Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has once again implored the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to not allow Russia to compete at Olympics. “It is obvious that any neutral flag of Russian athletes is stained with blood. I invite Mr. Bach to Bakhmut,” Zelenskyy
Ukraine to kickstart ‘decisive’ push to liberate Crimea Ukraine can recapture the prized annexed peninsula of Crimea from Russia within months as Vladimir Putin sees his “vulnerable” troops forced onto the backfoot, a retired US Army Lieutenant General has claimed. Putin was
Russia’s Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, was welcomed in a handful of African countries this week, from those with big economies—South Africa and Angola—to the tiny kingdom of Eswatini, the last absolute monarchy in Africa, and Eritrea, one of only five countries to
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Russia responded Thursday for the first time regarding the decision by President Biden to send Abrams M1 tanks to Ukraine, accusing it of “direct involvement in the conflict.” During his Wednesday announcement, Biden said the shipment of tanks that he classified as
Russia’s Balkan ally Serbia is facing mounting Western pressure to normalize relations with its former province, Kosovo, and warnings of any rejection of a proposed European Union reconciliation agreement could jeopardize Belgrade’s path toward European Union membership. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic is
The United States’ new ambassador to Russia, Lynne Tracy, has arrived in Moscow, the U.S. embassy said Thursday. Tracy most recently was the ambassador to Armenia and served as the deputy chief of mission in Moscow in 2014-17. She replaces John Sullivan,
The US is “concerned” as South Africa announces it will welcome Russian and Chinese naval forces for a joint exercise next month. CBS reports that it is the timing of the drills that is worrying those in Washington – they will take
Western heavy weaponry will not be enough to fend off Vladimir Putin’s offensives in Ukraine, a retired Air Marshal and combat pilot has said, warning that without air support the country may not be able to protect itself against Russia. Germany has
Russia has hit out at the US and Germany as the countries prepare to send more tanks to Ukraine. Washington is expected to announce the delivery of dozens of M1 Abrams battle tanks, Reuters reports, while Germany has finally agreed to offer