Stop The War!
On the 24th of February 2022 Russian armed forces invaded Ukraine and started war against a sovereign country. The attack came from both Russia and Belarus. Thousands of Ukrainian and Russian soldiers and hundreds of Ukrainian civilians, including women and children, have already been killed.
If you protest against the war, you may get arrested for up to 15 years. Even if you just say that attacking another country with weapons is a war, you may be prosecuted the same way.
But if you close your eyes and stay quiet, you will be an accomplice to the mass murderer who claims to be your president.
What do you choose?
If you're connecting from Russia or Belarus then your government is actively blocking your access to independent information sources. To help you to know what's really happening, here is an uncensored list of recent news from variety of sources:
Biden pledges $8 billion to Ukraine following Putin's proposed changes to nuclear rules
President Biden on Thursday pledged another $8 billion in security aid to Ukraine just one day after Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested he might change Moscow’s rules when it comes to its nuclear doctrine.
In a proposal to the Russian Security Council on Wednesday, the Kremlin chief suggested that any attack by a non-nuclear nation that has the backing of a nuclear-armed nation could be seen as a "joint attack" — a move that could have a resounding impact on the war in Ukraine.
2024-09-26 12:50:00 Fox News Digital via AllSides Balanced News | AllSides Media Bias Rating: Right
What we know about the ‘victory plan’ Zelensky is presenting to Biden today
This audio is created with AI assistance Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to present the victory plan to his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden at the White House on Sept. 26, a potentially pivotal moment in the long-running saga of Washington's support for Ukraine. Zelensky, who is visiting the U.S. this week, has said that the plan is designed to push Russian President Vladimir Putin into a fair peace agreement by boosting Ukraine’s firepower and giving it an upper hand two and a half years into Russia’s full-scale invasion. Zelensky...
2024-09-26 06:39:00 The Kyiv Independent via AllSides Balanced News | AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
House GOP launches investigation into Zelenskyy's Pennsylvania visit
House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer launched an investigation on Wednesday into Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's recent visit to an ammunition factory in Pennsylvania.
House Republicans have already cried foul on the visit, which Zelenskyy took to thank the workers at a factory that has supplied critical munitions in Ukraine's war with Russia, because several Democrats joined him for a public appearance. Comer took a different tack on Wednesday, instead focusing on Zelenskyy visiting a presidential battleground state.
2024-09-26 04:27:00 Politico via AllSides Balanced News | AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Left
Iran mediating secret talks to send Russian anti-ship missiles to Yemen's Houthis, Reuters reports
This audio is created with AI assistance Iran is brokering secret negotiations between Russia and Yemen's Houthis to transfer Yakhont supersonic anti-ship missiles to them, Reuters reported on Sept. 24, citing seven unnamed sources. Representatives of the Iran-backed Houthi group and Moscow met in Tehran at least twice in 2024, two officials familiar with the matter told Reuters. The talks on the supply of "dozens" of missiles are ongoing, and new meetings in Tehran are expected in the coming weeks, the news agency reported. The Houthis are an Iran-backed militant...
2024-09-25 02:09:00 The Kyiv Independent via AllSides Balanced News | AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
President Biden Addresses UN General Assembly
President Joe Biden addressed the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) for his final time as president, focusing on his foreign policy legacy and ongoing conflicts around the world.
The Details: Biden affirmed his commitment to manage competition with China, strengthen alliances across the Indo-Pacific, and tackle climate change and the opioid crisis... » Read More
2024-09-24 10:19:00 AllSides via AllSides Headline Roundups | AllSides Media Bias Rating: Mixed
Volodymyr Zelensky Has a Plan for Ukraine’s Victory
Volodymyr Zelensky’s situation room, where the Ukrainian President monitors developments in his country’s war with Russia, is a windowless chamber, largely taken up by a rectangular conference table and ringed by blackened screens, deep inside the Presidential Administration Building, in central Kyiv. On a recent afternoon, as I sat inside, waiting for Zelensky, I heard his voice—a syrupy baritone, speckled with gravel—before he entered, dressed in his signature military-adjacent style: black T-shirt, olive-drab pants, brown boots. He was in the midst of preparations for a trip to the U.S., where...
2024-09-24 05:40:00 The New Yorker via AllSides Balanced News | AllSides Media Bias Rating: Left
Zelensky’s peace plan is designed for Donald Trump
It is unusual for Volodymyr Zelensky to be quiet — whether in his former life as a comedian and actor or now as President of Ukraine. However, the Ukrainian leader has been abnormally close-mouthed of late, notably reticent to go into detail regarding the “victory plan” he intends to present to US President Joe Biden and American officials this week. Ukrainian sources have let on that the plan should “create such conditions and such an atmosphere that Russia will no longer be able to ignore the peace formula and the peace summit”, with references...
2024-09-24 05:40:00 UnHerd via AllSides Balanced News | AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
How the November Election Could Affect Zelenskyy’s Plan for Ending the War
With the 2024 presidential election looming, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is visiting the U.S. to meet with Biden administration officials and strategize how to end the country’s war with Russia.
Electoral Implications: Joshua Yaffa of T... » Read More
2024-09-24 05:31:00 AllSides via AllSides Headline Roundups | AllSides Media Bias Rating: Mixed
Zelensky meets US congressional delegation, urges continued support and outlines Ukraine’s victory plan
This audio is created with AI assistance President Volodymyr Zelensky met with a bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation on Sept. 23, including Senators Ben Cardin, Dan Sullivan, Chris Murphy, and Congressman Gregory Meeks, to express gratitude for their critical support of Ukraine. He updated them on Ukraine's current security situation and the challenges anticipated next year. Zelensky emphasized that "decisive action now can accelerate a just end to the war," adding that Ukraine’s Victory Plan aims to bring peace. "American leadership plays a crucial role in defending freedom worldwide," Zelensky wrote...
2024-09-23 18:05:00 The Kyiv Independent via AllSides Balanced News | AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
Telegram to disclose to authorities phone numbers, IP addresses of those who violate messenger's rules
This audio is created with AI assistance The Telegram messenger app will disclose to the authorities the phone numbers and IP addresses of those who violate its terms of use and privacy policy, Telegram CEO Pavel Durov said on Sept. 23, introducing the latest updates. Personal information will be provided to the authorities by "valid legal requests," Durov added. The Telegram update comes after Durov's detention and subsequent arrest in France in late August. Durov is charged with numerous offenses related to his social network, including allowing terrorism, drug trafficking,...
2024-09-23 09:22:00 The Kyiv Independent via AllSides Balanced News | AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
Lithuania signs memorandum with one of world's leading arms manufacturers on medium-caliber ammunition
This audio is created with AI assistance Lithuania has signed a memorandum with American Northrop Grumman Corporation, one of the leading global aerospace and defense technology companies, to produce and supply medium-caliber ammunition, the Lithuanian Defense Ministry said on Sept. 23. Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022, the EU states have been making efforts to ramp up their weaponry production to backfill Ukraine's needs on the battlefield and strengthen their own arsenals due to a potential Russian threat. The memorandum was signed by Lithuanian Defense Minister Laurynas...
2024-09-23 08:32:00 The Kyiv Independent via AllSides Balanced News | AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy will visit a Pennsylvania ammunition factory to thank workers
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday will visit the Pennsylvania ammunition factory that is producing one of the most critically needed munitions for his country’s fight to fend off Russian ground forces. He is expected to go to the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant to kick off a busy week in the United States shoring up support for Ukraine in the war, according to two U.S. officials and a third familiar with Zelenskyy’s schedule who spoke on the condition of anonymity to provide details that were not yet public. He also will address the U.N. General Assembly annual gathering in New...
2024-09-22 12:09:00 Associated Press via AllSides Balanced News | AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Left
Ukraine limits the use of Telegram, warning of security risks
Ukraine has told government and army officials to stop using the messaging app Telegram, warning that Russia may have access to data and communication on the popular communication channel. Telegram has become a vital messenger service on both sides of the war, and has been widely used by Ukrainian soldiers and civilians, despite long-standing concerns that Russia could compromise communications via the app. Ukraine’s National Cyber Security Coordination Center announced on Friday that it had decided to restrict the use of Telegram by government agencies, critical infrastructure facilities, and the military. A...
2024-09-22 12:05:00 Semafor via AllSides Balanced News | AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Left
Russia preparing strikes against Ukrainian nuclear facilities ahead of winter, Foreign Minister says
This audio is created with AI assistance Moscow is preparing to carry out strikes against Ukrainian nuclear facilities ahead of winter, Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Sept. 21, citing Kyiv's intelligence data. The possible targets include open distribution devices at nuclear power plants and transmission substations, "which are essential for the safe functioning of the nuclear energy system," according to Sybiha. "Damage to these facilities would create a high risk of a nuclear incident that will have global consequences," Sybiha said in a statement published on social media....
2024-09-21 06:51:00 The Kyiv Independent via AllSides Balanced News | AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
Russia missile strike on Odesa injures 4, damages Antiguan-flagged vessel
This audio is created with AI assistance According to the preliminary data, Russia launched Iskander-M ballistic missiles, damaging port and civilian infrastructure, as well as a civilian ship under the Antiguan flag. An air raid alert sounded in Odesa Oblast at around 2 p.m. local time, and the first explosions were heard in the city a few minutes later. Odesa Oblast and other southern regions of Ukraine are regular targets of Russian missile and drone attacks. Russian troops attacked Odesa Oblast with a ballistic missile on July 4, killing one...
2024-09-20 06:02:00 The Kyiv Independent via AllSides Balanced News | AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
Ukraine restricts Telegram use for government, military, critical infrastructure
This audio is created with AI assistance Ukraine's National Coordination Center for Cybersecurity on Sept. 20 restricted the use of the Telegram messenger app for government agencies, military, and critical infrastructure facilities. Telegram remains one of the most popular social media platforms among Ukrainians. A September 2023 poll by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology indicated that 44% of Ukrainians use Telegram to receive information and news. The app is also actively used by Russia, its military forces, and intelligence services to undermine Ukraine's war effort and boost its own....
2024-09-20 04:31:00 The Kyiv Independent via AllSides Balanced News | AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
Ukraine slaps new sanctions against individuals, entities from Iran, China, Russia
This audio is created with AI assistance President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree on Sept. 19 imposing sanctions against six individuals and over 40 entities from Iran, China, and Russia. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Ukraine has been expanding the list of sanctions against people or entities over their support for Moscow's war. China, despite its declared neutrality in the war, is Russia's leading supplier of dual-use goods, while Iran regularly provides Russia with Shahed-type drones and, more recently, ballistic missiles. Ukraine introduced sanctions against six foreigners associated...
2024-09-19 23:34:00 The Kyiv Independent via AllSides Balanced News | AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
US sanctions Russian individuals, entities engaging in prohibited transactions with North Korea
This audio is created with AI assistance The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced updates to its sanctions list on Sept. 19, adding the names of five entities and one individual in violation of regulations the U.S. has placed on North Korea. "Today's action holds accountable parties that have assisted (North Korea) and Russian sanctions evasion," said Treasury official Bradley Smith. "The U.S. remains strongly committed to leveraging all our available tools to disrupt this and other schemes intended to support Russia's war of aggression against...
2024-09-19 14:14:00 The Kyiv Independent via AllSides Balanced News | AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
Russia aims to increase drone production tenfold in 2024, Putin claims
This audio is created with AI assistance Russia is planning to increase drone production "almost ten times" this year, Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed on Sept. 19, Kremlin-controlled Interfax news agency reported. In 2023, the Russian army received about 140,000 drones of different types, according to Putin. This year, Moscow wants to produce 1.4 million, Putin said. Throughout Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine and Russia have heavily invested in drone technology, revolutionizing the way wars are fought. For outnumbered Ukrainian forces, drones have been one of the key weapons to strike...
2024-09-19 09:18:00 The Kyiv Independent via AllSides Balanced News | AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
Russia, Pakistan strengthen economic ties, expand trade
This audio is created with AI assistance Russia and Pakistan hope to expand bilateral trade and improve their economic cooperation, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk and Pakistani Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar said during a joint press conference in Islamabad on Sept. 18. Moscow also pledged support for Pakistan's bid to join the BRICS international alliance. While Russia has faced increasing economic isolation due to Western sanctions following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, trade between Moscow and Islamabad has expanded, reaching $1 billion in 2023. The nations hope to...
2024-09-18 18:48:00 The Kyiv Independent via AllSides Balanced News | AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
IMF reportedly postpones controversial visit to Russia
This audio is created with AI assistance The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) planned visit to Russia has been "postponed indefinitely," Russian state-controlled news agency TASS reported on Sept. 17. News emerged earlier in September that the IMF was preparing to send its first mission to Russia since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The IMF last visited Russia in November 2019, before the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The mission was supposed to be headed by Argentine economist Jacques Miniane, with the first part taking...
2024-09-18 02:47:00 The Kyiv Independent via AllSides Balanced News | AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
Ukrainian boxer Usyk detained at Krakow airport
This audio is created with AI assistance Editor's Note: This is a developing story and is being updated. Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk was arrested at the airport in Krakow, Poland, Ukrainian lawmaker Zhan Beleniuk said on Sept. 17. "Oleksandr Usyk was arrested at the Krakow airport. The circumstances are being investigated," Beleniuk said via Telegram. President Volodymyr Zelensky announced shortly after midnight on Sept. 18 that Usyk had been released following the intervention of Ukraine's Foreign Ministry. He also said he spoke to Usyk by phone while he was detained....
2024-09-17 14:09:00 The Kyiv Independent via AllSides Balanced News | AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
Putin orders expansion of army by 180,000 to 1.5m soldiers as Ukraine war rages on
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2024-09-17 10:25:00 London Evening Standard via AllSides Balanced News | AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
Ukraine brushes off links to alleged Trump gunman
Ukraine on Monday dismissed links to Ryan Wesley Routh, the man who authorities arrested Sunday for allegedly attempting to shoot former United States President Donald Trump. Last year, 58-year-old Routh told the New York Times he was willing “to fight and die in Ukraine” in a comment for an article about American volunteers aiding Ukraine’s war effort against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion. Routh also filmed videos on Ukraine’s Independence Square, presenting himself as a recruiter for the International Ukrainian Military Intelligence unit for volunteer fighters, calling for more foreigners to join the...
2024-09-17 03:27:00 Politico via AllSides Balanced News | AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Left
What We Know About Ryan Routh, Suspect in 2nd Trump Assassination Attempt
Law enforcement officials have named 58-year-old Ryan Wesley Routh of Hawaii as the suspect in the apparent assassination attempt on former President Trump on Sunday.
The Attempt: Routh hid on the edge of Trump's Florida golf course for nearly 12 hours before a Secret Service agent spotted him, according to the FBI... » Read More
2024-09-16 17:28:00 AllSides via AllSides Headline Roundups | AllSides Media Bias Rating: Mixed
Kazakh President Tokayev says 'Russia cannot be defeated'
This audio is created with AI assistance Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev told German Chancellor Olaf Scholz during a visit to Astana on Sept. 16 that "Russia cannot be defeated in the military sense." Despite Astana's historically close ties to Moscow, Tokayev has taken a cautious approach to the full-scale war, refusing to recognize the legitimacy of Russia's illegal annexation of Ukrainian territories in 2022. At the same time, Kazakhstan has declined to abandon its long-standing relationship with Russia. "It is a fact that Russia cannot be defeated in the military...
2024-09-16 15:24:00 The Kyiv Independent via AllSides Balanced News | AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
US announces sanctions against Georgian officials for human rights abuses
This audio is created with AI assistance The U.S. Treasury Department announced on Sept. 16 a new tranche of sanctions targeting Georgian officials and two private citizens characterized as "extremists" for their role in human rights abuses. "Today's action underscores our concern about the consequences of anti-democratic actions in Georgia and efforts by key individuals to use violence and intimidation to achieve their aims," said Treasury official Bradley Smith. Concerns about Georgia's democracy have reached a fever pitch after the ruling Georgian Dream party passed the foreign agents law, which...
2024-09-16 14:09:00 The Kyiv Independent via AllSides Balanced News | AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
Ukraine war latest: Putin to increase Russian military personnel and staff by 180,000
This audio is created with AI assistance • Ukraine to receive another batch of Danish F-16s this year, minister says Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Sept. 16 increasing the number of the Russian Armed Forces from roughly 2.2 million to 2,389,130 people, including 1.5 million military personnel. The decree will take effect on Dec. 1, and will increase the total number of Russian military personnel and staff by 180,000. The last time the staffing level was increased was in December 2023. It amounted to 2,209,130 people, including...
2024-09-16 13:13:00 The Kyiv Independent via AllSides Balanced News | AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
Putin signs decree increasing number of military personnel, staff to 2.38 million
This audio is created with AI assistance Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Sept. 16 increasing the number of the Russian Armed Forces from roughly 2.2 million to 2,389,130 people, including 1.5 million military personnel. The decree will take effect on Dec. 1, 2024, and will increase the total number of Russian military personnel and staff by 180,000. The last time the staffing level was increased was in December 2023. It amounted to 2,209,130 people, including 1,320,000 military personnel. In August 2022, six months after Russia's full-scale invasion...
2024-09-16 06:26:00 The Kyiv Independent via AllSides Balanced News | AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
Suspected Gunman Said He Was Willing to Fight and Die in Ukraine
Ryan Wesley Routh, the 58-year-old man who was arrested on Sunday in connection with what the F.B.I. described as an attempted assassination on former President Donald J. Trump, had expressed the desire to fight and die in Ukraine. Mr. Routh’s posts on the social media site X revealed a penchant for violent rhetoric in the weeks after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. “I AM WILLING TO FLY TO KRAKOW AND GO TO THE BORDER OF UKRAINE TO VOLUNTEER AND FIGHT AND DIE,” he wrote. On the messaging application Signal,...
2024-09-16 02:53:00 New York Times (News) via AllSides Balanced News | AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Left
Trump golf course shooting: What we know about the reported suspect
A gunman attempted to assassinate Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Sunday at Trump's golf course in Palm Beach, Florida, authorities said. CNN, Fox News and The New York Times identified the suspect as Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, of Hawaii, citing unidentified law enforcement officials. The FBI declined to comment and Reuters could not independently verify his identity. Here is what we know so far about the suspected gunman: GUN BARREL IN BUSHES The Secret Service said its agents were accompanying Trump on the golf course, when one who was securing holes...
2024-09-16 02:53:00 Reuters via AllSides Balanced News | AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/who-ryan-wesley-routh-alleged-gunman-trump-golf-club
The 58-year-old man accused of pointing an AK-47 at former President Donald Trump on Sunday afternoon has a prolific arrest record that spans several decades. Ryan Wesley Routh was arrested shortly after the incident at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Fla. Authorities said Secret Service agents fired at him after seeing the muzzle of his AK-47 pointing through a chain-link fence one hole ahead of where Trump was playing. Authorities are treating the episode as an apparent assassination attempt on Trump. A background check on the name given by...
2024-09-16 02:45:00 Fox News Digital via AllSides Balanced News | AllSides Media Bias Rating: Right
Suspect detained in Trump assassination attempt claimed to support Ukraine
This audio is created with AI assistance Ryan Wesley Routh, the man detained in connection with the apparent assassination attempt of former U.S. President Donald Trump on Sept. 15, claimed to support Ukraine and used his social media platform to attempt to recruit Afghan soldiers to fight Russia's full-scale invasion. The Secret Service on Sept. 15 opened fire after seeing an armed individual at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida. Trump was unharmed, and the FBI is investigating the incident as another assassination attempt against the...
2024-09-15 19:20:00 The Kyiv Independent via AllSides Balanced News | AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
US warns RT is directly involved in Russian intelligence operations
This audio is created with AI assistance The U.S. State Department issued a press release on Sept. 13 saying that the Russian state-run media outlet RT is not just involved in spreading propaganda and misinformation, but is actively working with Russian intelligence to target countries across the world. "We now know that RT moved beyond being simply a media outlet and has been an entity with cyber capabilities," the statement read. "(RT) is also engaged in information operations, covert influence, and military procurement. These operations are targeting countries around the...
2024-09-13 14:16:00 The Kyiv Independent via AllSides Balanced News | AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
Thursday, March 30. Russia’s War On Ukraine: News And Information From Ukraine
The United States has set up a working group to detect possible corruption in dispersal of its aid to Ukraine, and has auditors operating in Ukraine alongside consultants from the World Bank and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. Following the recommendation of the International Olympic Committee, Russian and Belarussian athletes will be allowed to compete at the next Olympics subject to certain provisos. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has urged a ban on participation by Russian or Belarusian athletes in all international sporting events, and a Ukrainian cyber resistance group known as Cyber Resistance has hacked and leaked an email of Serhii Atroschenko, the Russian commander responsible for air attacks on Mariupol. Ukrainian photographer Evheniy Maloletka is among the winners of the 2023 Contest for his images taken in Mariupsol, winning the award for his photograph of a pregnant woman. » Read More
2023-03-30 22:37:18 Katya Soldak | Forbes (News Media) via Perigon | AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
Russia set to take chair of UN security council amid Ukraine war
Russia is set to take the chair position of a United Nations Security Council meeting in April as it continues to wage its year-long war on neighboring Ukraine, drawing criticism from Ukrainian leaders. Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called foreign minister Sergei Lavrov’s confirmation to the top Security Council slot “a bad joke” as the International Criminal Court has a warrant out for the arrest of Russian President Vladimir Putin for alleged war crimes. The 15 member states of the U.N. Security Council take turns in the presidency position every month, with only five seats on the council being permanent. Ukraine”s ambassador to the U., U.S., the US., France, China and Russia, have both criticized Russia for usurping their seats and for not acting professionally during its time with the presidency. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that the administration expects Russia to continue to use its seat on the Council to spread disinformation and urged the country to conduct itself professionally. Russia held the rotating presidency last February, the month of its invasion, and with it, the power to individually veto any resolution that passes through the international body. » Read More
2023-03-30 22:23:43 Julia Mueller | The Hill (News Media) via Perigon | AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
Documents detail Russian cyber warfare
The Washington Post and other news outlets have obtained confidential documents that detail Russian cyber warfare. The documents reveal that Moscow used a Russian-based defense contractor to help with its cyber operations in Ukraine, and that Russian intelligence agencies partnered with the firm NTC Vulkan so it could assist them with launching cyberattacks and disinformation campaigns on social media. The European Union must be prepared to develop measures to protect trade and investment that China might exploit for its own security and military purposes, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warned on Thursday. Twitter has removed thousands of tweets showing a poster promoting a “trans day of vengeance” protest in support of transgender rights in Washington, D.C., and the Better Business Bureau is warning of a scam involving popular streaming devices, such as Roku and Amazon Fire TV sticks, and services like Netflix and YouTube TV. » Read More
2023-03-30 22:23:30 Rebecca Klar and Ines Kagubare | The Hill (News Media) via Perigon | AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
Thursday Afternoon Update: Army Training Accident Kills 9, Anti-Gun Protesters Storm Tennessee Capitol, Journalist Arrested In Russia
This article is a transcript from today's Morning Wire Afternoon Update. It discusses the arrest of a Wall Street Journal reporter in Russia after being accused of spying by Russia’s security agency. It also discusses the deaths of two Army HH-60 Black Hawk helicopters in Kentucky during a training exercise, which resulted in the death of NINE service members. Finally, it discusses the introduction of the “Safe School Act,” a bill that would unlock $900 million in grants to beef up security at public and private schools. » Read More
2023-03-30 21:23:03 Tim Meads | The Daily Wire (News Media) via Perigon | AllSides Media Bias Rating: Right
McCarthy: Biden’s Griner swap emboldened Putin to snatch WSJ reporter
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has called on Russia to release a Wall Street Journal reporter detained on espionage charges, and suggested the Biden administration's prisoner swap to rescue WNBA star Brittney Griner may have encouraged Moscow tyrant Vladimir Putin. McCarthy said the detention of Evan Gershkovich, a US citizen whose parents emigrated from the Soviet Union, showed how deadly Putin was when paying ransom. Gerskovich pleaded not guilty to the charges in a Moscow court on Thursday and was ordered held until May 29. » Read More
2023-03-30 21:14:30 Mark Moore | New York Post (News) (News Media) via Perigon | AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Right
White House sidesteps one question about US reporter detained in Russia
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre avoided definitively saying whether Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter who was detained in Russia, had ever worked for the U.S. government. Jean- Pierre responded by saying that the charge of espionage was "ridiculous" and that she was not going to get into more specifics. The Biden administration had previously called the detention "unacceptable," and the White House issued a statement Thursday morning that the State Department was actively working to secure consular access for the American reporter. » Read More
2023-03-30 20:49:48 by Christian Datoc, White House Reporter | Washington Examiner (News Media) via Perigon | AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Right
McCarthy Breaks With Trump On Whether Vladimir Putin Is A Dictator
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Donald Trump have publicly disagreed on whether Russian leader Vladimir Putin is a dictator. McCarthy responded to Trump's comments on the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia, saying that Putin was “basically a gas station with a bunch of nuclear weapons.” Trump argued that mocking Russia’s nukes, or implying Putin should be punished for alleged war crimes after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for him, only raises the chances of nuclear conflict. McCarthy said that Putin's authoritarianism runs counter to bipartisan consensus and international opinion on Putin. » Read More
2023-03-30 20:43:55 Jonathan Nicholson | HuffPost (News Media) via Perigon | AllSides Media Bias Rating: Left
UK Intel: Russia May Coerce Recruits
A report from the U.K. Ministry of Defense has revealed that Russia may coerce its citizens into volunteering for the military in an effort to recruit 400,000 new soldiers this year. The report states that it is unlikely that the campaign will attract genuine volunteers, as rebuilding Russia's combat power in Ukraine will require more than just personnel. » Read More
2023-03-30 19:29:08 Theodore Bunker | Newsmax (News) (News Media) via Perigon | AllSides Media Bias Rating: Right
US has trained more than 7,000 Ukrainian troops since war with Russia began
The US has trained more than 7,000 Ukrainian troops since war with Russia began last year, with 65 Ukrainians completing training on the Patriot air defense system at Fort Sill, Okla. Another 3,000 soldiers have finished operator and maintenance training on more than 20 donated systems since April of 2022. The U.S. and its coalition partners are currently training more than 11,000 Ukrainians across 26 different countries. The Ukrainian forces will now be able to operate the Patriot systems President Biden approved to ship to the country in December, and a Patriot battery Germany committed to sending from its own inventory. » Read More
2023-03-30 19:14:28 Ellen Mitchell | The Hill (News Media) via Perigon | AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
Russia says notifications of ballistic missile launches will continue
The Russian Foreign Ministry has clarified that Moscow will continue to notify Washington of any ballistic missile launches, despite President Vladimir Putin suspending the New START nuclear nonproliferation agreement. The ministry said that Russia would voluntarily adhere to some core components of New START, including its limits on the total number of certain types of nuclear weapons. In February, Putin announced that he was “suspending” participation in the treaty, which is the last remaining arms control agreement between the United States and Russia. On Thursday, Ryabkov issued yet another clarification saying that while Moscow had suspended “every kind of information exchange, as well as other elements of verification activity deriving from the New Start Treaty within the treaty’s framework,” notifications of ballistic missile Launches will continue. The State Department has not received any notice indicating a change. » Read More
2023-03-30 19:09:40 Francesca Ebel | Washington Post (News Media) via Perigon | AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Left
Bankers that helped man known as 'Putin's wallet' convicted
Four bankers who helped a friend of Russian President Vladimir Putin move funds into Swiss banks have been convicted of lacking due diligence. The fines they received totalled £655,000 and they have been suspended for two years. The verdict says they should have, and failed to act, but they have said they will appeal the decision. The bank's financial relationship with Putin was uncovered in 2016 when the Panama Papers investigation was unveiled. » Read More
2023-03-30 19:07:00 Charlie Bradley | express.co.uk via Perigon
Wounded Ukrainian soldiers get prosthetic legs in US with help from nonprofit
A U.S.-based nonprofit Kind Deeds is providing life-changing prosthetic limbs to 11 Ukrainian soldiers wounded while defending their country against Russian forces. The nonprofit has helped 11 soldiers receive and get fitted with prostheses, two of whom each lost a leg in land mine explosions. The first soldiers helped by the nonprofit were brought to Staten Island, where a local family was willing to host them for two months. Five wounded soldiers are currently receiving treatment in the US, and six have received their protheses. The organization estimates there are “thousands of amputees” like Roman and Oleh, and five more have received prostheses. Despite the loss of their legs, Oleh and Roman's sense of humor remains intact. » Read More
2023-03-30 19:01:19 Nathan Smith, Allie Weintraub | ABC News (Online) (News Media) via Perigon | AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Left
Trump claims ‘ignorant’ DeSantis remarks about Putin could lead to nuclear war
Donald Trump has taken aim at Ron DeSantis for his recent remarks on Russia which took a tougher stance regarding Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine. He accused him of calling Russia a gas station with a bunch of nuclear weapons and of ignoring the possibility of nuclear war. Mr Trump also claimed that his administration had a more nuanced understanding of Russia, its people, and history, and that such “neocon rhetoric” and “implying that Putin must be tried and presumably executed as a war criminal, only increases the chances of nuclear escalation.” Mr Trump said the country needs a “peacemaker” in the Oval Office, and added that in 2024, he was the only candidate who can prevent World War III. » Read More
2023-03-30 18:46:23 The Independent | The Independent (News Media) via Perigon | AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Left
Princeton Schools 'Concerned' After Arrest Of Alumnus Evan Gershkovich In Russia
Evan Gershkovich, a journalist working for the Wall Street Journal, was detained by Russian officials on spying accusations. Princeton High School alumni and his soccer teammates are trying to support him and his family during this time. This is the first time a U.S. correspondent has been detained in Russia since the Cold War, and a Russian court has ordered him detained until May 29. An alumna who knew him described him as an outstanding student and an exceptional athlete during his time at PHS. The Federal Security Service (FSB) has accused him of trying to obtain classified information. » Read More
2023-03-30 18:44:30 Sarah Salvadore | Patch.com (News Media) via Perigon | AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
Boston auction of signed Zelenskyy painting to help Ukraine
An original painting of Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed by the Ukrainian president is being auctioned off at auction in Boston, with proceeds going to benefit the nation's people suffering during its war with Russia. The painting features an image of the president against the background of Ukraine’s blue and yellow flag, with several raised stars forming a heart around the gold trident from the nation’'s coat of arms. The auction includes photos of the painting signing by the president in his office, and proceeds from the sale will benefit the Kyiv-based Dmytro Kasyanenko International Charitable Foundation via The Power of A Dream Foundation and will be used for the purchase of medical equipment, tools and medicine. » Read More
2023-03-30 18:39:17 The Associated Press | The Seattle Times (News Media) via Perigon | AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
U.S. sanctions man for trying to arrange arms deal between Russia and North Korea
The Treasury Department has sanctioned Ashot Mkrtychev, a Slovakian man accused of trying to arrange an arms deal between Russia and North Korea. The deal would have allowed Russia access to weapons and munitions from North Korea in exchange for aircraft, food and other material. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the episode is the latest sign that Russia is looking for ways to replenish its military capabilities as it continues to suffer losses amid heavy fighting in Ukraine. U.S. officials have previously issued public warnings of Russia's desire to replace weapons, shells and ammunition with deals with other countries as it struggles to replace them. This latest round of sanctions follows a new round of similar sanctions last month targeting more than 200 people and entities. China and Russian President Vladimir Putin have also made no promises to provide weapons to Russia and China. » Read More
2023-03-30 18:06:43 By Kathryn Watson | CBS News (Online) (News Media) via Perigon | AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Left
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