Russia escalated its attacks on Kyiv earlier in the day, launching waves of drones and missiles in its first combined aerial assault on the capital in more than 70 days.
After Putin’s landslide win in Russia’s presidential election in March, some newspapers in Africa saw Putin’s re-election as reinforcing the stance of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger. Burkina Faso, under military leadership since a 2022 coup, has played host to contingents of the Wagner mercenary force, whose founder Yevgeny Prigozhin was killed in a plane […]
The White House said the US had negotiated the swap with Russia, Germany and three other countries. The deal, negotiated in secrecy for more than a year, involved 26 people, including 16 moving from Russia to the West and eight prisoners, along with two children, in the other direction. The US citizens’ plane landed late on Thursday […]
Orban’s trip to China comes a day before NATO is due to hold a summit to mark its 75th anniversary, with setbacks in Ukraine set to dominate discussions. It follows surprise visits by the Hungarian premier to Russia and Ukraine in the past week. Xi was quoted as saying the international community should create conditions […]
There are no public talks ongoing between Ukraine and Russia and based on public statements by Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin, the two sides appear as far apart as ever when it comes to the terms of a potential peace settlement. Zelensky hosted a major international summit in Switzerland earlier this month — to […]
The stark warning, issued at the end of the annual Group of Seven ,G7, summit in Italy, comes as the United States is stepping up diplomatic efforts to convince Europe to adopt a tougher stance on China over its role in aiding Russia’s military-industrial complex. The leaders also threatened further actions, including sanctions, to punish […]
US President Joe Biden said it was another reminder to Russia that they are not backing down, but in Moscow President Vladimir Putin said the move was theft which would not go unpunished. Also at the G7 summit in Italy, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Mr Biden signed a 10-year bilateral security deal between Ukraine […]
A military spokesman said soldiers had come under heavy fire and moved to more advantageous positions in two areas of the north-eastern region.Meanwhile, President Volodymyr Zelensky has cancelled all upcoming foreign trips as troops struggle to contain the new cross-border incursion, with several towns and villages coming under heavy fire.His press secretary, Sergiy Nykyforov, said […]