Ukrainian News

Russia has dispatched a submarine to protect a sanctioned oil tanker from its “shadow fleet” as the vessel attempts to evade interception by the United States Coast Guard in the Atlantic Ocean—an unprecedented escalation in Washington’s global crackdown on illicit oil shipments, according to reporting by  The Wall Street Journal .

While Ukrainians rose en masse to defend their homeland against Russia’s invasion, when US special forces stormed the Venezuelan capital and captured leader Nicolás Maduro, they did not face much resistance from the public, the army, or even the presidential guard.

Western allies moved to formalize long-term security guarantees for Ukraine on January 6, as Kyiv and its partners laid the groundwork for an international force intended to help secure the country after hostilities end.