The Black Sea Fleet's "humiliating" retreat from Crimea shows that "Putin is far more likely to back down than escalate," a Ukraine expert said.
Vance has been critical of US aid to Ukraine. But if he becomes vice president, he may not have that much clout in foreign policy, experts say.
Russia's last Black Sea Fleet ship is leaving Crimea "right now," a Ukrainian naval official said on Monday. It would mark an embarrassing retreat.
Ukraine has acquired 16 Swedish-made combat boats this year to bolster a force battered by Russian drone attacks.
Ukraine received just 31 Abrams from the US last fall, and the tanks have had minimal effects on the battlefield.
Sergiy Kyslytsya, Ukraine's ambassador to the UN, posted a menu on Tuesday, saying Russia had served the dish after a barrage of strikes on Kyiv.
Thomas Lattanzio and Harry Stevens used open-source information on casualties to estimate that Russia needs 2.3 trillion rubles on promised payouts.
Russia needs a lot of ammo to sustain its offensives in Ukraine, a NATO official said. Supplies from Iran and North Korea won't be enough, they added.
Russia's FSB said Ukraine promised a Russian pilot money and Italian citizenship to try to persuade him to fly a Tu-22M3 strategic bomber to Ukraine.
The biggest winners from the dividend payouts were commodities exporters, Bloomberg reported.
The improvised 2A28 artillery guns are highly likely to be inaccurate. Videos show the device jumping off of the ground as it fires.
Ukraine's air force commander said Russia struck the targets with Iskander-M missiles — road mobile short-range ballistic missiles.
A report said North Korea may send troops to aid Russia in Ukraine. If true, it would be due to their numbers not effectiveness, experts told BI.
Sea drones could revolutionize naval warfare, giving smaller navies an edge over much larger fleets, a retired Ukrainian naval officer said.
Turkey's President Tayyip Erdoğan has long been eyeing the role of peacemaker in Russia's war with Ukraine.
In April, Congress finally approved $60 billion in aid to Ukraine after months of delays due to staunch GOP opposition.
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2024-07-03T21:26:24Z
The war in Ukraine has benefited Russia's economy so much that the World Bank reclassified Russia as a high-income country.
Russia's trade rebounded by nearly 7% last year, while activities in the financial sector and construction grew by 6.6% and 3.6% respectively.
Finland President Alexander Stubb said that Russia's dependence on China meant that Xi Jinping could end the Ukraine war if he wanted to.
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2024-07-02T21:17:31Z
After Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un signed a new strategic pact including mutual defense, Russia is sending kids to a North Korean summer camp.