In picture above: A view shows the wreckage of an unidentified aircraft in a residential area in Kyiv, Ukraine, in this handout picture released February 25, 2022. Press service of the Ukrainian State Emergency Service/Handout via REUTERS Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pleaded with the international community to do more, saying sanctions announced so far were Read More…
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Russia launches massive assault on Ukraine with strikes on major cities
In picture above: Military vehicles are seen on a street on the outskirts of the separatist-controlled city of Donetsk, Ukraine February 23, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko Russia has finally launched a major assault on Ukraine with strikes on major cities including the capital, Kyiv. “Putin has just launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Peaceful Ukrainian cities Read More…
Russia punished with Western, Japanese sanctions for moving into separatist Ukraine
In picture above: A woman holds a placard during a protest outside Russian embassy after Moscow’s decision to formally recognise two Russian-backed regions of eastern Ukraine as independent in central Kyiv, Ukraine, February 22, 2022. REUTERS/Umit Bektas Russia has been punished with fresh sanctions from Western nations and Japan for ordering troops into separatist regions Read More…
Explainer: What will Russian recognition of breakaway Ukraine regions mean?
In picture above: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris meets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during the Munich Security Conference, in Munich, Germany, February 19, 2022. Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERS Russian President Vladimir Putin told the French and German leaders on Monday that he planned to sign a decree recognising two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as Read More…
Putin orders Russian peacekeepers to eastern Ukraine’s two breakaway regions
In picture above: Russian President Vladimir Putin signs documents, including a decree recognising two Russian-backed breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as independent entities, during a ceremony in Moscow, Russia, in this picture released February 21, 2022. Sputnik/Alexey Nikolsky/Kremlin via REUTERS President Vladimir Putin ordered his defence ministry to despatch Russian peacekeepers to eastern Ukraine’s two Read More…
Biden agrees in principle to Ukraine summit with Putin
U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed in principle to a summit over Ukraine, the French leader said on Monday, offering a possible path out of one of the most dangerous European crises in decades. Financial markets edged higher on the glimmer of hope for a diplomatic solution even as satellite Read More…
Putin oversees nuclear drills, U.S. says Russian forces ‘poised to strike’ Ukraine
In picture above: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko observe training launches of ballistic missiles as part of the exercise of the strategic deterrence force, in Moscow, Russia February 19, 2022. Sputnik/Aleksey Nikolskyi/Kremlin via REUTERS Russia’s strategic nuclear forces held exercises overseen by President Vladimir Putin on Saturday, and Washington accused Russian Read More…
Russians, not Ukrainians should brace up for attack
The United States, US, and its European allies have, for months now, saturated the world and choked the media on a poorly dramatised soap opera about Russia on the verge of ‘invading’ Ukraine. In this, they have succeeded in diverting the attention of humanity from pressing issues like tackling the Omicron variant of COVID-19, growing Read More…
Biden warns Putin with sanctions as West steps up Ukraine defences
In picture above: Ukrainian service members unload a shipment of military aid delivered as part of the United States of America’s security assistance to Ukraine, at the Boryspil International Airport outside Kyiv, Ukraine January 25, 2022. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday he would consider personal sanctions on President Vladimir Putin if Read More…
Kremlin says watching U.S. actions over Ukraine with great concern
Russia said on Tuesday it was watching with great concern after the United States put 8,500 troops on alert to be ready to deploy to Europe in case of an escalation in the Ukraine crisis. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov accused Washington of fuelling tensions over Ukraine – repeating Moscow’s line that the crisis is being Read More…