U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken mocked Russia’s armed forces during a speech in Finland, saying that “many see Russia’s military as the second-strongest in Ukraine.” Those remarks came about after a more detailed dissection of the Kremlin’s strategic failures in the Ukraine War. Straight Arrow News contributor Peter Zeihan says that while he appreciates…

In diplomatic matters, President Teddy Roosevelt used to say, “Speak softly, but carry a big stick.” Well, the world is about to see just how big a stick NATO’s combined air forces really are. Germany is preparing to host the largest ever air deployment exercise in NATO and European history. Air Defender 23 runs from…

Russia said it stopped a large-scale attack from Ukraine, but it’s still not clear if it was the start of Ukraine’s latest counteroffensive. The Russian Ministry of Defense posted a video to its Telegram channel on Monday, June 5, claiming it stopped Ukrainian advances along five sectors of the frontlines in Donetsk. The ministry said…

Could Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the notorious Wagner Group, be a potential successor to Vladimir Putin as Russian president? There is new speculation about Putin’s health after a recent photo revealed what appears to be a scar on his neck. Straight Arrow News contributor Larry Lindsey says the Wagner head replacing Putin as Russia’s next…

A raid across the Ukraine-Russia border by a group consisting of anti-Putin Russians and Ukrainian citizens is raising new questions about Moscow’s defense strategy. The border raid in the city of Belgorod in southwestern Russia comes just a few weeks after drones attacked the Kremlin. Straight Arrow News contributor Peter Zeihan says the involvement of…

Russia has issued an arrest warrant for U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. The warrant appears to be in response to comments Graham made during a trip to Ukraine that were released in an edited video by the Ukrainian government. In the video, Graham is seen sitting at a table with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy who…

Thinking of joining Russia? Well, Alexander Lukashenko, the president of Belarus, and a Vladimir Putin crony, has an offer he thinks people can’t refuse. Join Russia, get nukes. Lukashenko made the proposal during an interview with a Russian propagandist named Pavel Zarubin. The comments aired on Russian state media and came just a few days…