” the ministry stated in a daily briefing. It went on to assert that a…


Russia Says It Thwarted Major Ukrainian Offensive, Kyiv Accuses Moscow of Spreading Lies

MOSCOW—Russia said on Monday its forces had thwarted a major Ukrainian offensive at five points along the front in the Ukrainian region of Donetsk and killed hundreds of troops while Ukraine accused Moscow of spreading lies. It was not immediately clear whether or not the attack represented the start of a Ukrainian counteroffensive which Kyiv…


RFK Jr. Says He’d End Russia–Ukraine War If Elected

Presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says that he’d end the Russo–Ukrainian conflict as soon as possible if he were elected president. Asked how he would handle the war, Kennedy said quickly, “I would end it. The Russians want to end it.” To do this, Kennedy said he’d call for enforcement of the Minsk Accords,…