banned
Obama among 500 Americas banned from Russia
Russia’s foreign ministry has introduced a list naming 500 U.S. citizens who are banned from entering the country. Included in this list is former President Barack Obama.
ceremony
Putin: the West is waging ‘real war’ on Russia
As the Kremlin’s military launched another cruise missile barrage at Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the West’s “untamed ambitions, arrogance, and impunity” are igniting “a real war” against the nation during his nation’s customary Victory Day ceremony on Moscow’s Red Square on Tuesday.
Alexei Navalny
Putin’s leading critic is sentenced to 25 years in Russian prison
Vladimir Kara-Murza, a notable Kremlin critic, has been found guilty of treason and other crimes in what he claimed was a politically-driven prosecution.
Conscription
Russia overhauling military draft system
The military draft system in Russia is set to be overhauled, making it “nearly impossible” to avoid military conscription.
Biden
U.S., Russia spar over new START nuclear arms treaty
Diplomats from the U.S. and Russia are taking jabs at each other over a fizzling nuclear arms treaty
Biden
Former Russian President: Arresting Putin would be a “declaration of war”
Russia’s former President Dmitry Medvedev warned to the world that any attempt to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin would be viewed as a “declaration of war.”
Kara McKinney
Russia Suspends Only Remaining Major Nuclear Treaty With U.S.
Tuesday, 02/21/2023 | with Dan Caldwell
Blinken
China Poised To Provide Lethal Support To Russia
Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chinese diplomats at Munich conference to discuss concerns regarding a possible meeting with Chinese President Xi JinPing and Russian President Vladimir Putin.