EU to tell Beijing of plan to blacklist more Chinese firms for supplying Russia

scmp.com Those earlier talks came after a frantic bout of lobbying in Brussels by Fu Cong, then the Chinese ambassador to the EU, who recently took up a new post at the United…

Military briefing: Russia’s narrowing advantage in Ukraine

ft.com Moscow’s forces are unlikely to muster a massive offensive this year

Russia Vetoes UN Resolution on Nuclear Weapons Ban in Space

youtube.com Russia vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution that would have reaffirmed a global commitment against deploying nuclear weapons in space, rebuffing US efforts to…

Bombardier also granted exemption from Canadian sanctions on Russian titanium

theglobeandmail.com Aircraft manufacturer Bombardier Inc. says it too has been granted an exemption from Canadian sanctions targeting Russian titanium that could interfere with its business in…

Russia's economy is so driven by the war in Ukraine that it cannot afford to either win or lose, economist says

aol.com None Russia's economy can't afford to win or lose the war in Ukraine, one economist says. • None That's because Russia can't afford the cost of rebuilding and securing…

Ukrainian fighter jet downs Russian drone with air-to-air missile: video

newsweek.com A video that has gone viral on social media purportedly shows a Ukrainian fighter jet destroying a Russian drone. Pro-Ukrainian X user Ukrainian Front was among those who…

Tucker Carlson's tough year since Fox News firing

newsweek.com It has officially been one year since Tucker Carlson's dismissal from Fox News, and a full 12 months since he embarked on a decidedly unpredictable ride that has seen him…

US sends Antony Blinken to China amid geopolitical tensions

newsweek.com U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in China in hopes of securing cooperation on sensitive issues amid teetering Washington-Beijing ties. The Biden administration…

Ukraine video shows Russia's BUK missile system annihilated in blast

newsweek.com Ukraine has destroyed a Russian Buk air defense system, Kyiv's military said on Thursday, publishing a video which appears to show its forces annihilating the equipment in a…

Cuba will pursue China ties "to maximum extent" but rules out military base

newsweek.com A senior Cuban diplomat has expressed his nation's commitment to further boosting ties with China but ruled out the possibility of hosting any foreign military bases, even…

Blinken Urges China to Play Fair With American Companies

asiafinancial.com China has been urged to play fair with American businesses operating in the country, by providing a level playing field and by shunning “non-market economic practices”. US…

Russia To Seize $440 Million From JPMorgan

zerohedge.com Russia To Seize $440 Million From JPMorgan Seizing assets? Two can play at that game... Just days after Washington voted to authorize the REPO Act - paving the way for the…

Russia embraces K-pop and anime as sanctions limit Western entertainment

semafor.com The News Young Russians are warming to anime and K-pop as wartime sanctions limit access to Western entertainment. Moscow hosted an anime festival last year, and the owner…

US Secretly Armed Ukraine With Long-Range ATACMS Last Month

zerohedge.com US Secretly Armed Ukraine With Long-Range ATACMS Last Month Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com, The US confirmed on Wednesday that it had secretly sent Ukraine…

Russian losses fast approaching four grim milestones: Kyiv

newsweek.com Russian forces' losses of four kinds of equipment are about to hit notable milestones, according to the latest estimates by Ukraine. The Ukrainian Defense Ministry said on…

Money Won't Solve Ukraine or Israel's Problems

newsweek.com Washington, D.C., a city known for gridlock, uncongeniality, and partisan warfare, is basking in celebration this week. After six long months, the House of Representatives…

Blinken urges fair treatment of American businesses during trip to China

theglobeandmail.com U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday called on China to provide a level playing field for American businesses as he began a visit aimed at resolving a raft of…

Russian state TV threatens to attack two NATO nations

newsweek.com An ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed with guests on state TV the possibility of Russia attacking two members of the NATO military alliance. State TV host…

Russia suffers deadliest day in weeks: Kyiv

newsweek.com Ukraine's military reported another 1,040 Russian troops "eliminated" between Wednesday and Thursday, which if accurate would make that 24-hour period the deadliest for…

What is Paveway IV? NATO ally hands Kyiv laser-guided JDAM-style bombs

newsweek.com Kyiv will receive guided aerial bombs that will "enable Ukraine to strike back" at Russia after Moscow's own modified ones shattered targets across the Ukrainian front line.…

NATO general mocks Russia's nuclear move: "Absurd"

newsweek.com Russia's announcement it had deployed nuclear-capable missile systems to its frontier with Finland met with a dismissive response from a general in the new NATO member.…

Long-range ATACMS secretly handed to Ukraine loom over Crimea Bridge

newsweek.com Ukraine has already used fresh long-range missiles secretly provided by the U.S. in Russian-controlled Crimea, according to a U.S. official, raising questions about the fate…

Nuclear near-misses

theweek.com The recent spate of attacks between Israel and Iran have ratcheted up tensions in the region and stoked fears of an imminent nuclear war. Ali Vaez, the Iran director of the…

Russia spooks US with space nukes pivot

newsweek.com Russia has vetoed a draft resolution before the United Nations Security Council banning nuclear weapons in space, spooking the United States. Moscow on Wednesday blocked the…

I Kant Even: German Chancellor Triggered After Putin Quotes Legendary Philosopher

zerohedge.com I Kant Even: German Chancellor Triggered After Putin Quotes Legendary Philosopher German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is quite upset, after Vladimir Putin quoted German…

Russian courts saw hundreds of AWOL cases in March alone, a record high since the war began: report

businessinsider.com Pedestrians walk past a poster honoring the Russian Armed Forces in Moscow on April 2, 2024. NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP via Getty Images In March, Russia dealt with its…

Ukraine to increase long-range strikes in Russia, says UK defence chief

ft.com Admiral Sir Tony Radakin tells the FT fresh military aid will help Kyiv reshape ‘difficult’ land fight against Moscow

Russia Vetoes US-Authored UN Resolution Banning Nuclear Weapons In Space

zerohedge.com Russia Vetoes US-Authored UN Resolution Banning Nuclear Weapons In Space Russia has just vetoed a very rare and interesting resolution set before the United Nations Security…

US hints Russia "hiding something" after nuclear space weapons ban blocked

newsweek.com The U.S. has accused Russia of "hiding something" after Moscow vetoed a United Nations (U.N.) Security Council resolution banning nuclear weapons in space. Russia blocked…

Putin sends Russia's defense minister a warning shot

newsweek.com Russia's deputy defense minister was arrested Tuesday evening on bribery charges, but some analysts have speculated the detainment of Timur Ivanov was a warning to his boss,…

JPMorgan Chase is caught in U.S-Russia sanctions war after overseas court orders $440 million seized from bank

cnbc.com JPMorgan Chase CEO and Chairman Jamie Dimon gestures as he speaks during the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee oversight hearing on Wall Street firms,…

China and Russia Limit Trading In The US Dollar

watcher.guru China and Russia, two of the world’s strongest nations and allies, are joining hands to dethrone the US dollar. While Russia has already urged the Middle East oil producers…

Russia vetoes UN resolution on preventing nuclear arms race in space

pbs.org Russia on Wednesday vetoed a U.N. resolution sponsored by the United States and Japan calling on all nations to prevent a dangerous nuclear arms race in outer space. READ…

‘Huge Disaster’

forbes.com 04/24 update below. This post was originally published on April 23 Bitcoin has just undergone its latest halving supply cut, triggering "unprecedented" crypto "chaos."…

Blinken lands in China warning over Beijing’s support for Russia

semafor.com Semafor Signals Supported by Insights from Financial Times, The New York Times, and The Washington Post The News US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Shanghai…

The US is now allowed to seize Russian state assets. How would that work?

apnews.com The big U.S. aid package for Ukraine and other allies that President Joe Biden signed Wednesday also allows the administration to seize Russian state assets located in the…

Evan Gershkovich’s appeal against his detention rejected by Moscow court

theguardian.com The American journalist Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested over a year ago in Russia, will remain in jail for at least two more months after a Moscow court rejected his…

Ukraine uses long-range missiles secretly provided by U.S., AP reports

pbs.org Ukraine for the first time has begun using long-range ballistic missiles provided secretly by the United States, bombing a Russian military airfield in Crimea last week and…

The tiny republic of San Marino is alarmingly friendly to Russia

economist.com EMMANUEL Goût has a long record of involvement with Vladimir Putin’s Russia. The 65-year-old Frenchman has acted for some of Russia’s leading energy groups and helped set up…

The US secretly slipped ATACMS to Ukraine with more to come, putting high-value Russian targets in danger

businessinsider.com An Army Tactical Missile System during live-fire testing at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico on December 14, 2021 White Sands Missile Range/John Hamilton US lawmakers…

Russia warns "America has chosen the path of war" over Ukraine

newsweek.com Russia's top diplomat in the United States has shared with Newsweek a stark warning to Washington in Moscow's first reaction to President Joe Biden's signing of a bill to…

North Korea leans on Russian ties to expand relations with Iran

asia.nikkei.com SEOUL -- North Korea's minister for external economic relations is making a rare visit to Iran, part of Pyongyang's efforts to cultivate diplomatic relations by expanding on…

Negeen Yazdi Joins Tom Harper’s Popcorn Storm Pictures As Partner

deadline.com Veteran industry executive Negeen Yazdi has joined Tom Harper’s Popcorn Storm Pictures as Partner. Yazdi, who was formerly SVP of Film Development & Production at Fifth…

Putin ally vows to destroy NATO by 2030

newsweek.com Top Russian general Apti Alaudinov, commander of Chechen forces fighting in Ukraine and an ally of President Vladimir Putin, has vowed that his country will destroy the NATO…

Russia Detains Deputy Defense Minister on Bribery Charge

youtube.com Russian Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov, who was the focus of an investigation by the late opposition leader Alexey Navalny’s team in the first year of the war on…

Ron Johnson’s line on security aid part of an unsettling pattern

msnbc.com About a month ago, Lev Parnas appeared on Capitol Hill and delivered some striking testimony. According to the Ukrainian American businessman, he used to work closely with…

Blinken begins China visit as tensions rise over new U.S. bill forcing TikTok sale

pbs.org U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has begun a critical trip to China armed with a strengthened diplomatic hand following Senate approval of a foreign aid package that…

Ukraine Wants $60 Billion Fresh U.S. Funds

watcher.guru The U.S. has a pending bill of $60 billion as a fresh aid package to Ukraine. The impending bill is to help the country fight against its aggressor Russia and the funds…

Vladimir Putin blames an Islamist attack on Ukraine and America

economist.com Few Russian leaders apart from Stalin have been as obsessed with their own security, while failing so spectacularly to provide it for their people, as Vladimir Putin. From…

New NATO member 'preparing' key infrastructure for war with Russia

newsweek.com Sweden's membership of NATO has focused minds among policymakers in the country on how to protect its energy infrastructure from the threat posed by Russia, it has been…

Ex-con Wagner veterans are rampaging in Russia

newsweek.com Convicts recruited by the Wagner Group to fight in Ukraine have continued to cause havoc and commit new crimes since their return home to Russia. The Russian paramilitary…

Russian draft dodgers fleeing to West in record numbers: UK

newsweek.com Russian nationals seeking asylum in Western countries to avoid being drafted into the military has reached a record high, according to the U.K. government, as Moscow and…

Putin's top defense deputy arrested for 'high treason': reports

newsweek.com Russia's well-connected deputy defense minister Timur Ivanov faces accusations of treason it has been reported, following his arrest in the highest-profile corruption…

Will U.S. aid arrive in time for Ukraine's fight to hold off Russia's army?

nbcnews.com The renewed support comes ahead of an expected new Russian offensive, which Zelenskyy himself has said could happen as early as this summer. Moscow’s forces have already…

Explainer-How the West might use Russia's frozen reserves to help Ukraine

aol.com The G7 group of nations are looking to use nearly $300 billion worth of Russian financial assets frozen by sanctions since 2022 to help support Ukraine, but how it will be…

Ukraine is finally getting more US aid. It won’t win the war

vox.com Ukrainian soldiers fire artillery near Siversk, in Donetsk, Ukraine, on April 1, 2024. | Wolfgang Schwan/Anadolu via Getty Images New American weapons will buy Ukraine’s…

Moldova clamps down after Russian moves

newsweek.com Moldovan authorities have seized over $1 million from a new Moscow-backed political grouping in the country, calling the funds "illegal political financing." On Tuesday,…