Tag: Ukraine

Nobel Peace Prize to activists from Belarus, Russia, Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine — Human rights activists from Ukraine, Belarus and Russia won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, a strong rebuke to Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose invasion of Ukraine has outraged the international community, and to the Belarusian president, his authoritarian ally. The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded […]

Russia holds votes in occupied parts of Ukraine; Kyiv says residents coerced

KYIV, Sept 23 – Russia launched referendums on Friday aimed at annexing four occupied regions of Ukraine, drawing condemnation from Kyiv and Western nations who dismissed the votes as a sham and pledged not to recognise their results. Ukrainian officials said people were banned from leaving some occupied areas until […]

China says protracted Ukraine crisis not in the interests of all parties

BEIJING, Sept 22 – An expanded and protracted Ukraine crisis is not in the interests of all parties, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Polish counterpart Zbigniew Rau on the sidelines of a United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York on Wednesday. China hopes that the […]

Russia investigates media report on presence of British SAS special forces in Ukraine

LONDON, April 23 – Russia’s top state investigative body said on Saturday it was looking into a Russian media report alleging that sabotage experts from Britain’s SAS special forces have been deployed to western Ukraine. The Special Air Service is an elite military force trained to conduct special […]

Head of nuclear watchdog to visit Ukraine’s Chornobyl next week

ZURICH, April 22 – The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will visit Ukraine’s Chornobyl dormant nuclear plant next week, the nuclear watchdog said on Friday. Rafael Grossi will head an expert mission to step up efforts to help prevent the danger of a nuclear accident […]

Ukraine says Russia wants to split nation, calls for more arms

Summary Ukraine intelligence chief predicts guerrilla warfare Zelenskiy appeals for more Western military hardware Biden says Putin ‘cannot remain in power’ Russia-backed region signals possible referendum Ukraine, Russia agree on two humanitarian corridors LVIV, Ukraine, March 27 (Reuters) – Russia wants to split Ukraine into two, as happened […]

Russian invasion shut down 30% of Ukraine’s economy, finance minister says

LVIV, Ukraine, March 19 – The Russian invasion has forced 30% of Ukraine’s economy to stop working, Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko said in a televised interview on Saturday. “Our tax revenues do not allow us to cover our needs, (therefore) the main revenue stream is borrowing,” Marchenko said. […]

Over 1300 Indians brought back today by special Civilian flights from Ukraine’s neighbouring countries

More than 17 thousand 4 hundred Indians have been brought back by special flights so far DELHI, MARCH 7: Under ‘Operation Ganga’ to rescue Indian citizens, 1314 Indians have been airlifted today by 7 special civilian flights from Ukraine’s neighbouring countries. With this, more than 17 thousand 4 […]

Stranded in Ukraine’s bunkers, thousands of Indian students desperate for rescue

NEW DELHI, Feb 25 – All through the night, as Russian forces drove deeper into Ukraine, a small group of Indian medical students in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv cowered in a dark basement under their apartment building, hearing a barrage of explosions. The bombardment was unabated in […]

Officials: Russia at 70 percent of Ukraine military buildup

WASHINGTON — Russia has assembled at least 70 percent of the military firepower it likely intends to have in place by mid-month to give President Vladimir Putin the option of launching a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, U.S. officials say. The officials, who discussed internal assessments of the Russian […]

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