Tag: Ukraine

Russia Pounds Major Ukrainian City After Expanding War Aims

KHARKIV, Ukraine—Russian shelling pounded a densely populated area in Ukraine’s second-largest city Thursday, killing at least three people and injuring at least 23 others with a barrage that struck a mosque, a medical facility and a shopping area, according to officials and witnesses. Police in the northeast city of Kharkiv said cluster bombs hit Barabashovo…


Russia, Ukraine Reach Deal on Grain Exports, Turkey Says

Officials from Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, and the United Nations (U.N.) have agreed to a deal to resume exports of Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea from July 22, according to officials from Turkey and the U.N. A July 21 statement from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s office said that a general agreement had been reached during…


Russia, Ukraine Reach Deal on Grain Exports, Turkey, UN Say

Officials from Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, and the United Nations have agreed to a deal to resume exports of Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea, according to Turkish and U.N. officials. A general agreement that was reached during talks in Istanbul last week will be put into writing, and signed by all parties on July 22…


Neocons Have Run American Foreign Policy for the Past 40 Years, With Catastrophic Consequences | Truth Over News

A leaked audio tape revealed Victoria Nuland planning the overthrow of the democratically elected government of Ukraine in February 2014. Shortly after, the president of Ukraine was removed and replaced by Nuland’s puppet. And it was all done with the help of the neoconservative movement and the support of then-Vice President Joe Biden. The U.S.-led…


UK to Send More Artillery Guns, Drones, Anti-Tank Weapons to Ukraine

Britain will send hundreds of drones and anti-tank weapons and scores of artillery guns to Ukraine over the coming weeks, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has announced. The new delivery of weapons will “significantly step up the UK’s support” for Ukraine’s fight against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “brutal and unjustified” invasion, the government said on July…


CIA Director Responds to Claims Putin Is in Poor Health or Dying

The head of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) responded to frequent claims that Russian President Vladimir Putin is in poor health amid the conflict in Ukraine. CIA Director William Burns told an audience that Putin was “entirely too healthy” and made note of the rumors, which are often featured in UK tabloids. Earlier this year,…


US, Allies Discuss Possible Training for Ukrainian Air Force

ASPEN, Colorado—The United States and allies are starting to examine possible training for Ukrainian pilots as part of a long-term effort to potentially help Kyiv build a future Ukrainian air force, Air Force Chief of Staff General Charles “CQ” Brown told Reuters. With the West’s provision of anti-aircraft weaponry, Ukraine has been able to prevent…


Capitol Report (July 20): Congressman: Cartels Have Total Control of Border; Trump Backed Candidate Wins MD Primary

A group of Republican senators says the border crisis is at its worst, after their recent visit to the border. They say President Joe Biden’s open border policy is making the situation “infinitely” worse. We had a chance to sit down with the co-founder of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Rep. Mario Dias Balart (R-Fla.). He…


Five Things to Know About the Turbines Causing Friction Between Canada and Ukraine

The federal government has found itself defending what Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called an absolutely unacceptable decision in recent weeks—to grant a Canadian company an exemption on Russian sanctions. Siemens will be allowed to import and export six turbines that are part of the Nord Stream 1 pipeline in Europe. Here are five things to…


Lavrov Says Russia’s Aims in Ukraine Now Go Beyond Donbass

LONDON—Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that Moscow’s military “tasks” in Ukraine now went beyond the eastern Donbass region, in the clearest acknowledgment yet that its war goals have expanded in the past five months. In an interview with state news agency RIA Novosti, Lavrov said geographical realities had changed since Russian and…