Russia fumes over NATO tanks heading to Ukraine, revealing a Kremlin coming to grips with reality
Russia responded with anger and scorn after Germany and the United States revealed that they would be supplying Ukraine with powerful, advanced battle tanks. Moscow invoked history and warned of a broader conflict.
news.yahoo.comTreasury imposes sanctions against Russian paramilitary firm Wagner Group
A mural praises the Russian Wagner group and its mercenaries fighting in Ukraine on March 30, 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia. The Treasury Department identified the Wagner Group, led by Putin crony Yevgeniy Prigozhin, as a "significant transnational criminal organization." Kirby also slammed North Korean weapon deliveries to Russia used by Wagner, including infantry rockets and missiles. Joint Stock Company Terra Tech, a Russian-based technology firm, for providing space and aerial imagery to the Wagner Group. In addition, Treasury took action against Joint Stock Company Research and Production, a Russian space company supporting Russia's military activities in Ukraine.
cnbc.com'Absurd': Russian foreign minister Lavrov sparks backlash for invoking Holocaust
Once again, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has caused widespread outrage by comparing his nation’s international isolation — the result of last year’s unprovoked invasion of neighboring Ukraine — to the murder of European Jews during the Holocaust.
news.yahoo.comBiden stance on NDAA still unclear after Senate includes language to remove vaccine mandate in US military
The Senate has forced President Biden into the position of having to decide between the U.S. defense budget and the vaccine mandate in the ranks in latest National Defense Authorization Act.
foxnews.comN. Korea slams US for raising alleged arms supply to Russia
North Korea on Tuesday accused the United States of cooking up a “plot-breeding story” on its alleged arms transfer to Russia, arguing it has never sent artillery shells to Moscow. Last week, National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby accused North Korea of covertly supplying a “significant number” of the ammunitions to Russia. “We regard such moves of the U.S. as part of its hostile attempt to tarnish the image of (North Korea) in the international arena," an unidentified vice director at the ministry’s military foreign affairs office said in a statement carried by state media.
news.yahoo.comIranian instructors killed in Ukraine, Israeli media says
Ten Iranian instructors, who were training Russian troops in Moscow-occupied Ukrainian territory, were killed last week by Ukrainian strikes, Israeli newspaper The Jerusalem Post reported on Oct. 21, citing an unnamed Ukrainian official.
news.yahoo.comUS: Iranian troops in Crimea backing Russian drone strikes
The White House said Thursday that Iranian troops are “directly engaged on the ground” in Crimea supporting Russian drone attacks on Ukraine's power stations and other key infrastructure, troubling evidence of Tehran's deepening role assisting Russia as it exacts suffering on Ukrainian civilians just as the cold weather sets in. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters that Iran has sent a “relatively small number” of personnel to Crimea, a part of Ukraine unilaterally annexed by Russia in contravention of international law in 2014, to assist Russian troops in launching Iranian-made drones against Ukraine.
news.yahoo.comWH says it won’t 'take the bait or engage in saber rattling' with China over possible Pelosi visit to Taiwan
During the White House press briefing on Monday, National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said the Biden administration would not “take the bait or engage in saber rattling” with China in response to the country’s criticism of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's possible trip to Taiwan.
news.yahoo.com