Category: Vladimir Putin

China’s Xi Will Invade Taiwan After Taking Cue From ‘Twin Sister’ Putin, Trump Warns

Former President Donald Trump has warned that the Chinese regime will invade Taiwan after seeing Russian troops move into Ukraine. Such an invasion against self-governing Taiwan will occur because Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin are an example of “twin sisters,” Trump said during an interview on The Clay Travis and Buck…


US Criticizes China and Russia for Seeking ‘Profoundly Illiberal’ World Order

U.S. State Department Ned Price on Feb. 23 criticized China and Russia for seeking to create a new “profoundly illiberal” world order, with the current Russian aggression against Ukraine being a part of that. Price pointed to the two nations’ joint statement released earlier this month as evidence for their desire of achieving such a…


Putin Declares ‘Special Military Operation’ in Ukraine, Explosions Reported in Multiple Ukrainian Cities

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a “special military operation” in Ukraine late Wednesday. Putin said in an emergency televised address that the military operation is intended to protect civilians and to demilitarize Ukraine, and is a response to threats coming from Ukraine. He said that Russia doesn’t plan to occupy Ukraine and said that the Ukrainian…


Leaders of Two Ukrainian Breakaway Regions Ask Putin for Help: Kremlin

The leaders of two separatist regions in eastern Ukraine have asked Russian President Vladimir Putin for military assistance, said a Kremlin spokesperson on Wednesday, as Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said U.S. intelligence has determined that more military forces have entered the two regions. Russian President Vladimir Putin “received letters of appeal from the head of…


UK Offers Extra Military Support for Ukraine, Says Ready to Escalate Russia Sanctions

The UK will provide further military support to Ukraine and is ready to escalate its sanctions on Russia, Prime Minister Boris Johnson told Parliament. At Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons on Feb. 23, Johnson said, “In light of the increasingly threatening behaviour from Russia, and in line with our previous support, the…


UK Urged to Take Action Against ‘Golden Visa’ Recipients Linked to Russian Government

The UK government has been urged to take action against people granted so-called “golden visas” who have close links to the Kremlin and pose a security risk to the UK, following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s order to send troops into eastern Ukraine. The main opposition Labour Party has written to Home Secretary Priti Patel demanding…


Biden Announces Sanctions Against Russia, to Send Troops to Baltic States

President Joe Biden on Tuesday said that the United States will impose sanctions “far beyond” the ones that the United States imposed in 2014 following the annexation of the Crimean peninsula. “This is the beginning of a Russian invasion of Ukraine,” Biden said in a White House speech, signaling a shift in his administration’s position….


Russian Parliament Approves Use of Military Abroad as It Evacuates Kyiv Embassy

The upper house of Russia’s parliament approved a plan to deploy the country’s military abroad following a request on Tuesday by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Members of Russia’s Federation Council voted unanimously to allow Putin to use military force outside the country—effectively formalizing a Russian military deployment to the rebel regions of Donetsk and Lugansk….


UK Sanctions 5 Russian Banks and 3 Billionaires After Putin Orders Troops Into Eastern Ukraine

Britain has imposed sanctions on five Russian banks and three wealthy individuals in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s order to move troops into Eastern Ukraine. Putin announced on Feb. 21 that Russia will regard two areas in Ukraine’s Donbas region as independent, and signed a decree authorising Russian troops to be sent into the…


Australian Diplomats Ordered to Evacuate Ukraine

Australian diplomats have been ordered to evacuate Ukraine following the mobilisation of Russian forces into the two breakaway provinces of Donetsk and Luhansk. Foreign Minister Marise Payne condemned President Vladimir Putin’s decision to deploy troops under the pretence of “peacekeeping” and said Australia was working with the United States, United Kingdom, European Union, and other…