Seoul has previously claimed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sent more than 10,000 soldiers as “cannon fodder” to help Moscow fight Kyiv, in return for Russian technical assistance for Pyongyang’s heavily sanctioned weapons and satellite programs. Over the weekend, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv had captured two North Korean soldiers, releasing a […]
The shutdown of Russia’s oldest gas route to Europe ends a decade of fraught relations sparked by Russia’s seizure of Crimea in 2014. Ukraine stopped buying Russian gas the following year. “We stopped the transit of Russian gas. This is a historic event. Russia is losing its markets, it will suffer financial losses. Europe has […]
Russia has detained and sentenced several US citizens and dual nationals in recent years, some of whom have been freed in prisoner exchanges. Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was convicted of espionage in July and released in August. Moscow City Court sentenced the man, named Gene Spector, to “15 years to be served in […]
As reported by the state media, Andrey Kaprin, the director of the Radiology Medical Research Center within the Ministry, indicated that the vaccine is set to be introduced in early 2025. This vaccine is intended for the treatment of individuals already diagnosed with cancer, rather than for the general population as a preventive measure against […]
His written statement was published on the Syrian presidency’s Telegram channel and dated Dec. 16 from Moscow, where he has been granted asylum. He was ousted after insurgent forces led by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham swept through Syria in a lightning offensive, ending more than 50 years of iron-fisted rule by his family. “At […]
“In response to the use of American long-range weapons, a massive strike was carried out by the Russian armed forces… against critical facilities of Ukraine’s fuel and energy infrastructure,” Russia’s defence ministry said in a Telegram post. Russian forces are just 1.5 km (1 mile) outside the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk after Russian units pushed […]
Beijing’s biggest maritime drills in years involve about 60 warships and 30 coast guard vessels deployed from near the southern islands of Japan to the South China Sea, a senior national security official told AFP on the condition of anonymity. China has also ramped up military aircraft activity closer to Taiwan, with 100 sorties detected […]
The treaty was signed during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Pyongyang in June and a summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, and includes a mutual defence pact for immediate military assistance if either faces armed aggression. It “will serve as a strong driving force accelerating the establishment of independent and just multi-polarized world […]
The treaty was signed during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Pyongyang in June and a summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, and includes a mutual defence pact for immediate military assistance if either faces armed aggression. It “will serve as a strong driving force accelerating the establishment of independent and just multi-polarized world […]
The Kremlin also said Monday that it continued to support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad after rebels last week wrested swathes of territory from government control. Iran has backed President Bashar al-Assad since Syria’s civil war broke out in 2011 and says it only deploys military advisers in the country at the invitation of Damascus. “We […]
