This is a defining moment in Russia’s 16-month full-scale war in Ukraine and potentially a challenge to Vladimir Putin’s grip on power. The Russian leader has accused Wagner mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin of treason, embarking on an armed rebellion and “a stab in the back of our country”. One of Russia’s most important figures, Prigozhin
Pope Francis makes passionate appeal regarding Russia vs Ukraine war
Leader of Roman Catholic church, Pope Francis for the first time directly begged Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop the “spiral of violence and death” in Ukraine , saying that the crisis could turn nuclear and have heavy effects for the world. In an address dedicated to Ukraine and made to thousands of people in St. Peter’s
Ukraine receives U.S. air defence system
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in an interview broadcast on Sunday that Ukraine had received sophisticated air defence systems from the United States. It was the first acknowledgment that Ukraine had received the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS), long sought by Kyiv and whose shipment was approved by Washington late last month. READ ALSO : Russia
Russia Bans 23 US residents from entering country
Statement of the Russian Foreign Ministry in connection with the introduction of personal sanctions against US citizens As a response to the ever-expanding US sanctions against Russian political and public figures, 25 American citizens from among the senators responsible for the formation of the Russophobic course, participants in the so-called. the McFaul-Yermak group, which develops recommendations
“Tens of Thousands” of people have died in Ukraine Vs Russia war – Zelensky
“Tens of thousands” of people have died in the war since it began in late February, Ukraine’s president says. The war in Ukraine has entered its 100th day, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy admits that Russia now controls about 20% of the country. Mr Zelenskyy was speaking to the parliament in Luxembourg when he said that
US Approves $40bn For Ukraine As Biden Rallies Behind NATO Bids
The US Congress on Thursday approved a gargantuan $40 billion aid package for Ukraine to help fight Russia’s invasion as President Joe Biden rallied behind the historic NATO membership bids of Sweden and Finland. With unusually bipartisan support, the Senate voted 86-11 to pass the package — the equivalent of the 2020 GDP of Cameroon
Ukraine’s forces destroy dozens of Russian air-defenses
Ukrainian gunners shelled a Russian air-defense system in eastern Ukraine probably sometime in the past couple of days. That itself isn’t all that noteworthy. Ukraine’s forces have destroyed dozens of Russian air-defenses since Russia widened its war on Ukraine in late February. What’s important is where the shelling took place: just three miles northwest of
Ukraine Rejects Russian Neutrality Proposals
Ukraine said Wednesday it wants its security to be guaranteed by international forces and rejected proposals pushed by Russia for it to adopt a neutral status comparable to Austria or Sweden. “Ukraine is now in a direct state of war with Russia. As a result, the model can only be ‘Ukrainian’ and only on legally
Russia declares cease-fire in two southern Ukrainian cities for evacuation routes
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine entered its 10th day on Saturday with the Russian Defense Ministry declaring what it called a “regime of silence” — in other words, a cease-fire — in the besieged southern Ukrainian cities of Mariupol and Volnovakha to allow the exit of civilians. The cease-fire, which was to begin at 10 a.m.
Russia Resumes Kharkiv Bombardment in Bid to Break Ukrainian Resistance
KYIV, Ukraine—Russian forces resumed airstrikes on central Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city and continued pounding other cities as they sought to break the will of Ukraine’s resistance on the seventh day of the war unleashed by President Vladimir Putin. Kharkiv’s police headquarters and the nearby university building were severely damaged and caught fire. There was no immediate word on