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Putin Warns of Nuclear War if West Sends Troops to Ukraine

On Thursday, Russia's President Vladimir Putin warned of a nuclear war if Western powers send ground troops to Ukraine. Addressing parliament and other members of the country's elite during the annual State of the Nation address, Putin repeated his accusation...

Sweden Set to Join NATO After Hungary Approves Bid

Sweden is poised to join NATO on Monday after Hungary, the last remaining stumbling block, voted to approve its bid. Sweden's prime minister called it a "historic day", while other alliance members expressed relief at the move spurred by Russia's...

The Top 10 Countries Dominating Global Gold Reserves

Gold continues to be an important indicator and store of value in the modern era, serving as a hedge and retaining its value even during times of economic crisis. With that in mind, here are the top 10 countries...

Russia’s Church Blasts Greece for Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage

Officials of the Orthodox Church in Russia have criticized the decision by Greece to legalize same-sex marriage and the Greek Orthodox Church for being ineffective in its opposition. Greece’s 300-member Parliament passed the bill in a roll call vote on Thursday...

Greek Politicians React to Alexei Navalny’s Death

Greek politicians reacted with horror to the news that jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is dead. The 47-year-old outspoken critic of President Putin has been in a Russian jail since 2021 on charges widely viewed as politically motivated. President Biden...

Putin’s Critic Alexei Navalny Dies in Siberia Prison

Russia's most significant opposition leader to Vladimir Putin for the past decade, Alexei Navalny, has died in a Siberian prison, Russian officials announced on Friday. Navalny was serving a 19-year jail term for offenses widely considered politically motivated. He was...

Ukraine Says It Destroyed Russian Ship in the Black Sea

On Wednesday, Ukraine said it used naval drones to sink a Russian landing ship in the Black Sea. This is a report that has not been confirmed by Russian authorities. The Caesar Kunikov amphibious ship sank near Alupka, a city...

How Similar are the Ukrainian and Russian Languages?

Ukrainian and Russian are very closely related languages, but are not as similar as many might think. Despite sharing the Cyrillic script and a similar grammar structure, the two languages have many major and minor differences that set them apart...

Ukraine Confiscates Assets of Russian-Greek Businessman Ivan Savvidis

Ukraine's High Anti-Corruption Court upheld the claim of the Justice Ministry to confiscate the assets of Russian-Greek businessman Ivan Savvidis. In the summer of 2023, the Trap Aggressor project of the StateWatch think tank listed Savvidi among 25 oligarchs whose...

Putin Delivers a Diatribe on Ukraine, CIA in Tucker Carlson Interview

Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson released his interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who started with a long diatribe on Russian history and its relationship with Ukraine. The two-hour, seven-minute interview was recorded on 6 February and released in...