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Military
Western Special Forces Present in Ukraine According to Leaked Documents
Special forces belonging to several NATO member countries are present on the ground in Ukraine, according to US intelligence documents leaked online. Several big media publications have since reviewed the leaked documents.
Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February last...
Life
Speculation that Vladimir Putin is Using Body Doubles Grows
Speculation is growing, particularly on the internet, that Russian President Vladimir Putin is using body doubles.
The theory is based on alleged inconsistences in Putin's appearance, with proponents of the theory pointing to features like his chin, his ears, and...
Military
Russia to Station Tactical Nuclear Weapons in Belarus
Russia is planning to deploy some of its tactical nuclear weapons to neighboring Belarus, announced Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday.
According to the Russian President, storage units for the nuclear weapons will be completed by July 1. Putin compared...
Diplomacy
Blinken and Lavrov Meet for First Time Since Russian Invasion of Ukraine
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met for the first time in person since the Russian invasion of Ukraine commenced last year on February 24.
The pair met briefly on the sidelines of the...
Military
How Open-Source Intelligence is Transforming the Conflict in Ukraine
The use of Open-source intelligence, known to practitioners as OSINT, in Ukraine, is transforming the way information and intelligence are collected, analyzed, produced, and disseminated.
Although intelligence has been a crucial element of warfare since time immemorial, the increasingly widespread...
Military
Viral Conspiracy Theories Falsely Claim Ukraine War is a Hoax
Just over a year into the war in Ukraine, several viral conspiracy theories are spreading a false narrative online that the conflict is a hoax.
Most of the conspiracy theories are being spread on social media platforms like Twitter. The...
Diplomacy
Biden Reaffirms NATO’s Mutual Defense in Warsaw Meeting
On Wednesday, US President Joe Biden met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, and senior representatives of the Bucharest 9 (B9) to discuss the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
The B9 is a group of Eastern and Central European countries that...
Diplomacy
‘Kyiv Stands Strong,’ Declares Biden in Poland Speech
US President Joe Biden delivered a speech during his brief visit to Poland on Tuesday. He spoke at length about the war in Ukraine and the need for the US and other Western allies to continue to stand behind...
Diplomacy
Boycott of 2024 Olympics Looms Over Russian Athletes
Up to 40 nations could boycott the Olympics if Russian athletes are allowed to compete in 2024, said Poland's sport and tourism minister Kamil Bortniczuk.
Bottniczuk's comments came after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced last week that they would...
Europe
Scores of Russian Soldiers Killed by Missile Strike in Occupied Ukraine
Ukraine says it killed around four hundred Russian soldiers in a missile attack in the occupied Donetsk region just after midnight on New Year's Day. Russia has said that sixty-three of its troops were killed.
The missile targeted a building...