Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday for his diplomatic efforts in Beijing to resolve Kyiv’s 25-month-old war with Russia and said China could play a role in securing peace. Ukraine has deployed considerable effort to secure the backing of China, which has close ties with Russia, for a peace summit … Read more
KGermany will send an additional Patriot air defence system to Ukraine to bolster its hard-pressed military and help it fend off increased Russian aerial attacks, Berlin said Saturday. “Russian terror against Ukrainian cities and the country’s infrastructure is causing immeasurable suffering,” said German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, announcing the move. “It is jeopardising people’s energy … Read more
Putin said talks with Ukraine must not be aimed at “imposing any schemes that have nothing to do with reality” ‘Kyiv May Have…’: Putin Hints Ukraine’s Role In Moscow Terrorist Attack That Killed 139 People Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s readiness for dialogue with Ukraine was confirmed by Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov. The aborted 2022 peace … Read more
“We said many times that the process of [peace] talks without Russia makes no sense,” said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. Photo: Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin mocked the conference, saying during a meeting with his Belarusian ally and counterpart Alexander Lukashenko that “it would be funny if it were not sad”. … Read more
China vowed Wednesday it would not accept “criticism or pressure” over its ties with Russia, after Washington warned that it will hold Beijing responsible if Moscow makes gains in Ukraine. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said Tuesday that Washington would “not sit by and say everything is fine” after Beijing renewed pledges of cooperation … Read more
Addressing the Boao Forum for Asia in the Chinese island province of Hainan, Russian deputy prime minister Alexey Overchuk said the Kremlin and Beijing had discussed the possibility of “improving connectivity” between the initiative and the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), a Russian-led effort to create an EU-like common market. China-Russia ties set to deepen with … Read more
Iranian police on Saturday announced the arrest of a senior operative of Islamic State with two other members of the group accused of planning a suicide attack during next week’s celebrations marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The police said Mohammad Zaker, known as “Ramesh”, and the other two were arrested … Read more
RUSSIA targeted firefighters in a sick “double tap” drone strike on an apartment building in Ukraine – killing a father in front of his son. Heartbreaking footage revealed the hideous aftermath of Putin’s cruelty that left at least five dead, including three rescuers responding to the first hit. 10 Rescue workers look at the bodies … Read more
Kuleba on Friday hinted that Ukraine could tolerate India’s oil purchases as long as it paid in Indian rupees. Indian buyers mostly pay Russian oil firms in UAE dirhams or US dollars. “The visit appears to be a shift in Ukraine’s foreign policy towards India but not necessarily a shift in India’s foreign policy,” said … Read more
Retired U.S. general David Petraeus says the risk of a terror attack in Canada is “elevated” following an attack at a concert hall in Moscow that left 139 dead last week, for which an ISIS splinter group claimed responsibility. Petraeus told The West Block host Mercedes Stephenson that an attack of such a scale makes … Read more
