MOSCOW (AFP) – As Moscow’s invasion of the pro-Western country reached its seventh day, the Russian army took possession of the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson on Wednesday. In televised statements, defence ministry spokesperson Igor Konashenkov stated, “Russian divisions of the armed forces have assumed full control of the regionalRead More →
KYIV (AFP) – Russian airborne forces arrived in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s eastern city, on Wednesday, according to the Ukrainian army, with immediate confrontations. “Russian airborne forces landed in Kharkiv and targeted a local hospital,” the army claimed in a Telegram post. “A battle between the invaders and the Ukrainians is occurring.”Read More →
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 →
KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that he is ready for talks with Russia, but that he rejects Moscow’s proposal to hold them in Belarus, which he believes is a staging ground for invading forces. “Warsaw, Bratislava, Budapest, Istanbul, and Baku are all places worthRead More →
BERLIN (Reuters) – According to a German government official, Germany and its Western allies have agreed to remove Russia from the SWIFT global payment system. This is the third round of sanctions aimed at preventing Russia from invading Ukraine. The sanctions, imposed by the US, France, Canada, Italy, the UK,Read More →
KHARKIV: The Pakistani embassy has successfully evacuated 35 trapped Pakistani students from the war-torn Ukrainian city of Kharkiv to Poland. The Pakistan embassy in Ukraine has stepped up attempts to rescue trapped citizens in the war-torn country. Following their efforts, 35 Pakistani students were able to go to Poland byRead More →
BRUSSELS: The EU sanctioned Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, according to the EU’s foreign policy leader, Josep Borrell. The action was agreed upon during a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels to formally adopt a wideRead More →
Prime Minister Imran Khan and his entourage arrived in Islamabad early Friday after a two-day visit to Russia. Prime Minister Imran Khan was escorted to Moscow by a high-level entourage that includes members of his cabinet. It was Pakistan’s first bilateral visit in more than two decades.Read More →
Prime Minister Imran Khan met separately with Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister for Energy, Alexander Novak, and a delegation on Thursday. During the conference, participants explored mutual cooperation concerns from a range of areas. The two leaders met following Prime Minister Imran Khan’s three-hour one-on-one meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.Read More →
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