The decision raises logistical and security challenges for Moscow because of its limited control in the four regions. Russia plans to run next year’s presidential election in the four regions of Ukraine that it annexed in 2022. The Central Elections Commission said on Monday that voting would go ahead in Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporizhia and Kherson … Read more
President Joe Biden has extended an invitation to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for a crucial meeting at the White House on Tuesday. The gathering aims to address the urgent needs of Ukraine as it confronts a Russian invasion, emphasizing the essential role of continued U.S. support in this critical moment.The meeting, Zelensky’s third visit to … Read more
Ukraine shot down on Monday missiles launched by Russia in a strike on Kyiv, with at least four people injured by debris falling on several districts of the capital, officials said. Issued on: 11/12/2023 – 08:52 1 min Ukraine’s air defence systems destroyed eight Russia-launched ballistic missiles at about 4 am (0200 GMT) over Kyiv, the … Read more
The United Nations said Monday that it needed $46.4 billion next year to bring life-saving help to around 180 million people in desperate circumstances around the world. Issued on: 11/12/2023 – 06:23 2 min The UN said the global humanitarian outlook for 2024 was “bleak”, with conflicts, climate emergencies and collapsing economies “wreaking havoc” on … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Friday boosting troop numbers by 15 percent, in a move the army said was due to “threats” associated with the Ukraine offensive. Issued on: 01/12/2023 – 20:47 1 min The move comes as both Ukraine and Russia seek to gain ground and replenish their ranks in the … Read more
NEW DELHI: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said that the European Union should first sign a strategic partnership agreement with Ukraine instead of starting membership talks with the country.The 27 leaders of the European Union are set to make a decision in mid-December regarding whether to endorse the European Commission’s suggestion to initiate membership … Read more
KYIV: Ukraine on Friday said that the fallout from a weeks-long protest by Polish truckers on the countries’ shared border was “catastrophic”, with long lines of cargo stranded at the frontier.Polish truckers have been blocking major crossings for cargo vehicles with neighbouring war-torn Ukraine since early November, demanding the reintroduction of entry permits for their … Read more
Ukraine’s domestic spy agency has detonated explosives on a Russian railway line deep in Siberia, the second attack this week on military supply routes in the area, a Ukrainian source told Reuters on Friday. Issued on: 01/12/2023 – 17:12 2 min The incidents appear to show Kyiv’s readiness and ability to conduct sabotage attacks deep … Read more
Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save MOSCOW — When Igor, a Russian soldier, was conscripted to go to war in Ukraine, he reacted with a fatalistic shrug. But deserting the army amid staggering casualties, he said, required determination and a plan. The 28-year-old Muscovite, who was mobilized in September 2022 and … Read more
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the war with Russia is in a new stage, with winter expected to complicate fighting after a summer counteroffensive that failed to produce desired results due to enduring shortages of weapons and ground forces. Despite setbacks, however, he said Ukraine won’t give up. “We have a new phase of war, and that … Read more