The US is claiming Ukraine has used the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (Himars) supplied by Washington to destroy more…
Russia & Eastern Europe
Ukraine’s new US-made Himar missiles hammering Russian forces: claim
Security analysts claim US-made rockets which began arriving with Ukraine’s armed forces in June are providing a major battlefield boost…
Russian mother says Kremlin lying about soldiers killed in Ukraine
The mother of a Russian soldier killed in Ukraine says the military authorities repeatedly told her he was alive until…
Putin promises to nuclear-arm Belarus
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin says he will send Belarus nuclear-capable Iskander-M missiles. “In the coming months, we will transfer to…
Russia faces debt default as sanctions block international payments
Russia is heading for its first default since 1998 as its deadline for a US$100-million debt payment is today (Sunday)…
Lithuania rail checks focus attention on isolated Russian enclave of Kaliningrad
Lithuania is threatening to effectively cut off rail links to Russia’s Baltic enclave of Kaliningrad and isolate it from the…
Ukrainian general threatens to target high-profile Russian bridge to Crimea
A Ukrainian general has threatened to use long-range western weapons to destroy the newly constructed Kerch bridge linking Russia and…
29 May 2022
Moldovan pro-Russian former president arrested amid invasion fears
11 May 2022
Belarus jails Russian student seized off downed Ryanair flight
11 May 2022
Ukraine sinks more Russian boats with Turkish-made Bayraktar drones
3 May 2022
Transnistria explosions spark fears Ukraine conflict will spread to Moldova
25 Apr 2022
Belarus opposition leader Tsikhanouskaya says Lukashenko in weakening position
20 Mar 2022
Japan condemns Russian naval exercises around disputed Kuril Islands
7 Mar 2022
Russia outlaws war reporting and gags debate as Ukraine disaster unfolds
7 Mar 2022
Thousands detained as anti-war protests erupt across Russia
1 Mar 2022