Putin ally says Russia has weapons to destroy US if existence threatened
An ally of President Vladimir Putin has warned that Russia has the weapons to destroy any enemy, including the United States, if its own existence...
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Ukraine planning response as battle shifts to ‘post-apocalyptic’ Avdiivka
Ukraine’s ground forces commander said on Monday Kyiv was planning its next move after Moscow shifted the focus of its offensive from a flagging assault...
NATO slams Putin rhetoric on tactical nukes in Belarus; Russia pounds Avdiivka
NATO slammed Vladimir Putin for “dangerous” nuclear rhetoric after the Russian president announced plans to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, while Russian forces intensified...
A year into Ukraine, spare a thought for less reported conflicts
Doing nothing never changes anything. By David Alton Russia’s assault on Ukraine has seized humanity’s attention, riveting us with a new-old story of avarice and...
Ukraine slams Putin plan to station Russian nuclear weapons in Belarus
A top security adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday that Russian plans to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus would destabilise that...
Russia pardons 5,000 former criminals after fighting in Ukraine
More than 5,000 former criminals have been pardoned after finishing their contracts to fight in Russia’s Wagner mercenary group against Ukraine, the founder of Wagner,...
Russia: use of depleted uranium shells would harm population, land for decades
Russia’s defence ministry said on Friday that the use of depleted uranium shells in Ukraine would harm Ukrainian troops, the wider population and negatively affect...
Ukraine prepares counteroffensive as Russia’s assault on Bakhmut flags
Ukrainian troops, on the defensive for months, will soon counterattack as Russia’s offensive looks to be faltering, a commander said, but President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned...
Zelenskiy tells Europe: Be quicker with military aid or face a long war
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday urged Europe to increase and speed up supplies of modern weaponry and impose tougher sanctions on Russia, saying otherwise the war could...
Russian missiles batter Ukraine, but Bakhmut offensive stalling, say military experts
Russian drones attacked Ukrainian cities and missiles blasted an apartment block, but a months-long ground assault on the eastern town of Bakhmut could be stalling...
