China has decided they’re going all in on Russia: KT McFarland
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Russia announced – “We will fight back”
Deployment of US troops in the Baltic states and Eastern Europe could lead to increased tensions, Chairman of the State Duma for Defense Andrey Kartapolov said. The New York Times announced on January 23, citing sources in the American administration, that the President of the USA, Joseph Biden, is considering the deployment of American troops,…
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Smaller European Nations Uneasy as Germany’s Scholz Plans to Meet Putin
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz wants to reset relations with Moscow and is planning a face-to-face meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin later this month. Senior German officials were already scheduled to get together with Russian counterparts in January in a bid to ease geopolitical tensions amid rising alarm that the Kremlin is planning a further…
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Opinion: Putin gets his way as West scrambles
Russia’s President Putin is set to bask in the global limelight as a series of high-profile conferences on security in Europe kicks off this week. What could be better for an autocratic ruler, says DW’s Bernd Riegert. Vladimir Putin must be thrilled as he gears up for a week of high-stakes diplomacy between the Kremlin…
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Joe Biden says US will ‘respond decisively’ if Russia further invades Ukraine
US President Joe Biden has told Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy the United States will “respond decisively” if Russia further invades Ukraine. President Joe Biden said that the US and its allies would “respond decisively” if Russia further invaded Ukraine, in a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. “President Biden made clear that the United…
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Putin Knows Biden Is Weak
President Biden’s virtual meeting Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin might be thought of as a final check-up before Russian troops invade Ukraine. Biden has displayed nothing but weakness since taking office. Even his threats of “consequences” sound weak. The president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, sounded bolder than the U.S. president when he threatened to…
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Why Russian Nuclear Threats Worry the U.S. Navy
The entire idea is based upon a contradiction or paradox … deploy massively destructive weapons for the specific purpose of never using them. Here’s What You Need to Remember: However, given that Russia and the U.S operate lower-yield tactical weapons, some have raised the question as to whether these kinds of weapons could “lower the…
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US warships went on another mission to a European hotspot, and Putin says they’re in Russia’s ‘crosshairs’
In early November, US Navy ships, including the Sixth Fleet’s flagships, returned to the Black Sea. The visit is a sign of the US’s increasing focus on the region, where NATO forces are spending more time. The increased military activity reflects the sea’s strategic value amid tensions between NATO and Russia. On November 12, the…
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Russia, U.S. hold 2nd round of strategic stability talks
Russia and the United States on Thursday held the second round of their bilateral strategic stability dialogue in Geneva, some two months after their first such meeting in the Swiss city on July 28. The dialogue was led by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman. In a…
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UN Security Council Extends Cross-border Aid to Syria for 1 Year
FILE – A human chain is formed in a vigil calling for maintaining a U.N. resolution authorizing the passage of humanitarian aid into Syria’s rebel-held northwestern province of Idlib through the Bab al-Hawa border crossing with Turkey, July 2, 2021. The United States and Russia reached a last-minute compromise Friday to keep humanitarian aid flowing…
