- 20 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityUkraine
Russian warships curb tilts Turkey to West, risks Russia’s ire
By Tuvan Gumrukcu and Jonathan Spicer ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's pledge to block some Russian warships from passing through its waters to the Black Sea during the Ukraine crisis could…
G7 leaders to hold call on Monday with NATO and EU chiefs -Italy
ROME (Reuters) - Leaders from the Group of Seven major industrialised nations will hold a call at 1615 GMT on Monday with the secretary general of NATO, European Union chiefs…
EU’s arms finance plan will deliver defensive weapons to Ukraine
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU defence ministers will discuss plans on Monday to jointly finance deliveries of weapons worth 500 million euros to Ukraine, and these will include a range of…
Ukraine president asks for fast-track EU membership
LVIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday asked the European Union to allow Ukraine to gain membership under a special procedure immediately as it defends itself from invasion…
Russia says talks with Ukraine have begun – foreign ministry
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's foreign ministry on Monday said talks between Ukraine and Russia had begun, shortly after the Ukrainian side had said the same, and published photos of the…
China urges calm after Putin puts nuclear deterrent on high alert
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Monday that all sides should remain calm and avoid further escalation, after Russian President Vladimir Putin put his country's…
UK says Putin nuclear remarks aimed to distract from Ukraine troubles
LONDON (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin's nuclear deterrent alert is rhetoric designed to distract from the invasion of Ukraine and not linked practical steps to increase readiness to use…
Russia interested in reaching agreement with Ukraine at talks, says negotiator
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is interested in coming to an agreement that is in the interests of both sides at talks with Ukraine, Russian negotiator Vladimir Medinsky said on Monday,…
Four ministers to travel to Ukraine’s neighbouring countries to coordinate evacuation of Indians
New Delhi, Feb 28 (PTI). Stepping up its efforts to evacuate Indian students stranded in war-hit Ukraine, the Centre on Monday decided that Union ministers Hardeep Puri, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Kiren…
India abstains from UNSC procedural vote to call for General Assembly session on Ukraine
United Nations, Feb 28 (PTI) India abstained from a procedural vote taken in the UN Security Council to call for a rare special emergency session of the UN General Assembly on…
Google temporarily disables Google Maps live traffic data in Ukraine
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google confirmed on Sunday it has temporarily disabled for Ukraine some Google Maps tools which provide live information about traffic conditions and how…
EU chief says bloc wants Ukraine as member
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The European Union's chief executive on Sunday expressed unequivocal support for Ukraine becoming a member of the bloc, calling the country now under attack from Russia "one of…
