The Wall Street Journal is reporting "US officials paused proposals to sanction Alina Kabaeva, the rumored girlfriend of Russian President Vladimir Putin over fears it […]
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What happens to weapons sent to Ukraine? The US doesn’t really know
The US has few ways to track the substantial supply of anti-tank, anti-aircraft and other weaponry it has sent across the border into Ukraine, sources […]
Continue reading‘Neither disciplined nor comfortable’: CNN reporter tours abandoned Russian military camp
CNN's Phil Black tours an abandoned Russian military camp in a forest in Ukraine. #CNN #News
Continue readingAnalyst breaks down loss of eastern town to Russia
Control over the city of Kreminna has been "lost," according to Serhii Haidai, the head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration, as Russian forces try […]
Continue reading‘Why can’t they stop this one idiot?’: Ukrainian woman on Putin
CNN's Clarissa Ward visits Sloviansk, Ukraine, on Orthodox Palm Sunday where citizens are preparing to leave as Russian troops approach the town. #CNN #News
Continue readingPutin critic on what has to happen for Putin’s inner circle to turn on him
CNN's Paula Reid talks to longtime Putin critic and former chess champion Garry Kasparov about concerns around potential escalations in Ukraine, including the potential for […]
Continue readingPutin’s ex-adviser says one move could end his war in a month
Vladimir Putin's former chief economic adviser Andrei Illarionov argues that a full embargo of Russian oil could end the war within a month or two. […]
Continue readingPutin ally detained, 55 homes and 26 cars seized
Viktor Medvedchuk, a pro-Russian Ukrainian politician and oligarch, was detained by Ukrainian authorities and had 55 homes and 26 cars seized. Former longtime Russian TV […]
Continue readingHe was once Putin’s Prime Minister. Now he supports Ukraine
Former Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov tells CNN's Christiane Amanpour that Vladimir Putin is absolutely a threat to NATO. #CNN #News
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