Odessa
Operation Odessa: Russia Wants the Entire Ukrainian Black Sea Coast
“Odessa, come back home. We have longed for Odessa in the Russian Federation, because of the city’s history, the people who live there, and the language they speak. This is...
The West Won’t Like Russia’s Next Move in Ukraine
NATO officials and the Western news media have not concealed their glee that Ukraine’s counteroffensive has forced a precipitous withdrawal of Russian troops from a sizable chunk of territory near...
Russia Accuses U.S. Of Being ‘Directly Involved’ in Ukraine War
The Russian government accused the United States on Tuesday of direct military involvement in its ongoing war with Ukraine, shortly after Ukraine’s first grain shipment since the onset of the...
Lavrov Claims Port Strikes Aimed at Military Targets, Not Grain Terminals
Days after an agreement between Russia and Ukraine allowing Kyiv to safely export grain across the Russian-controlled Black Sea—immediately followed by a Russian bombing of Odesa, Ukraine’s largest port—Russian foreign...
Russian Forces Withdraw From Snake Island
Russian forces have abandoned the strategic outpost of Snake Island, loosening Russia’s grip over Ukraine’s Black Sea coast. “On June 30, as a step of goodwill, the Armed Forces of...
After 102 Days of War, Is Russia Looking Beyond Ukraine’s Donbass?
As the war in Ukraine passes its one-hundredth day, Moscow, Kyiv, and the West brace for a protracted conflict. “America’s goal is straightforward,” President Joe Biden wrote in a New...
Russia Warns of Plots to Partition Ukraine as War Grinds On
On Thursday, Sergei Naryshkin, the chief of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), accused Washington and Warsaw of plotting to gain a sphere of influence in western Ukraine. “According to the...
Russia Strikes Strategic Black Sea Port City of Odessa
Russian forces struck the strategic port city of Odessa on Sunday. “Odessa was attacked from the air. Some of the missiles were downed by our air defense system. In some...