- 22 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityUkraine Russian War
War of Mercenaries
On 10th of March, Britain’s Ministry of Defence released an intelligence update, which said—Russia is deploying Private Military Companies (PMCs) in Ukraine. Interestingly just a week before this announcement Russia’s…
By Levina
NATO chief says Russia may use chemical weapons – German paper
BERLIN (Reuters) - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Sunday that Russia might use chemical weapons following its invasion of Ukraine and that such a move would be a war…
Ukraine expects new wave of Russian attacks on Kyiv, Kharkiv and Donbass regions
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukraine expects a new wave of attacks on the Kyiv, Kharkiv and Donbass regions after a slowdown in Russia's offensive, Oleksiy Arestovych, an adviser to the…
‘Risk worth taking’: U.S. rushes MANPADS to Ukraine despite proliferation concerns
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and NATO are shipping weapons into Ukraine at break-neck speed, including highly sensitive items such as shoulder-fired missiles…
UN to work on safe corridor for ships stranded by Ukraine conflict
LONDON (Reuters) - The UN's shipping agency will seek to create a safe maritime corridor to enable merchant ships and their crews stuck in the Black Sea and Sea of…
Russia may use chemical weapons in false flag attack but not more broadly, Western official says
By Alistair Smout and Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) -Russia might use chemical weapons in Ukraine in a "false flag" attack to provide a retrospective justification for its invasion, but there…
UN rights office says it has credible reports of Russian cluster bomb use in Ukraine
GENEVA (Reuters) -The U.N. human rights office said on Friday it had received "credible reports" of several cases of Russian forces using cluster munitions in populated areas in Ukraine, adding…
Russians are not real Russians if ashamed of Ukraine conflict – Kremlin
LONDON (Reuters) - Russians who say they are ashamed of the country's "special military operation" in Ukraine are not real Russians, the Kremlin said on Friday. "A real Russian is…
Ukraine civilian deaths higher than military losses – Ukraine’s defence minister
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Russian forces invading Ukraine have killed more Ukrainian civilians than soldiers, Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov said on Friday. "I want this to be heard not only…
Russia says military airfields in Lutsk and Ivano-Frankivsk taken out – agencies
(Reuters) - Russian troops have launched a high-precision, long-range attack on two military airfields in the Ukrainian cities of Lutsk and Ivano-Frankivsk and taken them out of action, Russian news…
Russia’s “Z” campaign drums up support for ‘operation’ in Ukraine
(Reuters) - It's popped up on bus stops, road signs and even a pram in Russia: a "Z" sign to whip up support for what Moscow describes as its "special…
Ukraine says Russia is shelling evacuation route from encircled Mariupol
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Russian forces shelled an evacuation route for civilians trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol in violation of a ceasefire agreement on Tuesday, Ukraine foreign ministry…
