- 20 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityUkraine
Ukrainian parliament backs bill to seize Russia-owned assets in Ukraine
LVIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's parliament on Thursday approved a bill to allow the seizure of assets or property in Ukraine owned by Russia or Russian citizens due to the invasion…
Ukraine regional governor says nine killed after Russian air strike hits two schools
LVIV (Reuters) - At least nine people have been killed and four wounded after a Russian air strike hit two schools and private houses in Ukraine's Chernihiv region on Thursday,…
Cargo ship sinks off Odessa after explosion, crew members missing -ship manager
LONDON (Reuters) - The Estonian-owned cargo ship Helt sunk on Thursday off the Ukrainian port of Odessa after an explosion, the vessel’s manager said. Two crew members were in a…
Ukraine calls for accountability for Russian ‘war crimes’
GENEVA (Reuters) - Ukraine's first deputy foreign minister said on Thursday that Russian troops were carrying out acts tantamount to war crimes in her country and called for perpetrators to…
Ukraine-Russia talks to start soon, focus on humanitarian corridors
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Talks between Ukrainian and Russian delegations will begin in Belarus at about 1400 GMT and Kyiv plans to discuss setting up humanitarian corridors before moving on to…
Thermobaric Weapons – Why Should They be Banned?
Russian forces in Ukraine may have used thermobaric weapons and cluster bombs, according to reports from the Ukraine government and human rights groups. If true, this represents an escalation in brutality…
By PTI and Chanakya Forum
Russian forces have control of Kherson regional administration, says governor
LVIV (Reuters) - Russian forces have occupied the regional administration building in Ukraine's port city of Kherson, regional governor Hennadiy Laguta said in an online post on Thursday. Russia's defence…
Germany mulls supplying anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine – source
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany is considering supplying 2,700 anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine as it seeks to defend itself against an invasion by Russia, a government source said on Thursday. German…
UK intelligence says Russian advance on Kyiv has made little progress
LONDON (Reuters) - Russia's advance on the Ukrainian capital has made little progress over the past three days and the cities of Kharkiv, Chernihiv and Mariupol remain in Ukrainian hands,…
The Unfolding Tragedy in Europe
The ‘special military operation’ announced by President Vladimir Putin, 69, on 24th February 2022 continues with no end in sight. Let us examine the genesis of the crisis in and…
By K P Fabian
Pro-Russian separatists threaten Ukraine’s Mariupol with strikes
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Pro-Russian forces may launch targeted strikes on the Ukrainian city of Mariupol unless Ukrainian forces there surrender, the Interfax news agency quoted Donetsk separatist commander Eduard Basurin…
A million refugees have fled Ukraine – UNHCR head
ZURICH (Reuters) - A million people have fled Ukraine in a week after Russia invaded the country, the head of the United Nations refugee agency said on Twitter. "In just…
