Tag: Russia

‘The Kursk operation has become normalized:’ As Ukraine’s Russia incursion enters third month, Putin is trying to downplay it

Ukraine’s incursion into Russia’s Kursk region is now entering its third month, with scores of settlements still firmly under its control.The operation marked...

Mystery of Russia's secret weapon downed in Ukraine

When two white vapour trails cross the sky near the front line in eastern Ukraine, it tends to mean one thing. Russian jets...

Russia has lost another banking partner as more lenders turn their back on Moscow over fear of sanctions

Russia will be cut off from another bank at the end of the month.Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp will stop processing Russian transactions in November,...

Putin's weak response to Ukraine's advance on Russian soil appears to be rooted in a persistent fatal flaw

Russia's weak response in Kursk shows Putin's leadership still has a major flawRussia's response was slow, allowing Ukraine to take territory, and it...

N. Korean soldiers 'highly likely' killed in Ukraine: Seoul

North Korean soldiers are likely fighting in Ukraine alongside Russian troops, with some believed already killed and more expected to be deployed, Seoul's...

Russian ‘merchant of death’ freed by Biden now ‘selling weapons to Houthis’

Viktor Bout, the arms dealer who was sent back to Russia in a prisoner swap agreed by Joe Biden, is now reportedly supplying...