Tag Archives: NATO

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Any vehicle of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) that arrives in Ukraine with weapons or material for the needs of the Ukrainian armed forces is considered by Russia as “a legitimate target for destruction,” Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Wednesday. Shoigu made the remarks …

Brussels, Belgium | Xinhua | The applications by Finland and Sweden to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will be processed quickly should the Scandinavian countries choose to do so, the military alliance’s Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, said on Thursday. “If they decide to apply, Finland and Sweden will …

What Uganda is missing Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government of Uganda officials say Uganda is a victim of the war in Ukraine; this in spite of President Yoweri Museveni telling foreign journalist that Uganda has decided not to get involved. “We do not want to be involved in …

  Brussels, Belgium | Xinhua |  U.S. President Joe Biden has said he was in favor of Russia being excluded from the Group of 20 (G20). If Russia is not excluded, at least Ukraine should also be invited to the G20 group as an observer, said Biden at a press …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | The extraordinary summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) held Thursday has confirmed the alliance’s desire to contain Russia and prolong the military conflict in Ukraine, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. “The decision announced at the summit to continue providing political and practical support to …

Rebutting Andrew Mwenda’s attempt to intentionally or unintentionally distorts facts to suit his arguments COMMENT | JACK PINTO | Refer to: “The Ukraine tragedy: How America is dragging the world to the brink of nuclear annihilation in a matter of no strategic interest to it” (The Independent March 04). In …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Following a new round of negotiations between Russian and Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday that Moscow is prepared to continue high-level trilateral negotiations with Ukraine mediated by Turkey. “If such initiatives appear, we would only be happy to continue communicating in this format,” …

Kiev, Ukraine | Xinhua | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) “open door” policy had not worked for Ukraine, the Ukrainian UNIAN news agency reported. “For years we’ve heard about ‘open doors,’ but now we are hearing that we can’t enter those doors, …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The military conflict between Russia and Ukraine “has the champagne corks quietly popping in the Pentagon, on K Street, in the defense industry, and throughout the halls of Congress,” wrote Franklin C. Spinney, a former military analyst for the Pentagon, in a recent commentary. “Taxpayers are …

Beijing, China | Xinhua | A Chinese spokesperson on Wednesday said the United States criticizes China’s position on Ukraine to “seek space for the plot of simultaneously suppressing China and Russia.” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian made the remarks in response to the media report that the two New York Times …