Canada on Tuesday imposed sweeping new sanctions against hundreds of Russian individuals, entities and vessels in Moscow’s “shadow fleet” as the federal government reaffirmed its support for Ukraine. Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the sanctions package alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ahead of a meeting on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Alberta, along … Read more
In a social media group dedicated to finding Russian soldiers missing in action, the dozens of posts made each day typically contained names and pictures, along with pleas from desperate mothers, wives and sisters looking for their loved ones. But on Wednesday, some group members were voicing their frustration and anger. Moscow announced it had returned the … Read more
Protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles have triggered a flood of falsehoods and conspiracy theories online, and Russia has sought to exploit and amplify them, experts say. Russian media and pro-Russian voices have embraced right-wing conspiracy theories about the protests, including one that alleged the Mexican government was encouraging the demonstrations against President Donald … Read more
There is hope among the yearning tragedy, however. Tanya Shestak could not contain her glee when one of the soldiers recognized a picture of her father, Vova Shestak, who went missing 10 months ago in the eastern city of Pokrovsk. “Today, a guy recognized his photo,” she said, wearing a broad smile. “Two days ago, … Read more
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT The captured Ukrainian soldier is seen with the phrase ‘Glory to Russia’ branded on his skin in a new photograph, which intelligence services in Kyiv have confirmed as genuine Disturbing images have surfaced after a prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine(Image: UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SER) A shocking new photograph shows a freed … Read more
Russia launched one of its largest airstrikes on Kyiv in over three years of war and struck a maternity ward in the southern city of Odesa in attacks that killed at least three people, officials said on Tuesday. The overnight strikes followed Russia’s biggest drone assault of the war on Ukraine on Monday and were … Read more
Signage is seen at the United States Department of Justice headquarters in Washington, D.C., August 29, 2020. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn have charged the founder of a U.S.-based cryptocurrency payments firm with operating what they allege was a sophisticated international money laundering scheme that moved over half a billion dollars on … Read more
Ralph Tiesler, the head of Disaster Assistance in Germany, is calling for funding to transform public buildings and car parks into bunkers. He stressed the action needs to be taken before 2029 Transforming subway stations like the above will help create vital shelters on a time crunch(Image: NurPhoto via Getty Images) Germany is planning to … Read more
Russia launched 479 drones at Ukraine in the biggest overnight drone bombardment of the three-year war, the Ukrainian air force said Monday, as the Kremlin presses its summer offensive against the backdrop of direct peace talks. As well as drones, 20 missiles of various types were fired at different parts of Ukraine, according to the … Read more
Russian officials said Sunday that Moscow is still awaiting official confirmation from Ukraine that a planned exchange of 6,000 bodies of soldiers killed in action will take place, reiterating allegations that Kyiv had postponed the swap. On the front line in the war, Russia said that it had pushed into Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region. Russian state … Read more