This story originally appeared in Hakai Magazine and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A new video appears on the social media network Telegram: footage of the smoking area aboard a large vessel. The curtains are ripped, the lights are broken, and ash and glass litter the floor. “This is how they drink on … Read more
Reporter Evan Gershkovich has been detained in Russia since 2023 He’s set to stand trial, though it’s unclear when it will begin WSJ Assistant Editor Paul Beckett talks hypothetical prisoner swap (NewsNation) — American Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been detained in a Russian prison since last year and is now set to … Read more
By Staff The Associated Press Posted June 14, 2024 7:09 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Russian President Vladimir Putin promised Friday to “immediately” order a cease-fire in Ukraine and begin negotiations if Kyiv started withdrawing troops from the four regions annexed by Moscow and renounced plans to join … Read more
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends a military honour ceremony on June 7, 2024 in Paris, France. Marc Piasecki | Getty Images News | Getty Images Ukraine’s leadership has been talking about this weekend’s peace summit in Switzerland for months, desperately trying to drum up international enthusiasm for — and investment in — Kyiv’s peace plan. … Read more
A simple principle underpins a contentious Thursday decision by the U.S. and key allies to tap profits from Russian sovereign assets in support of Ukraine: Moscow must make reparations. “Russia has to pay,” European Council President Charles Michel told CNBC’s Steve Sedgwick, after the leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) major democracies agreed in … Read more
Canada on Thursday slapped new sanctions on Russia targeting its military and industrial sectors, and joined allies in accusing Moscow of seeking to influence elections in its neighbour Moldova. The actions come as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attends the G7 Summit in Italy, where Russia’s invasion of Ukraine remains a key topic, and follow sweeping … Read more
(NewsNation) — The sight of Russian warships conducting drills just 100 miles off the Florida coast is provocative but not a direct threat, according to a former U.S. general, even as tensions escalate between Washington and Moscow over the Ukraine war. Retired Lt. Gen. Richard Newton said Wednesday on NewsNation’s “Elizabeth Vargas Reports” that the … Read more
A Russian navy frigate and a nuclear-powered submarine churned into Havana harbor on Wednesday, a stopover the U.S. and Cuba said posed no threat but which was widely seen as a Russian show of force as tensions rise over the Ukraine war. Curious onlookers, fishermen and police lined the Malecon seafront boulevard under gray skies … Read more
Representatives from 90 countries, including Canada, are expected to gather in Switzerland this weekend for a Swiss-hosted Ukraine peace summit — without Russia’s involvement — that organizers hope will “inspire” a path toward peace. Moscow has said it won’t participate in any negotiations based on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s peace proposals, which Russia rejects. And … Read more
The United States will send Ukraine another Patriot missile system, two U.S. officials said Tuesday, answering Kyiv’s desperate calls for more air defenses as it battles an intense Russian assault on the northeastern Kharkiv region. The officials said President Joe Biden has approved the move. It would be the second Patriot system that the U.S. … Read more
