The Pentagon announced Friday it is sending another 3,000 combat troops to Poland to join 1,700 who already are assembling there in a demonstration of American commitment to NATO allies worried at the prospect of Russia invading Ukraine. The additional soldiers will depart their post at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, over the next couple days … Read more
Reuters In Moscow, Macron found a different, tougher Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin spent much of his marathon talks with France’s Emmanuel Macron this week on the Ukraine crisis reciting grievances that date back to the end of the Cold War, two sources in the French leader’s entourage said. In the first detailed read-out on … Read more
British nationals have been urged by the Foreign Office to leave Ukraine immediately “while commercial means are still available”. The Foreign Office updated its advice as Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said Russia could mount an invasion of Ukraine “at any time” – warning that conflict would have “tragic consequences” for both countries. Following talks in … Read more
The CIA’s paramilitary section is training Ukraine’s special forces about a broad-range of covert operations, including how to launch sabotage, surveillance, espionage and even assassination attacks as Moscow reinforces its western border with 126,000 troops The CIA is training Ukrainian special forces on covert operations, reports say ( Image: REUTERS) American spooks are training Ukrainian … Read more
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It’s also worth noting that the English version of the Putin-Xi statement doesn’t mention the word Ukraine, Sullivan said earlier on “Fox News Sunday,” which “suggests that China is not so excited about cheerleading Russia on Ukraine.” On multiple TV networks on Sunday, Sullivan spoke a similar narrative, telling reporters that the United States is … Read more
The first of 2,000 soldiers to arrive in Europe following the Pentagon’s announcement of additional forces to back NATO members on the continent were pictured arriving on Sunday The first of the soldiers touched down on Sunday ( Image: defense visual information distribution service) A squadron of elite soldiers from the US has arrived close … Read more
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) – White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday that Russia could invade Ukraine “any day” and unleash a conflict that carries “enormous human costs”. President Joe Biden’s senior adviser warned the day after US officials confirmed that Russia has done so collected at least 70% of military firepower it … Read more
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov speaks to journalists prior to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s annual news conference in Moscow on Dec. 23, 2021. | Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Photo Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Saturday that Bloomberg’s erroneous publication of a headline that said Russia had attacked Ukraine demonstrates the “dangerous” level of tensions in the world. … Read more
Exclusive: Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron today agreed countries on Nato’s eastern flank should be “fully defended against malicious Russian activity” The specialist forces are believed to be helping train Ukrainian special forces in counter-insurgency tactics, sniping and sabotage ( Image: Getty) More than 100 members of Britain’s elite special forces … Read more