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Even though global opposition, Putin illegally annexes territories in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said his “special military operation” in Ukraine is taking longer than expected. He also said that his country’s nuclear weapons are an escalation of the conflict. He said it has succeeded in seizing new territory but added that his country’s nuclear weapons are an escalation of the conflict.
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There are updates on Russia’s war and a look ahead
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the country could win the conflict with Russia this year. “I’m confident that we will be able to win the war this year,” he added. This comes after Russian President Vladimir Putin met his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Moscow on Tuesday, a day after Chinese President Xi Jinping met…
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The clock is always louder, so Putin has his back to the wall
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday that Russia’s airstrikes in Ukraine’s Luhansk city are an act of “terrorism” and an act of war. Zelenskyy said this while speaking about the attack on his convoy, which killed one person and injured three others. He also said that Russia’s air strikes on the city and other…
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Zelensky tried to make a case for Russia to take over the Cities of Ukraine
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has invited House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to visit the country to see how it was affected by the conflict between the US and Russia. Zelenskyy said, “From that perspective, I don’t have to go to Ukraine to understand where there’s a blank check or not.” Zelenskyy said he was concerned about…
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Russia had a retreat on Ukrainian fronts
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a ceremony to celebrate incorporation of four Ukrainian territories into the country. The ceremony was held to commemorate the incorporation of the territories of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Rostov, which were captured by Ukraine in the separatist conflict in the east. Russian forces are also likely to defend the cities…
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Russia’s war in Ukraine is covered live
Ukraine’s military said it killed several Russian troops in the past 24 hours, adding that the number of Russian soldiers shot by the Ukrainian forces rose to “more than 100.” The military added that it has also killed a few Russian mercenaries. However, it did not reveal the names of the casualties. This comes amid…
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The Russian official is at the center of the Ukrainian children’s scheme
A UN report has found that many Ukrainian children taken to camps amid the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine are sent with the parents’ consent, and returned to them as originally scheduled. “The primary purpose of…camps appears to be political reeducation,” it said. At least 32 camps appear to be engaged in systematic re-education efforts,…
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The pilots of Russia and Ukranian fight in the sky
US President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed the US’ support to Ukraine during their meeting at the White House on Wednesday, the White House said in a statement. Zelenskyy’s visit was the first by a Ukrainian leader in 10 years, it added. Zelenskyy arrived in Ukraine from the US on Wednesday after…
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The Ukrainian troops are in Seized City
Russia’s Defence Ministry on Friday said that 82 Russian prisoners of war have been returned to Russia following what it said were negotiations with “territories under the control of the Kyiv regime.” The ministry added that the prisoners would be repatriated as a result of negotiations with Ukraine. Russia launched a military offensive against Ukraine…
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Russia’s economy is hurting despite the bluster of Putin
Russia’s war in Ukraine will reduce its GDP by $190 billion by 2026 compared with the country’s prewar path, according to a Bloomberg Economics report. Russia’s oil export revenues increased by 25% last year to $18.1 billion according to the IEA. However, Russia’s economic output shrank 2.1% last year, according to preliminary estimates from the…
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Putin stopped Russia’s participation in the last nuclear reduction pact
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis said the US has an “obligation” to stand by Ukraine amid the ongoing conflict with Russia in the country, adding that the US “will continue to stand with Ukraine”. He also called on Ukraine’s new President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to recognise the need to stop the conflict. Zelenskyy has ruled out…
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Missiles that can be fired from the air could protect the Ukrainian power grid
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday announced that around 40,000 sq km of eastern and southern Ukraine will be annexed by Russia. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that his country is “certain” that it will win the war against Russia. The annexation of the area, which is home to a large population of Russian-speaking Ukrainians,…
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Russians are trapped in Putin’s parallel universe and some want out
Russia has blocked 18 Telegram channels and groups that it claimed were “created to conduct Russian military information campaigns, undermine the domestic situation in Ukraine and involve minors in illegal activities.” The police said they had blocked 18 Telegram channels and groups “created to conduct Russian military information campaigns” and “undermine the domestic situation in…
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Russia has been left isolated and struggling by the war against Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed that the special military operation in Ukraine is taking longer than anticipated but said that his country’s nuclear weapons are keeping the conflict at bay. Putin said the war in Ukraine was a fight against the West and didn’t affect the country’s economy. “Patriots are a defensive weapons system…
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Putin and Biden are meeting with NATO allies
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that his country and China could reach $200 billion in annual trade by 2020, compared to $185 billion last year. He also said that Ukraine and Belarus, which have been affected by the conflict between Ukrainian troops and Russia-backed separatists, could reach $160 billion and $50 billion respectively. The warring…
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The Biden administration is considering requests from the Ukrainians to gain access to the US weapons cache
Russian officials have blamed Ukraine for a rocket attack that struck Donetsk, a city controlled by the separatists, while Ukrainian officials said Russian rocket strikes hit a town across from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Ukrainian State Emergency Service said at least 19 people were killed and 105 others were injured in Russian missile attacks…
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Biden has another up his sleeve in a war of surprises
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday that Russia’s military incursion into Ukraine in April was the “beginning of the end” of his country. The Ukrainian leader further said that Russia’s military incursion into Ukraine was the beginning of the end of his country. Russia had entered Ukraine to support pro-Russian separatists in the provinces…
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The White House announced Biden will hold a virtual meeting on Friday with G7 leaders and Zelensky
US Vice President Joe Biden on Monday announced a half billion dollar additional assistance to Ukraine after meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. “I think it is important that the US supported Ukraine in the war,” Biden said. The aid will go to schools and hospitals, among other things, he added. Ukraine has been under Russian…
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Why would Putin want a truce?
Two men shot at Russian troops preparing to deploy to Ukraine, killing 11 People’s Republic of China soldiers and wounding 15 others before being killed themselves, Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Monday. The men opened fire on the troops when they were preparing to move into Ukraine, it added. Earlier, President Vladimir Putin had said…
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Russian Disarray on display as Ukraine’s forces advance on two fronts
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday that President Vladimir Putin didn’t want the Russian Army to end the military operation in Ukraine. “The things we held dear…became completely compromised,” Zelenskyy said, referring to Putin’s claim that Russian forces are “denazifying” Ukraine. Putin on Tuesday marked the anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine with a…
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The new phase of the war may result from Putin’s rage against civilians
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday announced that Russia’s war with Ukraine would continue for at least one more year. He added that his country was ready to support Ukrainian forces if they “successfully” won the battle. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that it’ll be impossible for Ukraine to win the war from Russia in…
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Russia is losing its edge on the old soviet sphere
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed legislation to annex four regions of Ukraine, despite the fact that Russia’s military doesn’t fully control those areas. Putin said that he expects the situation to stabilise in four war-torn regions of Ukraine after signing legislation to annex them on Wednesday. Russia’s defence ministry said two men shot…
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Zelensky said that one year of war with anxiety was marked by a rally cry from the president
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, “We have to take responsibility for everything that we do in Ukraine.” He added, “We have to pay attention to what is happening on the ground.” Earlier, Putin said that Russia would take action against Ukrainian authorities if they violated its ceasefire agreement with the Ukrainian government.
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Russia has been left isolated and struggling as a result of the war against Ukraine
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine over the Donetsk and Luhansk regions has claimed over 9,000 lives, the Ukrainian military said on Thursday. However, the Russian military claimed that its troops have made “major advances” in eastern Ukraine. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian military said that over 900 of its soldiers had been killed during the conflict.
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Data shows Russia’s shifting science collaborations after the war
Scientists working on experiments at Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Switzerland have settled a dispute over how to acknowledge authorships of Russian and Belarussian scientists on their research papers. The dispute affected global Physics collaborations since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. In January, the Simons Foundation announced over $1.2 million of funding for…