Victoria Nuland, the former under-secretary of state for political affairs at the U.S. State Department, said in an interview Sunday that the U.S. needs to permit Ukraine to strike Russian territory with weapons provided by Washington.
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RUSSIA SEIZES ASSETS OF JPMORGAN, COMMERZBANK
On 7 May, a Russian court allowed the seizure of €12.4 million, or about $13.3 million, remaining in Russia and belonging to a partnership of JPMorgan and Commerzbank.
NATO HEAD: NOT TOO LATE FOR UKRAINE TO WIN
Jens Stoltenberg, the head of NATO, said last week that despite challenges Ukraine can still pull out a victory over Russia because “more support is on the way.”
IS IT GAME, SET, MATCH TO MOSCOW?
It is an axiom of warfare that it is always desirable to have friendly territory beyond one’s own borders or the capacity to prevent the buildup of significant military power in neutral territory for an attack against one’s own territory.
RUSSIA TARGETING WESTERN ARMS DEPOTS
Russia announced last week that it will take a new focus on Western arms depots located in Ukraine to destroy new weaponry provided to Kyiv as Moscow downplayed the effectiveness of the weapons that have been provided.
WWIII: RUSSIA WARNS THAT WESTERN MILITARY SUPPORT HAS WORLD ON BRINK OF CATASTROPHE
Russia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov said in an interview Monday that the U.S. and NATO’s obsession with the idea of handing Moscow a “strategic defeat” in Ukraine has the world on the brink of a major catastrophe.
TOUGHER SANCTIONS, DRONE ATTACKS SLAM RUSSIAN OIL EXPORTS
Russia has relied on its oil exports to prop up its consumer economy and fund its war in Ukraine.
RUSSIA IS NO LONGER REFERRING TO UKRAINE AS A ‘SPECIAL MILITARY OPERATION’
Russia has been referring to its effort in Ukraine as a “special military operation”—indicating a lower-intensity fight—but has started referring to the conflict as a “war.”
ESTONIA’S KALLAS DREAMS OF ESTONIAN TROOPS FIGHTING RUSSIANS
Kaja Kallas, the Estonian Prime Minister who has been compared to Margaret Thatcher for her anti-Russian stance, doubled down on her position that European forces may have to fight Russians.
STOLTENBERG PROMOTES MORE WAR IN UKRAINE
Ukraine is in dire need of ammunition as it continues its war with Russia and it is imperative that Western allies step up to make sure Russia doesn't succeed, Jen Stoltenberg, the head of NATO, said last week.