A senior White House official on Sunday said that there is no indication that Russia will station nuclear weapons in nearby Belarus after Russian President Vladimir Putin made a public pledge to do so a day earlier “We have not seen any indication that he’s made good on this pledge, or moved any nuclear weapons…
Putin Says Russia Will Place Tactical Nuclear Weapons in Neighboring Country
Putin Says Russia Will Station Tactical Nuclear Weapons in Belarus
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced plans on Saturday to station tactical nuclear weapons in neighboring Belarus. Putin said the move was triggered by Britain’s decision this past week to provide Ukraine with armor-piercing rounds containing depleted uranium. Tactical nuclear weapons are intended for use on the battlefield and have a short range and a low…
Russia Presses Along Ukraine Front After Reports of Bakhmut Slowdown
NEAR KREMINNA, Ukraine—Russian forces attacked northern and southern stretches of the front in Ukraine’s eastern Donbass region on Friday, even as Kyiv claimed Moscow’s assault was flagging near the city of Bakhmut. Ukrainian military reports described heavy fighting along a line running from Lyman to Kupiansk, as well as in the south at Avdiivka on…
Russian Deputy Minister Says Threat of Nuclear War Is at Its Highest Point in Recent Decades
On Wednesday, a high-ranking Russian official said that the threat of nuclear war is higher now than in “the past few decades.” Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov commented in an event titled “A World Without START,” as Russia sees itself in a de facto open conflict with the United States. Relations between Russia and…
Kyiv Vows to Recover Besieged Bakhmut Amid Fears of Wider Escalation
Ukrainian military officials have confirmed plans to launch a major counteroffensive to recover the strategic city of Bakhmut, a vital Ukrainian transport hub in the eastern Donetsk region. The scene of fierce ground fighting for several months, Bakhmut is largely surrounded by Russian forces, although a substantial number of Ukrainian troops remain in the city….
As Chinese Regime Strengthens Ties With Russia, New Cold War is Underway: Experts
March 23, 2023
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping left Moscow on Wednesday morning, wrapping up a three-day trip that Beijing billed as a mission for peace. Xi and President Vladimir Putin signed more than a dozen of agreements on Tuesday after what Xi described as “candid, friendly, and fruitful” talks in the Kremlin, cementing the “no limits” partnership the…
John Kirby Says Nord Stream Pipeline Blast Was ‘Act of Sabotage,’ US Not Involved
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby announced Wednesday that the United States continues to believe that “an act of sabotage” caused explosions that damaged Russia’s undersea Nord Stream gas pipelines last year. “We still do believe it was an act of sabotage,” Kirby said during a press briefing at the White House, denying reports alleging…
It’s Not Easy for China to Play Peacemaker for Russia-Ukraine: Analyst
March 23, 2023
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Brokering a Russia-Ukraine “peace deal” is not an easy task for China, according to China economic analyst Antonio Graceffo. Beijing released a Feb. 24 position paper that outlined China’s ruling communist regime’s desire to become a mediator in the conflict. On March 20, Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrived in Moscow for a three-day state visit,…
At Least Nine Dead in Russian Air Strikes on Two Ukrainian Cities
RZHYSHCHIV, Ukraine—Russian air strikes on Ukrainian cities on Wednesday killed at least nine people in attacks that President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said showed Moscow was not interested in peace. In a series of early-morning drone strikes, at least eight people were killed and seven were injured when two dormitories and a college were hit in Rzhyshchiv,…
Xi to Putin: Russia, China Are Driving Change ‘Which Hasn’t Happened in 100 Years’
March 22, 2023
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Chinese communist leader Xi Jinping has said that his regime and Vladimir Putin’s Russia are working together to drive forward a “change” that hasn’t been seen on the world stage in a century. Putin had been hosting Xi in Moscow as a guest of honor this week as the two authoritarian powers continue to commit…
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