- 18 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National Securitynato
Ukraine defence minister sees stable security situation
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov said on Wednesday the latest threat assessments did not contain "anything unexpected" and were consistent with earlier views. In a televised statement…
Russian invasion of Ukraine distinct possibility: Biden
Washington, Feb 16 (PTI) A Russian invasion of Ukraine remains a distinct possibility, said US President Joe Biden as his Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin left for a trip to the region…
Biden to Putin: Step back from the brink of war with Ukraine
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden made an impassioned appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin to step back from war with Ukraine on Tuesday,…
Scholz flies to Moscow in bid to avert war
By Sarah Marsh BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz heads to Moscow on Tuesday to meet President Vladimir Putin in a high stakes mission to avert war, with Russia's…
Wednesday? Next week? Ukraine invasion predictions cause turmoil, roil markets
By Nandita Bose and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin's massive troop buildup along Ukraine's border has left the West struggling to pinpoint if or when he might…
MSCI says it is closely watching Russia-Ukraine developments
(Reuters) - Global index provider MSCI Inc said on Monday it was closely monitoring developments in Ukraine and access to the Russian equity market in the face of possible investment…
Russia’s Lavrov urges Putin to allow more time for diplomacy amid Ukraine crisis
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday suggested to President Vladimir Putin that Moscow continue along the diplomatic path in its efforts to extract security guarantees from the…
German troops arrive to reinforce Baltics amid tensions over Ukraine
By Andrius Sytas KAUNAS AIRPORT, Lithuania (Reuters) -A German military aircraft carrying troop reinforcements landed in Lithuania on Monday, the first of several planned NATO deployments amid fears in the…
Ukraine’s right to join NATO cannot be traded away – UK PM Johnson
LONDON (Reuters) -The sovereign right of the Ukrainian people to join NATO cannot be traded away, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday, adding he would be talking to…
Ukraine could drop NATO bid to avoid war, ambassador tells BBC
(Reuters) -Ukraine could drop its bid to join NATO to avoid war with Russia, the BBC quoted the country's ambassador to Britain as saying, in what would amount to a…
Australia evacuates embassy in Kyiv, calls on China to speak up for Ukraine
By Lidia Kelly (Reuters) - Australia said on Sunday it was evacuating its embassy in Kyiv as the situation on the Russia-Ukraine border deteriorated quickly, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison…
Putin gave no indication in Macron call he’s preparing invasion – French presidency official
PARIS (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin gave no indication in a phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday that he was preparing to invade Ukraine, a French presidency…
