- 02 May, 2024
Geopolitics & National SecurityCrimea
Ukraine bans Austrian design firm working on Crimea theatre project
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine imposed sanctions on Saturday on an Austrian architecture and design company working on a project to build new theatre house in Sevastopol, a city in the…
German government distances itself from navy chief’s comments on Putin
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German government on Saturday distanced itself from comments made by its navy chief after video footage emerged in which the vice-admiral said Russian President Vladimir Putin…
‘Keep the Defender Guessing’: Russia’s Military Options on Ukraine
Russia's deployment of tens of thousands of troops to the north, east and south of Ukraine https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/expect-worst-ukraine-hit-by-cyberattack-russia-moves-more-troops-2022-01-14 is fuelling fears in Kyiv and Western capitals that Moscow is planning a…
By PTI and Chanakya Forum
Ukraine agrees deal with Hungary on gas imports
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine will be able to import daily 8 million cubic metres of gas from the European market via Hungary from January, Ukraine's state operator of gas transmission…
Why is Putin so Focused on Ukraine?
Ukraine has become the main flashpoint in Russia's relations with the West after a build-up of tens of thousands of Russian troops near its border and a series of tough…
Ukrainian president does not exclude referendum on Crimea and Donbass
By Natalia Zinets KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday said he did not exclude holding a referendum on the future status of war-torn eastern Ukraine and the Crimea…
Russia dismisses U.S. media reports about possible Ukraine offensive
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has dismissed new U.S. media reports about a possible Russian attack on Ukraine, accusing Washington of trying to aggravate the situation while blaming Moscow, the Kommersant…
Large scale Russian offensive possible in January, Ukraine says
By Natalia Zinets KYIV (Reuters) - Russia has massed more than 94,000 troops near Ukraine's borders and may be gearing up for a large-scale military offensive at the end of…
NATO summit to discuss how to deter Russia, says Lithuanian foreign minister
By Humeyra Pamuk and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lithuania is very worried about a Russian troop build up on Ukraine's eastern border and a NATO summit next week will…
U.S. ‘deeply concerned’ by Bulgarian president’s Crimea comments
SOFIA (Reuters) - The United States has expressed deep concern over comments by Bulgarian President Rumen Radev that the Crimean Peninsula annexed by Russia from Ukraine in 2014 is "Russian",…
U.S. patrol boats sent to beef up Ukrainian Navy near Black Sea
KYIV (Reuters) - A ship carrying two refitted former U.S. Coast Guard patrol boats designed to beef up the Ukrainian Navy transited the Dardanelles strait on Saturday days after Ukraine…
Ukraine marines hold drill near Russia-annexed Crimea
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's armed forces have conducted drills near the borders of Russian-annexed Crimea, the defence ministry said in a statement on Wednesday, amid growing tensions on the country's…
