Russia and Ukraine on Thursday failed to find a breakthrough on a ceasefire and other humanitarian issues at the first high-level talks between the two sides since Moscow’s invasion. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba met on the sidelines of a diplomatic forum in the Turkish resort city of Antalya for three-way […]
President Biden on Tuesday announced a U.S. ban on Russian oil and gas imports over the country’s invasion of Ukraine, taking aim at Russian President Vladimir Putin’s main revenue source as Russian forces continue battering Ukrainian cities. “Today, I am announcing the United States is targeting the main artery of Russia’s economy,” the president said. “We’re banning all […]
Humanitarian Corridors In Ukraine – By Babajide Okeowo Russia agreed on Monday to open humanitarian corridors in Ukraine to allow the evacuation of civilians from several Ukrainian cities experiencing heavy fighting, including the capital Kyiv and the besieged port city of Mariupol. It listed evacuation routes from the capital Kyiv as well as Mariupol, Kharkiv, […]
One of the weirder things about following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been watching Vladimir Putin sit at the opposite end of ludicrously long tables from people he’s meeting. Here he is with Emmanuel Macron: Antisocially distanced. Source: Sputnik/AFP/Getty Images Foreign visitors aren’t the only ones getting the long-table treatment. Here’s Putin with his top military brass: […]
In a dramatic escalation of East-West tensions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian nuclear forces put on high alert Sunday in response to what he called “aggressive statements” by leading NATO powers. The directive to put Russia’s nuclear weapons in an increased state of readiness for launch raised fears that the […]
The hope of putting an end to the war between Ukraine and Russia received a boost on Sunday as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed his willingness to hold peace talks with Russia. He however rejected Moscow’s push to have the peace talk held in Belarus as it was a launchpad for the invading forces. “Warsaw, […]
By Babajide Okeowo Russian President Vladimir Putin has said his country is “ready to negotiate” with Ukraine. Putin made the comments during a phone conversation with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Friday, state agency RIA reported. “Russia is ready to negotiate with Ukraine at a high level,” Putin said according to the agency, which […]
Ukrainian and Russian forces fought on the outskirts of Kyiv on Friday, the second day of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as diplomatic efforts to quell the violence continued and Western nations moved to shore up allied defenses. Explosions were heard over the Ukrainian capital early Friday, and The New York Times reported it had “verified” […]
By Babajide Okeowo Russia has announced the ban of all UK-linked planes, including transiting flights, from its airspace after its flagship carrier Aeroflot was prevented from flying over Britain following the Russian attack on Ukraine. The development was announced by Moscow on Friday. “A restriction was introduced on the use of Russian airspace for flights […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, unleashing air strikes and ordering ground troops across the border in fighting that Ukrainian authorities said left dozens of people dead. The attack triggered Western warnings of unprecedented sanctions against Russia as NATO, EU and G7 leaders condemned the invasion and vowed to […]
