Putin signs into law mutual defense treaty with North Korea
The accord, signed by Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in June after a summit in Pyongyang, calls on each side to come to the other’s aid in case of an armed attack. Read more
Russia Attacks Ukraine
Get the latest developments in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war as allies in the West respond to the international conflict.
Biden rushing assistance to Ukraine; aid uncertain under Trump
Trump has been critical of Biden’s assistance for Ukraine, fueling concern about the future of support for President Volodomyr Zelenskiy’s government under a Republican-controlled White House, Senate and possibly the House of Representatives. Read more
Zelensky congratulates Trump amid Ukraine war uncertainty
Trump has criticized the level of U.S. support for Ukraine’s war effort and promised to end the conflict before he takes office in January, without explaining how. Read more
North Korea, Russia send shockwaves with Ukraine war moves
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said after talks with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday that the North Korean moves were sending the war into a new phase. Read more
S. Korean delegation to brief NATO on N. Korean troops in Russia
“Ambassadors from NATO’s Indo-Pacific partners – including Australia, Japan, New Zealand and the Republic of Korea — have been invited to attend,” the military alliance added. The North Atlantic Council is NATO’s main decision-making body. Read more
Ukraine intelligence: North Korean units already in Kursk
Putin did not deny that North Korean troops were currently in Russia. Read more
U.S.: Evidence shows N.Korea has troops in Russia for Ukraine war
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, speaking in Rome, said it would be “very, very serious” if the North Koreans were preparing to fight alongside Russia in Ukraine, as Kyiv has alleged. Read more
S. Korea: N. Korean troops in Russia prepare for Ukraine combat
South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) also said it had been working with the Ukrainian intelligence service and had used facial recognition artificial intelligence technology to identify North Korean officers in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region supporting Russian forces firing North Korean missiles. Read more
Trump blames Zelenskyy for starting war, despite Russian invasion
Russia launched afull-scale invasion of its neighbor in 2022. Read more
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Zelensky pitches ‘victory plan’ to European leaders
Addressing leaders of the European Union’s 27 member countries at a summit in Brussels, Zelenskiy also called for more military aid for Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s invasion. Read more
Zelensky: North Koreans fighting with Russians in Ukraine
The Kremlin on Thursday dismissed South Korean assertions that North Korea may have sent some military personnel to help Russia against Ukraine and might be weighing a bigger deployment. Read more
Ukraine’s ‘Venice’ in Danube faces relentless Russian drone attacks
Vylkove, a small tourist and resort town, sits at the mouth of the Danube, and like in Italy’s Venice, canals replace roads and boats replace cars for local residents. Read more
Hacker attack disrupts Russian state media on Putin’s birthday
A Ukrainian government source said Ukrainian hackers were responsible for the incident, which coincided with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s 72nd birthday. Read more
Ukraine’s Donbas strategy: Retreat slowly, maximize Russian losses
Ukrainian commanders and military experts say it is now a war of attrition with each side trying to exhaust the other by inflicting maximum losses. Read more
Russia to try American, 72, accused of being Ukrainian mercenary
Stephen Hubbard is accused of signing a $ 1,000-per-month contract with a Ukrainian territorial defense unit in the city of Izyum in February 2022. Read more
Russia’s Lavrov warns West against fighting ‘with a nuclear power’
Addressing the U.N. General Assembly, Sergei Lavrov took aim at backers of Ukraine who support Kyiv’s peace proposal. Read more
Harris pledges support for Ukraine, takes veiled jab at Trump
Harris, the Democratic candidate for president, spoke alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the White House, a day after Trump assailed him for not making a deal with Russia that Trump said could have ended the war. Read more
Biden announces $8 billion in military aid for Ukraine
The aid includes the first shipment of a precision-guided glide bomb called the Joint Standoff Weapon, with a range of up to 81 miles. Read more
Sources: Russia has secret war drones project in China
Kupol told the defense ministry in a subsequent update that it was able to produce drones including the G3 at scale at a factory in China so the weapons can be deployed in the “special military operation” in Ukraine, the term Moscow uses for the war. Read more
Ukraine’s Zelensky tells U.N. Russia must be forced into peace
Zelensky has sought the support of Western leaders for what he calls a “victory plan” to end the war that began when Russia launched a full-scale invasion of his country in February 2022. Read more
Zelensky says Ukraine is closer to end of war with Russia
“I think that we are closer to the peace than we think,” he was quoted as saying. “We are closer to the end of the war.” Read more
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