Tag Archives: Russia

Kinzinger: Uprising Is “Massive Blow” To Tucker Carlson

“I think you have to start thinking through every worst-case scenario. So obviously Putin out of the picture, I think generally it would be great for the world, but you think about the instability in Russia that will inevitably come from that. Even if this whole supposed coup fails, there will be some instability in Russia, which has nuclear weapons. …

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G7 Foreign Ministers Hold Call On Russian Uprising

Axios reports: Secretary of State Tony Blinken held a secure conference call this morning with several Western foreign ministers to consult about the escalating situation in Russia, a source with direct knowledge of the issue told Axios. The foreign ministers of France, Germany, the U.K., Italy, Canada and the European Union were on the call with Blinken, according to the …

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Mercenary Leader: “We Are Patriots Of Our Motherland”

The New York Times reports: Despite years of creeping Kremlin control over the internet, the mercenary tycoon Yevgeny V. Prigozhin continued to comment live on Saturday through videos, audio recordings and statements posted on the messaging app Telegram. His remarkable continued access to a public platform amid a crisis demonstrated both the limits of official restrictions and the rise of …

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Russian Helicopters Fire On Advancing Mercenaries

Reuters reports: Russian military helicopters opened fire on Saturday afternoon on a convoy of rebel mercenaries already more than half way towards Moscow in a lightning advance after seizing a southern city overnight. President Vladimir Putin vowed to crush an armed mutiny he compared to Russia’s Civil War a century ago. Fighters from Yevgeny Prigozhin’s [photo] private Wagner militia were …

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US Closely Monitoring “Serious” Situation In Russia

The Telegraph reports: Joe Biden has been briefed on the chaotic situation in Russia with US officials describing it as “serious”. The president was being kept informed as Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was accused by Moscow of launching an armed rebellion. A White House National Security Council spokesman said: “We are monitoring the situation and will be consulting with …

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Putin Vows To Quash “Internal Betrayal” By Mercenaries

The New York Times reports: President Vladimir V. Putin vowed “decisive actions” early Saturday to quell what he called an armed rebellion by the outspoken mercenary tycoon Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, whose forces had claimed control of the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don and were threatening to march to Moscow. In a five-minute address to the nation, Mr. Putin called the …

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Russia Accuses Its Own Mercenaries Of “Armed Mutiny”

The BBC reports: The head of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group is being investigated for inciting mutiny after accusing the Russian military of a launching a deadly missile strike on his troops. Yevgeny Prigozhin said the “evil” in the military leadership must be stopped and vowed to “march for justice”. Authorities have denied the strike and demanded he halt “illegal actions”. …

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NYT: Russia Tried To Assassinate Defector In Miami

The New York Times reports: As President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has pursued enemies abroad, his intelligence operatives now appear prepared to cross a line that they previously avoided: trying to kill a valuable informant for the U.S. government on American soil. The clandestine operation, seeking to eliminate a C.I.A. informant in Miami who had been a high-ranking Russian …

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Hackers Breach DMV Records In Oregon And Louisiana

CNN reports: Millions of people in Louisiana and Oregon have had their data compromised in the sprawling cyberattack that has also hit the US federal government, state agencies said late Thursday. The breach has affected 3.5 million Oregonians with driver’s licenses or state ID cards, and anyone with that documentation in Louisiana, authorities said. Casey Tingle, a senior official in …

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Belarus Takes Delivery Of Russian Tactical Nukes

Reuters reports: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has said his country has started taking delivery of Russian tactical nuclear weapons, some of which he said were three times more powerful than the atomic bombs the US dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. The deployment is Moscow’s first move of such warheads – shorter-range less powerful nuclear weapons that could potentially …

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Belarus President: Russia To Deploy Nukes In Belarus

Reuters reports: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday that Russian tactical nuclear weapons would be physically deployed on the territory of Belarus “in several days” and that he had the facilities to host longer-range missiles too if ever needed. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia, which will retain control of the tactical nuclear weapons, would start …

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Ramaswarmy Calls For “Major Concessions” To Russia

“I think the job of the U.S. president is to look after American interests. And what I think the number one threat to the U.S. Military right now, our top military threat, is the Sino-Russian alliance. I think that by fighting further in Russia, by further arming Ukraine, we are driving Russia into China’s hands, and that Sino-Russian alliance is …

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Far-Right French Party Secretly Worked With Kremlin

France 24 reports: After a six-month inquiry and more than 50 hearings, the cross-party parliamentary inquiry found that the National Rally (Rassemblement national or RN) party had served as a “communication channel” for Russian power. The text, due to be published next week, was adopted on Thursday by eleven votes to five – to the dismay of the inquiry’s chair …

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NATO Members Differ On Fast Admission For Ukraine

Reuters reports: Moscow cannot stop Ukraine from becoming a NATO member, the alliance’s chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday, as divisions among allies about the speed of Kyiv’s accession became apparent only weeks before a decisive mid-July summit in Vilnius. “All allies agree that Moscow does not have a veto against NATO enlargement,” Stoltenberg told reporters as NATO foreign ministers …

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Newsmax Shows Iowa Building In Russia Attack Report

Media Matters reports: Newsmax used footage of an Iowa building collapse while discussing a drone strike in Russia during a Tuesday broadcast. The error occurred during the latest edition of The Record With Greta Van Susteren where she broke down the latest news of the strike that hit Moscow on Tuesday, the first to hit a civilian area in Russia …

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Biden Accuser Tara Reade Defects To Russia’s “Safety”

The Daily Beast reports: Tara Reade, a former Senate aide who accused President Joe Biden of sexual assault, announced Tuesday she defected to Russia. The shocking confession was made during a Russian state press conference, where Reade was sitting next to alleged Kremlin spy—and pal—Maria Butina. Reade told the pro-Putin press the “very difficult” decision to move came after the …

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Graham: Russia’s Arrest Warrant Is “Badge Of Honor”

“I will wear the arrest warrant issued by Putin’s corrupt and immoral government as a Badge of Honor. To know that my commitment to Ukraine has drawn the ire of Putin’s regime brings me immense joy. I will continue to stand with and for Ukraine’s freedom until every Russian soldier is expelled from Ukrainian territory. Finally, here’s an offer to …

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Head Of Russian Media Outlet Calls For Assassinating “Lady” Lindsey Graham: “We Have His Address” [Video]

The Daily Beast reports: U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham’s recent comments during his Friday meeting with the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky in the war-torn country caused outrage and fury in Moscow, with the head of RT Margarita Simonyan calling for his assassination. In a video clip of the meeting, Graham’s comments were spliced in a way that made it seem …

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Russia Issues Arrest Warrant For Sen. Lindsey Graham

The Hill reports: Russia’s Interior Ministry has issued an arrest warrant for Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) after he praised U.S. military aid to Ukraine as “the best money we’ve ever spent.” Russian officials reacted to a video of Graham’s meeting Friday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in which Graham acknowledged “Russians are dying” and then said in another moment that …

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Russian Pol “Dies Unexpectedly” After Criticizing War

The Daily Beast reports: A senior Russian lawmaker who was reportedly critical of the invasion of Ukraine died over the weekend, the Russian government confirmed, in the latest unexpected fatality of a prominent figure since the war began. In a statement, Russia’s Ministry of Science and Higher Education confirmed that Deputy Science Minister Pyotr Kucherenko, 46, died on Saturday. The …

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