A #Russian #FighterJet crashed during a training mission off the country’s Pacific coast and the fate of its two crew members wasn’t immediately known. https://www.ntd.com/russian-fighter-jet-crashes-into-the-pacific-and-the-fate-of-the-mig-31s-2-crew-members-is-unknown_929020.html

A #Russian military officer who had commanded a #submarine in the Black Sea and appeared on a Ukrainian blacklist of alleged war criminals has been shot dead by an unknown assassin while on his morning run.
https://www.ntd.com/russian-ex-submarine-officer-on-ukraine-blacklist-gunned-down-on-morning-run_930392.html

U.S. and #Russian officials are each accusing the other side of causing a dangerous encounter between a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper #drone and a Russian military aircraft over #Syria. https://www.ntd.com/russian-fighter-jet-fires-flares-at-us-drone-over-syria_932772.html

High-level #Russian and #Chinese delegations visited #NorthKorea to discuss #military issues and regional security as the isolated country observed the 70th anniversary of the 1953 armistice that halted the Korean War.
https://www.ntd.com/high-level-russian-and-chinese-delegations-visit-north-korea-to-discuss-military-cooperation_933330.html

#Chinese and #Russian officials stood shoulder to shoulder with #NorthKorean leader Kim Jong Un as they reviewed his newest nuclear-capable missiles and attack drones at a military parade in the capital Pyongyang. https://www.ntd.com/kim-jong-un-meets-chinese-delegation-in-north-korea_933769.html

NTD spoke with retired Lieutenant Colonel Darin Gaub about a recent incident where #Chinese and #Russian ships entered #Alaska’s waters during a joint drill which had prompted the U.S. Navy to respond. According to Gaub, the odds of a conflict between the United States, China, and Russia are increasing daily. https://www.ntd.com/odds-of-conflict-increasing-every-day-retired-colonel-after-us-escorts-chinese-russian-ships-away-from-alaska_935124.html

Grant Newsham, retired Marine colonel and author of ‘When China Attacks,’ gives analysis on #Russian and #Chinese warships showing up near #Alaska. https://www.ntd.com/they-have-turned-up-the-heat-newsham-on-chinese-russian-warships-near-alaska_935207.html

A recent joint #Chinese and #Russian naval patrol off the coast of #Alaska has Rep. Mike Waltz (R-Fla.) concerned about the size of the U.S. Navy and its ability to deter hostile nations. https://www.ntd.com/rep-waltz-emphasizes-deterrence-after-chinese-russian-warships-patrol-alaska_935294.html

Lawmakers and commentators are reacting to news of the eleven #Chinese and #Russian #warships operating near #Alaska. Congressman Mike Waltz of Florida gives his take on the U.S. response. https://www.ntd.com/us-response-to-chinese-warships-near-alaska-shows-weakness-rep-waltz_935393.html

The #Ukrainian military claimed gains in its counter-offensive against #Russian forces on the southeastern front, pushing forward from a newly-liberated village in an attempted drive towards the Sea of Azov.
https://www.ntd.com/ukraine-claims-gains-on-southeastern-front-fighting-rages-in-east_936886.html

A #Russian-born U.S. citizen already in prison on a bribery conviction now faces charges of #espionage, according to Russian news agencies. https://www.ntd.com/american-imprisoned-in-russia-faces-espionage-charges-reports-say_937108.html

A #Russian missile attack on President Volodymyr #Zelenskyy’s hometown in central Ukraine killed one policeman and injured at least 52 others, emergency officials said, while another attack in the southern Kherson region killed three people. https://www.ntd.com/russian-missile-strikes-zelenskyys-hometown-in-central-ukraine_940783.html

A mob of rioters in the #Russian Republic of #Dagestan have reportedly stormed the international airport in the capital of Makhachkala and flooded out on the runway, seeking recent arrivals on a Russian Red Wings flight from Tel Aviv, #Israel. https://www.ntd.com/russian-airport-stormed-by-antisemitic-mob-looking-for-passengers-on-flight-from-israel_951005.html

The #Russian military reported a successful test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile designed to carry #nuclear warheads from a new nuclear submarine. https://www.ntd.com/russia-says-it-test-fired-intercontinental-ballistic-missile-from-new-nuclear-submarine_952425.html

A #Russian girl shot several classmates at school, killing one person and wounding five others before killing herself, state news agencies and authorities said.
https://www.ntd.com/russian-girl-shoots-several-classmates-leaving-1-dead-before-killing-herself_959065.html

The #Russian #Olympic Committee has lost an appeal against its suspension by the International Olympic Committee.
https://www.ntd.com/russian-olympic-committee-loses-appeal-against-suspension-by-the-ioc_975198.html

Russian officials threatened the West with a “severe” response if it dared to confiscate any of the $300 billion worth of frozen #Russian #assets.
https://www.ntd.com/russia-threatens-retaliation-if-west-confiscates-its-frozen-assets_989501.html

“It’s appalling that Russian authorities would arrest Falun Gong practitioners simply because they seek to meditate, study Falun Gong teachings, and adopt its principles—truthfulness, compassion, tolerance—into their daily lives,” said Levi Browde, executive director of the Falun Dafa Information Center.

#Russian authorities raided the homes of five practitioners of the #FalunGong spiritual discipline, under a controversial law that includes “carrying out the activities of an undesirable organization.”

https://www.ntd.com/amid-closer-ties-with-china-russia-raids-homes-of-falun-gong-practitioners_990593.html

#Russian authorities recently raided the homes of five #FalunGong practitioners.

Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a spiritual mediation practice that has been heavily persecuted in #China since 1999.

NTD spoke to retired Brig. Gen. Robert Spalding about the incident, and he also gave insight into recent revelations about Chinese tech giant Huawei’s funding of cutting-edge research at American universities. https://www.ntd.com/russia-is-a-proxy-for-china-gen-spalding_991059.html

#Russian authorities in early May raided the homes of #FalunGong practitioners, a group heavily persecuted by the Chinese communist regime. Sam Brownback, co-chair of the International Religious Freedom Summit, tells NTD that human rights get diminished when nations align with communist #China. https://www.ntd.com/ccp-views-religious-freedom-as-existential-threat-wants-faith-communities-under-control-co-chair-of-international-religious-freedom-summit_991319.html