After decades of avoiding military alliances, Finland officially announced on Sunday that it would apply for NATO membership, with neighbouring Sweden expected to follow suit soon. The two Nordic countries have expressed a desire to act in unison and submit their applications jointly, as a deterrent to Russian aggression. – Historic U-turns – For decades, … Read more
The war in Ukraine could reach a “breaking point” by August and end in defeat for Russia before the end of the year, according to Kyiv’s head of military intelligence, Major General Kyrylo Budanov, 36, told the news network that he is “optimistic” about the conflict’s current trajectory. “The breaking point will be in the … Read more
Russian missile attacks hit the port city of Odessa, and Germany’s top ambassador became the highest-ranking official from Berlin to visit Ukraine since Moscow’s invasion On Tuesday. The surprise visit by German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock to Bucha, a village south of Kyiv where Russian troops are accused of war crimes, came amid growing criticism … Read more
Updates on Ukraine on 69th day of war As the 69th day of fighting in Ukraine comes to an end, here are the most recent turns of events: -Boris Johnson affirms £300m in help for Ukraine during a location to the nation’s parliament; -In excess of 100 individuals have been taken to somewhere safe from … Read more
One Ukrainian family had an all-too-familiar experience when hundreds of evacuees arrived overnight at a processing center for internally displaced individuals in the southern city of Kryvyi Rih. A Ukrainian family was forced to abandon their house for the second time in eight years, they told CNN. They went north to Kherson after losing their … Read more
Britain denied Thursday it become over-achieving against Russia after Foreign Secretary Liz Truss stated “the complete of Ukraine” should be liberated, indicating that Crimea ought to also be regained. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace stated Truss’s observation, made in an excessive-profile speech, complied with the West’s longstanding stance considering that Russia seized the Crimean peninsula in 2014. … Read more
Russia stated Wednesday it had destroyed a huge amount of Western-furnished weapons in Ukraine whilst halting gas materials to EU and NATO members Poland and Bulgaria in a flow condemned by means of European capitals as tried blackmail. With the war that has claimed lots of lives coming into its 0.33 month, Ukraine conceded that … Read more
The United States believes Ukraine can win the conflict in opposition to Russia if it has the “proper equipment”, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin stated Monday, as Kyiv accused Russia of failing to reach a deal to evacuate civilians from the besieged city of Mariupol. The landmark visit through Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Ukraine comes because … Read more
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday hailed Russia’s “liberation” of Mariupol after Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu told him Moscow managed the Ukrainian port city other than the giant Azovstal steel plant. Taking full management of Mariupol at the Azov Sea could be a chief strategic victory for Russia, assisting it to attach annexed Crimea to the … Read more
More than a hundred and forty civilians and 5 Ukrainian troops were evacuated from the besieged port city of Mariupol, separatists said, as Moscow intensified its offensive in the east. “Five servicemen of Ukraine’s armed forces laid down their palms and voluntarily left the territory of the Azovstal plant,” the separatist government inside the self-proclaimed … Read more
The Kremlin on Wednesday dismissed trading a questionable Kyiv partner of Kremlin strongman Vladimir Putin for Ukrainians kept by Russia. Official and money manager Viktor Medvedchuk, perhaps Ukraine’s most extravagant individual, is known for his nearby connections to Putin and says the Russian chief is adoptive parent to his most youthful little girl, Darya. Ukrainian … Read more
Ukrainian authorities on Tuesday announced they had captured a prominent pro-Kremlin tycoon who escaped from house arrest after Russia’s invasion. President Volodymyr Zelensky posted a picture online of a disheveled-looking Viktor Medvedchuk with his hands in cuffs and dressed in a Ukrainian army uniform. “A special operation was carried out by the Security Service of … Read more
More than 4.6 million Ukrainians have now fled the war, the United Nations said Tuesday, though the less ratio of new refugees are arriving in a more vulnerable condition. The UN refugee agency UNHCR said 4,615,830 Ukrainians had fled since Russia invaded on February 24 a figure up 68,095 on Monday’s update. “Even though the … Read more
A group of Ukrainian businesses is asking a federal court in the United States to require Russia to pay a nearly $35 million international judgement, in the hopes of eventually gaining access to some of the country’s assets in the US. In a petition filed in federal court in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, the 11 … Read more
KRAMATORSK, Ukraine: Austria’s chancellor on Monday will become the first European leader to visit Moscow since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as Kyiv steels itself for a huge Russian offensive in the country’s east. Karl Nehammer said he would meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and is expected to raise alleged war crimes in devastated areas around … Read more
ATHENS – Athens on Wednesday launched an operation to evacuate Greek diplomats, journalists and other citizens from the Ukrainian city of Mariupol as Russian forces push further into the country. A convoy of 21 cars with over 80 people had set out, accompanied by the ambassador to Ukraine, Greek public television ERT reported. A Greek foreign … Read more
Russian forces restored water flow to a canal connecting Ukraine’s Dnieper River to Russian-annexed Crimea on Thursday, as Russia pressed ahead with a massive military assault against Ukraine. After Moscow annexed Crimea in 2014, Ukraine cut off fresh water delivery along the canal, which had supplied 85 percent of the peninsula’s needs. The Soviet-era waterway … Read more
PARIS – Sandwiched between Russia and the European Union, Ukraine has been torn between its former Soviet master and the West of which it wants to be a part since its independence in 1991. Here is an overview: – Dominated by Russia – Ukraine votes overwhelmingly for independence from the crumbling Soviet Union in … Read more
SYDNEY – Australia hit Russia with a “second phase” of sanctions on Thursday over its assault on Ukraine, the first salvo in an expected battery of new international measures to punish Moscow. Prime Minister Scott Morrison condemned Russia’s “illegal invasion” as he announced sanctions against 25 individuals, four entities involved in developing and selling military … Read more
PRAGUE – As the regional crisis develops, unproven allegations and anti-Western misinformation are making remarkable advances in eastern Europe, a region previously dominated by Moscow and still resentful of it. Disinformation about the situation has been actively disseminated in Slovakia, which borders Ukraine, even by certain members of parliament. “I’m confident [Putin] wants peace,” Lubos … Read more
The White House said Sunday that US President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have scheduled a meeting if Moscow does not attack Ukraine, as Western countries continue their diplomatic attempts to avoid a war from breaking out in Europe. According to White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, Biden has agreed to meet … Read more
MOSCOW: Walking through a freezing market in Moscow earlier this month, 60-year-old Sergei Borisovich recalled that he rang in the last New Year at a table laden with festive delicacies. This year, the factory worker, who declined to give his last name, said a spike in prices meant he would have to forego caviar and other … Read more
Ukraine’s Minister for Foreign Affairs accused Apple of ignorance after news reports this week the tech giant labeled Crimea as part of Russia in local versions of its Maps app. Apple’s move came after negotiations between the tech giant and the Russian government over the way Crimea is represented, reports said Wednesday. Russia annexed the … Read more
