Russia begins nuclear weapons drills near Ukraine border
“We are positive in our assessment of China's approach to resolving the Ukrainian crisis,” Putin said, according to a Russian-language transcript on the Kremlin website. “In Beijing, they really understand the root causes of this and its global geopolitical meaning.” And additional principles, set out by Xi in talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, were […]
He said, “There are countries that are ready to send their troops to Ukraine, there are countries that say never – Slovakia is among them – and there are countries that say this proposal should be considered.” Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, who is set to join NATO, poured cold water on the idea, saying […]
“This military partnership with Russia has shown the world Iran's defense capabilities,” the military official said. “This does not mean that we are taking Russia's side in the Ukraine conflict.” There is a huge threat to Iran's cleric rulers amid the war that started between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic group Hamas after October 7. […]
In an interview with the newspaper group Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland, German Major General Christian Freyding stressed the importance of “long-term structured capacity building of the Ukrainian armed forces, which we are now addressing”. Indeed, Ukrainian armed forces are also reporting success, despite Russia’s advantage, with targeted airstrikes on Russian radar sites, bases and supply routes in […]
The exercise came as Russia said on Wednesday it would study US proposals to restart talks on nuclear arms control, but would not accept them unless Washington abandons its “hostile” stance towards Moscow. . Under the New START treaty, the US and Russia regularly inspect each other’s nuclear facilities and limit weapons, but Moscow suspended […]
More than 220 Israelis, dual citizens and foreigners were abducted by Hamas militants during an attack on southern Israel on October 7 that left more than 1,400 dead, according to Israeli officials. Israel says about 1,500 Hamas fighters were killed in the clashes before its forces regained control of the attacked area. More than 5,700 […]
She said this while addressing a gathering of women entrepreneurs and leaders of women’s organizations of the ruling Awami League (AL) at Gana Bhavan, her official residence in the capital city, after the inauguration of Joita Tower in the city’s Dhanmondi area. The Prime Minister recalled his own harrowing experience of being captured by the […]
Just hours after Putin’s comments, Russia’s top lawmaker Vyacheslav Volodin said the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, would swiftly consider if Russia’s ratification of the treaty needed to be revoked. “At the next meeting of the State Duma Council, we will definitely discuss the issue of revoking the ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban […]
The issue of military aid to Ukraine is still up in the air as the country fights the Russian invasion that began last year. The text adopted this weekend does not include provisions for Kyiv, despite calls by the White House and Senate to include it. Still, Democrats are expected to pass a separate aid […]
Ukraine is one of the world’s largest producers of grains and oilseeds. Until recently, most of its exports were sent to regions outside the EU. However, Russia’s blockade of Black Sea ports means that Ukraine is now cut off from its traditional export routes and forced to rely on other routes such as overland transit […]