Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also joined the German-Ukrainian municipal partnership conference in the eastern German city of Leipzig on Wednesday. He emphasised that it was not only Ukraine that was under threat from the Russian regime, neighbouring countries were also…
Kiev launches combined drone, missile attacks on Crimea
The Ukrainian military said on Monday that it had hit a Russian air defence base on the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea in an attack with naval drones and missiles. A strategically important air defence object on the west coast…
EU organises film festival in Moscow inspite war in Ukraine
The EU on Friday said that it is bringing back the European Film Festival to Russia this November despite Russia’s war against Ukraine. The festival, which did not run in 2022 due to the conflict, would showcase 21 films from…
Zelenskyy says UN Security Council ‘‘ineffective’’ due to Russian veto
In Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s first in-person appearance at a UN Security Council meeting on Moscow’s invasion of his country, he told a special meeting that the Russian veto has rendered the world body “ineffective”. Zelenskyy said that the United…
Elon Musk says he withheld Starlink over Crimea to avoid escalation
Elon Musk says he refused to give Kyiv access to his Starlink communications network over Crimea to avoid complicity in a “major act of war”. Kyiv had sent an emergency request to activate Starlink to Sevastopol, home to a major…
Russia won’t renew grain deal until demands met, Putin tells Erdogan
Russian President Vladimir Putin has reiterated his stance on reinstating a United Nations-brokered deal to safely ship Ukrainian grain across the Black Sea only after the West meets Moscow’s demands on its agricultural exports. The Russian president’s remarks on Monday…
Volodymyr Zelenskiy sacks defence minister and lines up replacement
Volodymyr Zelenskiy has announced his intention to replace his defence minister, setting the stage for the biggest shake-up of Ukraine’s defence establishment since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022. In his nightly video address to the nation, the…
G20: Putin tells India PM Modi he will not attend Delhi summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin has told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he will not attend the G20 Summit in Delhi next month. India is hosting this year’s summit, which will be held in the capital Delhi from 9-10 September.…
Wagner chief Prigozhin seen in 1st video address since coup attempt
Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has appeared in his first video address since his failed mutiny in Russia, which suggests he is in Africa. The BBC has not been able to verify where the video was filmed. The video posted on…
London says Kiev strikes on Russian territory strategically important
The Ukrainian army’s strikes deep in Russian territory are strategically important in repelling the ongoing war unleashed by Moscow, according to British intelligence reports. “The leadership of Russia’s Aerospace Forces (VKS) is highly likely under intense pressure to improve air…