Russia also said its military offensive on Ukraine remained its “absolute priority” amid questions over whether Moscow’s almost three-year campaign there meant it could not support long-term ally Bashar al-Assad in the face of the rebel offensive. “We would like to see the situation in the country stabilized somehow as soon as possible,” Kremlin spokesman […]
The decision comes as President Joe Biden works to boost Ukraine’s war effort in the final two months of his administration before Ukraine aid critic Donald Trump takes power in January. On Sunday, Biden gave Ukraine the green light to fire US-supplied long-range missiles into Russian territory for the first time. The US official added […]
With two months left in office, lame-duck US President Biden made a major policy change that yields to a long-standing request from Ukraine as it fights the Russian invasion, now in its third year. The new policy and Biden’s pledge to speed up military aid to Ukraine come as the United States prepares for Trump […]
“These guys, Biden’s administration, is trying to escalate the situation to the maximum while they still have power and are still in office,” Butina told Reuters. “I have a great hope that (Donald) Trump will overcome this decision if this has been made because they are seriously risking the start of World War Three which […]
The jamming allegations come about a week after the North test-fired what it said was its most advanced and powerful solid-fuel ICBM missile, its first such launch since being accused of sending soldiers to help Russia fight Ukraine. The South fired its ballistic missile into the sea on Friday in a show of force aimed […]
“The administration plans to push forward … to put Ukraine in the strongest position possible,” a senior administration official said on condition of anonymity before its term ends in January. Trump has been critical of Biden’s assistance for Ukraine, fueling concern about the future of support for President Volodomyr Zelenskiy’s government under a Republican-controlled White […]
The ministry announced the final results of its investigation after claiming that South Korean drones flew over Pyongyang at least three times this month to distribute anti-North leaflets. KCNA has also published photos of what it described as a crashed South Korean military drone. During an analysis of the drone’s flight control programme, North Korean […]
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, speaking in Rome, said it would be “very, very serious” if the North Koreans were preparing to fight alongside Russia in Ukraine, as Kyiv has alleged. But he said it remained to be seen what they would be doing there. “There is evidence that there are DPRK troops in Russia,” […]
Georgy Zinoviev, the top Russian envoy to Seoul, told Yonhap that he met with South Korea’s first vice foreign minister Kim Hong-kyun earlier on the day, according to the news agency. South Korea’s foreign ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment. South Korea’s spy agency said last week that North Korea had […]
The Republican former president has frequently criticized Zelenskiy on the campaign trail, repeatedly calling him “the greatest salesman on Earth” for having solicited and received billions of dollars of U.S. military aid since the war broke out in 2022. Trump has also slammed the Ukrainian leader for failing to seek peace with Moscow, and he […]
