According to the Washington Post, Russian President Vladimir Putin has been encouraged by US President-elect Donald Trump to refrain from intensifying the conflict in Ukraine. Days after defeating Democratic challenger Kamala Harris in a landslide win, he made the comments on Thursday while speaking on the phone from his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida. During the … Read more
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday reiterated India’s stand regarding the Russia-Ukraine war and said that it will support any feasible and mutually acceptable solution or format that could restore peace. Addressing a briefing, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, ” The decision as to when and how to commence peace talks is the … Read more
As of Yesterday [26 July 2023], 180 schools have been completely demolished. According to the Ministry of Education and Science president, over 1,000 educational institutions have been damaged, and over 300 have been completely destroyed. These institutions are being evaluated to see if they can be reconstructed. The Ukrainian government, he continued, has set aside … Read more
Kyiv: Russia and Belarus will begin joint air force drills on Monday, which have triggered fears in Kyiv and the West that Moscow could use its ally to launch a new ground offensive in Ukraine. Minsk says the drills are defensive, and since Moscow used its neighbour as a springboard for its invasion of Ukraine … Read more
Ukraine: Russian and Ukrainian forces exchanged artillery fire at the front line in Ukraine on Friday, even after Moscow said it had ordered its troops to stop shooting for a unilateral truce that was firmly rejected by Kyiv. President Vladimir Putin ordered the 36-hour ceasefire from midday on Friday to observe Russian Orthodox Christmas. Ukraine … Read more
Washington: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet US leader Joe Biden and address Congress in Washington on Wednesday, a visit the White House said will send Russia a strong message of Western unity. The secretly arranged trip comes on the same day Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to meet his top military officials to assess … Read more
Estimates suggest Russia has spent a quarter of its annual budget on the Ukraine war in the last nine months since Moscow began its invasion in February this year. Russia has spent $82 billion on its invasion, according to Forbes. READ | Ukraine’s Zelensky says Europe should remain united against Russia’s war Russia’s budget revenues … Read more
The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog met a Russian delegation in Istanbul on Wednesday to discuss safety at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, the watchdog said. READ | Ukraine accuses Russia of planting Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant again The Zaporizhzhia plant, which Russia seized shortly after its Feb. 24 invasion, was … Read more
Russia-Ukraine War: The Ukrainian nuclear operator Energoatom on Wednesday accused Russia of again striking the Zaporizhzhia atomic power plant in southern Ukraine. “Russian terrorists bombed the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant again during the night,” Energoatom said on Telegram. The strike damaged a power line causing the stoppage of several transformers of the number six reactor of … Read more
French President Emmanuel Macron told world leaders at the UN General Assembly session that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was right when he told Russian President Vladimir Putin that this is not the time for war. Modi, who met Putin last week on the sidelines of the 22nd meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Uzbekistan’s … Read more
The United States warned on Sunday of “catastrophic consequences” if Moscow uses nuclear weapons in Ukraine after Russia’s foreign minister said regions holding widely-criticized referendums would get full protection if annexed by Moscow. Votes were staged for a third day in four eastern Ukrainian regions, aimed at annexing territory Russia has taken by force. The … Read more
London: Nearly 1,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in one day in Ukraine, Kyiv has claimed, marking the deadliest day for Vladimir Putin since his troops invaded eight months ago. Ukrainian forces have been making gains across Russian-occupied areas, with fighting intensifying in the country’s east and in the southern city of Kherson. In a blow … Read more