Russian military forces advancing on Kyiv and other major cities have been slowed by Ukrainian fighters, defense officials in the United States and the United Kingdom said on Feb. 26. “Their momentum continues to be slowed predominately from a stiff Ukrainian resistance,” a senior U.S. defense official told reporters on a call. “What they have seen…
Russian Forces Slowed by Strong Ukrainian Resistance, Officials Say
Chinese Military Aircraft Enter Taiwan’s Air Defense Zone Following Ukraine Invasion
Nine Chinese aircraft entered Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) in the hours following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Taiwanese air assets were scrambled in response, according to Taiwan’s defense ministry. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has sent such incursions into Taiwan’s airspace continuously over the last two years in an apparent attempt to intimidate and…
UK Wants Gazprom-Backed Champions League Final Out of Russia
LONDON—UEFA faced calls from the British government to strip Russia of hosting the Champions League final over concerns it would legitimize what it called an “illegal invasion” of Ukraine, prompting European football’s governing body to say Tuesday it would reconsider St. Petersburg staging the showpiece match. The biggest game in the European season is scheduled…
Russia Creating Lists of ‘Ukrainians to Be Killed or Sent to Camps’ After Military Invasion: UN Diplomat
Russia is creating a hit list of Ukrainians that are to be “killed or sent to camps” after a possible invasion, the U.S. representative to the United Nations’ European office has warned. Bathsheba Nell Crocker, the U.S. ambassador to the Office of the U.N. and Other International Organizations in Geneva, made the assertions in a…
Russia Creating Lists of ‘Ukrainians to Be Killed or Sent to Camps Following a Military Occupation’: UN Ambassador
Russia is creating a hit list of Ukrainians that are to be “killed or sent to camps” ahead of a possible invasion, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Bathsheba Nell Crocker, has warned. Crocker, the U.S. representative to the Office of the U.N. and Other International Organizations in Geneva, made the assertions in a…
Russian Invasion Threat to Ukraine Imminent, Says Joly, Amid Diplomacy, Cyberattacks
OTTAWA—Canada’s foreign affairs minister says the threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine remains high as cyberattacks undermined earlier optimism Tuesday that the Kremlin might be drawing down its military forces. “The latest information I have is that the threat is real and imminent,” Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly told The Canadian Press Tuesday. “Everybody’s…
Canada Pulls Troops out of Ukraine as Worries of Russian Invasion Grow
OTTAWA—The military is moving troops out of Ukraine in one of the strongest signals yet that a Russian invasion is imminent. The Defence Department says soldiers who have been in Ukraine as part of a training mission are being temporarily relocated to elsewhere in Europe. The department won’t say where the soldiers have gone, nor…
We Can Stop Putin Without Recourse to Troops and Nukes
Commentary Without recourse to deploying troops and nuclear weapons, America has the means to help Ukraine defeat an invasion by Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, and to prevent his likely subsequent military attempts to reassemble the old Warsaw Pact and destroy the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) alliance. By giving Ukraine several hundred BLU-105 bombs, each…
Consequences of a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan
Commentary This is the second part of a two-part series designed to look at the likely war between the Chinese regime and Taiwan, which could happen in 2022. Read part I here. What Would Defeat Do? Anything less than a quick capture of the entire island would look like defeat for the Chinese regime. A long…
What a Russian Invasion of Ukraine Would Mean for Investors
The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust traded lower by 1.3 percent on Tuesday and is down 5.2 percent overall in the past five trading sessions. One of the catalysts driving the market sell-off is a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine. On Tuesday, LPL Financial Chief Market Strategist Ryan Detrick discussed the impact a Russian invasion…
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