Russia declares a 72-hour ceasefire in Ukraine for next week to mark Victory Day in World War II

By ILLIA NOVIKOV, Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared a unilateral 72-hour ceasefire next week in Ukraine to mark Victory Day in World War as the U.S. presses for a deal to end the 3-year-old war. Kyiv …

Russia declares a 72-hour ceasefire in Ukraine for next week to mark Victory Day in World War II

North Korea confirms its troops are fighting for Russia in war against Ukraine

April 28 (UPI) -- North Korea gave the first official confirmation Monday that its troops were fighting in the ranks of the Russian Army in its war against Ukraine. The Central Military Commission said in a statement issued via the state-run KCNA news …

Why Crimea is so important to Russia and Ukraine

The strategic peninsula of Crimea is crucial in US-led efforts to end Russia's war in Ukraine. The peninsula, which was illegally annexed by Russia in 2014, has long been coveted by Moscow, who want Ukraine to officially surrender the territory as part …

North Korea confirms troop deployment supporting Russia

President Putin has thanked Kim Jong-Un for providing troops for Russia’s war against Ukraine. North Korea confirmed the deployment for the first time. It comes as US President Donald Trump says he thinks Ukraine is prepared to give up Crimea, which was …

Russia caves to Ukraine as Putin asks Zelensky for three-day ceasefire

On the 80th anniversary of Russian Victory Day, President Vladimir Putin has declared a ceasefire, amidst escalating pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump to bring an end to the conflict in Ukraine. The Kremlin, as reported by Russian state media, has …

Ex-President Yanukovych Sentenced to 15 Years in Absentia for 2014 Escape to Russia

A Ukrainian court on Monday sentenced former President Viktor Yanukovych to 15 years in prison over his 2014 escape to Russia, Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office reported on April 28. The Podilsky District Court in Kyiv found Yanukovych guilty of …

Russia’s Putin declares temporary ceasefire in Ukraine to mark second world war

Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine. The development, according to Newsweek, is to commemorate and mark the 80-year anniversary of the Second World War. “Based on humanitarian considerations, during the days of …

WATCH: Russia Airs Video of North Korean Forces Training for War in Ukraine

Russian state news agency TASS has published video footage showing North Korean troops training on Russian soil, days after Moscow officially confirmed their involvement in the war against Ukraine. The footage shows North Korean soldiers conducting live- …

Jaak Valge: Ordinary fascism and ordinary Russia

In 1965, Soviet filmmaker Mikhail Romm completed the documentary "Ordinary Fascism." It became iconic not only across one-sixth of the planet but also more broadly throughout the internationalist leftist world. I believe I first saw it as a …