- 18 May, 2024
Geopolitics & National SecurityUkraine Russia War
U.S. VP Harris’s Poland trip caught in rift over plan for Ukraine jets
By Nandita Bose WARSAW (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will meet Polish leaders in Warsaw on Thursday amid disagreements with the eastern European country over how to arm…
Germany says any MIG-29 decision must be made to avoid war spillover
BERLIN (Reuters) - The question of whether NATO should provide Ukraine with Polish MIG-29 jets is not currently on the table, said a German government spokesperson on Wednesday. A spokesperson…
Putin’s war hurting American families at gas pump, will do everything to contain price hike: Biden
Washington, Mar 9 (PTI) Russia's war against Ukraine has hurt American families with gas prices shooting up and it is going to rise further, US President Joe Biden said after…
China blames NATO for pushing Russia-Ukraine tension to ‘breaking point’
BEIJING (Reuters) - Moves by U.S.-led NATO have pushed tension between Russia and Ukraine to a "breaking point", Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Wednesday. At a daily…
Canada will send Ukraine another shipment of military equipment, Trudeau says
(Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday said he told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in a call that Canada will send Ukraine another shipment of highly-specialized military equipment.…
Russia says aviation sanctions threaten safety of Russian flights – RIA
(Reuters) - Russia's foreign ministry said that sanctions imposed by the United States and European Union on aviation threatened the safety of Russian passenger flights, the RIA Novosti news agency…
UK says Ukraine’s air defences having considerable success against Russian jets
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Wednesday said Ukraine's air defences were having success against Russian jets, likely preventing Russia from controlling the airspace. "Ukrainian air defences appear to have enjoyed…
Attacks on Ukrainian hospitals, ambulances increasing rapidly, WHO warns
(Reuters) -Attacks on hospitals, ambulances and other health care facilities in Ukraine have increased rapidly in recent days and the country is running short of vital medical supplies, the World…
Russia’s Lavrov to hold talks with Ukrainian counterpart in Turkey
LONDON (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday travels to Turkey where he will have talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba, the TASS news agency cited the…
Biden announces ban on Russian oil and gas imports
Washington, Mar 8 (PTI) President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced that the US would ban the import of Russian oil and gas, "targeting the main artery of Russia's economy" in…
Big brands and oil ban punish Russia as Moscow makes new pledge on Ukraine refugees
By Steve Holland and Pavel Polityuk WASHINGTON/LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - A U.S. ban on imports of Russia's oil ratcheted up punishment for the invasion of Ukraine on Tuesday as McDonald's…
Indian students in Ukraine’s Sumy board buses to Poltava, hope to be in safe zone soon
New Delhi, Mar 8 (PTI) Several Indian students stranded in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy heaved a sigh of relief as their evacuation process started on Tuesday and hoped…
