Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, has called for Barack Obama[1] and former senior US national security officials to be prosecuted after accusing them of a “treasonous conspiracy” intended to show that Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential election win was due to Russian interference.She said Obama and senior officials in his administration had “[laid] the groundwork for … a years-long coup” against Trump after his victory over Hillary Clinton by “manufacturing intelligence” to suggest that Russia had tried to influence the election. That included using a dossier prepared by a British intelligence analyst, Christopher Steele, that they knew to be ...

A snapshot of recent news from sources around the world on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.Source: U.S. ArmyU.S. Army soldiers prepare a Patriot missile battery as part of an evaluation in Slovakia, Aug. 3, 2022.[1]Political DevelopmentsPresident Donald Trump announced a new push to arm Ukraine[2] and threatened Russia with steep secondary tariffs unless a peace deal is reached within 50 days, marking a sharper stance toward Moscow after months of stalled negotiations. Speaking alongside NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, Trump confirmed that European allies will purchase billions of dollars in U.S. weapons, including Patriot air defense systems, for transfer to Ukraine, while ...

In an interview yesterday with the New York Post, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky floated a new pending “mega-deal” with U.S. President Donald Trump to sell Ukrainian drones to the American military."The people of America need this technology, and you need to have it in your arsenal," Zelensky reportedly[1] said.The deal has not actually been completed, and it’s unknown whether a formal text of it actually exists. Indeed, Zelensky’s advertising of this deal in a publication that is known to be Trump’s favorite may be a means of wooing his U.S. counterpart into such a deal.But an agreement to sell Ukrainian ...

By Sabine SieboldWIESBADEN, Germany (Reuters) -Ukraine will let foreign arms companies test out their latest weapons on the front line of its war against Russia's invasion, Kyiv's state-backed arms investment and procurement group Brave1 said on Thursday.Under the "Test in Ukraine" scheme, companies would send their products to Ukraine, give some online training on how to use them, then wait for Ukrainian forces to try them out and send back reports, the group said in a statement."It gives us understanding of what technologies are available. It gives companies understanding of what is really working on the front line," Artem Moroz, ...

Some big banks in Russia are reportedly getting ready to ask for an emergency bailout if their finances don't improve over the next year.Executives in at least three of the country's big banks have considered the risk that they may need to ask Russia's central bank[1] for a bailout in the next year, Bloomberg reported[2] this week. The banks, which the Bank of Russia has classified as critically important to the nation's financial system, have had private discussions about how to approach the central bank for a bailout, the report said, adding that the discussions were growing more urgent.The talks ...

A Russian military court sentenced[1] a prisoner to an additional 6 years of imprisonment and a 49,000 rubles (approximately $600) fine on the charges of public calls to terrorism and the spread of “war fakes,” according to local media. The charges against the prisoner, a man named Andrey Voronin, are based on his conversations with his cellmates that were recorded with hidden cameras.On the recordings, Voronin was seen discussing Russian illegal aggression against Ukraine with cellmates. During the conversation, he stated, “[T]o stop the war, [we] need to shoot Putin.” His cellmates and detention center staff acted as witnesses during ...

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - President Donald Trump’s ultimatum to Russia President Putin calls for stiff 100 percent tariffs on Russia, if Moscow doesn’t end the war with Ukraine in 50 days. Thursday White House correspondent Jon Decker asked the White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt to provide further details regarding that deadline.Jon Decker:“The president on Monday announced that, if there’s not compliance with Russia within 50 days, there would be increased tariffs. Can you explain how that works? First of all, what happens if Russia doesn’t end its war with Ukraine in 50 days?”Karoline Leavitt: “Well, in 50 days, as ...

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - President Donald Trump’s ultimatum to Russia President Putin calls for stiff 100 percent tariffs on Russia, if Moscow doesn’t end the war with Ukraine in 50 days. Thursday White House correspondent Jon Decker asked the White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt to provide further details regarding that deadline.Jon Decker:“The president on Monday announced that, if there’s not compliance with Russia within 50 days, there would be increased tariffs. Can you explain how that works? First of all, what happens if Russia doesn’t end its war with Ukraine in 50 days?”Karoline Leavitt: “Well, in 50 days, as ...

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The European Union and Britain on Friday sought to ramp up economic pressure on Russia to halt the war in Ukraine by slashing a price cap meant to choke off revenues from key oil exports.The move from the EU was part of a sweeping new package of sanctions — the bloc’s 18th since the start of Russia’s 2022 invasion — that also took aim at Moscow’s banking sector and military capabilities.The measures come as allies closely watch whether US President Donald Trump follows through on his threat to punish Moscow over Russian President Vladimir Putin’s failure to move forward on ...