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Russian officials have started to accuse Ukraine and the West of involvement in the deadly Moscow concert hall attack despite evidence suggesting that the terrorist group Islamic State-Khorasan (ISIS-K) was responsible. “We believe the action was prepared both by the radical Islamists themselves and, obviously, facilitated by Western special services,” Federal Security Service (FSB) chief Gen. Alexander Bortnikov told reporters …

PARIS (AP) — France will soon be able to deliver 78 Caesar howitzers to Ukraine and will boost its supply of shells to meet Kyiv’s urgent needs for ammunition to fight Russia’s two-year invasion, the defense minister said Tuesday. Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu said at a news conference that an agreement was reached among France, Ukraine and Denmark to finance …

A Russian court on Tuesday again extended the detention of Evan Gershkovich, an American reporter for The Wall Street Journal who was arrested a year ago on what the U.S. decries as bogus espionage charges. Moscow City Court officials said Gershkovich will remain in custody until at least June 30. The 32-year-old U.S. citizen was arrested and detained on March …

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched missiles against Kyiv for the third time in five days and also targeted other regions Monday as Moscow escalated its aerial bombardment of Ukrainian cities while the front line in the war remains largely stationary. Nine people were injured in the morning strike on the Ukrainian capital, the Ukraine Rescue Service said. The Pecherskyi …

France raised its terror alert to the highest level in the wake of a Moscow concert hall attack that left at least 137 people and injured at least 182 others – just four months before Paris is to host the Olympics. “Following the attack in Moscow, a Defense and National Security Council was convened this evening at the Elysée by …

During the liturgical season of Lent, it is important to remember the Christians around the world who are suffering persecution, especially those in Ukraine, a religious freedom advocate told Fox News Digital. “During Lent, Christians reflect on the suffering of Jesus during his 40 days in the desert,” said Steven Moore. Today based in Ukraine, Moore is a former chief …

Last week’s terrorist attack at a Moscow concert hall that killed 139 people suggests that Russia’s security apparatus is much weaker than Vladimir Putin has led the world to believe, says former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, John E. Herbst. “The attack is one more indication that Putin’s control of the country is not nearly as tight as we think,” Herbst …

Vice President Kamala Harris has rejected Russian President Vladimir Putin’s alleged attempt to place blame on Ukraine for the attack at a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed more than 130 people.During an interview with ABC’s Rachel Scott, Harris reiterated that ISIS was responsible for the shooting attack that sparked an inferno at the Crocus City concert hall in Krasnogorsk, …

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy angrily rejected Russian President Vladimir Putin’s suggestion that Kyiv was linked to the attack on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed more than 130 people. In a video statement and written post on X, Zelenksyy responded to Putin’s Saturday night address to the nation in which the Russian leader said his authorities arrested four suspects …

The House on Friday passed a $1.2 trillion defense spending bill for 2024 that included some desperately needed aid to Ukraine, though the severely reduced price tag and the lengthy wait times have allies like Lithuania increasingly “concerned” about whether the U.S. can still be counted on as a reliable partner. Russia’s war in Ukraine has dragged on in the …