Tag Archives: Russia

Ukraine must give up the entire Donbas and not be allowed to station NATO troops under Donald Trump’s plan to end the war, it has emerged. The area of eastern Ukraine, where some of the fiercest fighting during the conflict has raged, will, alongside Crimea, reportedly be recognised as de facto Russian, including by the United States. The regions of …

OPINION — After decades of military rule in Myanmar, free and fair general elections were permitted in 2015 and the National League for Democracy and its leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, won by a landslide. In February 2021, a military coup d’etat installed General Min Aung Hlaing as the acting president, and imprisoned Aung San Suu Kyi, the de facto …

Russian post-war accounting will not play out like we in the West might imagine. We are accustomed to commissions and legislative investigations after wars and major national security events, often resulting in harsh criticism for various agencies, and sweeping reforms. In Russia, however, Putin will largely give the RIS a pass. To understand why, it is important to understand the …

Ukraine appears to be climbing the hill, but it hasn’t reached the summit. Kyiv’s reported first launch of an “advanced weapon” into Russia — revealed in an exclusive by the Daily Express — is a striking moment in the conflict. It marks Ukraine’s shift from a country forced to defend itself inch by inch into one now capable of hitting …

ایک روسی جاسوس جہاز نے پہلی بار لیزر کا استعمال کرتے ہوئے برطانیہ کے جنوبی افواج کے پائلٹس کی نگرانی میں خلل ڈالا ہے، جس پر برطانیہ کا سخت ردعمل آگیا، برطانوی وزیردفاع جان ہیلی نے خبردار کیا کہ اگر روس کی جانب سے مزید اشتعال انگیز اقدامات کیے گئے تو برطانوی حکومت کے پاس فوجی آپشنز تیار ہیں اور …

Ukraine has been accused of plotting to poison a high-ranking Russian officer with “beer laced with a British-supplied chemical warfare agent”. Vladimir Putin‘s Federal Security Service (FSB) claimed to have thwarted an assassination attempt which would have led to an “agonising death within 20 minutes”. The bizarre case involved a senior member of Russia‘s armed forces falling for a glamorous …

The Kremlin said on Wednesday evening a call between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump could be arranged “immediately”, if needed. Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov told reporters while answering a question on the current status of high-level Russian-US contacts: “It’s possible, if necessary, to immediately arrange a telephone conversation between the two leaders.” However, Mr Peskov suggested, a summit …

The Russian Embassy in the UK has accused Britain of being “Russophobic” and mocked the Government as it said its claims over a spy ship “only raise a smile”. Earlier today, Defence Secretary John Healey said a Russian spy ship, the Yantar, is on the edge of UK waters. He added that it was pointing lasers at RAF pilots. In …

The Russian Federation has hired over 18,000 foreigners across the world to help wage its war against Ukraine, it has emerged. Ukraine‘s Secretary of the Coordination Headquarters, Brig Gen Dmitry Usov, said these foreign nationals have been brought in from 128 countries and unrecognised territories, and 3,388 of them have been killed. Speaking at the international Crimea Global conference in …

Russia is suspected of helping Iran to acquire nuclear weapons, according to a new bombshell investigation. Moscow and Tehran have traditionally enjoyed close relations, that have been reinforced by Russia‘s war in Ukraine. Iran has provided Putin’s army with Shahed drones and given Moscow licence to produce their own versions. Tehran has also given political cover to the Kremlin on …