Mike Johnson may have to choose between Ukraine aid and his job

economist.com SPARE SOME pity for Mike Johnson, the stuck speaker of the House of Representatives. A relatively obscure congressman thrust into leadership six months ago when the…

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,…

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…

Russia's deputy defense minister arrested in corruption probe

newsweek.com Russia's Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov was arrested on suspicion of taking bribes on Tuesday, marking a rare arrest of a member of the Kremlin's elite. "Deputy…

Russia Vows To Ramp Up Attacks On Western Weapons In Ukraine

zerohedge.com Russia Vows To Ramp Up Attacks On Western Weapons In Ukraine Russia's response to the Republican-led House passing Biden's foreign aid package which includes $61 billion in…

Russia Threatens to Step Up Strikes on Ukraine Over US Aid

youtube.com Russia threatened to step up strikes on Ukraine in response to the US vote to provide new military aid to the government in Kyiv. “We will increase the intensity of attacks…

Russia preparing for large-scale conflict with NATO: ISW

newsweek.com Russia is expanding part of its army to ready itself for a large-scale conflict with NATO, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) has said. The independent Washington,…

Top Russian officer killed in Ukrainian Storm Shadow strike

newsweek.com A top Russian colonel has been killed in Ukraine's occupied eastern Luhansk region after Kyiv's forces fired two long-range Storm Shadow missiles in the region, striking…

Russia accuses UK of overseeing "vast majority" of Kyiv's Black Sea attacks

newsweek.com Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) blamed the United Kingdom for facilitating the "vast majority" of Ukraine's attacks on Crimea. In a video statement distributed by…