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Ukraine says it has no reserves as Putin amasses half-million troops for summer offensive: report

The Ukrainian military is struggling to fight back against a fierce Russian assault along the nation’s northeast border.

Ukrainian civilians forced to flee once-liberated region over Russia's renewed invasion

Fierce fighting in Ukraine's northeastern province of Kharkiv forced residents to flee Saturday as Russia continued its renewed invasion of the region that was liberated about eight months into the...

Putin begins his fifth term as president -- and is more in control of Russia than ever

Vladimir Putin began his fifth term Tuesday as Russian leader at a glittering Kremlin inauguration, setting out on another six years in office after launching a devastating war in Ukraine.

New Cold War with a new axis of evil: Isolationists in the US, GOP must join the fight as dark forces gather

In J.R.R. Tolkien’s great epic, “The Lord of the Rings,” it becomes apparent only gradually that the forces of darkness have united.

Ukraine will be America's next Vietnam, Russia says after House passes massive aid bill

Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman warned that the Kremlin will issue “an unconditional and resolute response” to the United States' efforts to get more involved in the war.

Jailed WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich marks one year detained in Russia

A Moscow court extended The Wall Street Journal reporter's detention by three months on Tuesday, as he awaits trial on dubious espionage charges, but the government remain hopeful they can...

Teen squatters brutally murder woman: Letters to the Editor — March 26, 2024

NY Post readers discuss the brutal slaying of a woman allegedly by two squatters living in her Manhattan apartment.

Putin wins landslide re-election to extend 25-year rule in vote criticized as a sham by protesters

Putin, who came into power in 1999, secured a new six-year term as president, overtaking Josef Stalin as Russia's longest-serving leader in more than 200 years. 

Bombs pummel Russia, as Ukrainians forced to vote for Putin at gunpoint

Ukrainian bombs fell in western Russia on Saturday as citizens, for a second straight day, cast their votes in the ongoing presidential election expected to anoint Putin with a third...

CIA estimated 50% chance that Russia would nuke Ukraine if it risked losing war: report

The intel caused Biden to deliver his famous "Armageddon" speech in October 2022 in which he warned nuclear annihilation was nearer than any time since the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Jack Black calls 'Kung Fu Panda 4' character his 'favorite part to play'

Besides staring at your dwindling groceries, this week you can again focus on Hollywood repeating itself. Soon we’ll get “Gone With the Wind 3.”

What Speaker Johnson would see in Ukraine if he dared to go

As Ukraine has been forced to ration dwindling ammunition, Moscow took the Donetsk city last week.

Joe Biden is abandoning Ukraine: Letters to the Editor — Feb. 27, 2024

NY Post readers discuss President Biden's failure to adequately support and gradual abandonment of Ukraine.

31,000 Ukrainian troops killed since start of Russia's full-scale invasion: Zelensky

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in action in the two years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion.

Republicans must reject 4 myths about Ukraine and pass much-needed aid

Two years ago, Vladimir Putin launched his unprovoked, premeditated, full-scale invasion of Ukraine based on several myths, including that Ukraine was not a “real” country and was militarily weak, and...

Abandoning Ukraine now will shred America's global credibility — and highlight short-lived US promises

If America leaves Ukraine to fend for itself, why would anyone ever trust a word that comes out of the mouth of any US leader?

Biden meets Alexei Navalny's daughter and widow Yulia, calls her 'Yolanda' afterward

President Biden met Thursday with the widow and daughter of the late Russian activist Alexei Navalny, six days following the announcement of his death in an Arctic prison.

Putin gave Kim Jong Un a Russian-made car in a show of their special ties: North Korea

Russian President Vladimir Putin has gifted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a Russian-made car for his personal use in a demonstration of their special relationship, North Korea’s state media...

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's body was bruised, paramedic says: 'Nobody is saying anything'

Navalny, 47, was brought to the Salekhard District Clinical Hospital on Friday after he died at an infamous remote nearby prison, where he had secretly been moved to in late...

Kissing female influencers hunted down by Russian cops, forced to apologize

“I was not thinking that it could have influenced anyone. I did not think about it. I did not know.”