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© Reuters. Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 16, 2023. Ramil Sitdikov/Host photo agency RIA Novosti via REUTERS (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday gave African leaders seeking to mediate in the war in Ukraine a…

At the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Russian president Vladimir Putin claimed that nuclear warheads have been delivered to Belarus, and reacted to NATO’s call for Russia to begin negotiations on weapon reduction. Former CIA Chief of Russia Operations Steve Hall weighs in.

In a rare admission, Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged Friday that Russia is sustaining “significant losses” in the war on Ukraine.“In recent days, we have seen significant losses in Ukraine, they exceed the classical figure,” he said, according to the Kremlin.The Russian president also confessed that Russian forces were dealing with artillery problems, adding in…

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The general in charge of Russia’s troops in Ukraine has briefed President Vladimir Putin on how his forces repelled a large-scale Ukrainian attack in the southern Zaporizhzhia region, one of his subordinates said on Thursday.Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said earlier on Thursday that Russian forces had withstood fierce overnight attempts by Ukrainian…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Jihad Azour attends an interview with Reuters in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, May 2, 2023. REUTERS/Abdel Hadi Ramahi BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s disparate opposition, independent and main Christian parties said on Sunday they had nominated IMF official Jihad Azour for the presidency in a challenge to Hezbollah-backed candidate Suleiman Franjieh. A…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers a speech on bipartisan legislation that lifts the federal government’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, in his first Oval Office address to the nation at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 2, 2023. REUTERS/ By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Saturday signed a…

2/2 © Reuters. U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during debt limit talks with U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 22, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo 2/2   BP +2.68% Add to/Remove from Watchlist Add to Watchlist Add Position Position added successfully to: Please name…

President Joe Biden delivered his first speech to the nation from the Oval Office Friday night to celebrate a “crisis averted” by agreeing to a bipartisan measure to prevent a government default – and reactions to the speech, and the bill itself, are about as divided as the country itself. Not that there wasn’t a…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell holds a news conference after the release of U.S. Fed policy decision on interest rates, in Washington, U.S, May 3, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will testify at the U.S. Senate Banking Committee on June 22 at 10 am Eastern time,…

Former President Donald Trump returned to Iowa on Thursday for a full day of campaign events, taking multiple jabs at 2024 primary rival Ron DeSantis and defending people imprisoned in connection with the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by a mob of his supporters.In particular, Trump took issue with a comment the…