In the telephone call on Friday, Scholz exhorted Putin to “end” his war on Ukraine and to “withdraw troops.” The conversation lasted for about an hour and was the first direct exchange between the two leaders in nearly two years, German media reported. “The Federal Chancellor urged Russia to be prepared to negotiate with Ukraine with the aim…
Mike Pompeo, secretary of State in Trump’s first administration, is of the same opinion: “President Trump is not going to allow Vladimir Putin to roll through Ukraine,” he said Monday. “Withdrawing funding from the Ukrainians would result in that, and he will be told that by his entire team. It’s not his M.O. to allow…
President-elect Donald Trump announced more members of his senior White House staff, shoring up the team that will help him implement his agenda as he prepares to retake power in Washington. Dan Scavino, who previously worked in the White House during Trump’s first term, will serve as assistant to the president and deputy chief of…
Trump has repeatedly claimed that he would end the war started by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s all-out invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 in one day. In an attempt to anticipate any upcoming cuts to Ukraine funding, the government of outgoing President Joe Biden is looking to send the last of more than $6 billion…
While Russian gains are putting pressure on the Ukrainian front, Radakin said, Moscow is suffering losses “for tiny increments of land.” The Kremlin does not provide figures on the impact the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has had on the Russian military. A Wall Street Journal report in September said more than a million…
Musk’s involvement in the conversation, which took place as Russia maintains its all-out assault on Ukraine, was first reported by Axios on Friday. While a recent Wall Street Journal report stated that Musk has been in regular contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin and has publicly opposed aid to Ukraine while spreading pro-Kremlin narratives about…
A South Korean mine has reopened after two decades of disuse, with the potential to be a reliable source of a rare metal critical for modern militaries that China has a near-stranglehold over. Packing a high energy density and nearly as hard as a diamond, tungsten penetrates targets more effectively than other metals, making it…
When Donald Trump ran for president back in 2016, one of the chief targets of his ire was China and what he considered its unfair trade practices—practices he said were coming at the expense of the American economy. After defeating Hillary Clinton, Trump’s adjutants set about putting his plan for tariffs into place, and executed…
Donald Trump said repeatedly during his campaign to return to the US presidency that he could quickly negotiate an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine. There’s now concern in Ukraine and among its allies that once Trump is inaugurated in January, the US will back away from supporting the effort to fend off Russian invasion….
Head of Australia’s Office of National Intelligence said the West must disrupt emerging ‘networks’ that pose a threat. An “emerging axis” of countries providing support to Russia, including China, Iran and North Korea, is “a profoundly troubling strategic development” that Western countries are struggling to deal with, the head of Australia’s national intelligence office has…