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
A NEW British laser gun dubbed the “DragonFire” could be rushed onto the frontline in Ukraine to give Kyiv an edge in the war of the drones. Defence Secretary Grant Shapps suggested the Star Wars-style weapon could be used to blast Russian UAVs out the sky at the speed of light far sooner than expected. … Read more
Ukraine’s parliament passed a controversial law Thursday that will govern how the country recruits new soldiers to replenish depleted forces who are increasingly struggling to fend off Russian troops. Two years after Russia’s full-scale invasion captured nearly a quarter of the country, the stakes could not be higher for Kyiv. After a string of victories … 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
TYRANTS of the world are ramping up threats against the West in a “much more violent world”, the Nato chief has warned. Jens Stoltenberg said that autocratic regimes like Russia, China, Iran and North Korea are increasingly working together to form “Axis of evil” against Western democracies. 6 Nato chief Stoltenberg warned autocratic regimes are … 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
The Canadian Immigration Lawyer Association is calling for a plan to address a looming backlog in work permit and permanent residency applications as the Ukrainian emergency visa program ends. “We’re going to have about 200,000 Ukrainians in Canada based on this program, probably closer to 250,000. So, what is going to happen when their work … Read more
Moscow launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure Friday, with a mass barrage of 99 drones and missiles hitting regions across the country, Ukraine’s armed forces said. Air raid warnings rang out across the nation, with 10 Ukrainian regions coming under fire, the country’s interior minister, Ihor Klymenko, said. Russia has escalated its attacks … Read more
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 25, 2024 1:41 pm Updated March 25, 2024 1:44 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Global Affairs Canada says two more Canadians have died in the war between Ukraine and Russia, bringing the total number of Canadians killed in that conflict to … Read more
Russia on Friday staged its largest air strike on Ukrainian energy infrastructure of the war, hitting a vast dam, killing at least five people and leaving more than a million others without electricity, Kyiv said. Ukraine, which has long urged allies to supply more air defenses, said its energy system had received emergency power supplies from … Read more
