A Wagner group-led armed rebellion launched on Saturday marks “the most significant challenge to the Russian state in recent times,” the British defence ministry said. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said there had been “very limited evidence” that the rebelling paramilitary group was met with resistance, and that the loyalty of Russia’s security forces will be…
Wagner Group Rebellion the ‘Most Significant Challenge’ to Russian State: UK Defence Ministry
Foreign Secretary: Ukraine Has Right to Project Force Beyond Own Borders
Ukraine has the right to “project force” beyond its own borders for self-defence, Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has said following reports of drone attacks on Moscow. Russian authorities said drones crashed into three residential buildings in Moscow in the early hours of May 30, causing no casualties and only minor damage. The Russian Defence Ministry…
The ‘COVID Cartel’s’ Manipulation of America
“It was insane,” says Sen. Ron Johnson. “Of our response to COVID I would say that’s probably the best word to sum it up: insane—a miserable failure.” In a recent episode of “American Thought Leaders,” host Jan Jekielek talked with Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), a member of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs…
Putin Gifted Biden a $12,000 Pen Months Before Invading Ukraine
According to government data released on Feb. 23, the president of Russia and the former leader of Afghanistan were among the top donors of gifts to President Joseph Biden and his family in 2021. President Putin presented Biden with a $12,000 lacquer writing box and pen when they met for a much-anticipated exchange in Geneva,…
India’s Modi Tells Putin Now ‘Is Not the Era of Wars’
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin that now was not the time for war, with nations worldwide facing food and fuel security threats amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and the coronavirus pandemic. Modi made the remarks to Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Uzbekistan on…
North Korean and Russian Leaders Exchange Letters Expressing Stronger Ties, North Korea Claims
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday reportedly wrote to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un indicating stronger bilateral relations between their countries, according to Pyongyang’s official state media. In a letter to Kim honoring the Korean Peninsula’s freedom from Japanese colonial rule, Putin reportedly said that Russia and North Korea would “expand the comprehensive and…
Putin Vows to Protect Russia’s Claim to the Kuril Islands, Disputed Territory Northeast of Japan
Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed on Sunday to protect areas regarded to be in Russia’s national interest including the Kuril Strait, a disputed territory that Japan claims as its own. Putin made the remarks during Navy Day celebrations in St. Petersburg, where he signed an executive order approving a new maritime doctrine. In his speech,…
On Navy Day, Putin Says US Is Main Threat to Russia
ST PETERSBURG, Russia—President Vladimir Putin on Sunday signed a new naval doctrine which cast the United States as Russia’s main rival and set out Russia’s global maritime ambitions for crucial areas such as the Arctic and in the Black Sea. Speaking on Russia’s Navy Day in the former capital of St Petersburg founded by Tsar…
Peter Stockland: The Tide May Be Turning on Progressivism’s Ascension
Commentary To serve up a mangled metaphor that fits our topsy-turvy times, the tide might be turning on self-identified progressivism’s long march through the institutions. Certainly, in the bigger picture, recent events signal more than a sea change of political seasons evident in indicators such as this week’s polling numbers showing Prime Minister Trudeau’s bottomless…
Russia Says It Holds All of Ukraine’s Luhansk With Capture of Last City
Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told President Vladimir Putin on Sunday that Moscow and its allies now controlled all of Ukraine’s Luhansk region after capturing the last major city, Lysychansk. There was no immediate response from Ukraine on the Russian claim, which, if confirmed, would mark a significant milestone for Moscow on day 130 of…
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