Why Kiev’s biggest covert strike came back to bite it *By Vitaly Ryumshin, journalist and political analyst* [image: Mission: Regrettable – Ukraine’s drone strike blows up in its face] © Dasha Zaitseva / Gazeta.Ru For most people, June 1st is a cheerful date – the start of summer, a celebration of children. But from 2025…
New wave of strikes reported across Ukraine – RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
*Vladimir Zelensky has accused the US of not putting enough pressure on Russia and called for “concrete action”* *[image: New wave of strikes reported across Ukraine]* *© Vladimir Zelensky / Telegram* *Russia conducted a new wave of strikes across Ukraine overnight, with Kiev suffering the brunt of the attack, according to local officials. The Russian…
Zelensky knows he’s losing – US senator – RT World News
*Ukraine cannot win the war against Russia on its own, Tommy Tuberville has said* *[image: Zelensky knows he’s losing – US senator]* *FILE PHOTO: Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky. © Global Look Press / Ukraine Presidency* *Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky is well aware that he cannot win the conflict against Russia on his own and is trying to…
Ukraine backing away from key peace deal pledge – what we know so far – RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
*Kie**v “unexpectedly postponed” a prisoner swap agreed in Istanbul on June 2, Moscow’s top negotiator, Vladimir Medinsky, has said* [image: Ukraine backing away from key peace deal pledge – what we know so far] *Russian and Ukrainian delegations during direct talks at the Ciragan Palace, Istanbul, Türkiye, June 2, 2025. © Sputnik/Alexander Ryumin* Ukraine has…
Ukraine’s shame: Why Kiev refuses to take back its dead and wounded – RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Accepting the 6,000 bodies Moscow is returning would mean paying out compensations, leaving less money to send new recruits to the slaughter *By Nadezhda Romanenko, political analyst* [image: Ukraine’s shame: Why Kiev refuses to take back its dead and wounded] Bags with frozen bodies of fallen Ukrainian soldiers waiting to be repatriated. © Ministry of…
The Russians’ new enemy #1 is not the US. (GERMANY!) And we’ve been there before – RT World News
Berlin has been diligently poking the bear, and it has taken note [image: Tarik Cyril Amar] *By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory * @tarikcyrilamar tarikcyrilamar.substack.comtarikcyrilamar.com [image: The…