South Korean lawmaker Lee Seong-kweun, a member of his parliament’s intelligence committee, said on Wednesday that about 10,900 North Korean mercenary soldiers have been deployed to Kursk for a counteroffensive against Ukrainian forces.
A Gallup poll finds 52% of Ukrainians want the war to end as quickly as possible, versus 38% who want to fight until victory.
Top Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday that strongman Vladimir Putin is “ready for talks” to end the Ukraine war with American President-elect Donald Trump.
Russia claims to have sustained a strike against a military depot by American-made ATACMS ballistic missiles early Tuesday morning.
Russia updates doctrine, in some circumstances attacks with conventional weapons will be considered sufficient to launch nuclear retaliation.
Russia’s demands for Ukraine go beyond peace deals or territorial compromises, with “full control over Ukraine” being a non-negotiable goal for Moscow, according to Russian ideologue Alexander Dugin.
Allowing long-range strikes deep inside Russia for the first time would “inevitably lead to a serious escalation”, Kremlin figures warn.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed hope that the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine would “end sooner” under President-elect Donald Trump’s administration.
The German government has collapsed, but Chancellor Olaf Scholz has picked this moment to reach out to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Turkish Trade Minister Omer Bolat said Thursday that his country has been offered “the status of partner membership” by BRICS, the China-dominated economic bloc whose founding members also include Russia, India, and Brazil.
President-Elect Donald Trump advised Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call on Thursday not to escalate the war in Ukraine and reminded him of Washington’s sizable military presence in Europe, according to the Washington Post.
President Elect Donald J. Trump spoke with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz with the aim of restoring peace to the European continent and bringing about an end to the war in Ukraine.
The Kremlin expressed very mild optimism on Wednesday for possible improvements in relations between the United States and Russia under the second Trump administration, although the Russians remained skeptical that Trump can deliver on his promise to make peace in Ukraine.
Russian won’t join the chorus of leaders congratulating Trump on election win, spokesman stating relations are “at lowest point in history”.
Russian official Dmitry Medvedev warned that Donald Trump could “share the fate” of JFK if he tries to end the Ukraine war.
A senior Ukrainian official confirmed on Monday that the nation’s troop fired on North Korean soldiers stationed in Kursk, a border region of Russia that Ukraine counter-invaded in August.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday lashed out against the “zero” response of his Western allies to reports that thousands of North Korean mercenaries are preparing to fight on Russia’s behalf.
Natalia Kosikhina, a senator from Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party, called for a ban on Halloween celebrations in all Russian schools on Thursday, denouncing the holiday as an unwelcome Western influence.
A Russian court on Wednesday slapped Google with a fine of $20 decillion dollars for refusing to run propaganda from Russian state media.
‘Important to have modern and ready-to-use strategic forces’ says Putin as Russia rattles sabre with “massive nuclear strike” test.
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Tuesday that his government is preparing “countermeasures” in response to evidence of a growing North Korean presence in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, demanding of his Cabinet a “heightened sense of vigilance.”
Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky told the Times of India in an interview published on Monday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi could be a powerful actor in ending the Russian invasion of his country, suggesting India should support “blocking” critical aspects of the Russian economy.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was among the guests of honor at this week’s BRICS summit, holding a one-on-one meeting with the leader of the host nation, Russian strongman Vladimir Putin.
The China-dominated BRICS economic bloc on Thursday announced it has added 13 nations as “partner countries,” including three African nations: Nigeria, Algeria, and Uganda. These partners will have much more limited involvement than full BRICS members, but some or all of them could aspire to membership in the future.
Russian President Vladimir Putin scored a public relations victory on the second day of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, by embracing Chinese dictator Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi — a photo opportunity that sent the message that Western efforts to diplomatically and economically isolate Russia for invading Ukraine have failed.
Four people were killed, and 14 more wounded, in an apparent terrorist attack on Wednesday against Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), a leading state-owned defense firm headquartered near the capital city of Ankara.
Socialist dictator of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro arrived in Kazan, Russia, on Tuesday to participate in the 16th annual summit of the BRICS anti-U.S. bloc.
Russian strongman Vladimir Putin held an hour-long meeting with Chinese dictator Xi Jinping on Tuesday in the sidelines of the ongoing BRICS summit, describing China-Russia relations as an example to the world and a “stabilizing” force in the world.
South Korea said on Tuesday it is considering a set of “phased measures” in response to deepening North Korean military cooperation with Russia, possibly including weapons shipments to Ukraine.
The annual summit for members of the BRICS anti-American bloc began on Tuesday, focused on its core members engaging in bilateral meetings prior to the largest summit including all nine members a dozens of invited guests from countries interested in joining.
The anti-American BRICS coalition, led this year by rotating president Russia, will convene its heads of state on Tuesday for a summit expected to focus heavily on building a dollar-free parallel economic system, the ongoing conflict in Gaza, and what to do with the dozens of countries that want to be members.
Radical leftist president of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will not travel to Russia to attend this week’s BRICS summit after suffering a head injury on Saturday.
Veteran journalist Bob Woodward said Tuesday on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360” that Russian President Vladimir Putin was the modern Adolf Hitler playing former President Donald Trump.
Former President Donald Trump declined to say Tuesday in Chicago whether he has spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin since leaving office, but he said that it would be a “smart thing” for him to do so.
U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on Monday said a record 123 million people have been displaced from their homes around the world – a number that has more than doubled over the past decade.
Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian, on Friday that Moscow continues to place a high priority on cooperation with Tehran and wishes to create a “new world order” in which the West and Israel no longer have a dominant position in global affairs.
South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun said at a congressional event on Tuesday that he believed it “highly likely” communist North Korea sent soldiers to fight in the Russian invasion of Ukraine – and similarly probable it has suffered numerous “casualties.”
Legendary Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, the “Merchant of Death” freed in President Joe Biden’s lopsided December 2022 prisoner exchange for WNBA star Brittney Griner, claimed on Monday that U.S. media reports of him returning to the arms trade were “fake news” and clickbait.
North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un sent a celebratory message to his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on Monday to mark the latter’s birthday, declaring Putin his “closest comrade.”
European intelligence sources said on Wednesday that Russia has developed a new model of attack drone in China with the help of Chinese specialists, and will soon deploy that weapon on the battlefields of Ukraine.
