Tag: Ukraine

DOJ Charges Alleged Chinese Spies With Obstruction

China’s long arm is trying to recruit spies on American soil. But a double agent spoils the plan, leaving Chinese nationals charged for the attempt. NTD visits a Chinese police station in New York—undercover. Protests persist in China. Activists are testing out new ways to speak out, out of view of security cameras. Legislators from…


Russia Ramps Up Ukraine Operations Following Annexations

Moscow infuriated the West last month by formally incorporating four regions of Ukraine–Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson–into the Russian Federation. In the weeks since, it has ramped up its “special military operation” in Ukraine by calling up fresh troops, imposing martial law, and targeting Ukrainian energy facilities. “The conflict has certainly escalated in recent weeks,”…


LIVE 10:30 AM ET: Russia Claims Ukraine Plans to Detonate ‘Dirty Bomb’; CCP Prepares for War

The Russian defense minister made calls to his British, French, and Turkish counterparts to warn that Ukraine may detonate a “dirty bomb.” The claim was written off as being groundless, but raises concerns of a nuclear attack that uses disinformation as a tool for deniability. This comes after both Russian and Ukrainian leaders have suggested…


LIVE: Russia Claims Ukraine Plans to Detonate ‘Dirty Bomb’; CCP Prepares for War

The Russian defense minister made calls to his British, French, and Turkish counterparts to warn that Ukraine may detonate a “dirty bomb.” The claim was written off as being groundless, but raises concerns of a nuclear attack that uses disinformation as a tool for deniability. This comes after both Russian and Ukrainian leaders have suggested…


Russia Claims Ukraine Plans to Detonate ‘Dirty Bomb’; CCP Prepares for War

The Russian defense minister made calls to his British, French, and Turkish counterparts to warn that Ukraine may detonate a “dirty bomb.” The claim was written off as being groundless, but raises concerns of a nuclear attack that uses disinformation as a tool for deniability. This comes after both Russian and Ukrainian leaders have suggested…


LIVE: 10/25, at 10:30 AM ET: Russia Claims Ukraine Plans to Detonate ‘Dirty Bomb’; CCP Prepares for War

The Russian defense minister made calls to his British, French, and Turkish counterparts to warn that Ukraine may detonate a “dirty bomb.” The claim was written off as being groundless, but raises concerns of a nuclear attack that uses disinformation as a tool for deniability. This comes after both Russian and Ukrainian leaders have suggested…


Russia May Use ‘Dirty Bomb’ Pretext to Escalate Ukraine War, Western Countries Warn

The United States, the UK, and France have rejected Russia’s allegation that Ukraine is planning to use a so-called “dirty bomb” in the ongoing conflict, and have accused the Kremlin of trying to use the allegation as a pretext for further escalation. As Ukrainian forces advance into Russian-occupied Kherson Province, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu…


Russia Warns of ‘Dirty Bomb’ False Flag Plot in Series of Phone Calls With Western Leaders

Russia’s Ministry of Defense on Sunday warned that Ukrainian forces would use a “dirty bomb” and blame Moscow in a significant escalation of the monthslong conflict, which Ukraine has denied. In phone calls with French, UK, and Turkish counterparts Sunday, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu warned about “about possible provocations by Ukraine with the use…


White House: Iran Sent Troops to Crimea to Train Russians to Use Drones

The White House on Thursday said that Russia is using Iranian drones launched from the Crimean Peninsula to attack Ukrainian forces and that Iranian troops are in the region. John Kirby, the communications coordinator at the National Security Council, told reporters that Iranian personnel are on the Crimean Peninsula and that it’s evidence Tehran is…


Russia and Ukraine Claim Gains as Forces Clash in Kherson

Fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces this week centered largely around the southern region of Kherson, where both sides claim to have registered significant gains. On Oct. 20, the Ukrainian military–usually tight-lipped about ongoing operations–said dozens of Russian troops had been killed and several Russian tanks destroyed in its latest attempt to breach Russian defenses…