Moscow kept up its push to take control of Lysychansk on Thursday, the last remaining Ukrainian stronghold in Luhansk province, with Russia’s separatist proxies claiming they have entered the city. Russia’s defense ministry announces its troops have withdrawn from Snake Island in the Black Sea as a “gesture of goodwill” aimed at demonstrating Moscow’s support … Read more
Russia uses inaccurate missiles from old Soviet stocks for the bulk of its strikes in Ukraine, which have recently doubled, a Ukrainian army general said. Russia is using inaccurate missiles from old Soviet stocks for more than 50 percent of its strikes in Ukraine, and the rate of the strikes has more than doubled in … Read more
Moscow’s foreign minister says the ‘process has begun’ for a new ‘iron curtain’, and he warned the West to ‘behave carefully’. Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that a new “iron curtain” was descending between Russia and the West. Moscow’s decision to invade Ukraine in February has triggered an overhaul of Europe’s defense and … Read more
The European Court of Human Rights orders Russia to ensure two Britons captured after fighting for Ukraine do not face the death penalty. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ordered Russia to ensure that two Britons captured while fighting for Ukraine do not face the death penalty. A court in the Russia-backed self-proclaimed … Read more
Russia called the withdrawal from Snake Island a “goodwill gesture”. Kyiv: Russian forces have withdrawn from Ukraine’s Snake Island, a strategic outpost in the Black Sea, Russia’s defense ministry and Ukraine’s president’s office said on Thursday.Snake Island, which Russia occupied on the first day of its invasion, achieved fame when Ukrainian border guards stationed there … Read more
EXPLAINER The bloc agreed to a new strategic framework with focus on Russia and pledge to boost capabilities during Madrid summit. Leaders of the 30 countries that make up the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) have agreed to a sweeping strategic framework for the next decade that focuses on the “direct threat” posed by Russia … Read more
Russian forces abandon the strategic Black Sea islet – a major victory for Ukraine that could also enable grain exports. A tiny Ukrainian islet has held the key to control for dominance of the eastern Black Sea since Russia invaded Ukraine in late February. Situated 48km (30 miles) off the coast, Snake Island, or Zmiinyi, … Read more
Ukraine War: Ukraine and its Western allies accuse Russia of waging an unprovoked war of aggression. London: What Russian President Vladimir Putin has done in Ukraine is “evil”, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday. Asked during an interview with GB News at the NATO summit in Madrid whether Putin was evil, Johnson said: … Read more
The Ukrainian president says the Russian invasion was ‘a war for the right to dictate conditions in Europe’. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has asked NATO leaders for modern weapons and funds to support Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s invasion, warning the fighting could spill beyond its borders and into their countries. Zelenskyy addressed the 30 leaders of … Read more
Biden to boost US land, sea and air military presence in several European nations as Russia’s war in Ukraine rages on. President Joe Biden has announced the deployment of United States military reinforcements across Europe in an effort to counter Russia amid its invasion of Ukraine. Meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Madrid … Read more