Videos have surfaced that show Russia deploying vulnerable golf cart-style vehicles near the Ukrainian frontlines. Made in China, these vehicles are more commonly used on farms and construction sites. This deployment is probably in response to the substantial losses of armoured vehicles Russia sustained during the war. For instance, the Ukrainian Armed Forces shot down … Read more
A file photo of former U.S. President Donald Trump and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban | Photo Credit: AP Former U.S. leader Donald Trump will not give money to help Ukraine fight Russia if he wins the presidency again and that will hasten an end to the war, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said after … Read more
The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, wants the government to confiscate and sell UK properties owned by Russians linked to Vladimir Putin. Khan called for the sale of these assets in a letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove. He revealed that these assets were worth about £1.1 billion. In the letter, Khan said that the … Read more
India is taking the “leadership” of the Global South but is also strengthening its ties with the Global North. (One could also speak of East and West). This fits into India’s policy of “re-balancing” its external relations. The North is seeing a growing shift of political and economic power towards the East. This shift is … Read more
Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) said on Monday he doesn’t think Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has the “political acumen” to cut a deal with Democrats and pass Ukraine aid. “I think, from what I’ve heard, that Speaker Johnson in his heart would pass Ukraine tomorrow if he could, or tonight if he could,” Kinzinger told … Read more
Russian authorities have given Alexei Navalny’s body to his mother after days of demands, his spokesperson announced Saturday. “Alexei’s body was given to his mother. Thank you very much to everyone who demanded this with us,” Kira Yarmysh posted on X, formerly Twitter. “While Lyudmila Ivanovna is in Salekhard. The funeral is yet to come. … Read more
A 44-year-old pro-war Russian blogger, Andrey Morozov, has reportedly died by suicide days after he claimed that Russia suffered huge losses in Ukraine. Morozov, who served as a soldier on the front line in Ukraine, made the revelation in a Telegram post on his channel on Sunday. He wrote that Russia lost 16,000 personnel and … Read more
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has written to the External Affairs Ministry for the rescue of three young men from the state, amid reports that they were being forced to fight in Russia’s ongoing war with Ukraine, Minister Priyank Kharge said on Thursday, February 22. He urged the Central government to take this matter seriously and … Read more
The son of Igor Sechin, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, was found dead in “strange” circumstances earlier this month, Newsweek reported. Igor is the CEO of Russian state-owned oil giant Rosneft. The death of 35-year-old Ivan Sechin came to light after an exiled Russian oligarch, Leonid Nevzlin, took to Facebook to highlight that … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin has gifted a limousine to his friend and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, according to the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). The Russian-made car was delivered to North Korea on Sunday by a Russian delegation. Kim’s sister, Kim Yo-jong, thanked Putin on her brother’s behalf in a statement. “The … Read more
