Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fled to Moscow. His escape shows a major setback for Russia. This loss ends the Kremlin’s influence in Syria. It also raises questions about Vladimir Putin’s grip on power. Putin’s critics celebrated the news. Russian activist Ilya Yashin shared a photo of Assad’s banner burning. Ukraine’s former Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba […]
Russia enters into a grim reality as nearly 2,000 soldiers died in Ukraine on Monday. This death toll exceeds Russia’s average daily male birth rate, highlighting the human cost of the conflict. According to 2022 reports, Russia averaged about 1,800 boys born each day, with around 670,200 boys born that year. Birth rates seems to […]
Sergei Karaganov, a foreign policy expert, says Russia will continue sending nuclear warning signals to the West. He has long advised President Putin to lower the threshold for using nuclear weapons, even suggesting a pre-emptive strike on NATO. However, Putin maintains that Russia doesn’t need nuclear weapons to win the war in Ukraine. In September, […]
To strengthen their economic and political ties, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Turkmenistan on Friday. Putin seeks closer ties with countries in the Global East and South. This comes amid growing tensions between Russia, the U.S., and the EU over the Ukraine conflict. He invited Pezeshkian to visit Russia […]
Russia has threatened Ukraine with severe retaliation. Russian officials warned of escalating the war if Ukraine uses long-range missiles to strike deep into Russian territory. They also threatened to destroy Kyiv. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said his victory plan depends on U.S. approval for these missile strikes. He believes destroying Russian military facilities will stop […]
Russia sees the US and its allies as involved in the Ukraine conflict. If Western countries allow Ukraine to use long-range weapons, Russia may respond more aggressively. Vyacheslav Volodin, the speaker of Russia’s Duma, said, “Washington and European states are becoming parties to the war in Ukraine.” Volodin named the US, Germany, France, and Britain […]
Putin’s crackdown continues with the arrest of former Deputy Defense Minister Pavel Popov. The Investigative Committee has charged Popov, who was removed from his role in June after 11 years, with fraud. At 67, Popov faces up to 10 years in prison. State-run news footage shows him arriving at a Moscow court in handcuffs. His […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has selected Vsevolod Tkachenko as Russia’s new ambassador to Kenya. With over 40 years in diplomacy, Tkachenko is fluent in Kiswahili, a language spoken widely in Kenya and Tanzania. This appointment signals Moscow’s increasing focus on Kenya. Earlier, Tkachenko was designated as the new envoy to Ethiopia and the African Union, […]
Israeli forces on Monday, increased their operations around Khan Younis in southern Gaza. They took this action despite ongoing international efforts to halt the fighting and prevent a larger conflict involving Iran and its allies. Recent airstrikes in Khan Younis reportedly killed at least 18 people and injured several others, according to Palestinian medics. As […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to expel Ukrainian forces from Russian territory. Ukraine launched its largest attack, since 2022. Last Tuesday, Ukrainian troops entered Russia’s Kursk region, catching Russian forces off guard. By Sunday, Russia had stabilized the situation, though fighting continued. Authorities evacuated civilians in Belgorod due to border tensions. Putin accused Ukraine of […]
