Tag: Putin

In a meeting of the National Security Council of the Russian Federation, President Putin issued a flurry of directives concerning the ongoing war in Ukraine, among the most significant being the declaration of martial law in Kherson and Zaporizhia, where Russian troops control. He also instructed the governors of...

Since 2019, the Turkish ultranationalist bloc and Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA/TFSA) have been waiting restlessly for the Turkish state to announce a fourth invasion of Syria. Yesterday, they got the complete opposite of what they wanted to hear. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told the press in Ankara on...

Russian President Vladimir Putin defended Russia's assault on Ukraine on Tuesday, the first time he has addressed the conflict since Moscow withdrew its forces from northern Ukraine after they were stopped at the gates of Kyiv. Putin's speech continued the shift of Russian goals to focus on the Oblasts...