2nd and 4th President of Russia
Yelena Kostyutschenko is a Russian journalist and Putin critic. In the fall of 2022 ...
Yelena Kostyuchenko
How the Kremlin tried to kill me
Quick Glance: Kremlin's Attempt to Kill Jelena Kostjutschenko
- Attempted to wash myself with wet paper towels
- Continued working on book despite worsening condition
- Sweated and dried myself off
- Interrogation at Berlin Criminal Police, 9 hours
Annalena Baerbock, German Foreign Minister, demands a strong signal ...
German Foreign Minister demands to adopt resolution against Putin at UN General Assembly
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley the world must unite against Russian President Vladimir Putin ... Show more
Quick Glance: Zelenskyy warns of Putin and impending World War III
- Zelenskyy warns that Putin could cause World War III if not stopped in Ukraine.
- Zelenskyy says Putin is counting on U.S. instability during the 2024 election.
- Zelenskyy says drone strikes will continue if Russia keeps attacking infrastructure.
Ordinary Russians are no longer allowed to bring cars into the EU ...
The West needs to rethink
the sanctions against Russia don't work that way
The Biden administration intends to send Kyiv a variant of the Army Tactical Missile System ...
U.S. close to providing Ukraine with long-range cluster missiles
Quick Glance: US to Provide Long-Range ATACMS Missiles to Kyiv - Media Reports
- According to media reports, Ukraine will receive ATACMS missiles with a range of up to 300 km.
- This would allow Kyiv to target Russian positions deep behind the front line.
- President Biden reportedly informed Ukrainian President Zelensky that Kyiv would receive 'a small number' of ATACMS missiles.
- The US and Ukraine have not officially confirmed the American media reports.
A look at Ukraine's counteroffensive from Robotyne to Klishchiivka
Maps of Ukraine counteroffensive and Russian defenses show advances, battle lines
Quick Glance: Polish Politics Shaped by 'Ukraine Fatigue'
- Poland provides leading military assistance to protect Poland from Russian aggression.
- The change in tone of the Polish government regarding Ukraine is surprising.
- There is discussion about the importance of Ukraine's gratitude for Polish support.
- Andrzej Duda compared Ukraine to a drowning man endangering his rescuers.
The longer Russia's war in Ukraine lasts, the greater the personnel ...
Russia is recruiting abroad
Why Putin is even looking for soldiers in the Caribbean
There is still a good year until the US election ...
Possible re-election
Former Foreign Minister Gabriel fears a “deal with Putin” upon Trump’s return
Quick Glance: Gabriel warns of negative consequences of another Trump election
- A re-election of Trump would have serious consequences for Germany and Europe.
- Gabriel warns of negative impact on Ukraine in the event of Trump's re-election.
- Trump does not consider alliances like NATO as valuable.
- Germany and Europe are urged to prepare for difficult times in the event of a second Trump presidency.
Kremlin cites boosting ‘defence potential’ and integrating new regions for raising draft budget to ...
Russia plans to increase spending by more than 25% next year
Russia plans a massive increase in defense spending next year as President Vladimir ...
Russia's War in Ukraine
Putin Plans Huge Defense Spending Hike in 2024
Quick Glance: Russia's War in Ukraine: Putin Plans Massive Defense Spending Hike in 2024
- Russia plans a massive increase in defense spending next year as President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine continues to reshape the country's economy and funding priorities.
- According to draft budget plans seen by Bloomberg News, defense spending will comprise 6% of the country's gross domestic product in 2024, up from 3.9% in 2023 and 2.7% in 2021.
BEIJING/WASHINGTON -- China is performing a delicate balancing act in diplomacy by moving to ...
China walks fine line with eye on summits with Biden, Putin
He is making friends abroad and enemies at home
Kenya’s president, William Ruto, shows two sides
Quick Glance: Kenya's President William Ruto Reveals Dual Nature
- Seen from the West, Mr Ruto is a reliable ally.
- While 17 other African heads of state rushed to a summit with Mr Putin in July, Mr Ruto held back.
- Kenya's president also appears reassuringly firm on China to Western ears.
- Unlike his predecessor, Uhuru Kenyatta, who embraced it, Mr Ruto seems more at ease in Western capitals.
A former companion of Vladimir Putin talks about joint appointments ...
Putin friendly and warm-hearted? Ex-confidant reveals new side
and why that changed
Exchange of blows before the UN Security Council: In his speech, Federal Chancellor ...
New York
Scholz attacks Putin unusually sharply in the UN Security Council
Quick Glance: Scholz Supports Peace Efforts in Ukraine
- Chancellor Scholz calls for intensified efforts to end the war at the UN General Assembly.
- Warning against a false peace and labeling peace without justice as dictatorship.
- 19 months have passed since the Russian invasion in Ukraine without a foreseeable end.
- Scholz expresses satisfaction with progress on the reform issue and the climate summit during the UN General Assembly.
Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit China to attend the Belt and Road Forum in October in his ...
Kremlin confirms Putin's trip to China in October
utin needs Azerbaijan to supply more gas to the EU. This is one reason for the Kremlin to visibly ...
Suffering in Nagorno-Karabakh
"Putin has changed sides"
"It's quite obvious that this war is going to last a long time," Turkey's leader ...
Putin Seeking Quick End to Ukraine War, Turkey's Leader Hints
Beijing’s top diplomat told President Vladimir Putin that China and Russia must work to strengthen cooperation in the face of a “complex international ... Show more
Volodymyr Zelensky urged Donald Trump to share his peace plans ...
Zelensky urges Trump to share Ukraine peace plan but says he won’t give territory to Russia
MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia's President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday he accepted an invitation from his ...
Putin accepts invitation to visit China in October
The Chechen leader is apparently seriously ill. Putin is in danger of losing his ...
Person of the Week: Ramzan Kadyrov
He lets critics pull out his toenails
Quick Glance: Kadyrow Absence: Problem for Putin?
- Videos of allegedly healthy Kadyrow do not dispel doubts.
- Absence of the leader would have unpredictable political consequences.
He tried to interview Russian President Vladimir Putin "and the US government stopped me," says star US journalist Tucker Carlson in a major interview with Weltwoche. Not only that: no media outlet has defended him, he adds ...
“The US government prevented me from interviewing Vladimir Putin”
Star journalist Tucker Carlson criticizes the functionality of American democracy in an interview with Weltwoche - The World Week
Lukashenko proposes creating a trilateral partnership with Russia and North Korea during ...
Belarus Weekly
Lukashenko seeks closer ties with Russia, North Korea
Azerbaijan’s actions in its ethnic Armenian enclave last winter already amounted to genocide ...
Call what is happening in Nagorno-Karabakh by its proper name
Quick Glance: Azerbaijan halts Karabakh offensive after ceasefire with Armenian separatists
- Russia evacuated 2,000 ethnic Armenians from villages near the fighting.
- Approximately 120,000 ethnic Armenians live in the South Caucasus enclave, internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan.
- Under the ceasefire terms, local Karabakh forces must completely disband and disarm.
- Russia stated that its peacekeepers have evacuated 2,000 people from Karabakh villages since the offensive began.
A year and a half after the invasion of Ukraine, American historian Anne Applebaum sees reason ...
Russia and Ukraine
Ann Applebaum sees Putin in an old tradition
ussian President Vladimir Putin will travel to China ...
St. Petersburg talks
Putin receives China's foreign minister and accepts invitation to Beijing 'delighted'
On "Anne Will," Sahra Wagenknecht is haunted by an old ...
"Anne Will" talk on the war in Ukraine
"They are the Putinian voice in Germany, along with the AfD"
Quick Glance: Anne Will: Guests and Topic on 17.9.
- Guests discuss the Ukraine war
- Questions about continued US support for Ukraine
- Debate on delivering cruise missiles to Ukraine
- Topic: What leads to peace?
Here's everything we know about Kim Jong Un's life: Despite how secretive North Korea is, a lot is known about its supreme leader Kim Jong Un ...
businessinsider.com/kim-jong-un-life-and-family-north-korea-health-coronavirus-2020-5
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for his ...
UPI.com
Kim Jong Un calls for relationship with Russia to reach 'new high level' after trip
Russian President and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi met in St ...
Vladimir Putin travels to China in October Foreign Minister Wang Yi currently in Russia
Anyone following European politics surely remembers the wedding photo of Austria’s Minister of ...
How Former Austrian Minister Settled in Russia Amid Ongoing War
Elon Musk: 'A.I. will make jobs kind of pointless' — so study this: Elon Musk may be a strong proponent of all things tech, but he's far from positive on its ...
cnbc.com/2019/08/29/elon-musk-ai-will-make-jobs-kind-of-pointless-so-study-this.html
Quick Glance: Musk Biographer Isaacson: Only Elon Can Save Us
- Walter Isaacson accompanied Elon Musk for two years
- Elon Musk believes that he is the only one who can save us
Russia has announced that the Russian economy has been restored after the ...
Putin claims Russia finishes up economy restoration and transitions to its development
Right and left forces want to end support for Ukraine. Will they succeed?
What if we just abandon them?
Talks between North Korea's Kim Jong Un and Russia's Vladimir Putin are being ...
'Sacred fight'
Putin hosts North Korea's Kim Jong Un at Siberian spaceport
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has inspected Russia’s ...
North Korea's Kim Jong Un inspects Russian bombers and a warship on a visit to Russia's Far East
Quick Glance: Is Russia Exchanging Fighter Jets for North Korean Artillery Projectiles?
- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited a factory that manufactures advanced fighter aircraft during his tour of Russia.
- Kim inspected manufacturing facilities at the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association (KnAAPO) in the Russian Far East, leading to speculation about a potential exchange of artillery projectiles and other materials for new or at least newer jets to modernize North Korea's aging air force.
- Official photos of Kim's visit to KnAAPO show the North Korean leader accompanied by Russia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade, Denis Manturov.
- A customer without the scruples of North Korea could be an attractive alternative if the offer is right.
Volodymyr Zelensky and Ukraine oppose Russia's war ...
He played his lover
Sensitive provocation by Zelensky against Putin surfaced - “Come here, Vladi!”
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Russian dictator Vladimir ...
Zelenskyy
Putin wanted to destroy many countries but now he's forced to humiliate himself
Opinion | Russian politicians in exile today cannot claim true legitimacy to advocate for their ...
How to Make the Exiled Russian Opposition a Force for Change
"Day 572 of Vladimir Putin's ten-day special military operation, we're still talking about Bakhmut."
Philip Ingram gives this update after news that ... Show more
The Russian rapper Face has changed. From hollow hip-hop meme to Kremlin critic and "foreign ...
Kremlin-critical rapper from Russia
designer alien against Putin.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, at the UN General Assembly, stated that behind Ukraine's back, some countries are attempting to negotiate with Russia: ... Show more
Russian President Vladimir Putin's upcoming China visit will be his first known trip abroad since the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant ... Show more
A notorious pro-Putin operative hiding from Australian law in Russian consulate won't ...
Putin’s Number One Aussie Fan and Outlaw Disrupts Domestic Politics
Russia is unable to protect Armenia, keep the supply corridor open, or secure peace. A lesson for Ukraine and the West.
Russia breaks its promise to Armenia
Quick Glance: Russia Fails to Keep Promise to Armenia
- The separatist leadership in the Nagorno-Karabakh region surrenders to the Azerbaijani military after intense fighting.
- The Nagorno-Karabakh forces had no means to defend against Azerbaijani precision artillery and drone attacks.
- Russia gives the green light for the advance of Azerbaijani forces.
- Moscow has not protected Armenia from Azerbaijani attacks, proving to be an unreliable partner.
“We need to liberate our territory as much as possible and move forward. We mustn't give Putin a break,” Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with Scott ... Show more
Quick Glance: Zelenskyy calls for advancing counteroffensive without respite for Putin
- Zelenskyy emphasizes the importance of daily forward movement and liberation of territory.
- Drone usage has slowed progress in the war.
- We have halted the Russian offensive and transitioned to a counteroffensive.
- Putin is attempting to break us by killing civilians.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin met at a spaceport in Russia's Far East in a summit seen as an effort by Pyongyang ... Show more
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is aiming for what Vladimir Putin has long achieved: an office for life.
how Erdoğan cements his power
North Korea launched a possible ballistic missile on Wednesday.
North Korea launches possible ballistic missile
Japan's Ministry of Defense
Quick Glance: New Opportunities for Arms Trade between North Korea and Russia
- Trade ban on weapons and missile technology with Pyongyang since 2006
- North Korea has enormous stockpiles of ammunition that are running low
- Russia has previously used North Korean ammunition
- China could use North Korea as a transit point for weapons deliveries to Russia
BEIJING: China's top diplomat, Wang Yi, begins on Monday (Sep 18) a four-day trip to Russia ...
China's Wang Yi visits Russia ahead of possible Xi-Putin meeting
Given the situation in the Ukraine war, thinking about what "the best possible peace would be" must finally become concrete, writes Navid Kermani: trib.al/I4rIFkY
Ukraine's counteroffensive is going slower than hoped, but it has not failed ...
Ukraine war
Putin will not be defeated at the negotiating table
Former President Donald Trump repeatedly declined in an ...
Trump refuses to say in a TV interview how he watched the Jan. 6 attack unfold at the US Capitol
Quick Glance: Trump's Silence on Capitol Violence and Potential Prosecutions
- During a TV interview, Trump refused to disclose whom he called during the attack.
- Trump is facing federal charges for his attempts to overturn the election but not for the insurrection.
- Trump is considering pardoning former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, who was sentenced to 22 years in prison.
- Trump doesn't care if abortion is banned federally or regulated by state laws.
Polling published by the 19th demonstrates that skepticism of American democracy is strongest among ...
Non-White Americans are much more confident in democracy
The war in Ukraine, which broke out in February 2022 with Russia's ...
Ukraine latest
Zelenskyy tells U.N. that 'occupier must return to his own land'
Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly made clear that he considers Ukraine’s place ...
Why Did Russia Invade Ukraine? Understanding the Roots of the War
Quick Glance: Russia-Ukraine War: Moscow Strengthening Arsenal for Winter Offensive
- The United Kingdom defense ministry claims that Russia is likely to assemble a significant number of air-launched cruise missiles to strike Ukrainian infrastructure in the coming winter.
- Defense intelligence adds that Moscow uses strategic bomber aircraft to release these munitions from deep within Russian territory.
- Open source reports suggest that air-launched cruise missile expenditure rates have reduced since April 2023, while Russian leaders have emphasized efforts to increase the production rate of cruise missiles.
- There is a realistic possibility that Russia will again focus these weapons against Ukrainian infrastructure targets in the winter.
Russia’s Putin says accepted Xi’s invitation to visit China in October: Russian leader Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday he had accepted Chinese President Xi ...
english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2023/09/20/Russia-s-Putin-says-accepted-Xi-s-invitation-to-visit-China-in-October
Russia is said to have abducted 19,546 Ukrainian children since the beginning of the war. Aid organizations are trying to ...
When abducted children return
#VantageOnFirstpost : Ukraine conducts multiple attacks on the Crimean Peninsula. Ukraine has targeted Russia's Black Sea Fleet base in Sevastopol & Russian air defences in ... Show more
Opinion | There are many fans of former U.S.
Who Is the World's 'Great Power'? According to Russians, It's Themselves
“If we don’t get the aid, we will lose the war ...
All aid for Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy should get guns and money to fight off the Russian invasion
STOCKHOLM – Russian President Vladimir Putin had obvious reasons for hosting North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un at Vostochny ...
Carl Bildt
The axis of outcasts
Sergei Gerasimov is still in Kharkiv and continues his war diary. Even if the rocket attacks have subsided ...
Sergei Gerasimov
War Diary from Kharkiv, Part 4/300
Contrary to the image that he propagates at home and abroad, the supposedly sage dictator is a serial bumbler who committed a plethora of ...
Putin’s six mistakes
#VantageOnFirstpost : Russia's president #VladimirPutin hosted #KimJongUn at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Russian far east. Kim promised his unconditional support for what he called ... Show more
Alexander Lukashenko said at a meeting with Vladimir Putin that he was ...
Belarusian dictator
Lukashenko proposes cooperation with Russia and North Korea
Quick Glance: Lukashenko Proposes Cooperation with Russia and North Korea
- Lukashenko considers three-way cooperation with North Korea
- Putin briefs Lukashenko on talks with Kim and Ukraine
- Kim continues journey through Russia
- Belarus hosts Russian troops but will not participate in the fighting
During the Federal Foreign Minister's trip to America, the war in Ukraine is the focus of discussions ...
Baerbock in close contact with Trumpists
Quick Glance: Baerbock in the USA: Hope for Transatlantic Friendship
- Baerbock explores sentiment regarding Ukraine support and transatlantic friendship in the USA.
- Germany and Europe must contribute their share.
- Emphasizing the importance of personal contacts for transatlantic friendship.
- Support for Ukraine divides the USA.
In a Tuesday interview with CNN, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky encouraged former ...
Zelensky calls on Trump to release his Ukraine peace plan now
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