Has WWIII Started?
Moscow has repeatedly warned that “decision-making centers” will be targeted if its territory is attacked. That warning implies Western capitals are vulnerable.
Ukraine
August 14 – Is this the Summer of 1939?
US ‘on brink’ of war with Russia and China – Kissinger. A lack of visionary leadership is to blame, the veteran statesman says.
World on the brink of nuclear catastrophe – Moscow
Kiev’s “reckless” actions are pushing the world ever closer to a major nuclear disaster, Russia’s ambassador to the UN told the UN Security Council at a meeting focused on the Zaporozhye power plant in southern Ukraine.
US will send warships through Taiwan Strait “in the coming days,” US Naval Institute reports
Amid the military standoff in the Taiwan Strait triggered by the visit of US House Speaker Pelosi to Taiwan last week, the US is planning to send warships through the Taiwan Strait.
Russia claims US ‘directly involved’ in Ukraine war
The role of American intelligence in the war in Ukraine has been put under scrutiny after Russia accused the White House of supplying targeting information used by Kyiv.
On Navy Day, Putin says United States is main threat to Russia
Putin signed a new naval doctrine which cast the USA as Russia’s main rival; and set out its global maritime ambitions for crucial areas like the Arctic and Black Seas.
China Is Issuing The Same “Red Line” Warnings About Taiwan That Russia Issued About Ukraine
“We have repeatedly made clear our firm opposition to Speaker Pelosi’s potential visit to Taiwan. If the US… challenges China’s red line, it will be met with resolute countermeasures.”
German Weapons Failing in Ukraine
Captured Ukrainian troops have described the Javelin missile launchers – shoulder-fired units sent by both the UK and the US – as “completely useless” in urban combat.
Massive escalation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine being planned as Donetsk People’s Republic leader seeks “liberation” of “all Russian cities” in Ukraine
It appears as though Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is about to become a much longer, multi-year operation.
Russia regrets Israel’s attitude towards Ukrainian conflict
Rhetoric has been “unconstructive and unobjective”, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zakharova says. Moscow considers Israel’s anti-Russian stance on the Ukrainian conflict regrettable.