Kharkiv(AFP): As Moscow’s military blasted the country’s second city and Western nations prepared to ratchet up sanctions, Russian President Vladimir Putin laid out the criteria for ending Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Monday. Putin’s ultimatum came as Moscow and Kyiv had their first discussions since the conflict erupted last Thursday,Read More →

According to Ukraine’s state-owned Ukroboronprom organisation, Russia’s Antonov-225 freight aircraft, the world’s largest airliner, was destroyed by Russian attacks near Kyiv on the fourth day of Moscow’s invasion. “Russian invaders destroyed the AN-225, Ukraine’s hallmark aircraft,” the group said in a statement, referring to the Antonov airbase in Gostomel, nearRead More →