Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the war-torn southern frontline yesterday for the first time since the Russian invasion as "fierce battles" raged again in the eastern Donbas region.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with visiting British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday to discuss defense and security issues, the presidential press service said.
Canadian Defence Minister Anita Anand announced on Wednesday that Canada will provide Ukraine with 10 replacement barrels to enable the sustainment of M777 howitzer artillery guns.
Asian stock markets were mixed while Europe opened higher Wednesday ahead of a Federal Reserve decision on how sharply to raise interest rates to cool U.S. inflation.
Sievierodonetsk, the main focus of the fighting in eastern Ukraine in recent weeks, isn’t yet blocked off by Russian troops even though they control about 80% of the city and have destroyed all three bridges leading out of it, an official
The U.N. secretary-general said Wednesday the Russian invasion of Ukraine must end to stem the growing global food, fuel and finance crises, which could push tens of millions more people across the world into hunger and poverty this year.
Ukraine’s fortunes in defending Sievierodonetsk took a turn for the worse Wednesday, with its troops forced to retreat to the outskirts of the eastern industrial city in the face of a fierce Russian attack.
Russia has begun turning over the bodies of Ukrainian fighters killed at the Azovstal steelworks, the fortress-like plant in the destroyed city of Mariupol where their last-ditch stand became a symbol of resistance against Moscow’s…
Germany’s parliament is set to approve a €100 billion ($107.5 billion) special fund Friday for the modernization of the country’s armed forces amid criticism from anti-war groups and peace activists.
One way to think yourself into the warped mind of a despot like Russian President Vladimir Putin is to first probe into the dark recesses of your own psyche, then figure out what's different in his.
The Russian Defense Ministry on Wednesday claimed downing a Ukrainian Su-25 fighter jet, a Mi-8 helicopter, seven unmanned aerial vehicles and two missiles of the Smerch multiple rocket launcher systems last night.
European tourist destinations are set for a summer season largely without Russian visitors amid sanctions over the war on Ukraine and actions taken by Moscow.
Russia on Monday claimed that Ukraine's 15 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), 15 tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, five large-caliber artillery pieces and a number of other targets were hit last night.
Russia’s brutal invasion into Ukraine, which has led to the death and displacement of millions, has not come without a cost. As Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine border towns and Western powers began to apply economic sanctions in the hopes…
Mariupol has been liberated by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the forces of the People's Militia of the Donetsk People's Republic," Sergey Shoygu said at a meeting with President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
Mustafa Berk Erdal
Although the world may have entered the last phase of the pandemic in terms of health, the impact of the destruction and transformation in the economy and trade continues to be felt globally. Many countries, especially…
Given Putin’s antipathy toward the West and his repeated denunciations of Ukraine, officials believe he may see the U.S. backing of Ukraine’s resistance as a direct affront to him.
Ukraine called for more weapons and harsher sanctions after it blamed Russia for a missile attack that killed at least 52 people at a train station packed with women
7,000 Russian troops have been killed in battle, according to a US intelligence estimate.
Russian troop deaths are already more than the number of American troops killed in either the Iraq or Afghanistan wars.
At this rate, Russia…
BERLIN
Russia’s war on Ukraine aims to erect a new version of the Berlin Wall, but this time in the heart of Europe, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday.
Addressing the German parliament via video call, Zelenskyy…
The UK government has urged British veterans not to travel to Ukraine to fight. The veterans minister, Leo Docherty, called on ex-service personnel not to join the war in Ukraine and instead help Ukrainians from home, either through…
Olga Oliker
Few if any wars have been launched with as much nuclear posturing as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. One week before beginning its offensive, Moscow conducted previously planned exercises of its nuclear launch systems. A few…
Ukraine wants more fighter jets to help its outmatched air force battle Russian invaders, and the U.S. and Europe want Ukraine to have dozens of donated MiG-29s
WASHINGTON
Despite unprecedented sanctions and strong support for Ukraine, Western states have failed to stop the Russian onslaught and are even expecting things to get worse. But their options for intensifying pressure on President…
Politicians and public figures must recognize that wars have a long future ahead unless all people are treated equally, regardless of ethnicity, color, age, gender, or religion
Putin's reception in two predominantly Russophone cities that have benefited from Russian trade and tourists captures how the invasion of Ukraine appears
Boris Johnson said British troops would not fight Russian forces in Ukraine, and that recent reinforcements were firmly within the borders of NATO members.
Russian aircraft over Ukraine yesterday after Moscow bombarded the country’s second-largest city, drawing new sanctions by the United States and its allies.
Western sanctions over its invasion of neighbouring Ukraine as President Vladimir Putin huddled with officials to discuss the economic turmoil of the five-day-old war.
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EU interior ministers raised the possibility of giving Ukrainians status under an as-yet unused 2001 Temporary Protection Directive that would allow them to live and work in the European Union
KYIV
Ukraine vowed not to give ground at talks with Moscow on Sunday as Ukrainian forces resisted a Russian invasion four days in and Moscow put its nuclear forces on high alert.
Fighting has claimed dozens of civilian lives, forced…
COPENHAGEN
Denmark is ready to give shelter to Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion of their country, Immigration Minister Mattias Tesfaye said today.
“We have 13,000 Ukrainian citizens already living in Denmark. I know that some…
Russian air traffic, according to Minister of Transport and Communications Timo Harakka, the latest European country to take the step in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Russia Ukraine Crisis: Ukraine has rejected Russian suggestions that it was refusing to negotiate a ceasefire but said it was not ready to accept unacceptable conditions
Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have a unique power because of their global reach and ubiquity, but they are profit-motivated companies so a stridently principled stand can be bad for business.
Russian forces closing in on the capital city Kyiv and the civilian toll rising in Ukraine since Putin declared war on Thursday, the US and European allies announced that they would send more arms to aid the war-hit nation.
Mars -Russia try to occupy Ukraine! While your rockets successfully land from space - Russian rockets attack Ukrainian civil people! We ask you to provide Ukraine with Starlink stations,” Fedorov tweeted at Musk.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Biden directed that US$350 million allocated through the Foreign Assistance Act be designated for Ukraine’s defense.
Trump irked some Republican party members by describing Putin’s actions in Ukraine, where cities have been pounded by Russian artillery and cruise missiles, as “genius” and “pretty savvy.”
United States and Western allies are still able to deliver arms into the country to bolster the Ukraine military, and Washington plans to send more in the coming days to help them fight both Russian armour on the ground and assaults from…
Ukraine Russia Crisis: The Russian offensive continues as the country vetoed a draft UN Security Council resolution that would have deplored Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
Czech Republic will donate machine guns, automatic and sniper rifles, pistols and ammunition valued at €7.6 million (RM36 million) to Ukraine, the defence minister
Ukraine, concerns are growing that neighbouring Belarus is also at risk of gradually losing its sovereignty without being the direct target of a military operation by Moscow.
Ukrainian cities on Thursday, and Ukraine reported columns of troops pouring across its borders from Russia and Belarus and landing on its Black Sea and Azov Sea coasts.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for a stronger response from the West, and several nations rushed to ramp up sanctions including on Putin himself as well as his Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
European penalties against major Russian banks and the technology sector promise to be brutal, Russians have felt the sting of sanctions since Moscow annexed Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula
Facebook, accusing it of “censoring” Russian media, announcing the measure a day after Russia invaded Ukraine and the latest in a series of steps against US social media giants.
European Union finance ministers and central bank governors, Dombrovskis said Ukraine was suffering from investor flight and its access to financial markets has been very problematic.
Ukraine Crisis: Russian missiles and shelling rained down on Ukrainian cities on Thursday after President Vladimir Putin unleashed a full-scale ground invasion and air assault.
Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a military operation in Ukraine on Thursday with explosions heard across the country and its foreign minister warning a "full-scale invasion" was underway.
Nato is activating its “defence plans” for allied countries as Russia attacks non-Nato member Ukraine, alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg told a media conference today.
The statement, however, did not explicitly mention Russia by name, reflecting the complicated position Israel has found itself over the Ukraine crisis erupting 3,000 kilometers away
Russia Ukraine Conflict Live News, Russia Ukraine War Crisis News : Earlier in the day, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that his country was always open to diplomacy.
As a retaliatory measure, the US deployed one of their most powerful sanctioning tools, placing Russian elites and two banks on the Specially Designated Nationals list
Putin's move to recognise the two regions and deploy Russian troops on a "peace-keeping" mission to Donetsk and Luhansk has been condemned by the international community.
The Biden administration has been vowing to hit Moscow with a potent cocktail of banking sanctions and export controls for weeks, in response to a massing of hundreds of thousands of Russian troops along Ukraine's borders.
Some of the officials argue today that the sanctions prevented Putin from ordering Russian forces beyond where they had halted on the Crimean Peninsula and in the eastern Donbas region.
Western leaders said Tuesday that Russian troops have moved into rebel-held areas in eastern Ukraine after President Vladimir Putin's recognized their independence — but some indicated it was not yet the long-feared full-fledged invasion as…
Russia Ukraine Conflict Live News, Russia Ukraine War Crisis News Today: The White House is now referring to Russian troop deployments in eastern Ukraine as an “invasion” after initially hesitating to use the term.
Russian parliament's upper house on Tuesday voted to allow President Vladimir Putin to use the Russian army outside the country to support separatists in Ukraine.
MOSCOW
Russian President Vladimir Putin said today that he does not plan to restore Russia’s empire, a day after he ordered Russian troops to be sent to eastern Ukraine and questioned Ukraine’s sovereignty.
“We predicted speculation…
"The UK and our allies will begin to impose the sanctions on Russia that we have already prepared," said British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in parliament.
lower house of the Russian parliament, the Duma, voted to approve Putin’s friendship deals with the Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR) and Lugansk People’s Republic (LNR).
A Russian invasion of Ukraine seems likely to involve one of the world’s largest militaries launching an unprovoked ground invasion of a neighboring country.
By seeking to force Ukraine back into Moscow’s orbit, Putin is attempting to upend the security structure that has helped maintain an uneasy peace on the continent for the past three decades.
The history and culture of Russia and Ukraine are indeed intertwined -they share the same Orthodox Christian religion, and their languages, customs and national cuisines are related.
Russian President Vladimir Putin to recognise the independence of the two self-proclaimed republics in eastern Ukraine, condemning Moscow and calling for sanctions.
Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba denied a string of claims issued by Russian officials throughout a tense day that has intensified fears that the Kremlin is paving the way for an invasion of Ukraine.
Soviet Union until 1991, and since then has been a less-than-perfect democracy with a very weak economy and foreign policy that wavers between pro-Russian and pro-European.
If Putin strikes to take the whole country in a single blow — the approach that senior US military and intelligence officials and many outside analysts now think is the most likely — it could provoke the largest, most violent battle for…
Russia-Ukraine Crisis: Video released by Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) showed a small, apparently one-room building with its roof and walls caved in and a Russian flag leaning against strewn debris.
Ukraine via video link at the 58th Munich Security Conference, called on relevant parties to sit together with a full discussion and work out a roadmap and timetable for the implementation of the agreement.
With Western fears of war rising, the White House said US President Joe Biden's national security team told him they still believed Russia could launch an attack in Ukraine "at any time".
Munich Security Conference to discuss Russia's military buildup near Ukraine's borders, energy security, and countering threats from and mitigating civilian harm in Yemen