Biden details new Russian sanctions as death toll climbs in Ukraine

"The next few months will see Ukraine setting the conditions for the eventual liberation of Crimea," said Ben Hodges, former commander of US Army Europe.

Inflatable tanks are a staple of Russia's deception doctrine known as maskirovka, or masking, meant to boost stealth tactics and sow confusion.

Many expected a Russian victory over Ukraine in "a matter of days or weeks," but not US National Guardsmen, Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson said this week.

The Mil Mi-8 helicopter hit the ground at Vnukovo airport with its blades and tail, Russian media reported.

In 2002, a US special forces team purportedly experienced and killed a huge humanoid in Afghanistan. Named the Kandahar Monster, the monster was not just said to overshadow the warriors at 13 feet in height, but additionally had six fingers on each hand and two arrangements of teeth.

Donald Trump said World War III could involve nuclear weapons and World War I and World War II would look like small battles, by comparison.

VIENNA, Jan 29 (Reuters) - A Russian leasing unit of Austrian lender Raiffeisen Bank International (RBIV.VI) is among the companies targeted by sanctions that Ukraine announced overnight, RBI said on Sunday.

Exiles from Putin’s Russia have a powerful role to play in what comes next in their country. It’s happened before.

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I had more than enough space, but the seat's generous pitch and width should be comfortable for even larger passengers.

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PARIS — (AP) — France’s prime minister insisted Sunday that the government’s plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 is “no longer negotiable,” further angering parliamentary opponents and unions who plan new mass protests and disruptive strikes this week. Raising the...