ANKARA – The US House of Representatives has passed a bill to require the government to document Russian “war crimes” in Ukraine. The bill was passed by a vote of 418-7, with all the dissenters coming from the Republican Party, according to local media reports. Representative Liz Cheney later said she had voted no by […]
BERLIN – Germany’s BND foreign intelligence agency intercepted communications that prove Russian forces deliberately targeted civilians in Ukraine, Der Spiegel magazine claimed. The BND has informed a parliamentary committee this week about its findings, including radio messages in which Russian soldiers and mercenaries talked about murd...
MOSCOW – Four large fuel bases were destroyed in Ukraine with high-precision weapons, the Russian Defense Ministry said. “High-precision air- and sea-based missiles hit four fuel bases in area of the settlements of Mykolaiv, Zaporozhizhia, Kharkiv and Chuhuiv, from which fuel was supplied to the Ukrainian troops near Kharkiv, Mykol...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The UN General Assembly voted Thursday to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council (HRC) after evidence emerged of apparent mass atrocities carried out by Moscow’s forces. The 93-24 vote saw 58 members states abstain. A member can be removed from the HRC following a two-thirds vote from the assembly if a [&hel...
ANKARA (AA) – The US Congress voted Thursday to revoke Russia’s “most favored nation” trade status, and banned oil and natural gas imports from Russia. After both bills passed the Senate, they cleared the House of Representatives and are headed for President Joe Biden’s desk. One suspends normal trade relations with Rus...
Greece rejected a U.S. proposal to supply Ukraine with more Russian-made weapon systems, media reports said Wednesday. Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos gave an indirect but negative response to the proposal brought by visiting U.S. Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland. Panagiotopoulos said Greece cannot compromise its defense capabil...
Common Dreams reports that scholar Noam Chomsky has said the planet is being pushed toward “the most dangerous point in human history,” In an interview published by The New Statesman on Wednesday, Chomsky spoke about Russia’s war in Ukraine and the planetary emergency. He condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “criminal aggression” in U...
KYIV, Ukraine – Some 18,600 Russian soldiers have been killed in Ukraine so far, according to the latest Ukrainian General Staff update. Ukrainian forces have destroyed 150 Russian planes, 135 helicopters, 684 tanks, 1,861 armored vehicles, 96 unmanned aerial vehicles, 76 fuel tankers, and seven boats. At least 332 Russian artillery weapons, 1...
LONDON – The British prime minister has condemned alleged Russian atrocities in the Ukrainian city of Bucha. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Moscow have been facing vehement criticism from the international community after Ukraine accused Russian forces of committing “genocide” and “war crimes” in Bucha, a town near the capital Kyiv. Russ...
VATICAN – Pope Francis has slammed the UN for its inaction vis a vis the Ukraine war in a plenary session in the Vatican. He said, “We are witnessing the helplessness of the United Nations in the current war in Ukraine.” He added that the persecution in the region is getting more and more gruesome. […]
