Ukrainian forces, unable to thwart major Russian advances inside the country, have staged a large incursion in Russia’s Kursk region last week in hopes to make Western headlines and prove that its losing war is still a good investment.
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U.S. CRITICIZES RUSSIA, CHINA OVER UNPRECEDENTED JOINT BOMBER FLIGHT NEAR ALASKA
Lloyd Austin, the U.S. defense secretary, criticized Russia and China last week over a joint bomber flight near Alaskan airspace, which was seen by Washington as the latest sign of warming military relations between countries.
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NATO: CHINA IS A ‘DECISIVE ENABLER’ OF RUSSIA’S WAR IN UKRAINE
China was labeled a “decisive enabler” of Moscow’s war in Ukraine and, in doing so, “increases the threat Russia poses to its neighbors and to Euro-Atlantic security,” NATO members said during a summit last week.
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U.S. NUCLEAR SUB, DOOMSDAY PLANE ‘FLEX’ OFF NORWAY’S COAST IN MESSAGE FOR RUSSIA
The U.S. tried to send a message to Russia last week when a nuclear submarine surfaced near the Norwegian coast in what was seen as an obvious flex intended for Russia.
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POT MEET KETTLE: U.S. ACCUSES RUSSIA OF PLANNING TO USE NORTH KOREANS AS CANNON FODDER IN UKRAINE
After more than two years of using Ukrainian troops as cannon fodder, the Pentagon accused Russia last week of planning to use North Koreans as cannon fodder in Ukraine—despite no evidence that these troops would be in the fight. The Pentagon made the comments after a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean......
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PUTIN SIGNS MUTUAL DEFENSE PACT WITH NORTH KOREA, TURNING U.S. EFFORT FOR PACIFIC DOMINANCE ON ITS HEAD
While the Western media tried to poke fun at Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un meeting in Pyongyang last week, the two came up with a mutual defense pact that was heard loud and clear from Seoul to Washington.
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U.S. HITS RUSSIA WITH NEW SANCTIONS
On 13 June, the U.S. announced additional major punitive sanctions on Russia, targeting its energy, metals, and mining industries as well as two more banks and the country’s main stock and currency exchanges.
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RUSSIA, CHINA CONDEMN U.S. FOR MIDDLE EAST BOMBING CAMPAIGN
Moscow and Beijing called for an emergency meeting last week at the UN Security Council to voice their collective outrage about the Biden administration’s decision to bomb Iraq and Syria in retaliation to recent attacks on American bases in the region.
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CHERNOBYL 2.0. RUSSIA ACCUSES UKRAINE ATTACKING NUKE PLANT
The big Ukraine news this past week was the threat of ongoing missile attacks at a nuclear power plant the Russian military is occupying in Ukraine. Saying that they were occupying the plant and it was totally ludicrous to say that they were attacking it, Russia’s foreign ministry accused the European Union of “blatantly lying”...