Russia lays claim to fleet Dispute with Ukraine intensifies; Yeltsin plans army of 1.5 millionPaul QuinnJudge, Globe Staff
Ukraine has not yet commented on the latest claim, although the country's army chief announced last weekend that he had withdrawn his forces "to new frontiers" west of the villages of Berdychi, Semenivka and Novomykhailivka in a bid to prevent casualties. Commander-in-chief, Col. Gen. Ol...
Historical claims to land are always contested – think of Israelis and Palestinians, Armenians and Azerbaijanis – and they are countered by claims that the majority living on the land in the present takes precedence over historical claims from the past. Russia can claim Donbass with its own a...
Neither the Biden administration readout nor a similar summary from the U.K. government mentioned Russia's claim that it would scale back military operations near Ukraine's capital of Kyiv. — Jacob Pramuk Tue, Mar 29 202211:17 AM EDT At least 1,179 killed and 1,860 injured in Ukraine,...
Russia denounced Ukraine's claim. Permanent Representative to the UN Vassily Nebenzia said that President Poroshenko has failed to keep his promise of ending the conflict in Donbas, and he has become "the president of war, which continues to this day." The Russian envoy also said that there...
under the dubious claim of protecting ethnic russians and russian-speakers from ukrainian persecution – annexed the crimea region of ukraine in a move widely condemned by the international community. at about the same time, russia fomented dissension in the donbas area of eastern ukraine, backing ...
But Putin used the invasion to claim part of Ukraine for Russia, unilaterally annexing the Crimean Peninsula. The annexation is not recognized by the international community, but Russia has indisputably controlled the territory since 2014. Source: CIA World Factbook ...
Medvedev repeated a Russian claim that the U.S. "wants the defeat of Russia" and that the world is on the brink of a new global conflict. "If the United States wants to defeat Russia, then we have the right to defend ourselves with any weapon, including nuclear," Medvedev said. ...
Russian officials continue to accuse the West and Ukraine of involvement in the Crocus City Hall attack last Friday in which 140 people were killed.
A Chinese military spokesperson Thursday denounced the claim that China had prior knowledge of Russia's military operation in Ukraine as disinformation. The spread of such disinformation by the United States is intended to shirk responsibility and smear China, said Wu Qian, spokesperson for China's ...