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Zelenskyy is going to Canada to boost support for Ukrainians
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged the UN Security Council to remove Russia as a permanent member. “Humankind no longer pins its hopes on the UN when it comes to the sovereign borders of nations,” Zelenskyy said in an interview with Canadian broadcaster CTV. He added, “Humankind no longer pins its hopes on the United…
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Zelensky thinks that Russian aggression could extend to other countries
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday said that he will meet Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, the country’s first meeting with a Jewish leader since President Joe Biden became US President. Zelenskyy said that he would discuss “the current situation in Ukraine”, adding, “It’s an important problem for the entire world.” Israel has supported Ukraine in…
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In the country, the focus is on fighting but are negotiations possible?
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit the US next week for talks with President Joe Biden on the ongoing conflict with Russia in the country. Zelenskyy’s visit comes amid reports that Biden may be nearing a decision on sending long-range Army Tactical Missile Systems known as ATACMS, which Ukrainian officials say they need to make…
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Russians mourn the death of the Wagner mercenary chief, who was buried in St. Peter’s
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the self-styled ‘Wagner Group’, was an act of “provocation” by Ukraine. The Russian President added that the Wagner Group was founded by Russia’s military intelligence services. Prigozhin was killed in a missile strike on the Russian-occupied peninsula of Crimea last…
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Russian officials say that the passenger list for the crashed plane was for Prigozhin, the boss of the company
Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin, who built the Wagner mercenary force that fought alongside Russia’s army in Ukraine, has been accused of masterminding the plane crash that killed 10 people. Prigozhin is suspected of having shot down the plane over Russia’s Tver region, the ITAR-TASS news agency reported. Russian authorities have said Prigozhin had ordered the…
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Russia dominates the Black Sea while the Ukrainian navy tries to rebuild
Ukraine has deployed a naval boat in the Dnipro River to protect Snake Island, a small outpost off its coast. “Although this is a small piece of land…it is great proof that Ukraine will regain every bit of its territory,” Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a video posted on July 8. Russia had invaded…
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The mercenary leader and others were involved in a brief rebellion
Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Monday that the country would take back all its forces from Ukraine after Russian President Vladimir Putin declared an end to the armed rebellion in the country. Shoigu made the comments during a visit to his troops in Ukraine. The Kremlin had said that Putin ordered Shoigu to…
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Zelenskyy will be going to the G-7 summit as leaders impose new sanctions on Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Japan’s Hiroshima on Sunday to attend the G7 summit. Zelenskyy, who has warned that Russia could escalate its war against Ukraine, arrived at an airport wearing an olive green-colored hooded jacket. Meanwhile, US President Joe Biden and other G7 leaders will meet Zelenskyy at a conference centre during the…
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13 fighter jets were sent to Ukraine by Slovakia
Russian authorities exchanged a Ukrainian passport for one from Russia, Natalia Miriuk, who had come to Russia with her family, said. “Most of the people who came to Russia are less rich than their counterparts in Russia and therefore are not likely to go back,” Miriuk said. However, she added that she wants to visit…
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There are some Ukrainians in Siberia and it is unclear if they will come back home
A Ukrainian woman who fled Ukraine’s Mariupol after it was annexed by Russia, said, “I was going to stay and die there, were it not for my daughter who said, ‘Mom I don’t want to eat like this…die in the basement’.” “With my brother in Russia’s far east, we decided to go,” she added. She…
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Russia will make it harder for men to avoid call up
Russia’s Parliament on Wednesday passed a bill that would allow more people to volunteer for the military. The measure, which needs President Vladimir Putin’s signature before it becomes a law, would allow people to report for military service up to 30 days prior to the expiration of their compulsory service. The measure would come into…
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The US designates a Wall Street Journal reporter as wrongly held by Russia
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he raised the issues of the war, Russia’s suspension of its participation in New START nuclear pact and detained American traveller Evan Whelan’s ongoing detention with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov. Blinken further said that it was clear that Whelan was being wrongly held by Russia. Both of…
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The leaked Pentagon documents reveal secrets about their friends and enemies
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said that the US leak of intelligence documents about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was an “attempt to defame” him. “We do not support such attempts,” he added. Russia has denied the allegations and said that the documents are “fake” and part of a plot by Ukraine to damage its…
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The documents show the depth of the U.S. spy efforts
Maps of Russian troop movements and capabilities included in the trove of documents is sourced in part to human confidential sources, reports said. Before the war, Russian intelligence agencies were considered extremely active in Ukraine. A US official said that it was alarming to see one of the documents from February titled ‘Russia-Ukraine: Battle for…
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The arrest of Evan Gershkovich is more evidence of the brutality of Putin
A Russian military officer has said that there needs to be “a return to the death penalty and the toughest measures in relation to those who participate in this kind of internal squabbling”. This comes after Andrei Tatarsky, a journalist, was killed in a bombing in Moscow on Saturday. Tatarsky had written about Russia’s involvement…
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The Finns have dealt a blow to Putin as they enter NATO
Finland’s Foreign Affairs Minister Pekka Haavisto said, “This is the day most historic to us and to our partners.” Finland’s accession more than doubles NATO’s land border with Russia. Russia would strengthen its military capabilities in the north-west and northwest if NATO deploy forces and equipment on Finnish territory, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko…
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The cafe explosion in St. Peterkills a Russian military blogger
A Russian military blogger was killed in an explosion at a cafe in Russia’s second-largest city of St Petersburg on Sunday. Russian officials said that Vladlen Tatarsky was killed as he was leading a discussion at the cafe on the Neva River in the historic heart of St Petersburg. Tatarsky was pro-war but he was…
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One of Moscow’s largest missile barrages did not deter the defiant Ukrainians
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said that there could be “no neutrality” in the face of Russian aggression. Kuleba added that Russia has launched a fresh wave of attacks on Ukrainian cities ahead of the New Year. “There could be no neutrality in the face of such aggression,” he further said, adding there could be…
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Russia has turned Eastern Ukraine into a large minefield
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Groysman said on Monday that Russia could face “very heavy losses” in Crimea if it does not leave the region. Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that his country had no intention of pulling its forces out of Ukraine’s annexed Kherson region. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Groysman said that Russia is…
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Putin is near an inglorious end
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russia tried to drag Ukraine into a longer war with its slow advance anddefensive lines because it believed it could beat the Ukrainians. “I’m confident that our country could win this war this year,” he added. Zelenskyy also urged Israel to get off the fence and side with his…
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Biden authorized an airstrike in Syria after a US contractor was killed by a suspected Iranian-affiliated drone
US President Joe Biden on Tuesday said that the country “will continue to hold Russia ACCOUNTABLE for its war crimes and atrocities and provide Ukraine with security…and humanitarian assistance.” This comes a day after Russia launched 84 cruise missiles at Ukrainian forces in violation of a cease-fire between the two countries. The US has also…
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Russia has small nuclear weapons that could be dangerous for Putin and Ukraine
US President Joe Biden has said that the US has a direct threat of using a nuclear weapon against Russia. “I don’t think there is any such thing as the ability to easily use a tactical nuclear weapon and not end up with Armageddon,” he added. The US doesn’t consider Russia a “state sponsor of…
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Russia is still not condemned by the world’s largest democracy a year into the war
India’s biggest foreign policy preoccupation is not Ukraine or Russia, a senior Indian Defence expert said. So even if the US doesn’t like it, they’re willing to grant India a wide berth, he added. This comes after US Secretary of State Joe Biden said, “We understand why India hasn’t condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine…and we’re…
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Western officials say that the new Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine is more than realistic
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday marked the incorporation of four Ukrainian territories into Russia by hosting a ceremony in the city of Lyman. Ukraine’s military said that Russian forces had shelled Ukrainian-held areas of the partially occupied Kherson region 71 times over the past 24 hours, including 41 attacks on the city of Kherson.
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The arrest warrant for Putin is a stunning statement
The International Criminal Court’s decision to issue an arrest warrant against Russia’s President Vladimir Putin for alleged genocide and war crimes in Ukraine is “outrageous and unacceptable” for Russia, a Kremlin spokesperson said. “Russia does not understand the jurisdiction of the court and any decisions of this kind are null and void for the Russian…