Having already breached global treaties by moving nuclear arms to Belarus, Russia is now signaling plans to deploy powerful ballistic missiles to Venezuela that can reach the US.
As Russia faces mounting military and political setbacks, Russian leader Vladimir Putin is increasingly leaning on nuclear threats—from “unlimited-range” missiles to doomsday torpedoes—to project strength that experts say the Kremlin can no longer guarantee.
Hundreds of high-precision CNC machines from Chinese-German manufacturer PRIMINER have flowed into some of Russia’s most sensitive military-industrial plants—from drone makers to missile-system suppliers—even as sanctions were meant to shut those channels down, documents obtained through a UNITED24 Media investigation show.
A potential peace deal in Ukraine must include serious discussion about its terms and consequences. Ukraine and all of Europe are currently faced with a range of positive and negative scenarios. Cooperation from Western allies is necessary to ensure the best possible outcome.
Ukraine’s nuclear power plants operate under constant threat from Russian missile and drone attacks. UNITED24 Media received rare access to the Rivne Nuclear Power Plant—one of only three Ukrainian nuclear facilities still under Kyiv’s control—to see how it is protecting itself and keeping the country supplied with electricity during the war.