Tag: Ukraine

LIVE UPDATES: Fire Erupts at Russian Oil Depot Near Border With Ukraine

The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, April 25. Click here for updates from April 24. Fire Erupts at Russian Oil Depot Near Border With Ukraine A fire has erupted at a Russian oil depot near the border with Ukraine. The Tass news agency reported the fire early Monday in Bryansk. The Russian report said oil…


LIVE UPDATES: Russia Opens Humanitarian Corridor for Civilians From Mariupol’s Azovstal Plant

The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, April 25. Click here for updates from April 24. Russia Opens Humanitarian Corridor for Civilians From Mariupol’s Azovstal Plant Russian and Donbass forces will observe a ceasefire around the besieged Azovstal steel mill in Mariupol starting from 2pm Moscow time on Monday, allowing civilians to evacuate to safety, the…


Russian Sanctions Prove Canadian Military Mission in Ukraine Had Impact: Commander

The most recent commander of Canada’s military training mission in Ukraine says the fact Russia has sanctioned him and several of his predecessors alongside dozens of other prominent Canadians is proof the mission had an impact. Lt.-Col. Luc-Frederic Gilbert is one of six former commanders of the training mission known as Operation Unifier sanctioned by…


Taiwan Can Learn from Ukraine in Defending Against Possible Chinese Invasion: Analysts

Taiwan may be forced to confront a saturation of missile attacks and cyberattacks against critical infrastructure in a fight to maintain its de facto independence from the Chinese regime. Taking tips from Ukraine could prove to be beneficial to its survival, according to experts. Russia is using a variety of cruise missiles and short-range ballistic…


Europe’s Electorate Is Shifting on the Russia-Ukraine War

Commentary The press and the political class in the West are near-unanimous in demonizing Russia and embracing Ukraine, but much of Europe’s electorate isn’t falling into lockstep. In Hungary’s national elections earlier this month, Viktor Orbán’s Russia-friendly Fidesz party crushed his opponents, taking two-thirds of the seats to win a fourth consecutive term. The landslide…


LIVE UPDATES: Ukraine: US Officials Meeting With Zelenskyy

The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, April 24. Click here for updates from April 23. Ukraine: US Officials Meeting With Zelenskyy An adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the U.S. secretaries of state and defense are meeting with the Ukrainian leader in the highest-level visit to Kyiv by an American delegation since the start…


LIVE UPDATES: Ukraine Urges Russia to Allow Civilians to Leave Mariupol Steel Plant

The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, April 24. Click here for updates from April 23. Ukraine Urges Russia to Allow Civilians to Leave Mariupol Steel Plant A Ukrainian presidential adviser has urged Russia to allow civilians to leave a steel mill in Mariupol besieged by the Russian forces. Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to Ukraine’s President…


LIVE UPDATES: Russia Says Village in Belgorod Region Shelled by Ukraine: Tass

The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, April 24. Click here for updates from April 23. Russia Says Village in Belgorod Region Shelled by Ukraine: Tass Russia said on Sunday a village in its Belgorod region bordering Ukraine was shelled from across the frontier, state news agency Tass quoted a local official as saying. Vladimir Pertsev,…


LIVE UPDATES: Ukraine to Call for Heavy Arms When Top US Officials Visit Kyiv

The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, April 24. Click here for updates from April 23. Ukraine to Call for Heavy Arms When Top US Officials Visit Kyiv Ukraine will ask U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin for more powerful weapons during an expected visit by the officials to Kyiv on…


Russia–Ukraine Explained: The War, China, Globalism, and America

“Most people, unfortunately, human nature being what it is,” Victor Davis Hanson said, “are more apt to be impressed with displays of power than they are with humanity, and that’s where we are.” In two recent episodes of “American Thought Leaders,” host Jan Jekielek sat down with classicist, historian, and commentator Victor Davis Hanson to…