Category: Russia-Ukraine War

Putin Says Ukrainian Group Attacks Border Region, Kyiv Denies Russian ‘Provocation’

LONDON—President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday Russia had been hit by a “terrorist attack” in the southern Bryansk region bordering Ukraine, and vowed to crush what he said was a Ukrainian sabotage group that had fired at civilians. Ukraine accused Russia of staging a false “provocation,” but also appeared to imply some form of operation…


NATO Member Says 50 Billion Euros in Aid to Ukraine ‘Far From’ Satisfying, Urges Allies to Boost Spending

Estonia has called on all NATO allies to increase defense spending in a bid to strengthen collective support for Ukraine as the conflict recently passed its one-year mark. “Members have not done enough,” Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview. “This is my comprehensive assessment.” “The Western camp has…


WH: ‘Don’t Think It’s Helpful’ to Speculate Whether China Will Channel Weapons to Russia Through Belarus

National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby brushed off a question on March 2 whether China may channel weapons to Russia through Kremlin-aligned Belarus in support of Moscow’s war in Ukraine. Belarus and China expanded their defense partnership during Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s audience with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Beijing on March 1. In response…


Biden Extends ‘National Emergency’ Due to ‘Extraordinary Threat’ Over Russia-Ukraine Conflict

President Joe Biden issued a continuation of an executive order that declared a “national emergency” in the United States linked to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, according to a White House notice. Signed in March 2014 by then-President Barack Obama, Executive Order 13660 declared “a national emergency” amid the “unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security…


Biden Extends ‘National Emergency’ Due to ‘Extraordinary Threat’ of Russian Actions in Ukraine

President Joe Biden has extended an executive order that declared a “national emergency” in the United States because of Russian actions in Ukraine that conflict with U.S. interests, according to a White House notice. Signed in March 2014 by then-President Barack Obama, Executive Order 13660 declared “a national emergency” amid the “unusual and extraordinary threat…


US, Russia Hold Highest-Level Talks Since Ukraine War

The United States and Russia held their highest-level face-to-face talks on March 2 since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov briefly on the sidelines of the March 2 G-20 summit in New Delhi, India. There is no indication of any easing in tension…


Ukraine Clings to Bakhmut; Russia Says It Battles Saboteurs in Cross-Border Raid

CHASIV YAR, Ukraine—Ukrainian forces hung on to positions in the ruined eastern city of Bakhmut on Thursday, while Moscow said its security forces had battled Ukrainian saboteurs who had taken hostages in a cross-border raid. Russia’s FSB security force said the situation was now “under control” in Bryansk Province just north of the Ukrainian border….


Russia Unlikely to Make Significant Gains in Ukraine in Near Future: Defense Official

Russia is unlikely to make any substantial territorial gains in its second year of conflict with Ukraine, according to the U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl. Speaking at a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Feb. 28, Kahl noted: “You may see small portions of territory change hands in the coming weeks…


Finnish Parliament Passes NATO Bill With Large Majority

HELSINKI—Finland’s parliament on Wednesday overwhelmingly backed its bid to join NATO, the assembly’s speaker said. Approval of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s treaties and Finland’s accession passed with 184 members of the 200-seat parliament voting in favor, seven against, and one abstaining. In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a year ago, Finland last May…


China’s Ceasefire Proposal for the Russia-Ukraine War Aims to Divide the West: Experts

The Chinese communist regime’s cease-fire proposal for the Russia-Ukraine war has met with skepticism as the international community questions the regime’s neutrality. Experts said the regime is using the peace deal to divide the West. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) published “China’s Position on the Political Settlement of the Ukraine Crisis” on the official website…