After 16 months in a Russian prison, Evan Gershkovich was released Thursday in the largest prisoner swap since the Cold War, orchestrated by the Biden administration. Almost two weeks ago, Biden announced to the world he was dropping out of the presidential race and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris. But just before he made that...
President Biden called the prisoner swap deal with Russia Thursday that secured the release of The Wall Street Journal’s Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and others a “feat of diplomacy.” “Moments ago, the families and I were able to speak to them on the telephone from the Oval Office. They’re out of Russia. Earlier today, they...
National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on Thursday gave President Biden full credit for the safe return of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and other Americans wrongfully detained in Russia. Sullivan took the podium at the daily White House press briefing after the Biden-Harris administration announced a massive swap of political prisoners between the United...
Ukraine’s first medal of the 2024 Olympics belongs to women’s fencer Olga Kharlan, but she insists it is for more than just herself. Kharlan beat South Korea’s Choi Sebin 15-14, coming back from a six-point deficit, for the women’s saber fencing bronze medal on Monday. She then dedicated the medal to her country amid its...
Security officials are sounding the alarm that the U.S.’s post-Cold War approach to countering a nuclear Russia is no longer enough as China, North Korea and Iran look to bolster their nuclear capabilities. “For far too long, the United States has ignored revitalizing its nuclear arsenal. China and Russia have expanded their nuclear arsenals to...
Russian forces have overrun two front-line villages in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, a Ukrainian army sergeant said Monday, after relentless assaults that are part of a Kremlin summer push to overwhelm battlefield defenses there. Separately, attacks in Russia’s Kursk region by the Security Service of Ukraine, also known as the SBU, struck a number of...
Dozens of Russian mercenaries fighting for the notorious Wagner group in northern Africa were massacred over the weekend in Mali in an apparent ambush. Footage reviewed by Fox News Digital showed dozens of Russian soldiers, some in varying degrees of undress, many collapsed on top of one another, strewn around burnt vehicles and apparently dead...
Havana residents watched from shore on Saturday as Russian warships arrived for the second time in as many months, in a visit that Cuba called routine. Cuban authorities sent shots into the air to signal their welcome, while curious fishermen watched from Havana’s waterside promenade as the ships advanced up the bay. Russian residents were...
Two weeks ago, a U.S. intelligence official — commenting on the recentElection Security Updateissued by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) —suggestedthat Russia prefers former President Trump to win the presidency in November. As a former Defense Intelligence Agency officer who specializes in Russia and Putin, I totally disagree. Like many other...
President Biden’s Oval Office address on Wednesday night prompted little reaction from foreign leaders, but China and Russia provoked an Air Force incident in a preview of what the coming months may hold, an expert says. “Russia and China will almost certainly take advantage of the tenuous situation in the White House,” Rebekah Koffler, a...
