- 19 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityUkraine
Russia says it skipped World Court case because Ukraine suit is ‘absurd’
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Russia did not attend a World Court hearing in a lawsuit brought by Ukraine seeking to halt hostilities on its territory because of the "absurdity" of the…
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 it prefers to achieve Ukraine goals via talks
(Reuters) - Russia will achieve its goal of ensuring Ukraine's neutral status and would prefer to do that through talks, Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday. Moscow's…
War in Ukraine and the “Butterfly Effect”
“The Times They Are a-Changin”, wrote the poet. It has never rung so true as during the past two years; since a Chinese virus appeared in Wuhan and spread death…
By Claude Arpi
Ukraine ripple effect: Indian students in Belarus head home
New Delhi, Mar 7 (PTI): Fearing a spill over of the war in Ukraine, Indians studying in neighbouring Belarus are getting ready to leave for India despite assurances from universities…
World Bank approves $723 million in loans, grants for Ukraine
By David Lawder and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The World Bank said its executive board on Monday approved a $723 million package of loans and grants for Ukraine, providing desperately…
U.S. lawmakers pressure Biden to help with transfer of European aircraft to Ukraine
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. lawmakers pushed President Joe Biden's administration on Monday to facilitate the transfer of fighter aircraft to Ukraine from Poland and other NATO and Eastern…
PM Modi speaks to Zelenskyy, seeks support for evacuation of Indian students from Sumy
New Delhi, Mar 7 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and sought his support for the evacuation of Indians stuck in northeastern Ukraine's…
UK says India’s UN vote swayed by dependence on Russia
LONDON (Reuters) - British foreign minister Liz Truss said on Monday India had a level of dependency on Russia which might go some way to explain its decision to abstain…
French President Macron says situation in Ukraine getting worse every day
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that the situation in Ukraine was getting worse every day, and that France will continue to put pressure on Russia…
World Court to rule ‘as soon as possible’ on Ukrainian demands against Russia
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday said it would decide "as soon as possible" on the Ukrainian demand for an emergency order to Russia…
PM Orban signs decree allowing deployment of NATO troops in western Hungary
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary allows NATO troops to be deployed in western Hungary and weapons shipments to cross its territory to other NATO member states, according to a decree signed…
