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Ukraine on Thursday accused Russia of launching an intercontinental ballistic missile as part of an overnight attack, in what would be the first use of such a weapon during the conflict. Ukrainian forces also used British-supplied long-range Storm Shadow missiles inside Russia for the first time on Wednesday, the Kremlin said. Moscow on Thursday launched an intercontinental ballistic missile at Ukraine for the first time, Kyiv said. But this kind of a strike might have a value as a signal,” said nuclear forces expert Pavel Podvig. Russian forces have seized the momentum in recent months and eked out a succession of territorial gains, particularly on the eastern front lines.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin's broadened nuclear doctrine appeared to be a thinly veiled threat to the United States and its allies over their ramped-up support for Ukraine. The updated document includes a change that allows for Moscow to launch a nuclear strike if attacked by a nonnuclear country, such as Ukraine, that is supported by a nuclear state, such as the U.S. It was formally approved the same day that Kyiv used its first U.S.-supplied long-range ATACMS missiles against Russia. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told NBC News that he saw no indication that Moscow is imminently intent on using nuclear weapons. “He has rattled his nuclear saber quite a bit and this is dangerous behavior,” Austin said of Putin.

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☆ Four trades working this morning amid rising geopolitical tensions
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Fred Imbert | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Geopolitics are raining on the stock market's parade, but other trades are working. U.S. stock futures fell Tuesday as tensions between Ukraine and Russia intensified. S & P 500 and Nasdaq-100 futures shed 1.1% each. That said, four trades are holding up against this backdrop: Gold futures rallied nearly 1% to around $2,640 per ounce. If geopolitical pressure continues to rise, the four trades above could outperform as 2024 wraps up.

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☆ America's defeat in Vietnam offers a game plan for Ukrainian victory
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Ukraine can defeat Russia if it and its Western backers learn from America's failure in the Vietnam War, a Ukrainian security expert argues. Danylyuk attributes America's failure in Vietnam to a "protracted multi-dimensional strategy by the Soviet Union, on whose help it was completely dependent." Crucial ways to defeat Russia's invasion can be found in the Soviet Union's multi-pronged strategy in Vietnam, analyst Oleksandr Danylyuk says. AP Photo/John T. WheelerThe first prong of this strategy would be to "stabilize the frontline and to render any successful offensive actions by Russian troops impossible." "The only explanation for the lack of a mass anti-war movement and large-scale protests is the absence of an organized and popular opposition in Russia," Danylyuk said.

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☆ Wounded Russian troops had their medical payouts cut back in one swift move from the Kremlin
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Kremlin introduced new restrictions on Wednesday to medical payouts for Russia's wounded troops, swiftly enacting a decree that allows only those with severe injuries to receive a promised $30,000. Related VideoBut Russian leader Vladimir Putin's new instruction on Wednesday reduces that payout to $10,000 for less severe injuries and $1,000 for other cases. Russia still holds to a law signed by Putin in March 2022 that entitles those who die in the war to about 7.4 million rubles, or $75,000, as well as 5 million rubles, or $50,000, to their families. AdvertisementThose wounded and deemed "unfit for duty" are also entitled to another 2.96 million rubles on top of their injury payout. The UK estimated that as many as 1,500 Russian soldiers were killed or wounded on average for every day of October.

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☆ How Trump's Army veteran pick for Pentagon chief, Fox & Friends' Pete Hegseth, sees the world
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-13 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

AdvertisementTrump has tapped Pete Hegseth, an Army veteran and Fox News host, to be secretary of defense. US President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Pete Hegseth, a Fox & Friends host and US Army National Guard veteran, to be secretary of defense. Hegseth was considered for Veterans Affairs secretary during Trump's first term and faced pushback from veterans group leaders. All US military combat roles opened to women in 2015. AdvertisementThroughout the war, Hegseth has shifted stances, calling Putin a "war criminal" and criticizing Biden for not getting Ukraine military aid quickly enough.

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☆ Ukraine hoped to force Russia to pick between 2 fronts. Putin chose both.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukraine's big move this year was to invade Russia's Kursk region, hoping to divert Russia's main invasion. While it took ground in Kursk, Russia was also able to keep up its advance into eastern Ukraine. Russia is now amassing troops in Kursk, hoping to retake it without having compromised its main invasion. AdvertisementWhen Ukraine began its audacious incursion into Russia's Kursk region in August, it hoped to force a choice. That force amassed even as Russia kept up a steady advance on the main front line in eastern Ukraine.

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☆ Russian forces suffered an average of over 1,500 casualties a day in October for 'tiny increments of land,' UK official says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

October saw Russia hit with its highest average daily casualties since the war in Ukraine began, a UK offical said. The UK's Chief of Defence Staff said Russia suffered around 1,500 killed or injured each day. Thousands of North Korean troops are now bolstering Russian President Vladimir Putin's forces. Russian forces were bolstered by the arrival of thousands of North Korean soldiers in October, Western officials have said. AdvertisementReports of Ukrainian and North Korean troops' first clashes in Russia's Kursk region emerged earlier this week.

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☆ A pro-Trump European leader predicts he will abandon Ukraine: 'The Americans will quit this war'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

He said that the US "will quit" the war and there's a "military defeat in Ukraine," per reports. AdvertisementHungary's leader, Viktor Orbán, has a chilling forecast: the US will abandon Ukraine under President-elect Donald Trump. Orbán's forecast comes as world leaders hold key meetings this week, in part to discuss the war in Ukraine. European leaders are convening at a European Council summit in Budapest on Friday, where they are expected to discuss security and geopolitics in Ukraine. Orbán was among the first European leaders to congratulate Trump on his victory.

Persons: Viktor Orbán, —, Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin's, Trump, Kamala Harris, Keith Kellogg, Fred Fleitz, Orbán, Axel Springer, Volodymyr Zelenskyy Organizations: Trump's, Service, Reuters, European Union, Trump, White, NATO, Street, National Security, Political Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Budapest, Europe

☆ 8,000 of the troops Kim Jong Un sent to support Russia are about to hit the front lines, the US says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

As many as 8,000 North Korean troops are being deployed to Kursk, US officials said on Thursday. "If these North Korean troops engage in combat or combat support operations against Ukraine they would make themselves legitimate military targets." "One of the reasons that Russia is turning to these North Korean troops is that it's desperate," Blinken said. Now he's turning to North Korean troops. AdvertisementSouth Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's administration has considered sending teams to observe North Korean troops in Ukraine, which it says will not require parliamentary consent.

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☆ The Kremlin says it hopes an unpronounceably huge fine got Google's attention
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Joshua Nelken-Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementAn enormous fine levied by a Russian court on Google caught the attention of the Kremlin — which hopes Google will notice in turn. President Vladimir Putin's spokesman, Dmitri Peskov, commented on the sum on Thursday. "This should be a reason for the Google leadership to pay attention to this and improve the situation." Google has not commented on the fine directly, including when asked by Business Insider. AdvertisementIn 2022, Google's Russian legal arm, Google LLC, filed for bankruptcy, and authorities seized its bank accounts.

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☆ Zelenskyy says Ukraine will be forced to fight against North Korea as he calls on allies to increase pressure on Russia
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-27 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukraine will be forced to fight against North Korean troops. Ukraine previously warned that North Korean troops could be on the battlefield from Sunday. AdvertisementUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Ukraine will be forced to fight against North Korean troops should they enter the conflict. In an evening address posted on Telegram, Zelenskyy said North Korean forces could appear on the battlefield "any day now." The US and NATO both later confirmed that they had evidence of North Korean troops in Russia.

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☆ Jamie Dimon says the global order is at risk — and raging conflicts could explode into World War 3
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon said US adversaries want to dismantle the world order. The bank chief said the Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Gaza conflicts could escalate into World War III. AdvertisementJamie Dimon says US adversaries want to topple the world order, and the Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas conflicts could explode into a new world war. Dimon emphasized the risk that global warfare could break out, citing his historical knowledge and a recent Washington Post article that said, "World War III has already begun." Ray Dalio, another Wall Street billionaire and a financial historian, said last October that the chance of a world war involving the US and China had jumped from 35% to 50% over the previous two years.

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☆ One of Russia's closest allies warned it against sending North Korean troops to war
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

He said that the involvement of North Korean troops would be "undesirable for Russia." AdvertisementOne of President Vladimir Putin's closest allies this week warned Russia against sending North Korean troops to war. Speaking to BBC News on Wednesday, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said North Korean troops would be "a step toward the escalation of the conflict." North Korean troops aiding Russia offers a vital boost for Kim Jong Un and his regime, experts previously told Business Insider. Advertisement"It's a win-win situation," Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., a North Korea defense expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said.

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☆ Iran is threatening to break its fragile truce with Saudi Arabia: reports
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Iran has threatened to attack Saudi oil sites if the Gulf state supports an Israeli attack. AdvertisementThe fragile truce between longtime regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia could unravel if Gulf states allow Israel to use their airspace to strike Iran. He reportedly told the officials that Iranian-backed militias in Iraq or the Houthi militia in Yemen could be deployed against Saudi Arabia. It named Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar, all of which host US military bases, as countries Iran has threatened with reprisals. GetyAn Iranian attack would likely upend the truce brokered between Iran and Saudi Arabia by China in 2023 that saw the longtime rivals establish diplomatic contacts.

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☆ Putin's weak response to Ukraine's advance on Russian soil appears to be rooted in a persistent fatal flaw
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Russia's weak response in Kursk shows Putin's leadership still has a major flawRussia's response was slow, allowing Ukraine to take territory, and it hasn't put a general in charge. Putin doesn't want a situation where "any general could claim credit for being the victor," an expert told BI. AdvertisementRussia's weak response to Ukraine's assault into Russian territory is partly due to a persistent flaw in Russian President Vladimir Putin's leadership, a warfare expert told Business Insider. Weeks after the start of the full-scale invasion, Russia put Gen. Aleksandr V. Dvornikov in charge of operations in Ukraine. Destroyed Russian military vehicles on the outskirts of Sudzha, in the Kursk region, in August.

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☆ Lithuania says it intercepted military supplies on their way to Russia, and sent them to Ukraine instead
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Lithuanian customs intercepted military supplies leaving the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad. Lithuania, once part of the Soviet Union, is one of Ukraine's largest donors, in terms of GDP. AdvertisementLithuanian customs officials say they intercepted shipments of military supplies en route by rail to Moscow — and sent them straight to Ukraine. Lithuania is the most direct route for goods passing from Kaliningrad to Russia. In terms of aid sent to Ukraine as a percentage of GDP, it comes behind only Denmark and Estonia, according to the Kiel Institute for the World Economy's aid tracker.

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☆ A European leader's top aide suggested his country wouldn't have resisted if Russia had invaded it
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

An aide to the Hungarian PM was criticized after suggesting Hungary wouldn't have resisted a Russian invasion. He referred back to a 1956 uprising in Budapest, which the Soviet Union brutally repressed. He said it was "irresponsible" to resist, citing the number of dead in the Ukraine war. He said this was because Hungary had tried and failed to resist the Soviet Union in 1956. Viktor Orbán is Russian President Vladimir Putin's closest ally in the European Union, a position that has put him strongly out of favor in the bloc.

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☆ Hezbollah may copy tactics used by Russia in Ukraine to overwhelm Israel
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

According to Lebanese health officials, Israeli strikes have killed 558 people and led thousands to flee for safety. "It's not going to be a walk in the park," Assaf Orion, a retired brigadier general from the Israeli military told the Journal. Analysts say that Hezbollah has likely learned valuable lessons from working with the Russian military in Syria. The latest round of conflict between Israel and militias aligned with its arch-foe Iran began on October 7, when Hamas launched terror attacks in Israel and Israeli forces invaded Gaza. Hezbollah launched missile attacks on northern Israel in solidarity with Hamas, while the US pledged support for Israel if attacked and the Kremlin shored up support for its regional allies.

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☆ A new US missile system that showed up in the Pacific this year keeps making China more and more unhappy
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The US military deployed its Mid-Range Capability, or Typhon, missile system to the Philippines in April, and US military officials have expressed interest in deploying it in Japan. The MRC is a versatile new ground-based missile system that is capable of firing the Standard Missile 6 (SM-6) and Tomahawk Land Attack Missile System. The US military deployed the missile system overseas for the first time in April, putting it in the Philippines amid a joint exercise between the two militaries. AdvertisementWhile the new weapon wasn't fired during the exercise, its presence in the region irked China, which demanded the system be removed. Russia is said to have violated the Cold War-era arms-control pact by developing and fielding the SSC-8/9M729 missile system.

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☆ One of Russia's longtime allies says Putin's NATO rival is now a threat to his country
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Armenia's prime minister said Putin's NATO-style alliance, the CSTO, "creates threats" for his country. Armenia recently froze its membership in the CSTO, which was seen as a blow to Putin. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementA former close ally of Russia said that President Vladimir Putin's NATO-style alliance, far from offering security guarantees, now "creates threats" for his country. Armenia recently froze its membership in the six-nation Collective Security Treaty Organization of post-Soviet states, which has been seen as Putin's answer to NATO.

Persons: Armenia's, —, Vladimir Putin's Organizations: NATO, Service, Vladimir Putin's NATO, Security, Organization, Business Locations: Armenia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan

☆ North Korea may be Russia's most dangerous ally, Ukraine spy chief says
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewIn the wake of the Ukraine war, Russia has formed a close alliance with China, the world's second-biggest economy, and boosted trade ties with other major economies, such as India. AdvertisementFor decades, North Korea has been among the poorest and most isolated Asian countries, with the UN imposing severe sanctions to curtail its nuclear weapons program. However, the Ukraine war enabled North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to improve his situation, forming a valuable security pact with Russian President Vladimir Putin's Russia in June. AdvertisementIn return, Kim has secured new security pledges from Putin, alongside access to valuable Russian military technology. Ukraine is currently battling to hold back intensifying Russian attacks in Donetsk, east Ukraine, but has seized control of a swath of Russian territory in Kursk.

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☆ Samuel Alito and his wife were the honored guests of a German princess and enjoyed a spot of luxe castle living in 2023: report
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

According to The Times report, the princess hosted Alito and his wife Martha-Ann in July 2023 at her 500-room castle, St. Emmeram Palace, in southeastern Germany. Advertisement"He is pro-life in a time where the majority follows the culture of death," the princess said of Alito. In his 2023 disclosure, Thomas amended his disclosures from 2019 to reflect the luxury trips he received from Crow. AdvertisementStricter ethics rules were adopted in March 2023, requiring Supreme Court justices to disclose any gifts, trips, or meals they may have accepted. A representative for Alito didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider, sent outside business hours.

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☆ CIA director saw ‘genuine risk’ of Russia using tactical nuclear weapons early in Ukraine war
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-07 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

CIA Director Bill Burns testifies next to Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines during a House (Select) Intelligence Committee hearing on diversity in the intelligence community, on Capitol Hill in Washington, October 27, 2021. CIA Director William Burns believed there was a real risk in the fall of 2022 that Russia could use nuclear weapons on the battlefield against Ukraine, though he said the West should not be intimidated by Russian President Vladimir Putin's threats. "There was a moment in the fall of 2022 when I think there was a genuine risk of the potential use of tactical nuclear weapons," Burns said. In the more than two years since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the Kremlin has regularly signaled that it would consider using nuclear weapons in the war. It allows the use of nuclear weapons in response to an attack with nuclear or other weapons of mass destruction against Russia or its allies, as well as a conventional attack that threatens the existence of the Russian state.

Persons: Bill Burns, National Intelligence Avril Haines, William Burns, Vladimir Putin's, Burns, Richard Moore, Joe Biden's, Sergey Naryshkin, We've, Putin, Sergei Ryabkov, Ryabkov Organizations: National Intelligence, Capitol, CIA, Financial, Kremlin Locations: Washington, Russia, Ukraine, Russian, Russia's Kursk, Kursk

☆ Ukraine says Russia deployed its rarely-used, jet engine-powered 'Grom-E1' missile bomb in Kharkiv
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-07 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Russia deployed its "Grom-E1" hybrid missile bomb in Kharkiv this week. The Grom-E1 is equipped with wings and an engine and has a range of up to around 75 miles. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! One of the attacks saw Russia deploy its "Grom-E1" munition in Kharkiv for the first time, the city's mayor, Ihor Terekhov, said on Telegram. According to the Ukrainian government-backed platform United24, the Grom-E1 is a hybrid of a missile and a bomb that Russia began producing in the mid-2000s.

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