Category: the Russia-Ukraine War

Twitter Files: FBI Assisted Ukrainian Government’s Effort to Censor Twitter Accounts, Including Journalists

The FBI assisted a Ukrainian intelligence service in its attempt to block numerous Twitter accounts, including journalists and media outlets, according to internal documents leaked from the social media platform. On Wednesday, journalist Aaron Maté published the latest installment of the ongoing “Twitter Files” exposé series. Maté’s latest installment of Twitter internal documents and communications…


Pentagon Hindering Investigation of Alleged Russian War-Crimes in Ukraine: US Ambassador

The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) is withholding valuable information from the International Criminal Court (ICC), hindering the court’s investigation of alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine, according to a key U.S. ambassador. At a Wednesday Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice Beth Van Schaack testified that she believes the…


Biden Admin Investigating Whether US Equipment Was Used in Rebel Attack Inside Russia

President Joe Biden’s administration and the U.S. Department of Defense are investigating whether U.S. equipment was used during a cross-border raid into Russia earlier this week. On Monday, a pair of paramilitary groups crossed the border from Ukraine into Russia’s western Belgorod region to sow chaos inside Russia’s borders. The paramilitary fighters identified themselves as members of…


Gen. Flynn Assesses FBI Whistleblower Hearing, Durham Report, and $3 Billion Ukraine Military Aid Mix-Up

Retired U.S. Army Gen. Michael Flynn is warning that the United States needs to address corruption within the highest levels of its government after recent allegations of politicization within the FBI, the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the intelligence community. On Monday, special counsel John Durham published his report into the origins of an FBI…


US Won’t Find Same Unity in Imposing Sanctions Against China as It Did With Russia: Panel

Russian President Vladimir Putin spent nearly a decade developing a “Fortress Russia” strategy to mitigate the impact on his nation and its financial institutions from Western sanctions before launching his February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. That strategy, which included an accelerated “de-dollarization” effort since 2014, has failed in the face of stiff sanctions imposed by…


IN-DEPTH: Ukraine ‘Endgame’ Likely Means Intensified US-NATO ‘Long Game’ Against Russia: Experts

After winning back territory in the fall and holding most of those gains through winter, the world awaits Ukraine’s much-anticipated spring offensive to drive Russian invaders out of the nation’s eastern provinces. Despite optimism, however, most European and United States analysts do not expect the offensive will deliver a decisive enough victory to end Vladimir…


ANALYSIS: German Foreign Minister Steps on Beijing’s Red Lines During China Visit

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock was given some of the highest-level receptions during her recent visit to China. However, she stepped on Beijing’s red line during several speeches, especially on the Taiwan Strait and the Russia-Ukraine war. Baerbock’s inflexible position on universal values has been a headache for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). But given…


US Not Capitalizing on Status as World’s Only ‘Energy Superpower’, Says ‘Godfather of LNG’ Charif Souki

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine created a global energy crisis and an opportunity for the United States to assert itself as the world’s “energy superpower,” maintains Charif Souki, “the godfather of LNG” who a decade ago spearheaded the American drive to become the global leader in liquified natural gas production. “The fundamental thing that has happened,…


Is Hong Kong Serving Russia American Chips?

Twelve companies from mainland China or Hong Kong will be officially included in the U.S. sanctions list on April 17. At the same time, the media revealed that a Hong Kong company exported many electronic chips to Russia but has not yet been sanctioned. Some experts believe that there is not much difference between Hong…


Russia, Other Bad Actors Hacking Ukraine: NSA Cybersecurity Director

Russia and a host of other bad actors are active in Ukrainian cyberspace in everything from intelligence gathering to criminal pursuits, according to National Security Agency (NSA) Director of Cybersecurity Rob Joyce. Yet the United States employs a wide range of tactics to identify and eliminate these cyber threats, he said. Joyce discussed the function…