While Russia may be in retreat in northeastern Ukraine, the government in Kyiv has signalled once again that it’s looking beyond the current war for long-term security guarantees from western allies — including Canada — while it waits to join…
Russia, United States spar at UN over arms to Ukraine
Russia has alleged some Western weapons earmarked for Ukraine will end up in the hands of “criminal gangs and terrorists” and intensify global security threats. The comments by Russia’s United Nations ambassador Vasily Nebenzya on Thursday portrayed the military aid…
Russia sanctions 25 more Americans, including Sean Penn, Ben Stiller
Russia has imposed personal sanctions Monday on 25 Americans, including actors Sean Penn and Ben Stiller, in response to U.S. sanctions against Russians stemming from the conflict in Ukraine. U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo was on the new sanctions list,…
Brittney Griner’s defence team appeals WNBA star’s drug conviction in Russia
Brittney Griner’s legal team has appealed against the American basketball star’s guilty verdict and nine-year prison sentence on drug smuggling charges in Russia, the lawyers said on Monday. Griner was arrested for carrying vape cartridges containing with marijuana in a…
Ukrainian, Edo varsities partner for displaced students’ education
To ensure that its students of Nigerian origin continue their education following the Russian invasion, the V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Ukraine has partnered with the Igbinedion University, Okada. A statement released by the representative of the Ukrainian university in…
Ukraine urges Lebanon to block ship with grain from leaving
Ukraine’s ambassador to Lebanon on Wednesday insisted a Syrian ship docked at a Lebanese port is carrying stolen Ukrainian grain and urged Lebanon to block the vessel from leaving. The claim comes just days before the tiny cash-strapped country receives…
Putin meets with top officials as Russia worries over devastating HIMARS
Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a cabinet meeting on Monday with senior officials, amid concerns about Ukraine’s High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) from the United States that Western officials claim hamper Moscow’s war efforts. The rocket systems first…
Eurovision Song Contest 2023 will be hosted in U.K. on behalf of Ukraine
The U.K. will host the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest on behalf of Ukraine, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and the BBC revealed on Monday. Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra won the 2022 contest with the U.K.’s Sam Ryder placing second. It is…
Ukraine war: Deal signed to allow grain exports to resume by sea
Ukraine and Russia have signed “mirror” deals which will allow Kyiv to resume exports of grain through the Black Sea. The agreement will allow millions of tonnes of grain, currently trapped in Ukraine by the war, to be exported. The…
Ukrainian shopping centre ‘struck by Russian missiles’ with ‘more than 1,000’ inside
At least two people have been killed and more than 20 injured after a shopping centre in Ukraine was struck by Russian missiles, officials have claimed. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky uploaded a video to his Facebook page showing a shopping…
