SEOUL, South Korea ― North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will soon visit Russia to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russia’s presidency office announced on Monday. Putin and Kim are expected to discuss North Korean supplies to assist Russia in its ongoing assault on Ukraine. The visit comes as South Korea — a U.S….
After a year and a half of fighting in Ukraine, Russia needs to replenish its supplies of ammunition for what could be a long war of attrition. Along with ramping up its domestic arms production, Moscow is turning to an old ally with a vast arsenal — North Korea. Estimates say the reclusive and isolated…
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said the Russian flag has no place at next year’s Paris Olympics because of the war crimes committed by Vladimir Putin’s regime in Ukraine. Russia has not been allowed to fly its flag at the Olympics since the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games. Since then, Russians have been…
The US wants the G20 countries to help reshape and scale up multilateral development banks like the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, a top White House official has said. White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communication John Kirby said on Wednesday the US will make it clear during President Joe Biden’s…
Saudi Arabia and Russia agreed Tuesday to extend their voluntary oil production cuts through the end of this year, trimming 1.3 million barrels of crude out of the global market and boosting energy prices. The dual announcements from Riyadh and Moscow pushed benchmark Brent crude above $90 a barrel in trading Tuesday afternoon, a price…
Retired Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling warned that the reported upcoming meeting between Vladimir Putin and North Korea leader Kim Jong Un shows the Russian president “is scrambling for help” as he remains isolated amid the war in Ukraine. The New York Times on Monday reported that Kim is planning to travel to Vladivostok, likely using…
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba has uncovered a human trafficking ring that has coerced its citizens to fight for Russia in the war in Ukraine, its foreign ministry said on Monday, adding that Cuban authorities were working to “neutralize and dismantle” the network. The statement from Cuba’s foreign ministry gave few details, but noted the trafficking…
Russian President Vladimir Putin says there will be no new deal to ship grain through the Black Sea until the West meets his demands. Putin spoke after talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday. Erdogan helped broker the original deal that allowed Ukraine to safely export its grain. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left,…
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Two people were hospitalized following a 3½-hour Russian drone barrage on a port in Ukraine’s Odesa region on Sunday, officials said. The attack on the Reni seaport comes a day before Russian President Vladimir Putin is due to meet with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to discuss the resumption of…
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — President Vladimir Putin is not planning to attend the funeral for Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Kremlin said, following reports that the mercenary chief who challenged the Russian leader’s authority would be buried Tuesday. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov wouldn’t say where or when the chief of the Wagner Group military company would…