[２１日 ロイター] – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday backed plans to increase the size of the army by more than 30%. At a meeting of military leaders, Defense Minister Shoigu proposed increasing combat personnel from 1.15 million to 1.5 million. Putin said he needed to learn from the problems he faced in Ukraine and … Read more
On December 19, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a special agency to step up border security, limit mass gatherings and keep people safe in areas of Ukraine claimed by Russia. Putin arrives in Minsk, Belarus the same day. Representative photo (2022 Reuters) (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered increased border security and … Read more
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his regular speech on Thursday that defending Ukraine’s borders was “always a priority” and that he was ready for any scenario with Russia and its ally Belarus. The photo was taken in Kiev on December 13, 2022 (published by the office of the President of Ukraine) [１８日 ロイター] – … Read more
A senior US Treasury official said on Dec. 6 that Russia’s oil price cap at $60 a barrel had increased Western influence over Russia. The photo shows a crude oil tanker anchored near Nakhodka. (Reuters/Tatiana Meel) [ワシントン ６日 ロイター] – A senior US Treasury official said on Thursday that capping Russian oil prices at $60 … Read more
Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday that he agreed with the US view that Ukraine needs lasting peace, but that talks were not on the table at this time. Taken last December. (2022 REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/File Photo) (Reuters) – Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday he agreed with the United States that … Read more
Ukraine has been criticized for saying Western powers should consider Russia’s security needs if Russia agrees to talks to end the war in Ukraine, and the Baltics criticized all at once. FILE PHOTO: Washington, DC, June 1, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein [４日 ロイター] – Criticized French President Emmanuel Macron’s comment that Western countries should consider Russia’s … Read more
Haines, the top US intelligence agency, said on Monday that China faces challenges from the new coronavirus, but that President Xi Jinping is unwilling to accept a Western-made vaccine. The photo shows people waiting for a PCR test. FILE PHOTO: Beijing, China December 3, 2022. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang [ワシントン ３日 ロイター] The top US intelligence agency, … Read more
Pro-Russian authorities in Kherson oblast, which Russia has unilaterally declared annexed, announced on Thursday they would begin evacuating people with reduced mobility from Kakhovka district as part of a larger resettlement of citizens east of the Dnieper. FILE PHOTO: Kherson, November 2022. REUTERS/Murad Sezer [２日 ロイター] – Pro-Russian authorities in Kherson Oblast, unilaterally annexed by … Read more
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov said at a news conference Dec. 1 that the United States and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) are supporting Ukraine and participating directly in the war in Ukraine. Taken in November in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. Supplied by the Ukrainian Army (2022 Reuters) (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov said at … Read more
The US-made Patriot ground intercept system was needed to defend Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure under heavy attack by Russian forces, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleva said on Thursday. Taken in Mikoraiu in August. Photo provided (2022 Reuters/SES Ukraine/via REUTERS) [ブカレスト ３０日 ロイター] – Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba said Thursday that the US-made Patriot ground intercept system is … Read more