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Secretary Of State Blinken Unexpectedly Meets With Russian Counterpart At G20 Meeting
Topline Secretary of State Anthony Blinken had an unscheduled meeting with Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of the G20 meeting in New Delhi, multiple outlets report, as tensions esca...
Sanctions On Russia Still Aren’t Working
TOPSHOT – Ukrainian tanks move on a road before an attack in Lugansk region on February 26, 2022. – … [+] Russia on February 26 ordered its troops to advance in Ukraine “from a...
Biden Administration Unveils $10 Billion Ukraine Aid Package As War Enters 2nd Year
Topline The Biden Administration announced an additional $10 billion aid package to Ukraine on Friday, hours after announcing another $2 billion in military aid and a new round of sanctions targeting ...
Ukraine Will Win War This Year If Allies Remain United ‘Like A Fist’
Topline Speaking to reporters on the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed his forces would win the war this year but only if western allies remain...
U.S. Delivers More Russia Sanctions 1 Year Into War—Here’s What You Need To Know
Topline The White House announced new sanctions against Russia Friday and other steps the U.S. and G-7 countries are taking to hold the country accountable and provide aid to Ukraine, continuing the U...
Fed is not your friend
As Wall Street gears up for key inflation data, Wells Fargo Securities’ Michael Schumacher believes one thing is clear: “The Fed is not your friend.” He warns Federal Reserve chair J...
Not So Fast, Euro Major BP Reconsiders Pace Of Energy Transition
BP announced it had reconsidered its ambitious zero carbon goals after rising oil prices delivered … [+] strong second-quarter profits. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) Getty Images How much c...
Putin Likely Supplied Missile System That Downed Malaysia Airlines Flight, Investigators Say
Topline Russian President Vladimir Putin likely supplied the anti-aircraft missile system that was used to shoot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in 2014, killing nearly 300 people, according to fin...
To Avoid Handing Putin Another Victory, The West Must Save Saakashvili Now
One of the free world’s greatest allies in the post-Soviet era lies dying as a political prisoner in his home country, having been deliberately poisoned. The former President of Georgia, Mikheil...
These Are Some Of The Most Famous Ukrainian Works Of Art Looted By Russia
Topline Russian forces have stolen thousands of pieces of Ukrainian artwork and damaged hundreds of cultural sites since the beginning of the Kremlin’s invasion nearly 11 months ago, including ancient...
Putin Claims He’s Willing To Negotiate With Ukraine On War He Started—A Day After Deadly Russian Blasts In Kherson
Topline Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday claimed his country is prepared to negotiate on the war he inflicted with Ukraine and its Western allies, comments that Ukraine quickly pushed back a...
‘Knocking Down’ Ukraine’s Patriot Battery Would Give Russia A Much-Needed Propaganda Coup
Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared Russia will destroy the MIM-104 Patriot air defense missile system the United States is delivering to Ukraine. Striking the single most advanced system th...
Europe’s power crisis has ‘very little to do with Putin’: CEO
This image, from Sept, 2022, shows a liquefied natural gas tanker arriving at a port in the Netherlands. Siese Veenstra | AFP | Getty Images The power crisis gripping Europe has little to do with Vlad...
The Film Industry Is Terrified Of Vladimir Putin
Almost a year ago, Vladimir Putin started massing his forces for the invasion of Ukraine. It’s been some ten months since he invaded. Correction, add eight years to that, because he started in 2...
Kherson’s Liberation Is The ‘Beginning Of The End’ Of War With Russia, Zelensky Says
Topline In an unannounced visit to Kherson Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called the city’s recent liberation—following Russia’s announcement it was retreating last week—the “beginning...
Russia’s Retreat From Kherson Is Complete As Strategic Bridge Into The City Collapses
Topline Russia on Friday said its forces had completed their withdrawal from the key city of Kherson—one of the first major Ukrainian cities captured by Russian troops—but the collapse of a strategic ...
Russian Military Leaders Reportedly Discussed When And How Moscow Would Use Nuclear Weapons In Ukraine
Topline Russian military leaders have discussed how and when Moscow might deploy nuclear weapons in Ukraine, according to U.S. intelligence reported by the New York Times on Wednesday, adding to mount...
Putin ‘Destroyed’ Russian Economy Save For Oil, White House Says
Topline Russian President Vladimir Putin has sunk his country’s economy outside of the still lucrative oil exports, a Biden Administration official said Monday, as Russia largely retreats from the glo...
Russian court denies Griner’s appeal, sends her to a penal colony
US’ Women’s National Basketball Association (NBA) basketball player Brittney Griner, who was detained at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport and later charged with illegal possession of ca...
As Russia Gets Weaker, Xi Jinping May Forgo Taiwan To Grab Eastern Russia
China’s contempt for Russia is rising. AFP via Getty Images As China’s Communist Party Congress wound to a close, China’s “Paramount Leader,” Xi Jinping, emerged stronger than ever. Granting him...
Russian Defense Chief Claims—Without Evidence—Ukraine Could Use ‘Dirty Bomb’
Topline Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told foreign defense officials on Sunday—without citing any evidence—Ukraine could be planning to make use of a “dirty bomb,” a claim U.S. and U.K. offic...
Dan Yergin Discusses Putin’s Energy War And America’s Obligation To Remain A Reliable Supplier
WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 22: An image of Russian President Vladimir Putin is displayed as U.S. … [+] President Joe Biden speaks about gas prices in the South Court Auditorium at the White Hou...
Twitter Stock Down 4% Over Possible Biden Security Review Of Musk
Topline Twitter shares fell Friday after Bloomberg reported about increased scrutiny from the federal government into its pending sale to Elon Musk, dropping to nearly their lowest level since Musk sa...
Russia And Belarus Keep Threatening To Reinvade Ukraine. It’s A Very Stupid Idea.
A Ukrainian tank opens fire. Ukrainian defense ministry photo Eight months ago Russian forces rolled south from Belarus, crossing the border with Ukraine and widening Russia’s nearly decade-old war on...
Brittney Griner’s Release Not A Priority For Russia, Putin Aide Says
Topline The release of Brittney Griner—the WNBA star who was sentenced to nine years in Russian prison on drug charges—is not a priority for the Kremlin despite calls from President Joe Biden to free ...
Russian Intelligence Detains 8 Suspects Linked To Crimea Bridge Blast
Topline Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) Wednesday detained eight individuals it claims were “accomplices” in the weekend attack on the bridge connecting Russia with the annexed territory of Cr...
The Books To Read About Russia And Ukraine
A picture shows the moon over Saint Basil’s Cathedral on the Red Square in Moscow on May 28, 2018. … [+] (Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP) (MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty...
Musk Denies Speaking To Putin Before Proposing Russia-Friendly Ukraine Peace Deal
Topline The world’s wealthiest man Elon Musk talked to Russian President Vladimir Putin about what it would take to end the war in Ukraine shortly before he publicly proposed something similar to Puti...
Kyiv Hit By Missile Strikes After Putin Blames Ukraine For Crimea Bridge Attack
Topline Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities were hit by a series of missile strikes on Monday morning in an apparent retaliatory attack by Russian forces, a day after Vladimir Putin blamed Ukraine for an ...
White House Sees No Indication Russia Is Preparing Nuclear Attack After Biden’s ‘Armageddon’ Warning
Topline President Joe Biden’s comments this week suggesting Russia’s war in Ukraine could escalate to a nuclear “Armageddon” were not based on any new intelligence, National Security Council spokesper...