- 20 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityUkraine
Ukraine to receive more missiles and Turkish drones, minister says
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov said on Wednesday the country was set to receive Stinger and Javelin missiles from abroad, as well as another shipment of…
What happened to Russia’s Air Force? U.S. officials, experts stumped
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Before Russia's invasion of Ukraine, U.S. intelligence had predicted a blistering assault by Moscow that would quickly mobilize the vast Russian air…
Phone call between Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and H.E. Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi spoke on phone today with H.E. Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic. The two leaders discussed the ongoing situation in Ukraine. They shared their…
Ban on Russian use of U.S. airspace will be in place by end of Wednesday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration said orders blocking Russian aircraft and airlines from entering and using all U.S. airspace will be fully in…
Canada shuts ports to Russian ships over Ukraine invasion
By Alexander Schummer TORONTO (Reuters) -Canada ratcheted up pressure on Russia on Tuesday for its invasion of Ukraine by shutting ports to Russian-owned ships and saying that holdings of all…
Ukraine taps U.S. law firm Covington to press Russia claim at U.N. court
By Jacqueline Thomsen (Reuters) - Ukraine has hired U.S. law firm Covington & Burling to pursue its claim against Russia at the International Court of Justice at the Hague over…
Ukraine says Russia has plan to introduce Belarussian troops into the conflict
LVIV (Reuters) - The intelligence arm of the Ukrainian defence ministry said on Tuesday that Russia was preparing a provocation to justify the entry of Belarussian troops into the conflict.…
Shelling of Kharkiv resembles 1990s atrocities in Bosnia – UK PM Johnson
LONDON (Reuters) - The shelling of the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv by Russian forces is an atrocity reminiscent of the attacks on Sarajevo by the Serbs in the 1990s, British…
Isolated Russians scramble for hard currency, fear worse is yet to come
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Queues of people snaked through Moscow shopping malls on Tuesday as the scramble for hard currency continued, and Russians faced increasing isolation as sanctions made travel harder…
UK’s Johnson says we will not fight Russian forces in Ukraine
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday British troops would not fight Russian forces in Ukraine, and that recent reinforcements were firmly within the borders of NATO…
Russia says ‘real danger’ of Ukraine acquiring nuclear weapons required response
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -Russia's foreign minister told a Geneva disarmament meeting on Tuesday that Ukraine has been seeking to acquire nuclear weapons, a "real danger" that needed a…
Ukraine asks Germany to help close skies to stop Russian strikes on cities
(Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he had asked German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday to help close the skies over Ukraine to halt the shelling of civilians by…
