Tag: Russia-Ukraine War

[PREMIERING 8PM ET] ‘China’s Economy Is in Big Trouble’—Miles Yu on Janet Yellen’s Trip to China [ATL:NOW]

“China has been playing hard to get for the last several months and they would not talk. Now, they sort of relented. And so, they agreed to talk with American high-level cabinet members on matters that are vital to both nations’ economies. The reason why they relented is because China’s economy is in big trouble,…


Sweden Membership Is NATO Summit’s ‘Million Dollar Question’—but Ukraine Will Be Its Focus

Defense ministers and other officials from all 31 nations in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) gather between July 11–12 in Vilnius, Lithuania, for a meeting that could define the 75-year-old alliance’s next century. On tap is NATO’s first updated battle plan since the fall of the Soviet Union, a discussion about membership funding levels,…


EU Opens Center to Aid Prosecution of Alleged Russian ‘Crimes of Aggression’

The European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust) on July 3 announced the launch of the International Center for the Prosecution of Crimes of Aggression (ICPA). According to organizers, the ICPA is meant to serve as a “central database for evidence collected against Russia and other perpetrators of aggression.” At a press briefing marking…


Belarus Leader Lukashenko Says Prigozhin Back in Russia, Wagner Deployment Unclear

MINSK—The mutinous head of Russia’s Wagner group is no longer in Belarus and it is not clear if his fighters will move there, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said on Thursday. Mr. Lukashenko said on June 27 that Yevgeny Prigozhin had arrived in Belarus as part of the deal that defused the crisis, which had seen…


Ukraine, Russia Accuse Each Other of Planning to Attack Europe’s Biggest Nuclear Plant

KYIV, Ukraine—Ukraine and Russia accused each other Wednesday of planning to attack one of the world’s largest nuclear power plants, but neither side provided evidence to support their claims of an imminent threat to the facility in southeastern Ukraine that is under the control of Russian troops. The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has been a…


‘Deeply Concerning War’: Australia, Indonesia Condemn Russia While Sending Message to Beijing

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Indonesian President Joko Widodo jointly denounced Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, noting its effects on the global economy through inflation, disrupted supply chains, and worsening food insecurity. Mr. Albanese welcomed Mr. Widodo to Australia on July 4 during the annual Australia-Indonesia leaders’ meeting in Sydney, where they deepened links between…


Putin, Xi Speak in First Summit Since Wagner Mercenary Uprising in Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi shared the same stage on Tuesday, speaking at a virtual summit of a Shanghai-headquartered regional security organization in the wake of an aborted Wagner mutiny that had political implications for both nations. Both leaders spoke about the importance of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a regional power…


Russia Says It Foiled Ukrainian Drone Attack on Moscow as Kyiv’s Counteroffensive Grinds On

Russian air defenses on Tuesday foiled a Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow that prompted authorities to briefly close one of the city’s international airports, officials said, as a Western analysis said that Russia has managed to slow Kyiv’s recently launched counteroffensive. The drone attack, which follows previous similar raids on the Russian capital, was the…


Human Rights Watch Reports New Evidence of Ukrainian Use of Banned Landmines

WASHINGTON—Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Friday that it uncovered new evidence of the indiscriminate use by Ukrainian forces of banned anti-personnel landmines against Russian troops who invaded Ukraine in 2022. The group called on Ukraine’s government to follow through with a commitment made earlier in June not to employ such weapons, investigate their suspected…


1 Month On, Kyiv’s Counter-Attack No ‘Easy Walkover,’ Western Officials Admit

Almost one month since Kyiv launched a long-awaited counter-offensive aimed at retaking Russian-held territory, Ukrainian forces have yet to register significant gains, according to both Western and Ukrainian officials. “The counter-offensive … is difficult,” Admiral Rob Bauer, a Dutch naval officer who also serves as chairman of NATO’s military committee, said on July 3. “People…