Tag Archives: Ukraine

Berlin, Germany | Xinhua | Despite providing military assistance to Ukraine, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) must not become a party to the country’s conflict with Russia, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday. In a speech to the German lower house of parliament (Bundestag) ahead of a special meeting …

Washington, US | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden delivered his State of the Union address to Congress on Tuesday night amid a sour public mood. This is Biden’s second State of the Union speech since he took office in January 2021 and the first of its kind before a …

Used as cannon fodder by Russia Wagner mercenaries COVER STORY | AGENCIES | Hundreds wailed as the body of a 33-year-old Tanzanian man, Nemes Tarimo, who was killed fighting in Ukraine as part of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s `Shadow Army’; the Wagner Group mercenaries, was on Jan. 24 returned home for …

Kiev, Ukraine | Xinhua | Dozens of Russian and Ukrainian soldiers have been freed following a latest prisoner swap, officials from both sides confirmed on Saturday. Andriy Yermak, head of the Ukrainian President’s Office, said in a Telegram post that 116 Ukrainians returned home, whereas Russia’s state news agency TASS said that …

Kiev, Ukraine | Xinhua | Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said Thursday that his country is seeking to extend the duty-free trade with the European Union until the end of 2024, the government press service reported. While speaking at a meeting with visiting Executive Vice President of the European Commission Valdis …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday that he won’t approve sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. “No,” Biden said in response to a question about the possibility of such a decision. As he spoke, Biden arrived back at the White House from a trip to …

Washington, U.S | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that his administration will provide Ukraine with 31 U.S.-made M1 Abrams tanks, which Russia has said will be its target if they were to be used in the ongoing conflict between Moscow and Kiev. “Today I’m announcing that the United …

Brussels, Belgium | Xinhua | European Union (EU) military assistance to Ukraine will be topped up by a further 500 million euros (543 million U.S. dollars), foreign ministers agreed on Monday. Training for the country’s military worth 45 million euros has also been agreed, EU foreign chief Josep Borrell said. “This …

Zagreb, Croatia | Xinhua | Croatian President Zoran Milanovic has said that the United States and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) are engaged in a proxy war against Russia through Ukraine, Croatian media reported on Monday. “Washington and NATO are waging a proxy war against Russia through Ukraine,” Milanovic was …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov has been appointed the new commander of Russia’s integrated group of forces in Ukraine, the Defense Ministry said Wednesday. Gerasimov will succeed Sergei Surovikin, commander-in-chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces, who was appointed …