DoD Sends "Phoenix Ghost" Kamikaze Drones To Ukraine  The Department of Defense  announced  it was sending "121 Phoenix Ghost Tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems" to Ukraine. The never-before-seen kamikaze drone is a brand-new weapon system designed for ambushing Russian tanks. As reported by  Breaking Defense,  the Phoenix Ghost tactical drone is similar to the Switchblade drone already fielded in Ukraine.  Ok a bit more from a DoD official, who is loathe to detail the requirements that differentiate Phoenix Ghost from a Switchblade. Its a "one way drone" that "delivers a punch" [...]

Russia was accused of blackmailing governments and millions of families across Europe by turning off the gas taps yesterday.

Russia Halts Natural Gas Supplies To Poland - European Energy Prices Spike On Local Reports There are emerging reports that Russia has halted natural gas deliveries to Poland , albeit it initially remains unconfirmed by the Russian government at this point.  Bloomberg  is citing the prominent Polish news portal  Onet.pl  to report Tuesday late afternoon (local time): "Russia has halted gas deliveries to Poland under the Yamal contract, Onet.pl website reports citing Polish government sources it didn’t name." Markets are reacting immediately on the reports with European gas pr [...]

US Imposes Ban On Anti-Satellite Weapons Tests To Highlight Russian Malfeasance In Space The Biden administration is implementing a self-imposed ban on all anti-satellite weapons testing, in order to take the lead in highlighting what it says are the dangerous and irresponsible Russian tests in space, which have lately created a potentially disastrous field of space debris . China has also been accused of similarly reckless anti-satellite missile testing. NBC reported the initiative Monday based on admin sources, and a briefing provided to Congress indicates that the move is to a [...]

Meanwhile, video appears to show Russian military equipment being moved to border with Finland. The post Russia Threatens Nuclear Deployment if Sweden and Finland Join NATO first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion .

Finland is expected to apply to join in June, followed by neighbouring Sweden, despite warnings from Russia that membership would lead to 'the destruction of their country'.

President Joe Biden has signed a measure into law to end normal trade relations with Russia and signed a separate measure to codify the United States’ ban on Russian oil imports, marking the latest major U.S. response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The signing of H.R. 7108, the “Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and […]

Russia Throws Down the Gauntlet– Russia left Germany scrambling today after Putin and Russia cut off their gas supply on Saturday. GAZPROM HAS STOPPED DELIVERIES OF RUSSIAN GAS TO GERMANY VIA YAMAL-EUROPE PIPELINE — zerohedge (@zerohedge) April 2, 2022 This comes a week after Vladimir Putin demanded European nations start purchasing Russian gas in rubles.… The post BREAKING: Russia’s Gazprom Stops Deliveries of Russian Gas to Germany via Yamal-Europe Pipeline appeared first on The Gateway Pundit .

    Video making the rounds this am, reports that it is first combat use of Russian hypersonic missile – Kinzhal on a weapons depot near the Polish border pic.twitter.com/pVxqEWlT5J — Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) March 19, 2022   Full Story — Putin fires hypersonic missile at Ukraine…   Russia’s most advanced conventional weapon – […]

Putin Expected a Quick Victory in Ukraine – Instead, Causalities Are Mounting: Prior to launching its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, Russia spent weeks building up its forces – with as many as 150,000 men massed on the border. Now three weeks after the beginning of Russian Federation Vladimir Putin‘s so-called “special military operations,” just slightly […] The post Putin’s Ukraine Problem: His Soldiers Keep Dying in Mass appeared first on 19FortyFive .

KYIV, UKRAINE—In a shocking move likely to intensify the threat of nuclear war, President Zelensky took the unprecedented step of asking Congress to send Florida-Georgia Line to play a concert for Russian troops. The post In Massive Escalation, Zelensky Requests America Send Florida-Georgia Line To Play Concert For Russian Soldiers appeared first on The Babylon Bee .

The following article, ‘On the edge of civil war’: Moscow-based journalist details life in Russia since Ukraine invasion , was first published on BizPac Review . Get the latest BPR news delivered free to your inbox daily. SIGN UP HERE (Video: Fox News) A Moscow based journalist opened up about life in Russia since […] Continue reading ‘On the edge of civil war’: Moscow-based journalist details life in Russia since Ukraine invasion ...

Oil Spikes To Session High After Report Biden To Ban Russian Oil, LNG, Coal Imports Today Confirming yesterday's speculation that a ban on Russian oil imports is imminent, moments ago Bloomberg reported that the Biden administration is set to impose a ban on U.S. imports of Russian energy as soon as Tuesday without the participation of European allies, who as we discussed yesterday have been vocally - especially in the case of Germany - against such a blanket ban (because the import much more Russian oil and gas than the US). The ban will include Russian oil, liquefied natural ga [...]

When Russian forces began pounding Ukraine by air, land and sea in its unjustified invasion of the neighboring country, the international hacking collective known as Anonymous took […] Anonymous says it has hacked Russian TV, showing footage of atrocities in Ukraine appeared first on American Wire News .

Russia’s Economy Is In Serious Trouble. How Will Putin Strike Back? Russian President Vladimir Putin just declared that Western sanctions on Russia for his brutal invasion of Ukraine are akin to “a declaration of war.” And, so far, it is easy to understand why. Multinational investment bank JPMorgan Chase & Co has warned that Russia […] The post Russia’s Economy Is on the Brink of Collapse. But Will Sanctions Stop Putin in Ukraine? appeared first on 19FortyFive .

Chief correspondent Stuart Ramsay was hit by a bullet in the lower back while in a car carrying his crew towards Kyiv on Monday. Two rounds also hit camera operator Richie Mockler.

CNN has said it would stop broadcasting in Russia while Bloomberg and the BBC said they would temporarily suspend the work of their journalists there.

The variety, volume and potency of firepower being rushed into the war zone illustrate the extent to which the United States sought to prepare the Ukrainian military to wage a hybrid war against Russia, even as President Biden has expressly ruled out inserting American troops into the conflict.

Aris Messinis/Getty Confusion reigns on Russia’s state TV , as panicked lawmakers and pundits try to explain to the public why their country invaded Ukraine and now faces crushing Western sanctions . And in the process of zealous propagandists striving to justify the unfathomable, they’ve inadvertently revealed too much. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told state TV on Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin was directly involved in making command decisions with respect to Russia’s military activities in Ukraine. He urged : “It’s time to unite around our president,” and encouraged those w [...]

US, Germany Continue To Allow Gas Transactions With Russia Despite SWIFT Ban As Russian banks closed down both ATMs and then, later, open market trading, to avoid or contain the fallout from the Russian incursion into Ukraine, it's becoming increasingly apparent that the West doesn't have the right tools to sanction Russia  - not that they could even if they did. The problem, as we have said many times before,boils down to Russia's control over Europe's energy supplies. But even as a growing number of Russian oligarchs release messages claiming that their sympathies lie with the [...]