Topline If Russian troops enter Ukraine, the United States will “bring an end to” Nord Stream 2, the $11 billion underwater natural gas pipeline connecting Russia to Germany, President Joe Biden annou...
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Ukrainian and Russian Su-25 Pilots Alike Face A Potentially Bloody War
Ukrainian Su-25s. Ukrainian air force The war in Ukraine has been brutal for fighter pilots and helicopter crews whose job it is to provide close air support to front-line ground troops. The sheer den...
How would the Ukraine stance for Cryptocurrency be affected while current tensions with Russia?
For a while now, markets worldwide, including the global crypto market, have been affected by continuous incidents happening one after another. European country Ukraine legalized virtual assets and in...
America Cracks Down On Kremligarchs
More than nukes, carriers, boots on the ground or Nato, the most efficacious deterrent against Putinism worldwide is curbing the free flow of kleptocratic money. Finally, in both the US and UK –...
Wartime Sanctions Could Squeeze Russian Space Programs
A Fregat rocket launches a Glonass-K satellite in October 2020. Roskosmos photo If Russian President Vladimir Putin pulls the proverbial trigger and orders his troops to widen Russia’s war on Ukraine,...
Inventor Of ‘Shock & Awe’ Explains How It Might Work In Ukraine
Harlan K. Ullman, now senior adviser to the Atlantic Council in Washington, D.C., introduced the term “Shock & Awe” in a 1996 book that looked back at the 1991 Desert Storm campaign to liberate Ku...
Putin Threatens ‘Military Conflict’ After Accusing U.S. Of Ignoring His Concerns
Topline In his first public comments in over a month on Russia’s tense standoff with the West, President Vladimir Putin said the United States may push Russia into “armed conflict” after refusing to c...
Blinken Sticks By Ukraine In U.S.-Russia Call As Putin Prepares To Address The Press
Topline Secretary of State Antony Blinken emphasized the United States’ commitment to Ukraine and pushed Russia to move thousands of troops away from the Ukrainian border in a Tuesday phone call with ...
One Of Ukraine’s Best Brigades Defends One Of Its Most Vulnerable Cities
92nd Mechanized Brigade Photo via Wikimedia Commons The Ukrainian government this month put into effect a new law creating a framework for everyday civilians to join territorial defense battalions. Ar...
How Can Putin Afford War In Ukraine? His $130 Billion Gold Horde Helps
Putin visiting the Central Depository of the Bank of Russia in 2011. AFP via Getty Images How can Russian President Vladimir Putin afford the costs — both direct and indirect — of a new war in Ukraine...
Kiev Could Mobilize 130,000 Volunteers To Fight The Russians
The Ukrainian Volunteer Corps in 2014. Photo via Wikimedia Commons Eight years ago, everyday Ukrainians—thousands of them—formed volunteer battalions, grabbed whatever weapons they could find and race...
Major Investors Hold Ground on Russian Debt Amid Ukraine Crisis
Tensions over a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine have put international investors on edge. But some are holding on to Russian debt, betting that a diplomatic solution to the crisis could spark a ...
Russia Sanctions Bill At ‘1-Yard Line,’ Says Key Senator
Topline Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said Sunday a bipartisan economic sanctions package against Russia could soon pass through the Senate, as th...
Pentagon Says Ukrainians Will ‘Suffer Immensely’ If Russia Invades
Topline Russia has now staged enough troops near Ukraine to devastate Ukrainian civilians and cause significant casualties if it chooses to invade, Pentagon officials said Friday, as Russia reportedly...
“Putin Created This Crisis, And Only Putin Can End It” — Military Expert
An Ukrainian serviceman patrols at the checkpoint in the village of Shyrokyne near Mariupol, the … [+] last large city in eastern Ukraine controlled by Kiev on April 26, 2021. – With weapo...
Biden Warns Of Imminent Ukraine Invasion
Ukrainian servicemen taking part in the armed conflict with Russia-backed separatists in the … [+] country’s Donetsk region march in Kiev on November 15, 2018 prior to the handover ceremon...
The Reasons Why A War In Ukraine Will Make Inflation Worse
A Russian tank rolls during a military drills at Molkino training ground in the Krasnodar region, … [+] Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021. (AP Photo) ASSOCIATED PRESS With Russia massing troops at ...
Global oil benchmark tops $90 for the first time since 2014
An oil pump at sunset in Daqing, Heilongjiang province, China, on July 13, 2006. Lucas Schifres | Getty Images Brent crude futures, the international oil benchmark, topped $90 on Wednesday for the fir...
Russia-Ukraine tensions, anxious markets – The Cryptonomist
The tensions between Russia and Ukraine are conditioning the market’s trend. Yesterday was a day to forget, with most of the world’s lists in negative territory. Russia-Ukraine tensions on internatio...
Ukraine Has A Tiny Amphibious Force With A Very Dangerous Job
Naval infantry storm ashore from ‘Yuri Olefirenko.’ Ukrainian defense ministry photo The Russian navy is assembling what is, for the Kremlin, a powerful amphibious force in the Black Sea—o...
Should The U.S. Send Troops Into Ukraine To Prevent A Strike By Putin?
At his disastrous press conference Biden said that Putin would strike Ukraine. His response to Putin’s invasion buildup has been confused and hesitant. Beijing is eying Taiwan, yet nothing Biden has ...
Reporters Used To Crucify Trump For Insulting Journalists, But Biden Keeps Doing The Same Thing
US President Joe Biden speaks as he meets with members of his administration on efforts to lower … [+] prices for working families at the East room of the White House, in Washington, DC on Janua...
State Department Orders Families Of U.S. Embassy Staff In Ukraine To Leave Country
Topline The U.S. State Department on Sunday ordered the families of American diplomats and embassy personnel in Ukraine to leave the country, amid mounting fears of a Russian invasion. An Aerial view ...
Putin’s Dream Of New, Globe-Spanning Russian Navy Turns On Ukraine Invasion
Russia’s Navy modernization has been halted by engine problems. Getty Images It is easy to dismiss Vladimir Putin’s effort to retake Ukraine as an abstract effort to reconstitute the Soviet Unio...
U.S. Reportedly Preps To Approve Evacuation Of American Diplomats And Their Families From Ukraine As Russia Tensions Intensify
Topline The United States is preparing to approve the evacuation of some American diplomats and their families from Ukraine, ABC News reported Saturday, as fears mount that Russia may launch an invasi...
German Navy Chief Resigns After Saying Ukraine Won’t Get Crimea Back And Putin ‘Probably’ Deserves Respect
Topline Germany’s top naval officer stepped down Saturday following comments he made about Russia, including a call to show respect to Russian President Vladimir Putin and claiming Ukraine would never...
How a Russian invasion of Ukraine could trigger market shock waves
The threat of a devastating European ground war hasn’t done much to rattle financial markets so far, but investors still appear likely to snap up traditional safe-haven assets should Russia attack Ukr...
U.S. And Russia On ‘Clearer Path’ To Diplomacy On Ukraine, Blinken Says
Topline U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken stressed the commitment to keeping the path of diplomacy open as he met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday in Geneva, in what Blinken ...
Why Sending Anti-Tank Weapons To Ukraine May End Badly
Many applauded the U.K. government for it decisive action in providing military aid to Ukraine this week. While the U.S. appeared to vacillate over the difference between an incursion and an invasion,...
Russian Bombers Could Pummel Ukraine … Without Going Anywhere Near Ukraine
A Tu-160 fires a Kh-101. Russian defense ministry photo The Russian air force possesses the world’s third-biggest bomber fleet after the Chinese and American air forces. Expect many of these 137 Tu-22...
A Russian Invasion Of Ukraine Could Flood Europe With Millions Of Refugees
Joe Biden talking about his first year as President said Russia is likely to invade Ukraine. (Photo … [+] by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Getty Images President Biden warned in his year-end news co...
Here’s what a Russian invasion of Ukraine would mean for markets
Fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine are on the rise, prompting analysts and traders to weigh the potential financial-market shock waves. “If Russia invades Ukraine, the trade is buy TY,” wrote Bren...