Russian forces launched new strikes on Ukrainian cities Saturday as Kremlin-orchestrated votes continued in occupied regions of Ukraine to pave the way for their annexation by Moscow.
Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has courted controversy on the eve of the Italian elections by saying that Russian president Vladimir Putin was “pushed” into war with Ukraine.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern called for more “collective” action in her address to the U.N. General Assembly on Friday, especially on the issues of climate change, nuclear non-proliferation, pandemic response, and opposing wars of aggression like Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who enjoys close relations to Russia and has overseen a reported increase in purchases of Russian oil, was “crucial” in brokering an agreement to release ten fighters captured fighting for Ukraine, Saudi Arabia’s top diplomat told the BBC on Friday.
Thursday, FNC host Tucker Carlson opened his program with a warning about the possibility of a “nuclear conflict” on the heels of heated rhetoric from Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The UK government has removed a ban on the use of fracking in England, with the country’s Energy Secretary telling the house of commons that the move is “just good common sense”.
Dr. Sebastian Gorka, host of the America First radio show and the Gorka Reality Check on Newsmax, said on Thursday’s edition of SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Daily with host Alex Marlow that billions of dollars from the federal government ostensibly slated as “aid” for Ukraine will amount to “grift” for Democrat Party donors and military contractors.
Marcelo Ebrard, Mexico’s foreign affairs minister, represented his country at the 77th United Nations General Assembly on Thursday with a brief speech in which he called for reforms in the United Nations Security Council after the Council failed to prevent the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s declaration that he will double down in Ukraine by calling up 300,000 Russian reservists did not go over well with the 18-to-65-year-old men who might get called up. One-way airline tickets out of Russia to visa-free destinations skyrocketed in price on Thursday, and then sold out completely. Land traffic across Russia’s borders also picked up, although European news agencies disputed the most sensational claims of 20-mile traffic jams at Finnish checkpoints.
British Prime Minister Liz Truss told the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday that free nations should band together and “act as an economic NATO” to defend prosperity against the malevolent influence of authoritarian regimes like Russia and China.
During an interview with Bloomberg recorded on September 7 and aired on Wednesday’s edition of “The David Rubenstein Show, Peer to Peer Conversations,” National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan responded to a question on whether there was anything the Biden administration
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky presented a five-point “formula for peace” between him and invading Russia during the United Nations General Assembly debate on Wednesday, identifying the first step as “punishment.”
The Cabinet Ministry of Ukraine announced recently that it would reimburse the government of Ethiopia, and neighboring Somalia, for about $11.4 million worth of wheat, Mogadishu’s Shabelle Media reported on Tuesday.
In her speech to the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday, Hungarian President Katalin Novak lamented that “war is raging on the European continent once again” thanks to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The German government said Wednesday that it has agreed to nationalize the country’s biggest natural gas importer.
President Joe Biden used his United Nations General Assembly speech on Wednesday to primarily condemn Russia’s war in Ukraine, ignoring America’s interests on the global stage.
President Joe Biden declared an “era of relentless diplomacy” at the United Nations on Wednesday — but declined to offer any kind of negotiations to Russia, instead spending several minutes condemning Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine.
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio joined other free nations at the 77th U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday in condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine as an outrage that “tramples on the vision and principles of the U.N. Charter.”
Pope Francis again expressed his distress Wednesday over the situation in “tormented” Ukraine, just as Russian President Vladimir Putin has raised the specter of nuclear war.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin announced the beginning of a partial military conscription in a speech on Wednesday in which he accused the West of “nuclear blackmail” and trying to “destroy” Russia.
French President Emmanuel Macron spent much of his address to the 77th United Nations General Assembly criticizing Russia for invading Ukraine, an act of aggression he blamed for destabilizing the post-World War II international order and exacerbating humanitarian crises around the world.
Chilean President Gabriel Boric made his debut at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, delivering a speech in which he admitted fellow leftists had engaged in “grave episodes of violence” during riots in his country and warned, “it could happen in your country, too.”
Supporters say that former WNBA star Brittney Griner is facing harsh conditions in the Russian prison where she is serving 9-1/2 years.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro used his address at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday – as per tradition, the first by a head of state at the event – to celebrate the “full recovery” of his nation’s economy in the aftermath of the Chinese coronavirus pandemic.
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres addressed the globalist organization’s 2022 General Assembly on Tuesday, saying the time has come for the world to fall into line and address a range of problems from Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine to rising food and energy prices – or pay a deadly price.
There is little to no chance of the UK signing a post-Brexit trade deal with the United States anytime soon, Prime Minister Liz Truss has admitted amid rocky relations between the two powers.
The papal envoy to Ukraine, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, reportedly came under gunfire this weekend as he traveled to the front line of battle bringing foodstuffs and other humanitarian aid.
WARSAW, Poland (AP) – Poland´s top leaders celebrated the opening Saturday of a new – albeit unfinished – canal that they say will mean ships no longer must secure Russia´s permission to sail from the Baltic Sea to the ports of the Vistula Lagoon.
Police in the German capital of Berlin are preparing emergency plans in anticipation of a possible collapse of the energy grid over the winter.
A former FBI agent involved in the investigation into the Trump campaign is now reportedly under investigation himself for alleged ties to Russia.
Hunter Biden received a $3.5 million wire transfer in 2014 from Elena Baturina, the richest woman in Russia and the widow of Yury Luzhkov, the former mayor of Moscow, according to a 2020 report by Senate Republicans.
Russia has complained that the failure to invite its representatives to the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II is “blasphemous” and “profoundly immoral”.
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky’s home city of Kryvyi Rih has been flooded after Russian strikes against hydraulic structures burst a major dam.
Pope Francis praised Ukraine’s vigorous self-defense Thursday, insisting that it is morally just and patriotic.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky were both allegedly involved in car accidents over the past 24 hours.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to meet at the White House on Friday with family members of WNBA star Brittney Griner and Michigan corporate security executive Paul Whelan, both of whom remain jailed in Russia, senior administration officials told The Associated Press.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin met with Chinese dictator Xi Jinping on Thursday, their first in-person meeting since the Beijing Winter Olympics, telling one of his closest allies that he appreciated Beijing’s “balanced” position on his invasion of Ukraine and understood its “concerns.”
Ursula von der Leyen, the German defence minister turned unelected leader of the European Commission, said the European Union will not be “complete” until Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, and the Western Balkans are absorbed by it.
British media organizations confirmed on Wednesday that Venezuela would not receive a formal invite to the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, shutting out socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro and the rightful president of the country, Juan Guaidó.
Ugandan pop star and former presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, known popularly as Bobi Wine, revealed an unannounced visit to Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday in solidarity with the government there against Russia’s invasion of the country.
