Russia-Ukraine War

Moscow and Tehran signed a partnership deal last week that Russian President Vladimir Putin said would set the stage for enhanced cooperation ‘in all areas.’

The prime minister’s visit to Ukraine comes ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration and a potential push for a peace deal to end the war with Russia.

On Jan. 13, a dozen Western-supplied missiles were launched into Russia from Ukrainian territory, drawing threats of retaliation from Moscow.

Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong said the government need to confirm the status of the Oscar Jenkins before taking action against Russia.

Ukrainian drones also targeted Russia’s Saratov region, damaging two industrial sites, Russian officials said.

A video on Russian Telegram accounts purportedly shows Oscar Jenkins, and Australian captured by Russian forces while fighting in Ukraine.

One of the captured North Korean soldiers has reportedly expressed intent to stay in Ukraine.

Shrouded in a confusing array of aliases, these vessels operate openly and use international shipping lanes.

Ukraine’s SBU intelligence service said the two captured soldiers serve as ‘indisputable evidence’ of North Korean involvement in the Russia–Ukraine war.

Sanctions aim to erode Russia’s ability to bring in revenues from its energy sector and to give the incoming U.S. administration leverage for a cease-fire deal.

President-elect Donald Trump said the war in Ukraine would have never happened if he had been president.

The Biden administration prepared the arms and equipment for the package under the presidential drawdown authority.

Officials in Kyiv say fighting still remains underway in the flashpoint town of Kurakhove.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Russia may also formally recognize North Korea as a nuclear weapons state.

Moscow also says that its forces have captured Kurakhove in the Donetsk region, paving the way for a final assault on the strategic town of Pokrovsk.

The Russian military said it shot down eight U.S.-made ATACMS missiles and another 72 drones that Ukrainian troops had launched toward the Belgorod region.

Russian officials confirmed the missile attack in Kursk but have yet to acknowledge the alleged strike on the command center.

The attacks come one day after two people were reportedly killed by a Russian drone strike in Ukraine’s capital.