Category: Russia

Biden Sexual Assault Accuser Says She Fled to Russia Fearing for Her Life

Tara Reade, a former Senate staffer who accused President Joe Biden of sexual assault, said Tuesday that she is taking refuge in Russia. In an hour-long interview she did alongside convicted Russian agent Maria Butina for Russian state media Stupnik, the 59-year-old woman said she feels safe in the country. “I’m still kind of in…


Billions in Untracked Federal Grants Going to China, Russia for Cat Experiments, Wuhan Lab Research: Ernst

Hundreds of millions of American tax dollars went to recipients in China and Russia in recent years without being properly tracked by the federal government, including a grant that enabled a state-run Russian lab to test cats on treadmills, according to Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa). Ernst and her staff investigators, working with auditors at the…


US Sent Billions in Funding to China, Russia for Cat Experiments, Wuhan Lab Research: Ernst

Hundreds of millions of American tax dollars went to recipients in China and Russia in recent years without being properly tracked by the federal government, including a grant that enabled a state-run Russian lab to test cats on treadmills, according to Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa). Ernst and her staff investigators, working with auditors at the…


Moscow Claims Ukrainian Military Intelligence HQ Hit by Russian Strike

Recent Russian barrages near Kyiv included a successful strike on the headquarters of Ukraine’s military intelligence apparatus, Russian officials—including President Vladimir Putin—have said. “We have already mentioned the possibility of strikes targeting decision-making headquarters and centers,” Putin said on the evening of May 30. “The Ukrainian military intelligence headquarters, which was hit two or three…


5 Dead in Ukraine Shelling of Luhansk Village: Moscow-Installed Center

Five people were killed and 19 wounded in Ukrainian shelling of a village in the Russian-controlled east Ukrainian region of Luhansk, a Moscow-installed coordination center said on Wednesday. The center said on the Telegram messaging service that Ukrainian forces had used HIMARS rocket launchers to attack a poultry farm in the village of Karpaty. Reuters…


Drones Attack Russian Oil Refineries Near Major Oil Port Novorossiisk

MOSCOW—Drones attacked two oil refineries just 40–50 miles (65–80 km) east of Russia’s biggest oil export terminals on Wednesday, sparking a fire at one and causing no damage to the other, according to Russian officials. Drone attacks deep inside Russia have intensified in recent weeks with strikes on Moscow and oil pipelines. At around 0100…


Biden Administration Responds to Reports of Ukraine Bombing Civilian Area in Russia

The Biden administration, which has stalwartly and generously supported Ukraine in its resistance to the Russian invasion of its homeland—with that backing including money, weapons, equipment, training, and other resources valued at tens of billions of dollars–has been put on the defensive with reports that Ukraine conducted an attack on Russian civilians.   As well, there…


Biden Administration Responds to Moscow Drone Attack

The Biden administration, which has stalwartly and generously supported Ukraine in its resistance to the Russian invasion of its homeland—with that backing including money, weapons, equipment, training, and other resources valued at tens of billions of dollars–has been put on the defensive with reports that Ukraine conducted an attack on Russian civilians.   As well, there…


Sen. Graham Hits Back After Russia Issues Warrant for His Arrest: ‘See You in The Hague’

Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-S.C.) responded to Russia’s warrant for his arrest by saying he wore their ire as a “badge of honor.” Graham made his comments after news broke that Russia had issued a warrant for his arrest. “Here’s an offer to my Russian ‘friends’ who want to arrest and try me for calling out…


‘Nuclear Weapons for Everyone’ Joining Russia-Belarus Union, Putin Ally Says

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has promised nuclear weapons to any other country that wanted to join the Union State of Russia and Belarus. Lukashenko, a staunch ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, made the remarks in an interview on Kremlin state television on Sunday, saying it must be “strategically understood” that Minsk and Moscow have…