Russia

Finland joins NATO, perhaps in the nick of time.

Ongoing talks between Russia and Belarus this week have focused on Russia’s tactical nuclear arms in the Western borders of Belarus, economic and military ties, and retaliatory measures regarding Finland’s NATO membership.

A power struggle between Ukraine’s Kremlin monk-loyalists and the Kyiv religious community intensifies as Metropolitan Pavlo Lebid, a staunch supporter of Russia’s genocide in Ukraine, is placed under house arrest amid an investigation concerning the Moscow-backed Kyiv monastery, sparking a national dispute between the Ukrainian government and the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.

The battle for Bakhmut has been long and challenging, with both sides suffering heavy losses. However, Ukraine is now in a position to reclaim the region and end the local conflict.

Shortly after the MQ-9 unmanned drone crashed into the Black Sea, Russia expressed its plan to recover the wreck and reverse-engineer it.

At a House Armed Services Committee hearing on the Defense Department’s fiscal year 2024 budget request, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark A. Milley said that in order for there to be peace between the US, China, and Russia, America must stay the most influential nation in the world.

On Monday, the head of the United Nations’ atomic energy organization met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to alert him to the deteriorating situation at Europe’s largest nuclear plant in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.

Since 2014, even before the invasion in 2022, the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine has caused the cancellation of numerous joint exercises and disrupted military cooperation between the two countries.

SOFREP Founder and Chief Executive Officer, former Navy SEAL Brandon Webb, kicks off his weekly news round-up video series, tackling one interesting and important topic each week.

NATO sometimes seems to have a double standard when it comes to upholding international law.

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has declared that Russia cannot provide the necessary defense equipment it promised due to the conflict in Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin vows to “react accordingly” if the West sends depleted uranium munitions to Ukraine.