"Well of course. I'd call them to knock it off, but this is not a school yard. I call on Moscow to knock it off, are they actually going to do it?" Vance said. "I condemn the Russians for funding fake social media views, but I don't think that my job as a statesman,...
There's another attitude toward doping allegations that many Russians seem to share, what used to be called in the Soviet Union "whataboutism," in other words, "who are you to call the kettle black?" —Jill Dougherty,CNN.com, 24 July 2016 The association of whataboutism with the Soviet...
“Despite the enormous losses, which the enemy does not take into consideration, it is constantly replenishing its reserves,” Yevlash said on Ukrainian television. Advertisement The Russians are attacking in strength along four parallel axes in the northeast, “l...
“The Russians have been frustrated. They have been slowed. They have been stymied, and they have been resisted by Ukrainians, and to some degree, they’ve done it to themselves in terms of their fuel and logistics and sustainment problems,” the official said, speaking on the condition of...
border with Ukraine and in neighboring Belarus, leaving the country surrounded on three sides. The buildup and position of those forces has drawn warnings from the White House that Russian President Vladimir Putin could order an attack"any time,"and may well do so before the end of this week...
With the Russians "hunkered down in trenches, air-burst fragmentation submunitions" — cluster bombs — "are the best way to kill them," added John Pike, director of globalsecurity.org, a Washington-based research group. Although multiple bomblet hits could destroy an armored vehicle, even on...
During the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, a video of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was portrayed telling his troops to surrender to the Russians. In early 2024, authorities in Hong Kong claimed that a finance employee of a multinational organization was tricked into handing over $...
(1) Some believe that the revolution – from early on – had to open proper channels of communication with the Russians and build the right discourse to deal with them and their interests, but the reality is that Russia never thought of a political solution inSyria. If we take a closer ...
though it would be a major surprise if that were required. Russians are electing the position of president alone; the next legislative elections, which form the make-up of the Duma, are scheduled for 2026.
part over fears it could provoke an escalation of military tensions with China or even a military conflict. Biden gave the order to shoot down the balloon whenever the Pentagon felt it was safe to do so, the sources said, so the Pentagon ultimately made the call on when to shoot it down...