Ukraine and Russia accused each other of blowing up a major dam Tuesday near Kherson in southern Ukraine, setting off a new crisis in the war-torn country. The destruction of the Kakhovka dam in an area of Ukraine occupied by Russian troops unleashed a torrent of water and forced the evacuation of hundreds of people living along the Dnipro River. […]
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says no cease-fire is possible in the war in Ukraine unless it is part of what he calls a “just and lasting” peace deal that includes a withdrawal of Russian troops. Speaking in Helsinki, Finland, the NATO alliance’s newest member, Blinken said “a cease-fire that simply freezes current lines in place” and allows Russian […]
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has retained his position as the President of Turkey in the country’s recent general election, thus giving him control of the reins of power for another five years. The 69-year-old leader is no neophyte; he served as Turkey’s prime minister from 2003 to 2014. He also served as mayor of Istanbul from 1994 to 1998 and has […]
Ukraine’s defence intelligence directorate warns Russia will simulate an attack at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Ukraine’s defence ministry has warned that Russia plans to simulate a major accident at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, which is under the control of Russian forces, in a bid to thwart the expected counteroffensive by Ukraine to retake its territory captured by Moscow. The […]
Senator Lindsey Graham (R.S.C) has made several utterances about the ongoing war against Russia that puts him at odds with many of the leading spokespersons of his party. In a recent meeting with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Graham insisted that U.S. President Joe Biden should send more weapons to Ukraine in addition to the more than $35 billion worth of […]
Russia’s defense ministry says its forces had carried out missile strikes against Ukrainian military targets overnight, state-owned Ria news agency reported. The defense ministry said all its designated targets, including weapons depots and ammunition factories, had been hit. It added that Russian forces continued their advance in the city of Bakhmut. Support The Readers Bureau. Buy A T-Shirt Today (4 […]
The U.S. ambassador to Kyiv, Bridget Brink, condemned Russia’s overnight missile attack and called it “barbaric.” On Twitter, Brink said, “Russia again launched missiles in the deep of night at Ukrainian cities where civilians, including children, should be able to sleep safely and peacefully.” “I am grateful for those who protect Ukraine’s skies, and the United States will continue to […]
KYIV, UKRAINE — A Kyiv court ordered a leading priest to be put under house arrest Saturday after Ukraine’s top security agency said he was suspected of justifying Russian aggression, a criminal offense. It was the latest move in a bitter dispute over a famed Orthodox monastery. Metropolitan Pavel is the abbot of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery, Ukraine’s most revered Orthodox […]
NEW YORK — On Saturday, in what some critics say sounds more like an April Fools’ joke than reality, Russia will take over the rotating presidency of the U.N. Security Council for the month, and no one can prevent it. With Russia’s war in Ukraine entering its 14th month, an arrest warrant being issued by the International Criminal Court for President […]
Ukraine has called for an extraordinary meeting of the United Nations Security Council in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement of plans to station tactical nuclear in weapons in Belarus. Ukraine’s foreign ministry said in a statement that Putin’s move was “provocative” and undermined international security. Russia can halt any action at the Security Council as one of the […]
