Another Ukrainian drone attack targeting Russia's oil export infrastructure has occurred Sunday, which saw one of Russia's main Black Sea oil ports set ablaze.
The Ukrainian army has lost control over the Pokrovsk / Myrnograd agglomeration. Russian forces had over months slowly enveloped the cities from the east and the west.
President Trump said on Friday that he's yet to make a final decision on launching a military attack on Venezuela, but President Nicolás Maduro is not waiting around while taking the US leader's word on it.
A senior Russian lawmaker has escalated Cold War-era tensions by threatening to station nuclear-capable missiles in Cuba and Venezuela, directly challenging the U.S. amid deteriorating relations.
Without the direct involvement of NATO's third-largest army in any potentially forthcoming crisis, whether provoked by the Polish deep state or the Baltic States, a NATO-Russian war might be averted.
Goodwill gestures are meant to make the recipient trust whoever does them with the expectation that they'll then be reciprocated for improving their relations.
• https://www.paulcraigroberts.orgPaul Craig Roberts
Russia's President Putin should read The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli and ponder the famous statement that "it is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both." Putin's problem is that he is neither loved nor feared.
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tsvetana Paraskova
The U.S. is increasing pressure on Hungary to cut off its reliance on Russian oil imports and vows to work with Hungarian authorities and neighboring countries to help Budapest wean off Russian supply, a senior U.S. diplomat says.
Days after urging European allies in Britain that Ukraine urgently needs sufficient long-range weapons to change the course of the war, President Zelensky has declared Monday that he intends to expand strikes against Russian refineries.
ussia has flown a nuclear-arm-capable cruise missile propelled by a nuclear engine. In a televised conference chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin the 15-hour flight of the 9M730 Burevestnik (NATO name SSC-X-9 Skyfall) was confirmed.
Iran's national security is severely endangered by Israel and the United States, and there has long been speculation as to whether Russia will be involved on the side of Iran if yet another invasion is made against Iran by the U.S. and/or Israel.
Days after President Donald Trump unveiled a fresh round of sanctions against Moscow, Russia's top economic envoy arrived in the United States for 'official' talks.
Ukrainian drones have once again reached the Moscow area, far away from the border, at a moment the Kremlin is strongly warning against Washington allowing the transfer of US Tomahawk missiles to Kiev.
"We waited for this. God bless, it will work. And this is very important," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in Brussels, as EU countries announced the bloc's latest round of large-scale anti-Moscow sanctions Thursday.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has accused some within the European Union of attempting to sabotage peace by disrupting the now-canceled meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump in Budapest.
After much back-and-forth, today (22), US President Donald J. Trump confirmed what many already predicted: the upcoming meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin has been cancelled… for now.
It's a well-known fact that Moscow has a moral duty to supply subsidized energy to countries openly hostile to Russia, so why are gasoline-starved Russians complaining?
The geostrategic context of newfound pressure upon each, their increased bilateral tensions, and rising fears that false flag provocations in Europe could manipulate them into war with one another make it likely that their planned Budapest Summit wil