Kremlin says it ‘appreciates’ Joe Biden’s decision to spare Russia a terrorism sponsor label

In a twisted turn of events, the Kremlin and President Joe Biden are now on the same page about something more than six months later. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine. Biden said over the weekend that he doesn’t think Russia should be named as state sponsor of terrorismand now the Kremlin is praising … Read more

Gorbachev mourned as a rare but still bitter world leader

BERLIN (AP) — Mikhail Gorbachevthe last leader of the Soviet Union and for many the man who restored democracy to the then communist-ruled nations of Europe, was hailed on Wednesday as a rare leader who changed the world and for a time brought hope for peace among the superpowers. But the man who died on … Read more

Gorbachev mourned as a rare but still bitter world leader

BERLIN (AP) — The death of Mikhail Gorbachevthe last leader of the Soviet Union and for many the man who restored democracy to the then communist-ruled nations of Europe, was mourned on Wednesday as the loss of a rare leader who changed the world and for a time given hope for peace among the superpowers. … Read more

Russia will hold extensive joint war games with China and others

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia said on Monday it would launch extensive military drills in the east of the country that would involve Chinese forces — a show of increasingly close defense ties between Moscow and Beijing amid tensions with the West about the Kremlin’s action in Ukraine. The Russian Defense Ministry said exercise Vostok 2022 … Read more

IAEA to visit Ukrainian nuclear power plant despite new bombardments

KYIV (AP) – The UN’s nuclear watchdog on Monday injected a ray of hope into the deadlock over Zaporizhzhia atomic power plant at the heart of the fighting in Ukraine by announcing that its high-level expert mission “is now on its way” to the installation even as renewed shelling in the region has raised fears … Read more

22 people reportedly killed in Ukraine Independence Day attack

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces launched a rocket attack on a Ukrainian train station on the embattled country’s Independence Day on Wednesday, killing 22 people, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said after warning for days that Moscow could attempt “something particularly cruel” this week. The deadly attack took place in Chaplyne, a town of about 3,500 … Read more

15 people reportedly killed in Ukraine Independence Day attack

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces launched a rocket attack on a train station in central Ukraine on Wednesday on the embattled country’s Independence Day, killing at least 15 people and injuring about 50, said President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after warning for days that Moscow might attempt “something particularly cruel” this week. The deadly attack took … Read more

Russia blames Ukraine for death of nationalist in car bombing

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s top counterintelligence agency on Monday accused Ukraine’s spy service of masterminding the murder of the daughter of a prominent Russian nationalist ideologue in a car bombing just outside the city. exterior of Moscow. Daria Dugina, the 29-year-old daughter of Alexander Dugin, a philosopher, writer and political theorist who some in the … Read more

Car Explosion Kills Daria Dugina, Daughter of Russian Nationalist Known as ‘Putin’s Mastermind’

Moscow – The daughter of an influential Russian political theorist, often referred to as the “mastermind of Putin”, was killed in a car bomb attack on the outskirts of Moscow, officials said on Sunday. The Moscow branch of the Russian Investigative Committee said preliminary information indicated that a bomb planted in the SUV driven by … Read more

Car Explosion Kills Daria Dugina, Daughter of Russian Nationalist Known as ‘Putin’s Mastermind’

Moscow – The daughter of an influential Russian political theorist, often referred to as the “mastermind of Putin”, was killed in a car bomb attack on the outskirts of Moscow, officials said on Sunday. The Moscow branch of the Russian Investigative Committee said preliminary information indicated that a bomb planted in the SUV driven by … Read more