Defense
Zelenskyy calls for a Nuremberg-style tribunal to investigate and prosecute Russian war crimes
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends an interview with some of the Russian media via videolink, as Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine March 27, 2022. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service | via Reuters WASHINGTON — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for a Nuremberg-style tribunal to investigate and prosecute Russian war crimes in a Tuesday speech […]
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U.S. warns Russia will intensify its military operations in Ukraine after weeks of stalled ground fighting
Russian President Vladimir Putin marks the Defender of the Fatheland Day in 2015 in central Moscow, Russia, with military officials surrounding him. Sasha Mordovets | Getty Images News | Getty Images WASHINGTON — The Biden administration warned Monday that Russian forces are expected to intensify their military operations in Ukraine after weeks of stalled ground […]
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SEC Chair Gensler says agency is planning greater oversight of crypto markets to protect investors
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler testifies before a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee oversight hearing on the SEC on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 14, 2021. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler said on Monday that his agency is aiming to exercise greater […]
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A Ukrainian techie combined ‘code and people’ to raise $3.5 million so far for families back home
Alex Iskold Courtesy: Alex Iskold A little over a month into Russia’s assault on Ukraine, Alex Iskold is trying to reckon with the reality in his homeland while lending a hand the best way he knows how. Iskold, who immigrated to the U.S. from Ukraine at age 19, is a venture capitalist and managing director of […]
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Why Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could spark a NATO defense spending spree
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is unleashing a new era of military spending across Europe. Member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, such as Germany, have done an about-face on its defense budget in recent weeks. “The Russian invasion of Ukraine was a wake-up call for a lot of Germans, for politicians and for […]
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Russian foreign minister’s high profile visit puts India under pressure
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met India’s Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in New Delhi on April 1, 2022. Both men met in Moscow in July 2021, as seen in this file photo. Shamil Zhumatov | AFP | Getty Images As the war in Ukraine rages on, a visit by Russia’s top diplomat is […]
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Russia needs to show ‘success at home’ to justify war in Ukraine
A land grab in the Donbas region could be used by Russia to justify the war and claim victory, analysts said. Leon Klein | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Russia will want some form of victory before backing down from the war in Ukraine — and escalation in the war is still possible at this […]
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Solomon Islands says security deal with China won’t include military base
Smoke rises from the Chinatown district of Honiara last November. Riots struck the country after Solomon Islands Prime Minister Sogavare severed diplomatic relations with Taiwan in favor of China. Charley Piringi | AFP | Getty Images Seeking to counter international fears over its new security alliance with China, the Solomon Islands said Friday it won’t […]
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Russians hand control of Chernobyl nuclear plant back to Ukraine, IAEA says
A shelter construction covers the exploded reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear plant, in Chernobyl, Ukraine, on April 27, 2021. Efrem Lukatsky | AP Russian troops that took over the Chornobyl nuclear power plant last month have transferred control back to Ukraine, the International Atomic Energy Agency said Thursday, citing information from Ukraine. Multiple convoys of […]
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Russian troops sabotaging their own equipment and refusing orders in Ukraine, UK spy chief says
Jeremy Fleming, director of U.K. intelligence agency GCHQ, pictured in November 2019. Fleming delivered a speech in Canberra, Australia on Thursday in which he addressed the war in Ukraine. Joe Giddens | PA Images | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin has misjudged the situation in Ukraine, but his advisors are scared of telling him […]
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