• Lavrov warns Kerry that 'reckless' sanctions could come back to harm U.S.

    Lavrov warns Kerry that 'reckless' sanctions could come back to harm U.S.

    Mar 07, 2014 06:28 PM EDT

    ... that Russian and Ukrainian foreign ministers would engage in talks in Paris today. Kerry is expected to meet with Lavrov again in Rome on Thursday. -------------------- https://twitter.com/foreignoffice/status/441183964041334784 Russia did not attend a meeting in Paris on Wednesday morning to discuss the Budapest Memorandum that the U ...

  • Ukraine leader flees capital as clashes continue

    Ukraine leader flees capital as clashes continue

    Feb 22, 2014 05:43 PM EDT

    ... Sikorski took to Twitter to say a coup had not taken place and that the election of a new speaker of parliament had been legal. https://twitter.com/sikorskiradek/statuses/437229992117035009 Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov criticized the opposition in Ukraine for not meeting its obligations in a peace ...

  • Cuba's eastern province belted by major blackout after power grid collapse

    Cuba's eastern province belted by major blackout after power grid collapse

    May 14, 2026 08:07 PM EDT

    ... of oil delivered by a Russian vessel in late March ran out. Cuba produces barely 40% of the fuel it needs to power its economy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_9VhT57Nfg Russia announced plans to send a second fuel ship to Cuba in early April. According to Russian ...

  • WATCH: Sen. Markwayne Mullin testifies in confirmation hearing for DHS secretary

    WATCH: Sen. Markwayne Mullin testifies in confirmation hearing for DHS secretary

    Mar 17, 2026 09:07 PM EDT

    ... emailed statement. Michigan Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan, the committee's top Democrat, said Democrats were asking for “straightforward” changes at DHS in line with rules and that police departments follow. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmT2dHMywpA Peters underlined the challenges that Homeland Security is facing, from threats from ...

  • Russia targets Ukraine's power grid as Moscow expresses 'extreme concern' over long-range U.S. weapons

    Russia targets Ukraine's power grid as Moscow expresses 'extreme concern' over long-range U.S. weapons

    Oct 12, 2025 07:21 PM EDT

    ... is of extreme concern.” “Now is really a very dramatic moment in terms of the fact that tensions are escalating from all sides,” he told Russian state television reporter Pavel Zarubin. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4j_AefDsCnM&t=1s Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, a close ally of Russian ...

  • How to watch the Jan. 6 hearings

    How to watch the Jan. 6 hearings

    Jun 08, 2022 07:51 PM EDT

    Greg Jacob, chief counsel to former Vice President Mike Pence J. Michael Luttig, former federal judge who served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and informal advisor to Pence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzLNIDrjo-w Rusty Bowers, Republican member of the Arizona House ...

  • Japan announces expulsion of 8 Russian officials, imposes new sanctions

    Japan announces expulsion of 8 Russian officials, imposes new sanctions

    Apr 08, 2022 07:25 PM EDT

    ... expelled dozens of Russian diplomats. Kishida said the expulsion is based on a “comprehensive decision taking into consideration Russia's invasion of Ukraine.” He added that Japan will do utmost to ensure safety of Japanese nationals and companies still in Russia in case of a retaliation. https://youtu.be/qiQH1lbyJ0E

  • A historical timeline of post-independence Ukraine

    A historical timeline of post-independence Ukraine

    Feb 22, 2022 08:11 PM EDT

    ... of a large Ukrainian city since summer 2022, though Ukraine says its forces continue to fight for control of Bakhmut. U.S. intelligence estimates that Russian casualties from the monthslong battle amount to some 100,000, which includes 10,000 members of the Russian private military company Wagner Group. https ...

  • Putin considers recognizing separatist eastern Ukrainian regions, threatening more tensions

    Putin considers recognizing separatist eastern Ukrainian regions, threatening more tensions

    Feb 21, 2022 06:19 PM EDT

    ... fuel tensions further since Moscow could use the move to openly send its troops and weapons there. Until now, Ukraine and the West have accused Russia of supporting the separatists, but Moscow has denied that, saying that Russians who fought there were volunteers. https://youtu.be/_pzrMyFDGC4 At Monday's ...

  • Russia toughens its posture amid Ukraine tensions

    Russia toughens its posture amid Ukraine tensions

    Jan 22, 2022 06:46 PM EDT

    ... borders Ukraine. In those exercises, Russian military units have moved to areas near Belarus’ southern border, which is about 75 kilometers (47 miles) from Kyiv. https://youtu.be/PYcaRT6R874 Earlier this week, the Russian Defense Ministry also announced a series of naval maneuvers in the Black Sea and more distant ...