F-16s

Russian Su-35 Pilot Declares Readiness to Confront F-16s in Ukraine

A Russian Su-35 fighter pilot has declared his readiness to confront the arrival of F-16 fighter jets in Ukraine. This announcement is part of an escalating preparation by the Russian Air Force, spurred by the imminent delivery of Western aircraft...
F-16 fighter jet

Russian Oil Company Offers Lucrative Cash Rewards for First Soldiers Bringing Down Ukrainian F-16 fighter jet

A Russian oil company called "Fores" has offered a cash reward of 15 million Rubles (US$168,000) to any Russian military personnel who successfully shoot down the first F-16 fighter jet operated by Ukrainian forces. Ilya Potanin, the company’s director, recently...
NATO

European Security Threatened as Ukraine War Escalates

As the Ukraine conflict continues, the potential for it to spill over into a broader European war has never been higher. The consensus among military experts is increasingly bleak: Ukraine appears to be slowly but inexorably losing the war against...
Vladimir Putin

Putin’s Concerns About World War III

Putin warns Western powers that a direct conflict between Russia and the US-led NATO alliance could lead to a "one step away" from full-scale World War III. However, Putin is not the only world leader who has predicted the possibility...
Alexei Navalny

Will Navalny’s Death Influence the Approval of US Aid for Ukraine?

U.S. President Joe Biden has called on Congress to pass a $60 billion aid package to Ukraine, which is crucial to its defense against the Russian invasion. Republicans in the House of Representatives have been holding up the aid for...
Liu Jianchao

China’s top envoy in shaping US-China relations

Chinese career diplomat Liu Jianchao, head of the International Department of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), has pledged to change the country's image of "wolf warrior" diplomacy and increase cooperation between China and the United States. Liu is seen as...
European Union (EU)

EU’s €50 Billion Financial Aid for Ukraine

EU leaders, including Hungary, have agreed on a deal to provide long-term financing to Ukraine at the start of their summit on 1 February. This deal ends weeks of uncertainty after Prime Minister Viktor Orbán threatened to veto the package....
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in Saint Petersburg

Russia’s Influence on the Global South

In the aftermath of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the West began discussing its long-term strategy for winning over the global south. This idea had both symbolic and practical implications. If the non-Western world condemned Russia as wholeheartedly as the West...
Putin-Kim

Russia’s Firing of North Korean Missiles into Ukraine

Russian forces have fired North Korean-made ballistic missiles into Ukraine for the first time, according to a White House spokesman. Pyongyang provided Russia with ballistic missile launchers and several missiles, and Moscow appeared to have twice test-fired the missiles into...
Ukraine

Ukraine’s Counteroffensive: A Bleak Prognosis for the Future

Ukrainian troops are attempting to avoid being encircled by a multipronged Russian offensive in the eastern industrial city of Avdiyivka. Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces are crossing the Dnieper River, 500 kilometers southwest of the city, for nearly two weeks. They have...
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