Update (Jan. 18, 2022): The State Department announced Tuesday that Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Ukraine to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky. That meeting “to reinforce the United States’ commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity” is set for Wednesday. “The Secretary will also meet with the employees and families of the U.S.…

Ukraine warned its citizens to “expect the worst” after the country was hit by a massive cyberattack Friday. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said it’s too soon to tell who was behind the attack but added, “There is a long record of Russian cyber assaults against Ukraine in the past.” According to Ukraine’s Security Service, the…

For the third time in the last month, delegates from the United States and Russia met to discuss the security demands Russia announced last month. The first two meetings were between President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Monday’s meeting was between Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov. “The…

President Joe Biden spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin for the second time this month Thursday. According to White House officials, the call began at 3:35 p.m. EST and lasted for about 50 minutes. Like the call earlier this month, the situation in Ukraine dominated the conversation. Since the first meeting, Russia has moved an estimated 100,000…

Tensions continue to escalate in Ukraine over Russia’s continuing military presence near Ukraine, although we’re now hearing that further talks between the U.S. and Moscow could happen after the new year. The dialogue began a few weeks back during a meeting between President Biden and Russian leader Vladimir Putin. It’s not clear how much was…

As we head into 2022, Americans should pay close to some extraordinary dangers worldwide. Tension is mounting on multiple fronts. For starters, Russia is building up its troops at the Ukraine border, yet it denies it has any plans to attack. At the same time, Russia has submitted a list of security requests to the…

Update (Dec. 29, 2021): National Security Council spokeswoman Emily Horne announced Wednesday that President Joe Biden will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin Thursday about, among other things, Russia’s demands for security guarantees in Eastern Europe. According to Horne, this is just part of “a range of topics that will be discussed.” “The Biden administration…

Update (Dec. 8, 2021): A day after the meeting between President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Putin said Wednesday that Moscow will submit its proposals for a security dialogue with the United States in the next week. He added that he and Biden have agreed to “form a structure that would deal with it…

The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) published a new report Sunday looking into the money of world’s rich and powerful. According to the report, powerful politicians, billionaires and criminals have used offshore accounts to shield assets collectively worth trillions of dollars over the past 25 years. Now, some are calling for an end to…

According to officials in Russia, a gunman killed six people and injured 28 at a university campus Monday. The video above shows the scene of the shooting as police were investigating. The Russian Health Ministry said 19 of the 28 injured were shot. It wasn’t immediately clear how the others were injured. The school shooting…