But behind closed doors, Ukraine’s leader has proposed going in a more audacious direction — occupying Russian villages to gain leverage over Moscow, bombing a pipeline that transfers Russian oil to Hungary, a NATO member, and privately pining for long-range missiles to hit targets inside Russia’s borders, according to classified U.S. intelligence documents detailing his internal communications... 

Despite the introduction of ten different sanctions packages aimed at pressuring Russia to end the war in Ukraine, the value of imports from Russia to EU countries has only decreased by five percent over the past year, the Europaportal reports. Instead of reducing their imports, twelve EU countries have actually increased them. The EU is now preparing an eleventh package of sanctions against Russia... 

Russian forces have faced a significant setback in the besieged city of Bakhmut, Ukraine, as Kyiv’s military reclaimed ground, according to the Ministry of Defence. Over the past four days, Russian troops withdrew from positions in the southern flank of the city, marking a humiliating defeat for the Kremlin. Ukrainian forces have reportedly regained at least a kilometer of territory, signaling... 

The harrowing accounts of torture and abuse suffered by Ukrainians at the hands of Russian forces in occupied areas paint a grim picture of the human rights violations rampant in the region. Dignity, a Danish anti-torture group, documented 725 cases of torture, ill treatment, summary execution, and other atrocities in their recent report. The testimonies reveal the widespread and systematic use of... 

Russia’s former head of the Roscosmos space agency, Dmitry Rogozin, said he went on a quest about a decade ago to find concrete proof that the Americans landed on the Moon in 1969. After finding little evidence, he questioned whether the Apollo 11 Mission reached the lunar surface. “About ten years ago, when I worked in the Government, I sent an official request to Roscosmos to provide me with... 

The Victory Day parade on Moscow’s Red Square, typically a grand display of military might and patriotic fervor, took on a notably subdued tone this year. The presence of just one aged tank, a Second World War-era T-34, amidst a smaller contingent of troops and military hardware, was a stark departure from the elaborate showcases of power seen in previous years. The significance of this scaled-down... 

The specter of a nuclear catastrophe looms large over Ukraine as tensions escalate and fears grow regarding the safety of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Vladimir Putin’s decision to evacuate towns near the plant, coupled with reports of explosives and artillery being placed in the vicinity by Russian troops, has heightened concerns among experts and international organizations. The International... 

Former Russian President and Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia Dmitry Medvedev warned that the world is probably on the verge of a third world war, one that could also be very nuclear in nature. Medvedev, a close ally of current President Vladimir Putin, made this chilling warning amid rising tensions between Russia and the West over the former’s special military operation in Ukraine. “The... 

Vladimir Putin is reportedly preparing a contingency plan in the event that Russia sustains more losses in the war against Ukraine, sources have said. Russia’s presidential administration sent out an instruction manual to the Kremlin’s team of propagandists, urging his people not to ‘underestimate’ Ukraine’s planned counter-offensive and also not to spread the idea Kyiv... 

Russia has accused Ukraine of attempting to assassinate Vladimir Putin in a double drone strike on the Kremlin overnight. Moscow furiously decried the attack as ‘a planned terrorist act and an attempt on the life of the President of the Russian Federation.’ The allegation of the failed assassination attempt was made by the Kremlin today and reported by Russian news agencies. It said two... 

Ukrainian forces in the Donbas region are appealing for more weapons to counter Russian attacks on the key city of Bakhmut. Russian forces, after months of unrelenting attacks over the winter, are on the brink of capturing the city. The Russian advance has reportedly come at a significant cost, with tens of thousands of casualties, and the city remains contested. Ukrainian soldiers are requesting... 

In a dark turn of events, reports suggest that the Russian army has resorted to extreme measures to discipline its own troops during the conflict in Ukraine. Allegedly, soldiers who refuse to fight or are found guilty of heavy drinking are being subjected to a brutal form of punishment – confinement in makeshift dungeons known as ‘Zindan’ cells. These Zindans, reminiscent of Imperial... 

Russia today boasted its missile strikes were ‘right on target’ in a sickening Telegram post made just hours after Vladimir Putin unleashed a barrage of rockets on Ukrainian homes. More than 20 cruise missiles and two drones were fired at cities and towns across Ukraine that were miles away from the front lines, killing at least 19 civilians including a mother and her two-year-old daughter... 

Tucker Carlson received a series of work offers from Russian state media after Fox News announced it would part ways with the long-running host on Monday. The announcement that Carlson would be leaving the network drew strong reactions from supporters and critics on social media Monday, including from the Kremlin-linked news outlet Russia Today (RT). The conservative show host has faced widespread... 

Russia has begun using its new T-14 Armata battle tanks to fire on Ukrainian positions ‘but they have not yet participated in direct assault operations,’ the RIA state news agency reported on Tuesday, quoting a source close the matter. RIA said that the tanks have been fitted with extra protection on their flanks and crews have undergone ‘combat coordination’ at training grounds...