Tag: Russia

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Vladimir Putin Seeks Fifth Term As Russian President

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he will stand again for a fifth term in office. He made the announcement at an awards ceremony for participants of the full-scale war he launched against Ukraine last year. It comes a day after election officials set March 15-17, 2024, as dates for the presidential election. The re-election of Mr. Putin is seen […]

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US Running Out of Money to Fund Ukraine War, Budget Office Says

The U.S. is running out of money and time helping Ukraine in its defense against Russian aggression, Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young warned in a letter to Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson and other congressional leaders. Young said in the letter that by the end of the year, the U.S. will no longer have the funds to […]

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Blinken Slams ‘Growing, Dangerous’ Russia-North Korea Military Ties

SEOUL — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemned what he said was the “growing and dangerous” military cooperation between North Korea and Russia, following reports that Pyongyang is supplying weapons for Moscow’s war in Ukraine. “This is a matter of deep concern for both of us, as well as for other countries around the world,” Blinken said at a press […]

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Russian Troops Strained By Elements

The British Defense Ministry said Sunday that Russian soldiers in Ukraine are suffering from an “age-old battle against the elements.” The daily British intelligence report said that soldiers at a military affairs conference in Moscow complained earlier this month about being “wet from head to toe” for weeks on the front line and unable to light a fire for “a […]

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Hamas Travels To Russia For Support

Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist movement that continues to control the Gaza Strip and opposes Israel’s existence, is considered a terrorist organization by the US, the EU, and Israel, but not by Russia, China, Turkey, and some other countries. The Palestinian militant group had maintained its contacts with Russia since 2006 when it won the Palestinian parliamentary elections and was invited […]

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Putin Ally Warns EU Against Seizing Russian Assets for Ukraine’s Reconstruction

Russia would likely confiscate the assets of European Union countries, if the bloc takes frozen Russian funds to finance Ukraine’s reconstruction, according to Vyacheslav Volodin, chairman of Russia’s lower house of parliament and an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Last week, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that she was crafting a proposal that would take the […]

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Iran Adds Russian Combat Trainer Jets To Air Force, Reports Say

TEHRAN, IRAN — Iran’s air force has received a batch of advanced Russian combat trainer jets to “improve the training and combat capability of the air force,” local media reported Saturday. “A number of Yak-130 training aircraft entered the country and joined the Shahid Babaei Air Base in Isfahan” in central Iran, according to Tasnim news agency. The agency, quoting the […]

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China And Wagner In Africa: Friends Or Foes?

JOHANNESBURG — China’s “friendship without limits” with Russia may be tested in Africa, where Beijing’s long-established economic interests are at risk of clashing with the growing footprint of Moscow’s paramilitary Wagner Group. The most recent point of potential friction is Niger, where leaders of a July 26 military coup are reported by The Associated Press to have reached out to Wagner for help […]

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Ukraine Hits A Distant Russian Ship, Showing Reach Of Naval Drones 

Ukraine’s navy demonstrated its ability to strike targets at long ranges using naval drones, hitting a Russian ship in the Black Sea during a military exercise. The drone attack was seen as a warning to Moscow, which has been accused of escalating tensions in the region. Support The Readers Bureau. Buy A T-Shirt Today (4 different colors)! click  https://www.bonfire.com/one-love-72/?fbclid=IwAR2bod-XSyrCPutOwG_SMnKiInk6Bqe2kCtjBsAFISqHluQcujrF2UUkFew Readers Bureau, […]

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Russian Air Antics Helping Islamic State, Pentagon Says

WASHINGTON — The repeated harassment of U.S. drones by Russian fighter pilots in the skies over Syria is again drawing the ire of U.S. officials who now warn Russia’s antics are serving to help save key terror leaders from almost certain death. U.S. military and defense officials have complained for months about increasing Russian harassment of U.S. drones and repeated incursions […]