If Belarus hosts Russian nuclear weapons, it will be hit with sanctions, warns EU’s top diplomat
Russia said it was sending nuclear weapons to Belarus in response to the U.K. sending depleted uranium tank shells to Ukraine
How does the ICC arrest warrant for Putin help peace talks?
At some point, the war in Ukraine will come to a peace agreement. How will Western countries deal with the ICC arrest warrant against Putin in that context?
China, Russia move to replace the dollar
Russia supports China’s plan to use the yuan for international trade, which could represent a threat to the dollar’s status as the world’s dominant reserve currency
Russia, Ukraine extend agreement on Black Sea grain exports but differ on length of agreement
The agreement was to expire on Sunday, and an accord was reached on Saturday with Turkish mediation
Slovakia follows Poland’s lead by pledging entire fleet of MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine
Slovak Prime Minister Eduard Heger said his government is on “the right side of history” after the announcement on Friday
Russia is scrambling for ammunition, says Ukrainian intelligence official
Russia is reportedly seeking ammunition supplies from Iran, Myanmar, Africa and the Middle East
Ukraine is losing the materials war
Ukraine cannot possibly win the war with Russia, writes Hungarian columnist Péter G. Fehér
Nord Stream sabotage could only be done by ‘specialists’ with ‘state level’ support, Putin claims
The Russian president has dismissed reports suggesting the Nord Stream pipeline explosions were carried out by a pro-Ukrainian fringe group as “total nonsense”
Hungary’s pro-peace stance is not simply siding with Russia
Hungary may be among the few who want peace talks, but that doesn’t mean it’s wrong, publicist Mátyás Kohán writes for the Mandiner news outlet
WWIII is just a stepping stone for the Davos elite’s plans
The global elite is using the war in Ukraine as a cover for its plans to dominate every aspect of society, Hungarian economist László Bogár writes in Magyar Hírlap
Pope Francis: WWIII is already underway
Pope Francis: “The battlefield is Ukraine. Everybody is fighting there.”
Ukrainian and Russian economies can still support war for years
Both warring sides’ economies could remain operational for years, but Ukraine’s survival rides on foreign support
Front-line Ukrainian soldiers only survive 4 hours, says US volunteer fighting outside Bahkmut
The average battlefield survival time of a Ukrainian soldier is four hours, according to a U.S. citizen fighting in Ukraine
‘I think Hersh’s article is very credible’ – Columbia professor Jeffrey Sachs says US likely behind Nord Stream explosions, calls for UN investigation
The U.S. either conducted the Nord Stream terrorism attack or helped another country conduct the operation, according to renowned Columbia professor Jeffrey Sachs
China calls for peace agreement in Ukraine and end to anti-Russian sanctions, but Beijing’s impartiality is questioned by Western leaders
The Chinese foreign ministry published a 12-point peace plan on Friday that fails to make any mention of Russia being an aggressor and refrains from describing the war as an “invasion”
China is considering sending weapons to Russia, says NATO’s top general
“We are concerned that China is considering supporting Russia’s war effort in Ukraine with lethal assistance, something that we’re watching very, very closely”
Putin suspends nuclear arms reduction treaty, insists Russian invasion is freeing Ukrainian ‘hostages’ from grip of the West
In a state-of-the-nation address, Vladimir Putin warned the West it is “impossible” to defeat his country on the battlefield
Zelensky: If China joins Russia, there will be a world war
The Ukrainian president, however, sees no signs of Chinese military assistance to Russia
Neither side can win the war in Ukraine, warns top US general
Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley has said the war will almost inevitably end at the negotiating table
The West is ‘feeding a monster’ with weapons to Ukraine, says Argentinian left-wing Nobel Peace Prize winner
Ukraine is the victim of a war between the U.S. on one side and Russia and China on the other, claims Adolfo Pérez Esquivel
Prominent German philosopher Jürgen Habermas urges West to initiate peace talks with Russia
Habermas offered his thoughts on the ongoing conflict in Ukraine in an article for the Süddeutsche Zeitung newspaper
WWIII has already begun, says French historian Emmanuel Todd
Renowned French historian Emmanuel Todd recently said the US obviously blew up the Nord Stream pipelines
Brits could be first to provide fighter jets to Ukraine, vows to train Ukrainian pilots
“Nothing is off the table,” claimed British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as his office announced Ukrainian pilots would be trained on NATO-approved aircraft
EU plans sanctions against fake news as report shows China and Russia leading way on disinformation
A recent report showed China and Russia to be the two largest transgressors on the growing issue
The real cost of this war
War is always a negative-sum game where all sides lose, economist László Bogár writes in Hungarian newspaper Magyar Nemzet
Hungary would annex Slovakian territory if Russia won in Ukraine, claims Slovak minister
The state secretary for bilateral relations at the Hungarian Foreign Ministry called the comments “unacceptable, nonsensical lies”
Pink Floyd co-founder angers Ukraine after claiming Russian invasion was provoked
Roger Waters’ remarks followed up an interview with a German newspaper in which he said the Russian invasion of Ukraine was “probably the most provoked invasion ever”
Russia running out of prisoners to use as cannon fodder with less frequent human wave attacks
Russia’s prison population has fallen by 29,000 since September
Putin warns Western elite against supporting Ukraine, vows Russian response will not just be ‘tanks and armor’
The Russian president specifically called out Germany for sanctioning the delivery of Leopard tanks to Kyiv
Germany’s AfD calls for diplomatic talks with Russia in state parliament debate
Jörg Urban, the leader of the AfD parliamentary group in Saxony, said the war is being financed considerably by German taxpayers
Die Welt: 5 reasons why Ukraine is increasingly less likely to win the war
Ukraine is running out of both manpower and weapons, writes German newspaper Die Welt’s Brussels correspondent, Christoph Schilz
Russia warns Israel not to send weapons to Ukraine
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said his government will review the possibility of supplying weapons to Ukraine
German tanks have extreme tech advantage over Russian tanks, says former Hungarian intelligence officer
Using German-made tanks against Russian ones is like “putting a Mercedes up against a Lada,” says Hungarian military expert and former intelligence officer József Kis-Benedek
Could Ukraine actually get F-16 fighter jets?
Ukraine’s request for F-16 fighter jets represents a new level of support the U.S. should not entertain
Austria’s FPÖ calls for national referendum on sanctions on Russia and weapon transfers to Ukraine
If FPÖ comes to power, a national referendum on Russian sanctions could be on the table
Boris Johnson says Putin threatened him with missile strike during phone call over Ukraine
The former British prime minister recalled how Putin warned him it would only “take a minute” to take him out
War in Ukraine to cost German economy €175 billion this year
Germany’s war bill comes at a time when the economy is suffering from an ongoing energy crisis, high levels of inflation, and supply bottlenecks
Trump slams provision of tanks to Ukraine as escalation of war, says he’d negotiate a peace deal ‘in 24 hours’
The former U.S. president believes we are “at the brink of World War III”
Ukraine races against the clock to deploy Western tanks
German Leopard tanks supplied by several countries will be the key element, but their effectiveness will depend on how quickly they can arrive
‘I’ve never seen this kind of madness!’ — Croatian president slams German foreign minister’s ‘We are at war with Russia’ remark
Zoran Milanović wished Germany better luck this time around than in World War II, but insisted Croatia would play no part in the conflict
German foreign minister: ‘We are fighting a war with Russia’
The war in Ukraine has reached a new flash point
George Soros called for NATO to use Eastern European soldiers to ‘reduce the risk of body bags for NATO countries’ in 1993 ‘New World Order’ article
Soros called for Eastern Europeans to essentially be used as cannon fodder armed with NATO weapons, a prescient prediction given how the war in Ukraine has developed
Russia army set to increase number of soldiers to 1.5 million, create 24 new divisions
Russia is preparing for a long, intense war, warns Ukrainian intelligence and Western think tanks
Russia can still press a button and cripple Germany’s economy
Russia’s Druzhba pipeline remains a key component of Germany’s energy supply
Russia sends its biggest gun to Ukraine
The 240mm mortar can theoretically fire nuclear bombs
Russia used its most advanced fighter jet in Ukraine, according to British intelligence reports
Five of the advanced aircraft were identified at an air base in Russia
Ukraine rejects Putin’s ‘cynical’ ceasefire to mark Orthodox Christmas
“Keep your hypocrisy to yourselves!” Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak told the Kremlin
Is the West vying for a ceasefire in Ukraine?
The West is growing exasperated at the stalemate in Ukraine, and allied leaders are secretly working towards a ceasefire to end a conflict that has weighed heavily, both economically and militarily, on Europe and its citizens
Russia arms first ship with hypersonic missiles
The missiles fly at over three kilometers per second
UK study: Russia is quickly depleting its pilot pool
Russia is sending both barely trained pilots and experienced instructors to the front lines
NATO secretary general says Ukraine needs more weapons
The military situation will define the terms of any peace, Stoltenberg said
Ukraine lashes out at Orbán’s pro-peace stance on Russian-Ukrainian conflict
Orbán said his government’s primary concern are the needs of his country.
‘Orbán is a traitor’ – Left-wing MEP Verhofstadt flies into rage over Hungary’s pro-peace stance on war in Ukraine
Prominent liberal MEP is furious over Orbán advocating peace with Russia and defending national interests
Ukraine asks UN to revoke Russian membership
Deputy foreign minister Melnik says Putin is gearing up Russia for a long war
EU base in Central African Republic destroyed in mystery fire
The fire occurred just days after the French military withdrew from the African nation and a Russian linked to the Wagner mercenary group was hospitalized in a mail bomb attack
China’s ban on CPU exports hits Russia hardest
Russia now has practically no legal avenues to import chips for its military
German gas companies sue Russia’s Gazprom for breach of contract
The combined losses of the two companies exceed €12 billion
Russia deploys deadly Tornado-S rocket launcher in Ukraine
The launcher’s combat power has been compared to that of nuclear weapons
Despite war losses, Russian military might remains largely unchanged, says Estonian minister
Western “war fatigue” is a real threat to Ukraine
Crisis-hit Moldova is now importing 90% of its electricity supplies from Romania
Moldova, which is highly dependent on Russian energy, shares its entire power infrastructure with Ukraine
Russian economy officially in recession as sanctions start biting
A souring economy may hamper Russia’s ability to wage war
Hungary calls for calm after missiles hit Poland and oil supply through key pipeline was suspended
Defense Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky confirmed PM Viktor Orbán had convened the Defence Council in the wake of the events
US official: Russian missiles hit NATO member Poland, killing 2
Poland is claiming that a missile that killed two citizens came from Russia, a claim backed by a senior US intelligence official on Tuesday evening
US intelligence warns Russians against using nuclear weapons in Ukraine during meeting in Turkey
The meeting was focused on the use of nuclear weapons
EU admits sanctions didn’t stop Russia, but they’ll still continue the policy
Sanctions have not stopped Russia’s war effort, but they have harmed it, EU official claims
More extensive ban on exports to Russia would be more effective than the West’s current sanctions, study finds
Russia has proven to be most vulnerable to restrictions in the microchip export market, and an expansion of technology sanctions could grind Russia to a halt, a Hungarian think tank claims
Putin announces second test of giant ballistic missile
It can carry up to 15 nuclear warheads and reach any point on Earth
US military general estimates over 100,000 Russians killed or wounded in Ukraine
General Mark Milley also floated the need for Russia and Ukraine to enter into talks to end the war
Putin must drag out war to stay in power, says UK professor
“We always talk about the Russians in terms of the chess grandmasters, but (Putin’s) sport is judo”
US and Russian delegations set for talks on nuclear weapons
Neither those attending nor the venue of the meeting have been confirmed yet
Europe faces refugee catastrophe as Russia war tactic of destroying critical infrastructure knocks out water and power
14 million Ukrainians have already left their homes, and it is not even winter yet
UK support for Russian sanctions increasingly fragile as energy costs spiral
Support for economic sanctions on Russia remains strong at 70 percent, but a further rise in energy prices would result in current government policy becoming ever more unpopular, particularly among those finding it difficult to manage
Germany: Hamburg man fined €4,000 for displaying pro-Russian Z symbol
Judge rules the “Z” symbol was an endorsement of Russia’s invasion
Russia issues threats after US deploys 101st Airborne Division to Romania
Russia’s response will increase as U.S. troops get closer to its borders, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov warned
Pope offers to mediate between Russia and Ukraine
The Vatican is ready to host roundtable peace talks between Russia and Ukraine
PM Orbán: We defended Hungarian interests at EU summit
Hungary’s long-term gas delivery prices will not be affected by a possible EU gas price cap
Warplane crashes into residential area in Russia, killing 4, injuring 25
Russian reports say one of the plane’s engines caught fire during takeoff
Tajik president challenges Putin, asks for ‘more respect’ for his country from Russia
Rahmon says Russian oligarchs exploit Central Asian CIS states’ resources but give nothing in return
Ukraine will push Russia back behind pre-war front lines, predicts US general
By next summer, Ukraine will also have regained control of the Crimean Peninsula
Russia has no reason to use nuclear weapons, claims Hungarian security expert
Using nuclear weapons would be militarily ineffective and politically disastrous for Russia, says one Hungarian expert
Pope Francis makes first direct plea to Putin to stop violence
The Pontiff warns the conflict in Ukraine “increases the risk of nuclear escalation”
Israel approves plan to take in Russian Jews
The plan provides for housing, employment, education, and healthcare
Russia to annex four regions of Ukraine after ‘sham’ referendums
The West has denounced what it perceives to be illegitimate votes in the four regions of Ukraine and announced further sanctions against the Kremlin as a result
Africa Central African Republic France Mali Russia Sahel Vladimir Putin Africa Interview News Remix Exclusive Russia Exclusive interview: The Russians gained control of several African countries ‘because France shot itself in both feet,’ says French expert on Africa
Russia has taken steps in recent years to solidify its diplomatic relations across Africa at France’s expense, warns Prof. Bernard Lugan, a French Africanist and historian in an exclusive interview with Remix News
80% of German medium-sized businesses have remained in Russia despite sanctions
One manager noted that the livelihood of some 400 Russian families depends on him remaining in business
Former US general predicts Ukrainian victory
Multiethnic Russia is “on an unsustainable footing,” claims former US General Ben Hodges
Azeri-Armenian armed conflict shows diminished peacekeeping power of Russia
Russia, the guarantor of the 2020 Azeri-Armenian peace agreement, has too much on its plate
Russia’s Gazprom doubled oil and gas revenue this year despite volume dropping in half
This year Gazprom may increase its sales by 85 percent
Russia requests weapons from North Korea
Russia’s ammunition supply may be the key to its continued war efforts
Italy: Salvini calls for EU to ‘rethink’ sanctions on Russia or compensate Italians for higher energy bills
Salvini stopped short of vowing to deviate from the West’s collective response should his party enter government following elections later this month
‘This war is killing Europe,’ says Hungarian security analyst
The war only serves to increase the United States’ advantage over Europe, security analyst Prof. György Nógrádi believes
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev dies aged 91
As the dismantler of the Communist regime and last secretary general of the Soviet Communist Party, the world will remember Gorbachev as one of the most decisive politicians of the 20th century
After bending to US pressure, Germany is facing a massive energy crisis, says Hungarian political scientist
The Germans are more afraid of the Americans than the Russians, says Hungarian political scientist Zoltán Kiszelly
Not even the US can prevent the disintegration of Russia
Contrary to popular belief, the United States is not interested in dismantling Russia, but it still won’t be able to save it, claims journalist Kamil Galeev
Sanctions cannot defeat Russia, chief economist claims
Russia is better prepared and far less isolated than the West thought, claims Gertrud Traud, German Landesbank’s chief economist
Russia wants Turkish-made drones of its own
The Turkish company won’t sell the drones to Russia, so Putin asked the Turkish President for an entire factory to manufacture them himself
Russia accused of ‘blackmail’ as Nord Stream 1 gas supply is reduced further
The Nord Stream 1 pipeline will pump just 33 million cubic meters of natural gas to Europe, with Russia citing maintenance issues for the cut
Only US-Russia peace talks can end the war in Ukraine, says Hungarian PM Orbán
Viktor Orbán said Europe lost its chance to influence European policy when it failed to enforce the Minsk agreement
German regional leader breaks ranks to call for ‘freeze’ of war in Ukraine
Prime Minister of Saxony Michael Kretschmer says it may be hard for Ukraine to swallow, but it is in everyone’s interests for peace negotiations to commence
