Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, wants his western allies to allow the use of their Storm Shadow missiles to bomb targets inside Russia. Dan Sabbagh, the Guardian’s defence and security editor, tells Michael Safi why US president Joe Biden’s decision over the missiles is a delicate one. “They allow you to strike deep into another country…
Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein on Monday refused to call Russian President Vladimir Putin a “war criminal,” while eagerly slapping the label on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Biden. Stein, 74, twisted herself into knots during an appearance on “Mehdi Unfiltered” trying to explain her “clear strategy” behind not designating Putin a…
Increase of 180,000 would leave Russian army second only to China in terms of number of active combat soldiers. Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the country’s military to increase its troop numbers by 180,000 to a total of 1.5 million active servicemen in a move that would make Russia’s army the second largest in the…
Russia’s pivot to China has faced multiple setbacks this year as Chinese banks, wary of U.S. sanctions imposed over Vladimir Putin‘s invasion of Ukraine, are rejecting transactions, forcing Moscow to raise fees on yuan (RMB) transfers. Heavily sanctioned Moscow has benefited from the world’s second-largest economy since the Ukraine war began, with bilateral trade rocketing…
The meeting comes just days a British newspaper said the US and UK had reportedly made the decision to allow Ukraine to use partly British-made Storm Shadow missiles to strike targets deeper inside Russia, something neither leader referred to. ADVERTISEMENT US President Joe Biden has brushed off a threat from Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin about…
Russia has announced that it is expelling six British diplomats following accusations of espionage. President Vladimir Putin‘s Federal Security Service (FSB) confirmed a decision has been made to withdraw their accreditation immediately in response to “numerous unfriendly steps by London.” A report on Russian state TV shows an FSB official explaining the move was due…
Despite Moscow’s escalations and now even demands from fellow Democrats, Team Harris-Biden continues to twiddle its thumb on lifting restrictions on Kyiv’s use of US weapons against Russia. Do they want Ukraine to lose? On Wednesday, Democratic Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Ben Cardin declared the “time has come” for easing Harris-Biden restrictions on Kyiv’s…
Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe has warned that Donald Trump could potentially be viewed as a Russian “asset” if he manages to win the November election. Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe expresses concerns over Donald Trump’s ties to Russia, calling for scrutiny. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)(AP) McCabe, who was fired by Trump in 2018…
Russian President Vladimir Putin Thursday said he was constantly in touch with India, China and Brazil over the Ukraine war, adding these countries were making efforts to resolve the conflict. An agency report from Vladivostok quoted him as saying these countries could potentially act as mediators.“If there is a desire of Ukraine to carry on…