Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered Moscow’s armed forces to hold a 36-hour cease-fire in Ukraine this weekend for the Russian Orthodox Christmas holiday, the Kremlin said. The order Read more
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Putin ally says Russia ‘will continue to interfere’ in U.S. elections
“ “During our pinpoint operations, we will remove both kidneys and the liver at once.”” — Yevgeny Prigozhin on Russia’s involvement in U.S. elections Russian Oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin said Russia Read more
Putin: We could quit grain deal again, but would not block grain for Turkey
President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday reserved Russia's right to withdraw again from an international agreement allowing Ukraine to export grain via the Black Sea, after ending four days of… #vladimirputin Read more
Biden says Saudis will face consequences over OPEC+ production-quota cut that aids Russia and harms Americans
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Tuesday there will be “consequences” for Saudi Arabia as the Riyadh-led OPEC+ alliance moves to cut oil production and Democratic lawmakers call for Read more
Putin says military strikes against Ukraine were retaliation for bridge attack
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin said that a series of strikes Monday across Ukraine came in retaliation against the Ukrainian attack on a bridge to Crimea and other attacks Read more
Musk’s purported peace plan for Ukraine draws condemnation from diplomat, statesmen and chess champion
Elon Musk at the 2022 Met gala. Getty Images/The Met Museum/Vogue Elon Musk’s foray into geopolitics this week quickly became an international social-media incident when, predictably, the Ukrainian ambassador to Read more
Elon Musk sparks outrage in Ukraine over Russia tweets
Elon Musk’s tweets saying that Crimea rightfully belongs to Russia and proposing a referendum in Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine have provoked a firestorm of criticism from Ukraine and its supporters — and Read more
Russia opens border draft offices as exodus continues in response to military call-ups
Russian authorities are opening more military enlistment offices near Russia’s borders in an apparent effort to intercept some of the Russian men of fighting age who are trying to flee Read more
Putin says Russia will protect newly annexed regions by ‘all available means’
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin signed treaties Friday to annex occupied areas of Ukraine and said he would use “all available means” to protect the territory that Read more
Highly sanctioned Russian oligarch with close ties to Putin indicted for sending flowers, arranging for child to be born in the U.S.
Aluminum tycoon Oleg Deripaska, a Russian oligarch with close ties to Vladimir Putin, has been indicted for allegedly evading U.S. sanctions through hidden financial transactions, including sending people flowers and Read more