China, Russia ties deepen as Biden holds NATO ‘frontline’ rallies on Ukraine

China pledged a deeper partnership with Russia on Wednesday, while US President Joe Biden reaffirmed security assurances for NATO’s “frontline” eastern members, as the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ratchets up global tensions . However, a day after President Vladimir Putin said Moscow was suspending its participation in a nuclear arms reduction treaty with […]

US-backed report says Russia held at least 6,000 Ukrainian children for ‘re-education’

Russia has placed at least 6,000 Ukrainian children – possibly many more – in Russian-held Crimea and sites in Russia whose primary purpose appears to be political re-education, according to a US-backed report published Tuesday. The report said researchers at Yale University have identified at least 43 camps and other facilities where Ukrainian children have […]