Putin Puts Russian Nuclear Deterrence Forces on High Alert Over Aggressive Statements by NATO

The Western alliance promised to “hold Russia” and Belarus “accountable” for the “brutal and wholly unprovoked and unjustified” “invasion” of Ukraine on Friday, warning that Moscow would be made to pay “a severe price” for its actions. … Read More >Putin Puts Russian Nuclear Deterrence Forces on High Alert Over Aggressive Statements by NATO

Moscow says the current situation is the result of years of failed talks to end the bloodshed in eastern Ukraine after the 2014 coup in Kiev

Russia began striking military targets in Ukraine early on Thursday morning, days after recognizing the independence of the two breakaway republics of Donetsk and Lugansk. Moscow insists it is protecting the people of the Donbass from Kiev’s aggression, and that it was forced to resort to military means after Ukraine abandoned diplomacy in its civil conflict in the east. … Read More >Moscow says the current situation is the result of years of failed talks to end the bloodshed in eastern Ukraine after the 2014 coup in Kiev