On Thursday, President Vladimir Putin declared victory in the Ukraine war’s biggest battle, declaring the port of Mariupol “liberated” after nearly two months of siege, despite hundreds of defenders still holding out inside a massive steel works. Putin said in a televised meeting with his defence minister inside the KremlinContinue Reading

Russia’s Black Sea flagship sank Thursday after being engulfed in an inferno sparked by a missile strike, according to Ukraine, as the Kremlin complained that Kyiv was targeting its citizens in cross-border sorties. The guided missile cruiser Moskva has led Russia’s naval effort against its neighbour in the seven-week conflict,Continue Reading

WARSAW, Poland (AFP) – On Saturday, US Vice President Joe Biden slammed Russian President Vladimir Putin for the month-long conflict in Ukraine, calling him a “butcher” who “cannot continue in power.” “Don’t even think about marching on one single inch of NATO territory,” Biden cautioned Russia in an emotional addressContinue Reading