russia
Page: 6
Elon Musk and SpaceX are lending support to Ukraine amid Russia’s assault on the embattled country. The announcement comes after Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov asked the SpaceX billionaire to help supply satellite-based communications to the country, as their internet access has been disrupted by the Russian invasion. “While you try to colonize Mars, Russia try to occupy […]
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are stepping up in a time of crisis. On Saturday, the celebrity couple announced they would match up to $1 million in donations to help support Ukrainian refugees. The commitment came just days after Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized an invasion of Ukraine’s Donbas region. Since then, countless Ukraine has reported “serious losses” due […]
As a reported 1,500 Pakistanis, including 500 students, have been stuck in Ukraine since the Russian invasion this past week, families are urging for the government to assist in their return, the Associated Press shares. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Friday that the Pakistani embassy has been temporarily moved from Kyiv to Ternopil following the invasion […]
President Vladimir Putin said early on Thursday that Russia has authorized a “special military operation” that will be conducted in eastern Ukraine, according to The New York Times and the Associated Press. The sound of “large booms” was reported around Kramatorsk, Ukraine at about the same time that Putin made the announcement. In a televised address, the […]
Joe Biden says he’s now convinced that Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to invade Ukraine. “We have reason to believe the Russian forces are planning to and intend to attack Ukraine in the coming week, in the coming days,” Biden said Friday during a White House press conference. “We believe that they will target Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv, […]
A Russian robotics company has issued an unusual offer. The company is willing to pay someone $200,000 to use their face and voice for a human-like robot. According to a press release, Promobot has been “seeking a face for a humanoid robot-assistant which will work in hotels, shopping malls, and other crowded places. The company is ready […]
Actor Steven Seagal—known for his work in films Under Siege and Above The Law—has now joined a pro-Kremlin party. A Just Russia – Patriots – For Truth, a merger of three Vladimir Putin-supporting leftist parties, posted a video Saturday showing that Seagal, who became a Russian citizen in 2016, received a membership card. The party will reportedly […]
A group of serious cosplaying Star Wars fans in Russia have built a life-sized replica of Din Djarin’s ride, the Razor Crest, and then left it in the Siberian city of Yakutsk. While sometimes we have to use stock images as the lead, that’s the actual fruits of their labor above. Some might call that quite impressive. The model-craft, […]
Four websites featuring articles that cast doubt about the COVID-19 vaccines have been traced back to Russian intelligence agencies as part of their alleged campaign to diminish confidence in the drug’s efficacy and safety, the Wall Street Journal reports. An official with the U.S. Department of State’s Global Engagement Center found that these online publications, which have been identified […]
George Blake, a former British spy turned Soviet secret agent, died in Moscow at the age of 98, Russian state-owned news agency RIA Novosti confirmed to CNN. “Books have been written about him, films have been made. In intelligence, he was highly respected and appreciated,” a spokesperson for Russian foreign intelligence agency SVR said on Saturday. “He himself jokingly said: […]
