Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Kyiv on Friday, Aug. 23, marking the highest-profile trip by a leader from a neutral nation during the ongoing Ukraine-Russia conflict. His visit is part of Ukraine’s ongoing diplomatic efforts to engage non-Western countries in potential peace talks. Modi’s arrival follows a recent trip to Moscow, where he reinforced…

The United Nations nuclear watchdog warned against continued fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces near a Kursk nuclear plant on Thursday, Aug. 22. The International Atomic Energy Agency fears that artillery within range of the facility could lead to a nuclear disaster. The plea from the U.N. comes as Russia accused Ukraine on Thursday of…

As recently as March, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that Russia was prepared to use nuclear weapons if its sovereignty or independence was threatened. However, more than two weeks into an unexpected Ukrainian incursion into western Russia, nuclear weapons have yet to be deployed. Watch the video above where Straight Arrow News contributor Peter Zeihan…

A Chechen warlord and Putin-ally Ramzan Kadyrov claimed that Tesla owner Elon Musk gave him a Cybertruck, and showed a picture of himself on the back of the vehicle with a machine gun mounted on it in a Telegram channel Saturday, Aug. 17. Kadyrov wrote that he plans to use it in Russia’s war against…

After launching the first invasion of Russia since World War II, Ukraine’s objectives for its Kursk incursion are becoming apparent.  Ukraine barely acknowledged the almost two-week-old campaign initially. However, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy recently laid out some of the goals his forces are trying to achieve.  According to Zelenskyy, Ukraine needs to shore up its…

A Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber erupted into flames midair during a routine flight over Siberia, crashing and killing one crew member. The crash occurred far from any battlefield, and videos shared on social media showed the bomber catching fire before plummeting into an uninhabited area. Russia’s Defense Ministry attributed the crash to a technical malfunction,…

On Tuesday, Aug. 13, the Armed Forces of Ukraine said it now controls around 386 square miles in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, an area roughly the size of Indianapolis. This region includes nearly 30 different towns or settlements and is home to hundreds of thousands of Russians, many of whom are now fleeing. Previously, Kyiv took…

What was first thought to be a small cross-border raid by Ukraine into Russia is now the deepest incursion into enemy territory made by either side since the war began. Kyiv is being pretty tight-lipped about the operation, but Russian military bloggers are not. As is usually the case, much of the information coming from…

The war in Ukraine has entered its third year, with neither side showing any sign of conceding. Ukraine, emboldened by a recent delivery of U.S. fighter jets, and Russia, continuing to claim battlefield advances, seem far from reaching any resolution. Watch the video above as Straight Arrow News contributor Peter Zeihan explores how the war…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced new F-16 fighter jets arrived in Ukraine on Sunday, Aug. 4. These jets are the first to be added to their fleet, which is significant since Zelenskyy has long been asking allied countries to supply this type of fighter jet for Ukraine in its fight against Russia. Zelenskyy spoke about the…