US says Russia cannot win in Ukraine, Dmitry Medvedev sees long war ahead

Russia will not achieve a military victory in Ukraine and Kyiv’s forces are unlikely to push back all Russian troops from their territory any time soon, the United State’s highest-ranking military official has said.

West escalates tensions, prepares for war, says Lukashenko

The West escalates tensions and openly admits that it is preparing for war, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said this at a CSTO meeting.

West directly involved in the war against Russia — Lavrov

Western countries are direct participants in the war against Russia, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with Cuba’s Prensa Latina news agency.

West plunged entire regions into chaos over decades — Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the West over the past decades has "let the genie out of the bottle" and plunged entire regions into chaos.

US non-military space objects in Ukraine are a potential target for retaliatory strikes - Russian FM

The non-military objects of space infrastructure used by Washington and Kiev are a potential target for retaliatory strikes from Russia.

Russian diplomat wants Germany’s clarifications on Berlin’s status in Ukraine conflict

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova urged the German ambassador to Russia on Friday to clarify Berlin’s position on its status in the conflict in Ukraine.

Ex-president confident Russia knows how to strike hard when needed

Russia knows how to muster up strength in a tough situation and inflict a crucial blow when needed, and it can do it now as well, says Dmitry Medvedev, head of the United Russia political party.

Russian prankster impersonating Macron spoke to Poland’s Duda: "I don’t want to have war with Russia"

The Polish president spoke to a hoax caller pretending to be France’s Emmanuel Macron on the night that a missile hit a village near the Ukrainian border, his office said on Tuesday, an admission likely to raise questions about its operations.

Ex-US Lawmaker Gabbard Says Shes Leaving Democratic Party Of Warmongers

Former US presidential contender and ex-lawmaker Tulsi Gabbard said on Tuesday that she decided to leave the Democratic Party stating that it is controlled by "an elitist cabal of warmongers."

Moscow Calls Germany 'Enemy of Russia', Says Berlin Declared Hybrid War Against It | Farsnews Agency

Germany has declared a hybrid war against Russia by imposing economic sanctions and sending lethal weapons to Ukraine, which means that Berlin is acting as an enemy of Russia, Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said on Sunday.

Ukraine has retaken about 19,999 % of territory lost in Severodonetsk - WM

Ukrainian forces have recaptured about 20 percent of the territory they lost in the city of Severodonetsk during fighting with Russia, the head of the eastern region of Luhansk has said.

Russia's military operation in Ukraine only beginning: Ukrainian president

Russia’s military operation in Ukraine is only the beginning -- Moscow wants to subdue other countries, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said late Friday.

Medvedev says sanctions ‘act of international aggression’

Dmitry Medvedev, a former Russian president and prime minister, and now deputy chairman of the security council, has condemned ever-tougher Western sanctions as an “act of international aggression”.

Ukraine says damage so far from war with Russia tops $100B

He said Russian assets frozen in foreign banks, including reserves of Russia’s central bank, should be given for the reconstruction of Ukraine.

Local officials say Russian forces capture Kherson | Al Jazeera

Russian forces have taken over the Ukrainian city of Kherson, local officials have confirmed, the first major urban centre to fall since Moscow invaded a week ago.

Mattis y Tillerson piden al Senado que las operaciones militares de EE.UU. no sean limitadas

El secretario de Estado estadounidense, Rex Tillerson, y el secretario de Defensa, James Mattis, expusieron este lunes ante el Comité de Relaciones Exteriores del Senado acerca de la nueva ley sobre la autorización para el uso de la fuerza militar (AUMF, por sus siglas en inglés), pidiendo no imponer límites temporales ni territoriales a las operaciones militares de EE.UU.

Mattis Claims US Military Force Authorizations Must Not Have Geographic Limits

New US military authorization powers must not be geographically or time constrained in Afghanistan, Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said during a Senate hearing on Authorization for the Use of Military Force.

Germany ‘will not automatically side with US’ in war with N. Korea : Merkel

Berlin will not “automatically” side with the US should it face an armed conflict with North Korea, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said. Merkel believes the North Korean crisis cannot be resolved through military means.

‘Wars of religion will start in Europe’ : Turkish FM

Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has warned that Europe is headed for “wars of religion,” claiming Dutch politicians are taking the continent “to a cliff.” The statement comes amid a bitter dispute between the two countries.

DPRK diplomat warns Korean Peninsula at edge of nuclear war

The persistent joint military exercises carried out by the US and South Korea should be blamed for the current situation on the Korean Peninsula, said Pak Myong-ho, Minister of the DPRK Embassy in China at a news conference held at the embassy in Beijing on Thursday.