Russian President Vladimir Putin on Feb. 21 announced Moscow’s unilateral suspension of its participation in the New START treaty, the last remaining nuclear arms control pact with the United States. “As of today, Russia is suspending its participation in the strategic offensive arms treaty,” Putin said in a national address, which he delivered almost one…
Russia Suspends Participation in Nuclear-Weapons Treaty With US
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Feb. 21 announced Moscow’s unilateral suspension of its participation in the New START nuclear treaty with the United States. “As of today, Russia is suspending its participation in the strategic offensive arms treaty,” Putin said in his speech, delivered almost one year after the launch of Russia’s invasion of neighboring…
Kremlin Dismisses Claims Putin Was Involved in MH17 Downing
MOSCOW—The Kremlin dismissed on Thursday the findings of international prosecutors investigating the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) who said they had found “strong indications” of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s involvement in the incident. The prosecutors said on Wednesday at The Hague they had found “strong indications” that Putin had approved the use of…
Putin Approves Sale of Mercedes-Benz Russian Finance Arm
MOSCOW—Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday approved the sale of Mercedes-Benz’s local financial services division to Russian car dealer Avtodom, nudging the German automaker closer towards fully offloading its Russian assets. Mercedes-Benz suspended production at its factory in Russia and halted exports to the country last March, and said in October it would fully quit…
Former Israeli Prime Minister: Putin Promised Not to Kill Zelenskyy
TEL AVIV, Israel—A former Israeli prime minister who served briefly as a mediator at the start of Russia’s war with Ukraine says he drew a promise from the Russian president not to kill his Ukrainian counterpart. Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett emerged as an unlikely intermediary in the war’s first weeks, becoming one of the…
China’s Xi Is at a Breaking Point—Will He Resist or Surrender?
Commentary Russia’s foreign ministry recently announced that Chinese leader Xi Jinping will visit Russia in the spring and possibly in February, but the Chinese side has not confirmed. On Dec. 30 last year, when Russian President Vladimir Putin and Xi held a video call, Putin extended an invitation to Xi, and Russian media reported on…
Russia Plans to Expand Its Military to 1.5 Million Troops, Defense Minister Says
Russia on Tuesday detailed its plans to increase the Russian armed forces to 1.5 million soldiers over the next few years. The plans come amid deepening tensions between Moscow and the United States and its allies over the war in Ukraine. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced the troop increase will occur between 2023 and 2026,…
Russian Military Says Phone Use Allowed Ukraine to Track and Target Troops in Missile Attack
January 5, 2023
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Moscow said that phone use allowed Ukrainians to target its troops in a recent missile attack just after the start of New Year’s Day. Russia’s military leadership have come under increasing scrutiny, as more details emerged of how almost 90 Russian soldiers, and potentially more, were killed after a Ukrainian rocket attack on a vocational school…
Putin Gives New Year Address to Nation, Says 2022 Was Year of ‘Difficult but Necessary Decisions’
Russian President Vladimir Putin devoted his annual New Year’s address on Saturday to rallying the Russian people behind his troops fighting in Ukraine and pledging victory over Ukrainian “neo-Nazis” and a West supposedly intent on “destroying Russia.” In a stern and combative recorded video message, broadcast on national television, Putin cast the war— which he…
Putin and Xi Hold Talks Against Mounting Crisis in the Backdrop
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he expects his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to pay a state visit early next year in a show of solidarity as the two grapple with mounting tensions that leave them increasingly isolated on the world stage. Speaking at a video conference with Xi, Putin described the two countries’ ties as…
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