Russian-controlled officials installed in occupied Crimea, which Moscow illegally annexed in 2014, said Wednesday that a massive fire at a military base in Kirovske forced thousands of people to evacuate and shut down a major highway nearby.
The awkward drama over if South Africa would fulfill its treaty obligations to the International Criminal Court (ICC) by arresting Russian leader Vladimir Putin during the upcoming BRICS summit in Johannesburg was apparently resolved on Tuesday.
A Russian paramilitary group called COSI said in a Sunday post on the messaging platform Telegram that hundreds of “experienced” Wagner Group mercenaries are pouring into the Central African Republic (CAR) to “ensure security” ahead of a July 30 referendum that could give President Faustin-Archange Touadera a third term in office.
Former President Donald Trump’s campaign fired back at Never Back Down super PAC aligned with Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), asserting it misrepresented his approach to the war in Ukraine.
Former President Donald Trump said on this week’s broadcast of “Sunday Morning Futures” that President Joe Biden “has no clue what’s happening” in foreign affairs.
Ukraine said fighting had “intensified” on the eastern front as Russian President Vladimir Putin deemed Kyiv’s counteroffensive a failure.
President Vladimir Putin said Russia “reserves the right” to deploy cluster bombs if Ukraine uses the weapons supplied by President Biden.
Russian strongman Vladimir Putin on Friday pressured members of the federal lawmaking body, the Duma, to pass laws to address the existence of private military companies, a response to the brief attempted uprising by Wagner warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Former Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ), a candidate for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, said Thursday on NewsNation’s “Cuomo” that he would increase the military aid the United States is giving Ukraine. Anchor Chris Cuomo asked, “You are president the war
A senior Russian lawmaker ominously told reporters on Wednesday that General Sergei Surovikin, a top Russian military leader who has not been seen in public since the Wagner Private Military Company (PMC) staged a brief uprising against the Russian armed forces in late June, was “currently resting.”
Senator Angus King (I-ME) said Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” that Russian President Vladimir Putin had “screwed up royalty” by invading Ukraine, which has increased NATO membership.
The Russian news agency Tass reported on Tuesday that the government of communist China is preparing for a visit by Russian strongman Vladimir Putin in October.
Momentarily lost in his own words after he called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “Vladimir”, the forename of his Russian enemy.
Former Gov. Nikki Haley (R-SC), a Republican presidential candidate, said Tuesday on FNC’s “You World” that former President Donald Trump’s claim he could end the Ukraine war in a day was “ridiculous.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appears to be unhappy with reports that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit currently underway in Vilnius, Lithuania will culminate with an offer of increased support for Ukraine against the Russian invasion, but not an offer of full membership in NATO.
Republican presidential candidate former Vice President Mike Pence said Monday on FNC’s “Americas Newsroom” that the only way former President Donald Trump could solve the Ukraine war in a day was if he gave Vladimir Putin what he wanted.
MSNBC political commentator Chris Matthews said Monday on “Morning Joe” that President Joe Biden’s world leadership is “brilliant” at the level of former Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower and Franklin D. Roosevelt.
A top spokesman for Russian leader Vladimir Putin confirmed on Monday that the strongman met with the head of the Wagner Private Military Company (PMC), Yevgeny Prigozhin, on June 29, five days after Prigozhin led thousands of his soldiers in an abruptly halted mutiny against the Russian military.
President Joe Biden said Sunday on CNN’s “Fareed Zakaria GPS” that he didn’t think Ukraine was ready for NATO membership.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed support for Ukraine joining NATO, saying the country deserves to join the alliance.
Alexander Lukashenko, the despotic president of Belarus, said on Thursday that Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin is back in Russia.
Police in St. Petersburg, Russia on Tuesday announced they have returned about $111 million worth of rubles, U.S. dollars, and gold bars seized in raids on June 24 to Yevgeny Prigozhin, the billionaire owner of the Wagner Group mercenary company who led a very brief “mutiny” against the Russian military command on that day.
Former President of Georgia and governor of Odessa, Ukraine, Mikheil Saakashvili, shocked the world in an online court appearance this week in which he appeared on the brink of death, barely recognizable due to weight loss and what he claimed was poisoning.
The surprising and short-lived mutiny by Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin on June 24 brought new attention to the shadowy mercenary organization, which has been active in Africa and the Middle East for many years.
Monday, during an appearance on FNC’s “Your World,” Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) argued President Joe Biden was to blame for the possible threat of Russian President Vladimir Putin using nuclear weapons against Ukraine.
Admiral Nikolay Yevmenov, the commander-in-chief of the Russian Navy, met with Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu on Monday during a visit to Beijing, the first such highest-level military visit of a Russian official to China since the head of the Wagner paramilitary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, apparently attempted an armed mutiny in June.
The Russia Revolution of 1917 brought us the Soviet Union, the Warsaw Pact, gulags, the Holomodor, and the Cold War, which although it may have been “cold,” still resulted in the deaths of 100 million innocent people. As a result, last weekend’s “news” about thousands of mercenaries heading to Moscow to take over the government from Vladimir Putin was disturbing, to say the least.
Satellite images analyzed by the Associated Press on Saturday showed what appeared to be a newly built military-style camp in Belarus.
Russian President Vladimir Putin treated himself to a victory lap for scuttling warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin’s insurrection by strolling through the coastal city of Derbent on Thursday and posing for selfies with a crowd of admirers.
The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday announced sanctions against four companies linked to the infamous Wagner Group and its founder Yevgeny Prigozhin.
The Moscow Times, among several other outlets, reported on Wednesday that top Russian General Sergei Surovikin has apparently been missing since Saturday – and may have been arrested in the aftermath of the aborted Wagner Group mutiny against the Defense Ministry this weekend.
Joe Biden said Vladimir Putin is losing the war in Iraq, even as Ukraine battles to defend its eastern border from Russian aggression.
Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has arrived in Belarus after his failed rebellion against the Kremlin, Alexander Lukashenko said.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman expressed support to Russian leader Vladimir Putin in a phone call on Tuesday following the bizarre events of this weekend, when the head of the Wagner mercenary group threatened to march into Moscow and take over the Defense Ministry.
Russian prosecutor claims the investigation against mercenary warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin and his allies has been dropped.
The whereabouts of mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin remained a mystery Tuesday after Russia’s Putin vowed punishment.
Former Obama administration U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul said Monday on MSNBC’s “Katy Tur Reports” that Russian President Vladimir Putin was scared of Yevgeny Prigozhin and the Wagner mercenaries.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu resurfaced on Monday, making his first public appearance after an aborted insurrection by Wagner Group mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin.
In his first speech following the apparent Wagner coup attempt, Vladimir Putin said organisers of the mutiny will be “brought to justice”.
Chinese state media propaganda outlets undermined the Chinese Foreign Ministry’s robust support of Russian leader Vladimir Putin with analyses on Sunday and Monday questioning if Putin could stabilize his country after Wagner mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin threatened – and abruptly canceled – an armed march on Moscow.
