KYIV—Russian forces are pressing attacks in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, focusing on two cities and pounding Ukrainian positions with air strikes and artillery barrages, Kyiv said on Monday. The commander of Ukraine’s ground forces said the Russians were destroying buildings and positions in besieged Bakhmut in what he called “scorched earth” tactics. Russia’s assault on…
Ukraine Claims Russian Forces Using ‘Scorched Earth’ Tactics in Battle for Bakhmut
Ukraine Returns 31 Children From Russia After Alleged Deportation
More than 30 children were reunited with their families in Ukraine this week after a long operation to bring them back from Russia, where they had been taken from occupied areas during the war, a humanitarian group said on Saturday (April 8). Kyiv estimates nearly 19,500 Ukrainian children have been taken to Russia since Moscow…
Justice Department Investigating Leak of ‘Top Secret’ Ukraine War Plans
The Justice Department has launched an investigation into a possible leak of secret Pentagon documents that seem to detail U.S. and NATO aid to Ukraine, as well as front-line troop and armament positions, that were shared widely on social media. The documents, dated between Feb. 23 and March 1 and shared on platforms like Twitter…
Capitol Report: Swimmer Attacked for Protecting Women’s Only Sports; Democrats Criticize Tennessee Lawmakers’ Expulsion
Swimmer Riley Gaines was attacked by transgender activists for speaking out about women’s sports. And while Republicans advocate for wide bans on transgender athletes, the White House and the Supreme Court are pushing back. Democrats are responding to the expulsion of two Tennessee lawmakers with allegations of racism and threats to democracy. China retaliated against…
Anticipated Ukrainian Counter-Offensive Potentially Marred by Plans Leak: Reports
April 7, 2023
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Several classified documents detailing United States and NATO plans to assist an upcoming Ukrainian counter-offensive appear to have been leaked online, according to mainstream media reports. On April 6, the New York Times reported that the documents—which contain sensitive military information—had been posted on Twitter and Telegram and were now being shared on pro-Russia social…
No ‘Third Way’ for EU, Experts Warn, as Macron Meets Xi in Beijing
April 7, 2023
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French President Emmanuel Macron is visiting Beijing in a bid to improve economic cooperation with the Chinese communist regime—and to ask for China’s help in de-escalating the Russia-Ukraine war. Observers have pointed out that Macron’s pursuit of cooperation with the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is somewhat idealistic. Macron has consistently attempted to take the…
Top Official Says Ukraine May Be Willing to Negotiate on Crimea: Report
Ukraine may be willing to negotiate with Russia over the future of Crimea if Ukrainian forces could reach the border of the Russian-controlled peninsula in their much-anticipated spring counteroffensive, a top official in Kyiv reportedly said. Andrii Sybiha, deputy head of the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s office, on Wednesday told the Financial Times that Kyiv…
Belarus Leader Meets Putin in Moscow to Discuss Key Alliance Treaty
April 6, 2023
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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin presided over an April 6 meeting in Moscow held to discuss the “Union State” treaty between the two countries. In effect since 1999, the Union State treaty is aimed at cementing economic and defense ties between the two former Soviet republics. “Russia and Belarus are stepping…
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy Aims for Western Warplane Coalition; Russians Pressure Bakhmut
KYIV—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during a trip to Warsaw on Wednesday that Poland would help form a coalition of Western powers to supply warplanes to Kyiv, adding that Ukrainian troops were still fighting for Bakhmut in the east but could withdraw if they risked being cut off. Neighboring Poland is a close ally of…
Capitol Report: Support Surpasses Party Lines as Speaker McCarthy Meets Taiwan’s President; Legal Experts Question Case Against Trump
April 5, 2023
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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen have a historic meeting. What do the two vow to do as China threatens to retaliate? People all over the world are reacting to Tuesday’s unprecedented arraignment in New York. Media coverage also going on in full strength. We spoke with a journalist, who’s also the…
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