Ukraine

Elon Musk has changed in stature this year. The whimsical and charismatic CEO of Tesla  (TSLA)  has broken down the wall erected between the bosses of big companies and the political world. He broke down this wall without worrying about the tradition that executives do not give their political opinions…

The U.S. and its chief European allies late Sunday rejected Russia‘s claims that Ukraine is preparing a “dirty bomb” attack against Russian troops in Ukrainian territory, casting those allegations as the potential first step in a false flag operation that could ultimately spark a nuclear exchange. In a joint statement,…

CSTO once was Moscow’s answer to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization The CSTO went from 9 members back to only 3 members in 2022. Within the alliance, only Belarus and Russia support the war in Ukraine. The Collective Security Treaty Organization, better known by its initials, CSTO—or by Moscow’s aspiration…

Ukraine has used precision weaponry to mount a huge counteroffensive against Russia over the past few weeks, In recent days, amid the Ukrainian advances, there have been mounting signs from Russian officials and their local proxies that Russian forces were under pressure. "I think they are preparing the audience that…

Civilians evacuated from the Russian-controlled city of Kherson arrive by ferry in the town of Oleshky, Kherson region, Russian-controlled Ukraine Oct. 22, 2022.ALEXANDER ERMOCHENKO/Reuters Russian-installed authorities in Ukraine told all residents of the city of Kherson to leave “immediately” Saturday ahead of an expected advance by Ukrainian troops waging a…

A man gathers fallen tree branches for firewood on October 21, 2022 in Bakhmut, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine.Carl Court/Getty Images Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged the West to warn Russia not to blow up a dam that would flood a swath of southern Ukraine, as his forces prepared to push Moscow’s…

Camden, a small town in the backwoods of southern Arkansas, is having an unusual brush with the outside world. It is a quiet place. At this time of year there are more Halloween dolls tied to its lampposts than there are people in the streets. It also has a reason…

KYIV, Oct 20 (Reuters) - A Russian air strike that hit a major thermal power station in the city of Burshtyn in western Ukraine on Wednesday has caused "quite serious" damage, the region's governor said on Thursday. "Unfortunately there is destruction, and it is quite serious," Svitlana Onyshchuk, Ivano-Frankivsk's governor,…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — When a missile struck a power station less than a mile from his apartment on the outskirts of Kyiv, Oleksander Maystrenko didn’t panic, run to a bomb shelter or consider evacuating, even though he lives close to what suddenly has become the Russian military’s main target…

Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi (pictured September 2020). - © AFP Mohd RASFAN Italian ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi was under fresh scrutiny Wednesday over his friendship with Vladimir Putin after being recorded describing a birthday present of vodka from the Russian leader and expressing concerns about arming Ukraine. Aides insisted…