The Main Directorate of Rapid Response will coordinate the Interior Ministry’s resources and agents if a state of emergency or counter-terrorism operation is declared in Russia
The comments come as the Pentagon continues to emphasize problems Russia has encountered in Ukraine
China Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov that it respects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all nations, but added that Beijing could see “complicated and specific” historical questions at play in Ukraine.
In another indication of discontent among Russian troops on the ground in Ukraine, a soldier reportedly drove a tank over his colonel after a disastrous operation near Kyiv
A military source further confirmed that Sukovetsky, the late deputy commander of the 41st Combined Arms Army of the Russian Ground Forces, was killed “by a sniper”
The Florida based congresswoman warned that Russia has in recent years provided “lethal military equipment” to regimes unfriendly to the United States like Nicaragua, Cuba and Venezuela
The survey, conducted by the Harvard Center for American Political Studies (CAPS) and The Harris Poll, found that 62% of registered voters polled said that Trump would have deterred Putin from taking military action in Ukraine if he were still president. Looking only at those who identified with a political party, 86% of Republicans and 38% of Democrats answered this way.
The Thursday morning incursion has been condemned by President Joe Biden and leaders throughout the West
Peskov also said that people should disregard rumors that officials could soon call for a national mobilization
In a 13-2 decision, the court ruled that “The Russian Federation shall immediately suspend the military operations that it commenced on Feb 24, 2022 on the territory of Ukraine"