Russia also is one of the world’s largest exporters of military weapons, trailing only the United States. The majority of people are ethnic Russian, but more than 100 ethnicities and languages exist in the country. Russia’s vast size and deep history has nurtured major cultural contributions ...
FILE PHOTO: An interior view shows PMC Wagner Centre, which is a project implemented by the businessman and founder of the Wagner private military group Yevgeny Prigozhin, during the official opening of the office block in Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 4, 2022. REUTERS/Igor ...
He also said that Trump should push Putin to the negotiating table by enacting harsh sanctions on Russia's energy and banking system - and by continuing to fund the Ukrainian military. "I think these are the closest and most important steps," he said. Russia closing in on flashpoint areas ...
What's more, the military operation in Ukraine and the wide-ranging sanctions imposed on Russia have injected huge uncertainty in economic decision-making. The outcome remains to be seen, but the conflict has added to challenges faced by a global economy still recovering from the COVI...
Ukraine's military said it downed 29 of 57 drones launched by Russia overnight; A mother and her two-year-old child have been killed in a drone attack in Belgorod; Zelenskyy urged Donald Trump to be on Ukraine's side, and said he can force Putin into peace; ...
Russian military forceson Friday took controlof Europe's largest nuclear power plant, after a night of intense shelling that set a building on fire at the complex. The attack prompted widespread criticism, including from the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, whichcalled the assault a war crime. ...
With the US and Russia engaged in a public row over the consequences of a possible American attack against Syria, the capabilities that Moscow has to respond to it are a major question.
President Joe Biden says the U.S. is enhancing its military presence in Europe for the long haul to bolster regional security after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
There are no plans to add U.S. troops, Kirby said, tothe cadre of more than 100 Florida National Guard soldiersin western Ukraine who are training and advising Ukraine’s military. “We’re going to continue to watch the situation on the ground and we need to make decisions...
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