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North Korea to send 6k more troops to Russia after battlefield setbacks

North Korea is expected to deploy an additional 6,000 troops to Russia in the near future, along with 50 to 100 pieces of equipment, allegedly for engineering work, Ukraine’s Military Intelligence Chief Kyrylo Budanov told The Japan Times on Aug. 13.

14 August 2025, 01:35 PM

Trump retracts 'dictator' remark about Zelenskyy

During a meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Donald Trump said he "can't believe" he called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a 'dictator', the BBC reports on Feb. 28.

28 February 2025, 12:38 PM

Peace deal, based on 2022 Istanbul protocols, means Ukraine’s surrender to Russia’s long-term military goals - ISW

Moscow is attempting to resurrect 2022 Istanbul negotiations as a way to pressure the West into conceding to the Kremlin’s long-standing demands, not as a path to genuine resolution, The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on Feb. 23.

24 February 2025, 09:16 AM

Putin tailors Russia’s delegation to maximize pressure on U.S.

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is optimizing the composition of Russia’s delegation for negotiations with the U.S. to secure the most favorable concessions from Washington, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on Feb. 19.

20 February 2025, 08:15 AM

Tucker Carlson сalls Zelenskyy ‘dictator’, accuses Ukrainians of wasting his money

Controversial American journalist Tucker Carlson has called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a “dictator” and accused Ukrainians of wasting money abroad, in an interview with British journalist Piers Morgan published on Jan. 31.

1 February 2025, 06:00 PM

Venezuela arrests Ukrainians, Americans, and Colombians ahead of dictator Maduro's inauguration

Venezuelan authorities arrested seven foreigners, including Ukrainians, Americans, and Colombians, allegedly plotting "terrorist attacks" ahead of dictator Nicolás Maduro's “inauguration”, Spanish news agency EFE wrote on Jan. 8.

8 January 2025, 11:17 AM

Sybiha shows North Korean KN-23 missile fragment at UN Security Council

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha presented a fragment of a North Korean ballistic missile, the KN-23, at a UN Security Council meeting, marking 1,000 days since the war outbreak, Interfax-Ukraine reported on Nov. 19.

19 November 2024, 09:44 AM

War outcome must benefit Russia, says Putin

The war unleashed by Russia against Ukraine must end in Moscow's favor, Kremlin dictator Vladimir Putin said in an interview with propagandist Olga Skabeeva.

25 October 2024, 01:22 PM

Dictator Lukashenko warns of war should Russia dare to 'annex' Belarus

Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko, apparently channeling a newfound respect for national sovereignty, warned the Russians that any attempt to "annex" Belarus would end in war in an interview with the propaganda outlet Izvestia.

25 October 2024, 12:24 PM

South Korea calls North Korean soldiers fighting against Ukraine 'cannon fodder'

South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong Hyeon said that North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un has sent his troops to fight against Ukraine as mere "cannon fodder", Yonhap news agency wrote on Oct. 24.

24 October 2024, 02:57 PM

Ukraine's embassy in Mexico calls for Putin's arrest at presidential inauguration

Ukrainian embassy in Mexico responded to the country's decision to invite Russian dictator Vladimir Putin to the inauguration of newly elected President Claudia Sheinbaum, on Facebook on Aug. 8.

8 August 2024, 11:26 AM

Most Ukrainians believe that Putin allows peace only on his own terms - poll

76% of Ukrainians are convinced that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin allows peace only on his own terms, shows survey conducted by the Ukrainian analyst team of Razumkov Center, reported Ukrainian news outlet ZN.UA on July 15.

16 July 2024, 06:05 PM

North Korea to send 'large number' of military engineers to occupied Donetsk

North Korea will send military construction and engineering forces to participate in "restoration works" in occupied Donetsk Oblast in July, South Korea's TV Chosun reported on June 21, citing a South Korean official.

27 June 2024, 09:43 AM

North Korean troops to become ‘cannon fodder’ if sent to Ukraine, Pentagon says

Pentagon Press Secretary, Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder floated the possibility of North Korean soldiers becoming “cannon fodder” should they be deployed in Ukraine to fight alongside Russia, South Korean news agency Yonhap reported on June 26.

26 June 2024, 08:48 AM

Kim Jong Un promises Putin full support in waging war against Ukraine

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the friendship between Moscow and Pyongyang is now "even closer than in Soviet times" and promised Russian dictator Vladimir Putin full support in waging war against Ukraine, AP reported on June 19.

19 June 2024, 01:04 PM

Putin to visit North Korea for the first time in 24 years

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin will arrive in Pyongyang to meet with his colleague Kim Jong-un, it will be Putin's first visit to Pyongyang since 2000, Russian propagandist Telegram channel RIA reported on June 18.

18 June 2024, 02:58 PM

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin wears body armor in public – Ukrainian intelligence

A Putin lookalike has been using body armor regularly for at least the last five years, Andriy Yusov, a representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry (HUR), said in a June 5 commentary for ArmyInform.

5 June 2024, 12:39 PM

Putin appoints former bodyguard as Russian State Council Secretary

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin issued a decree appointing his bodyguard, Alexei Dyumin, as secretary of the State Council of Russia, a position previously held by presidential aide Igor Levitin, The Moscow Times reported on Telegram on May 29.

29 May 2024, 01:25 PM

Putin to urge Lukashenko to join nuclear exercises during Belarus visit

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin plans to persuade Alexander Lukashenko to participate in Russian exercises with non-strategic nuclear weapons in his visit in Belarus, claimed Russian propaganda agency RIA-Novosti on May 24.

24 May 2024, 03:16 PM

Putin will visit China on May 16-17

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin will pay an official visit to China on May 16-17, the Kremlin announced.

14 May 2024, 02:13 PM

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