Russia has launched legal action against the Australian government to stop it from revoking its right to a new embassy site deemed a security risk to the country. The legal bid, launched on June 23, will seek to overturn laws passed on June 15 that allow the Australian government to seize a parcel of land in…
Russian Diplomats Squatting At Revoked Embassy Site Amidst Legal Challenge
US Sanctions Burma Defense Ministry, Banks Over Russian Arms Imports
The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday sanctioned Burma’s Defense Ministry and two regime-controlled banks for their alleged roles in the junta’s weapon purchases from sanctioned entities in Russia. The sanctions targeted the Myanmar Foreign Trade Bank and Myanmar Investment and Commercial Bank, which were used by the junta for foreign currency exchanges and buying arms…
Putin Deploys Nuclear Weapons in Belarus, Breaching Agreement With China
Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed on June 16 that he had delivered the first batch of tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus, three months after announcing the plan. Political analysts say Putin’s move is a slap in the face to Chinese leader Xi Jinping and ruined the Chinese regime’s attempts to masquerade as a war mediator, as…
Ukraine Strikes Bridge to Crimea, Say Russian-Appointed Officials
Ukrainian missiles struck the Chonhar road bridge connecting Crimea with Russian-held parts of the southern Kherson region overnight, forcing traffic to be diverted to a different route, Russian-appointed officials said on Thursday. The so-called “gate to Crimea,” known by Russians with a different spelling as the Chongar Bridge, is one of a handful of links…
Russia Says It Downed 3 Drones Outside Moscow, Suspects It Was Attack by Ukraine
Two drones were brought down outside Moscow as they approached the warehouses of a local military unit, Russian authorities said Wednesday, in what could be the latest attempt by Ukraine to strike targets inside Russia during the early stages of Kyiv’s most recent counteroffensive. At the same time, Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that the…
Biden Warns Threat of Putin Using Tactical Nuclear Weapons Is ‘Real’
President Joe Biden warned this week that the threat of Russian President Vladimir Putin using tactical nuclear weapons is “real,” days after Moscow announced that the first warheads have arrived in Belarus amid international condemnation of the move. “When I was out here about two years ago saying I worried about the Colorado River drying…
Pentagon Leak Suspect Jack Teixeira Pleads Not Guilty
Accused Pentagon top secret document leaker Jack Teixeira has pleaded not guilty to multiple federal charges that a conviction on could send the former Air National Guard member to prison for many years. Teixeira, 21, pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to six counts of willful retention and transmission of classified information related to national defense….
Pentagon Admits $6.2 Billion ‘Accounting Error’ in Military Aid for Ukraine
The U.S. Department of Defense on Tuesday said it has overcounted the value of the weapons it sent to Ukraine over the past two years by $6.2 billion. This error occurred because U.S. military officials didn’t count the actual value of what was pulled from the Pentagon’s weapons stockpile and sent to Ukraine but instead…
Macron Urges EU to Avoid US Reliance and Develop Own Air Defense System
French President Emmanuel Macron emphasized the importance of European independence on Monday by calling on France’s EU allies to look at a more home-grown air defense strategy in order to avoid becoming over-reliant on defense systems purchased outside of Europe. “When we talk about air defense, we would be wrong to rush into [increasing] capacity,”…
Trump Reveals What He Told Vladimir Putin to Halt Ukraine Invasion
Former President Donald Trump revealed what he told Russian President Vladimir Putin in what he says was an attempt to delay Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by several years. During an interview on Monday night with Fox News, Trump said that he told Putin several years ago that a potential invasion would be a “catastrophe” and…
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