Category: Russia-Ukraine War

Biden Issues Warning to Russia Against Using Nuclear Weapons in Ukraine

President Joe Biden warned Russia’s leadership that they should not use nuclear weapons in Ukraine and said Moscow would face unspecified consequences. “Don’t. Don’t. Don’t,” Biden told CBS’s “60 Minutes” in an excerpt of a rare one-on-one interview Sunday. He issued that response to a question fielded by CBS reporter Scott Pelley about what he…


Biden Warns Russia Against Using Nuclear Weapons in Ukraine

President Joe Biden warned Russia’s leadership that they shouldn’t use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, saying that Moscow would face unspecified consequences. “Don’t. Don’t. Don’t,” Biden told CBS’s “60 Minutes” in an excerpt of a rare one-on-one interview that was to be broadcast on Sept 18. He was responding to a question fielded by CBS reporter…


India’s Modi Tells Putin Now ‘Is Not the Era of Wars’

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin that now was not the time for war, with nations worldwide facing food and fuel security threats amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and the coronavirus pandemic. Modi made the remarks to Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Uzbekistan on…


Energy Rationing Hits Eiffel Tower as Paris Landmark Goes Dark to Save Power

Visitors to Paris this fall will be disappointed because the Eiffel Tower will go dark early to save power, amid the worst energy crisis to hit the continent in almost half a century. The tower is one out of the city’s many monuments and government buildings that will be plunged into darkness in the French…


Blinken Announces $600 Million in Military Aid for Ukraine

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday announced that the United States will send a further $600 million worth of military equipment to Ukraine. The latest drawdown of U.S. military inventory is the 21st authorized by Blinken since September last year. “Together with our Allies and partners, we are delivering the arms and equipment…


Europe May Face Power Outages as Authorities Prepare for Winter Energy Crisis

European authorities are preparing for blackouts, as many residents are facing the prospect of a very cold winter. The energy squeeze has put governments across the European Union (EU) on edge, as the severance of Russian natural gas supplies has exacerbated the energy shortage week by week. The urgency has been made worse also by…


US Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Declare Russia a ‘State Sponsor of Terrorism’

Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Wednesday introduced a bi-partisan bill that would designate the Russian government as a “state sponsor of terrorism.” It comes the same day that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described Russia as a “terrorist state” after Russian forces fired a missile on the Karachunivske reservoir, which broke and flooded…


European Commissions Lays Out Energy Crisis Plan, Reaffirms Commitment to Sanctions on Russia

The European Commission announced on Sept. 14 its new plan to control the rising cost of energy in Europe since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in order to prepare the continent for a difficult winter. The proposals include mandatory cuts in electricity usage, a windfall profit tax on energy firms, and a rescue plan for power…


Skyrocketing Energy Prices Hit as EU Debates Gas Price Cap

Soaring energy costs continue to hit Europe hard this week, as governments in the region are struggling to contend with the rising cost of energy, after Russian gas was drastically cut earlier this month. Russia cut natural gas and oil exports to Europe after the European Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States placed…


Ukraine Pushes to Retake All Territory From Russia, Calls for Even More Western Arms

Ukraine’s government on Tuesday said it aims to take back all of its territories after pushing back Russian forces in the northeastern portion of the country in a rapid offensive. In a video address late on Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on the West and United States to again provide weapons systems. The United…