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Russia’s Top Spy Says West Wants to Replace Zelensky
Western officials are exploring the potential removal of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky from power, the head of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), Sergey Naryshkin, claimed on December 11. The...
The Netherlands Resumes Buying Russian Gas
The Netherlands continues to import Russian gas notwithstanding previous pledges to stop doing so, news outlet RIA Novosti reported on December 9, quoting Dutch trade data. Based on the...
Ukraine Struggling to Find Fresh Conscripts
Ukraine is facing a declining pool of new conscripts as its military is “running out” of career soldiers, the Washington Post reported December 8. The newspaper pointed out that...
Russia and Iran Forge Closer Ties After Putin-Raisi Visit
On December 7, Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi, who was in Moscow on a state visit, that Moscow and Tehran have developed strong ties...
U.S. Authorizes Emergency Arms Sale to Israel
The Biden administration confirmed December 9 that it bypassed congressional authority over military aid to Israel by giving emergency approval for the sale of $106.5 million worth of tank...
Beijing Urges EU to Talk to Russia, Says Sanctions and Ukraine Aid Won’t Work
The European Union must not drive Russia “into a corner,” but instead sit down for negotiations with Moscow, if it hopes to end the conflict in Ukraine, China’s envoy...
Putin Declares 2024 Presidential Bid
Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared that he will seek reelection. Should he emerge victorious — and no one seriously doubts that he will — it will be his...
Congressman Claims U.S. Aid to Ukraine Laundered Back to Military-industrial Complex
During an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson published on December 6, Kentucky Representative Thomas Massie, a Republican opposed to sending any more money to Ukraine, accused...
Former Pentagon Chief Says Trump Will Leave NATO
Former U.S. President Donald Trump will remove American support for Ukraine if elected next year, setting in motion a series of events that would lead to the crumbling of...
Biden Claims Russia Will Attack NATO as U.S. Senate Blocks Ukraine Funding
Russia could stage an attack on NATO, sparking a global conflict involving American troops, U.S. President Joe Biden claimed on December 6, while prodding Congress to pass a $111...
Russia and Vietnam Abandoning U.S. Dollar for Trade: Banking Head
Trade settlements in national currencies between Russia and Vietnam have escalated this year, Olga Basha, Russia’s VTB’s head of international settlements, told RIA Novosti before the investment forum Russia...
German MP Says Send Ukrainian Men Back to Fight; Moscow Open for Talks With Kyiv
On December 4, German MP Roderich Kiesewetter told news outlet Die Welt that coercing hundreds of thousands of able-bodied Ukrainian men who escaped to the EU to return and...
Slovakia’s Fico Says Country Must Prepare for Normalization With Russia
On November 30, Slovakia’s left-wing and anti-globalist prime minister Robert Fico said that his country must “prepare for the period after the end of the war in Ukraine and the...
White House Says U.S. “Out of Money” for Ukraine, Zelensky Cancels Briefing With U.S. Senate
On December 4, the White House made an urgent appeal to lawmakers to authorize additional aid for Ukraine, claiming that the country was “nearly out of time” as U.S....
Xi Meets Lukashenko in Beijing, Pledges to Enhance China-Belarus Ties
On December 4, Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing for the second time this year. Apart...