Category: Vladimir Putin

Putin’s Plan B is to Ramp up Attacks Against Ukrainian Civilians: UK Spy Chief

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “Plan B” is to ramp up attacks against Ukrainian civilians and cities, Director GCHQ Sir Jeremy Fleming warned in a rare address on Thursday. GCHQ is the UK’s Intelligence, Cyber, and Security Agency. Fleming said Putin’s initial plan is failing more than a month after he launched an “unprovoked and premeditated attack”…


UK Intelligence Chief Warns China Not to Be ‘Too Closely Aligned’ With Russia

The Chinese regime is at risk of “being too closely aligned” with Russia following its invasion of Ukraine, a UK intelligence chief said on Thursday. In a rare public address during a visit to Australia, Sir Jeremy Fleming, the head of Britain’s GCHQ intelligence agency, said China will not be “well served” by a close…


Russia Repositioning ‘Small Percentage’ of Troops From Kyiv: Pentagon

The Pentagon said Wednesday that it believes Russia has started to reposition a “small percentage” of its troops that had been arrayed against Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, but that none of them appear to be returning home. Pentagon press secretary John Kirby issued an update after Russia announced Tuesday it will significantly scale back military operations…


Germany Says to Still Pay for Russian Gas in Euros/Dollars After Scholz–Putin Call

BERLIN—Germany will continue to pay for Russian gas in euros or dollars, a government spokesman said, adding that Russian President Vladimir Putin had told the German chancellor nothing would change for European partners despite his plan for rouble payments. Russia has said that because of Western financial sanctions over Ukraine, it plans to require payment…


White House: Putin Being ‘Misled’ by His Own Generals on War

The White House said that Russian generals are misleading Russian President Vladimir Putin on the Ukraine–Russia war’s progress. “We believe that Putin is being misinformed by his advisors about how badly the Russian military is performing, and how the Russian economy is being crippled by sanctions because his senior advisors are too afraid to tell…


PART 2: Victor Davis Hanson on Russia-Ukraine ‘New World Order,’ Biolabs, and Other War Messaging—Is This a WWIII Moment?

Previously, in part one of my interview with classicist and military historian Victor Davis Hanson, we discussed Vladimir Putin’s goals, Beijing’s position on the war, and why the left and corporate media seem to all be advancing identical narratives. In part two, we dig deeper into what’s really going on with the Russia-Ukraine War—from talk…


[PREMIERING NOW] PART 2: Victor Davis Hanson on Russia-Ukraine ‘New World Order,’ Biolabs, and Other War Messaging—Is This a WWIII Moment?

This will premiere on Tues. March 29 at 7:30 p.m. ET.          Previously, in part one of my interview with classicist and military historian Victor Davis Hanson, we discussed Vladimir Putin’s goals, Beijing’s position on the war, and why the left and corporate media seem to all be advancing identical narratives. In…


Stop the Talk About Removing Putin

Commentary A few weeks ago, U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) indelicately stated his opinion about Russian boss Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine: “The only way this ends is for somebody in Russia to take this guy out.” The past weekend, President Joe Biden got in on the act, calling Putin a “butcher” and declaring, “For…


Russian Missile Strikes Oil Depot in Western Ukraine

A Russian missile struck an oil depot in western Ukraine late on Monday, the governor of the Rivne region said. Governor Vitaliy Koval said in a brief video address on social media that emergency services were at the scene, without elaborating. The attack marks the second on oil facilities in the region and is the…


[PREMIERING 7:30PM ET] PART 2: Victor Davis Hanson on Russia-Ukraine ‘New World Order,’ Biolabs, and Other War Messaging—Is This a WWIII Moment?

This will premiere on Tues. March 29 at 7:30 p.m. ET.     Previously, in part one of my interview with classicist and military historian Victor Davis Hanson, we discussed Vladimir Putin’s goals, Beijing’s position on the war, and why the left and corporate media seem to all be advancing identical narratives. In part two, we…