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Apr 11 2023
Analysis
The ongoing scandal over leaked US intel documents, explained
On Friday, news organizations realized something quite remarkable: A trove of 100 secret US military and intelligence documents had been posted in the far-flung corners of the internet.
The files reveal closely held information about US operations, like a suggestion there are up to 100 NATO special operations officials in Ukraine, and details about casualty counts for both Russia and
VoxNov 16 2022
Analysis
Joe Biden's Calmness Might Have Just Prevented Catastrophe
Tuesday bore a moment that sent shockwaves around the world: a missile, suspected to be of Russian origin, struck a civilian target in the NATO-allied country of Poland, killing two people. And the neighboring country of Ukraine, under fire from Russian forces to the south, was accusing Russia of firing them.
And Joe Biden—a frequent target of his political rivals for his alleged
NewsweekAug 25 2022
News
Russia’s Marginalised Ethnic Minorities Are Fighting Back Against Putin
Ethnic minority groups in Russia are increasingly rising up in defiance against Vladimir Putin after being blamed for committing some of the worst atrocities of the war in Ukraine.
When the strategic Ukrainian city of Mariupol finally fell to Russian forces, it was images of Chechen soldiers cheering and chanting in front of bombed-out, burning buildings that went around the world.
ViceMar 10 2022
Fact Check
How reliant is the world on Russia for oil and gas?
The US, UK and EU have announced that they will restrict Russian oil and gas imports.
The move came after Russia warned it could cut off gas supplies to European countries if an oil ban were to go ahead.
What sanctions are there on Russian oil and gas?
The US has announced a complete ban on Russian oil, gas and coal imports, after Ukraine called for sanctions to be
BBC Fact CheckSep 13 2022
News
Ukraine pushes to retake all land from Russia, calls for Western arms
Ukraine said on Tuesday it aimed to liberate all of its territory after driving back Russian forces in the northeast of country in a rapid offensive, but called on the West to speed up deliveries of weapons systems to back the advance.
Since Moscow abandoned its main bastion in northeastern Ukraine on Saturday, marking its worst defeat since the early days of the war, Ukrainian troops
ReutersApr 10 2023
News
Ukraine May Run Out of Air Defenses by May, Leaked Pentagon Documents Warn
Russia could achieve its long-sought goal of air superiority in Ukrainian skies as early as May because Ukraine is running out of antiaircraft missiles, according to purported Pentagon presentations that have leaked on social media.
The Pentagon and the Justice Department began an investigation last week into document leaks when some purported U.S. Department of Defense presentations
Wall Street Journal (News)Apr 19 2022
News
Russia begins long-feared offensive in Ukraine's east
Russia launched an all-out ground offensive to take control of eastern Ukraine late Monday, marking the long-feared start of a new phase of the nearly two-month-long war.
Ukrainian officials said Russian forces were attacking along a nearly 300-mile front in the disputed Donbas region, the predominately Russian-speaking industrial heartland of Ukraine's east, where Russia-backed
ABC News (Online)Mar 20 2023
News
Xi Jinping in Russia: China Will ‘Stand Guard over the World Order’
Russian leader Vladimir Putin lavished praise on visiting Chinese dictator Xi Jinping on Monday as Xi began his visit to Moscow.
While Xi’s public statements upon arrival were mostly about the growing partnership between China and Russia, Putin played his part as the junior partner in the new axis of tyranny, gushing over the Chinese leader and promising “clarification” for why Putin
Breitbart NewsMar 27 2023
News
As Ukraine war drags on, NATO steps up war readiness
When two Russian fighter jets forced down an American surveillance drone above international waters a week ago, U.S. officials warned that the “reckless” move ratcheted up the risk of “miscalculations” and “misunderstandings” between the two nuclear powers.
Back at NATO’s strategic headquarters in a small village an hour southwest of Brussels, it was yet another incident driving home
Christian Science MonitorJan 23 2023
News
Germany Will “Not Stand in the Way” of Shipments of Battle Tanks to Ukraine
Germany’s government has signaled it will allow NATO allies to ship German battle tanks to Ukraine, despite warnings from Russia that the move could escalate the war. Over the weekend, Germany’s foreign minister said she would “not stand in the way” if Poland decided to send its Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine without German approval. In Ukraine, there’s fresh fighting along frontlines in
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