Home News US Accuses Russia Of Violating International Chemical Weapons Ban In Ukraine German forces fired the gas against Allied troops during World War I in one of the first uses of a chemical weapon. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets residents of Bucha, near Kyiv (File image/Ukraine Presidential Office) The United States on Wednesday accused … Read more
Georgian police disperse protesters as parliament approves ‘foreign bill’ second reading Demonstrators set up a barricade to block the side entrance of Georgian Parliament during a rally against a controversial “foreign influence” bill, after parliament advanced the measure that Brussels has warned would harm Tbilisi’s long-standing European aspirations in Tbilisi on May 1, 2024. Giorgi … Read more
Seong-Hyon Lee, visiting scholar at the Harvard University Asia Centre, said South Korea’s reservations in getting involved in a Taiwan crisis stemmed from “uncertainty” as wars rage in Ukraine and the Middle East, and November’s US elections loom. “South Korea is sensing geopolitical uncertainty,” he said, noting that Seoul was “toning down the rhetoric” on … Read more
Russian forces committed a division to take several more villages in Ukraine’s east during the past week, as Ukraine’s European allies frantically increased their weapons pledges and the full effect of long-delayed US military aid became apparent. Most of the Russian tactical gains came west of Avdiivka, which fell on February 17, and where the … Read more
Russia could be shifting focus onto strategic target, Chasiv Yar Russian forces appear to be shifting their operational focus on to Chasiv Yar in the northern area of Donetsk, in eastern Ukraine. Russia did not make any confirmed advances in the Avdiivka area for the first time in several days on Tuesday, analysts at the … Read more
Russian strike kills two in Kharkiv city, officials say A view of a damaged fire truck in Kharkiv, Ukraine on April 4, 2024. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Russia has targeted the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv in a missile strike, local officials said Tuesday. Oleh Synehubov, the head of the Kharkiv regional state … Read more
Sophie, Britain’s Duchess of Edinburgh, has visited Ukraine, meeting President Volodymyr Zelensky and his wife in the first trip to the country by a British royal since the conflict with Russia began, Buckingham Palace said on Monday. Sophie, 59, is the wife of King Charles’ youngest brother, Prince Edward. “It’s true that women and girls … Read more
Ukraine desperate for U.S. military aid to arrive Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gestures during a press conference on the day of the Ukraine Southeast Europe Summit in Tirana, Albania, February 28, 2024. Florion Goga | Reuters Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pleaded on Sunday for the rapid delivery of U.S. military aid, saying supplies, pledged within … Read more
Ukraine’s top commander has said Kyiv’s outnumbered troops fell back to new positions west of three villages on the eastern front, where Russia has concentrated significant forces in several locations. Sunday’s statement by Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskii reflected on Ukraine’s deteriorating position in the east, which Kyiv hopes it can stabilise once it receives United … Read more
Russian troops “will likely make significant tactical gains in the coming weeks” while Kyiv awaits badly needed weaponry from the US, a Washington-based think tank said. In its latest operational assessment, the Institute for the Study of War said that Moscow’s forces have opportunities to push forward around Avdiivka, the eastern city they took in … Read more
