WASHINGTON, THE UNITED STATES | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden is facing the worst crisis of his 50-year political career. The recent debate against rival Donald Trump seems to have confirmed some people’s worst fears. Critics said the oldest sitting president in U.S. history is in a state of …
Read More »US, Ukraine sign 10-year security agreement — Reuters
WASHINGTON, USA | TASS | US President Joe Biden signed a 10-year security agreement with his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelensky on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Italy, Reuters reported. “The parties recognize this agreement as supporting a bridge to Ukraine’s eventual membership in the NATO alliance,” the agreement reads, according …
Read More »West prepares for war, no deal yet for NATO to coordinate support
MOSCOW, Russia | TASS | Europe is in the middle of preparations for a war against Russia as it is increasingly drawn into the Ukrainian conflict, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said. NATO foreign ministers have not yet agreed to empower the alliance to play a coordinating role in providing …
Read More »If West wants to solve Ukraine conflict on battlefield, ‘so be it’ — Lavrov
MOSCOW | TASS | If the West wants to solve the Ukraine conflict on the battlefield, “so be it,” Sergey Lavrov, candidate for the post of Russia’s foreign minister, told a Federation Council committee meeting discussing his reappointment. “If they want [to resolve the conflict in Ukraine] on the battlefield, …
Read More »Zelensky: Ukraine to get largest-ever military aid package from UK
KIEV, Ukraine | Xinhua | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that Ukraine would soon get the largest-ever military aid package from Britain worth 500 million pounds (619 million U.S. dollars). The package will contain Storm Shadow and other types of missiles, hundreds of armored vehicles and watercraft, and ammunition, he …
Read More »Ukraine opens embassy in Cote d’Ivoire
ABIDJAN | Xinhua | Ukraine on Thursday inaugurated an embassy in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, in an attempt to expand its diplomatic presence in Africa. “The opening of the embassy in Cote d’Ivoire, a country rightly considered one of the leaders in the West African region, is explained above all by …
Read More »Lavrov to visit China, Ukraine on agenda
MOSCOW | TASS | Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will pay an official visit to China on April 8-9, during which he will discuss a number of ‘hot topics,’ including Ukraine, with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. “On April 8-9, top Russian diplomat Sergey Lavrov …
Read More »10 killed, dozens wounded in Russian attacks on Ukraine
KIEV, RUSSIA | Xinhua | At least 10 people were killed and dozens of others wounded in Russian attacks on Ukraine in the past 24 hours, local authorities said Saturday. Four people were killed and 23 injured in the southern city of Zaporizhzhia in missile strikes, said Zaporizhzhia Governor Ivan …
Read More »German Bundestag rejects resolution to supply Kiev with Taurus missiles
BERLIN | TASS | The majority of Bundestag MPs voted against a new resolution of the Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union bloc, demanding that Germany send Taurus missiles to Ukraine. As many as 495 parliamentarians out of 690 present voted to reject the resolution, 190 voted in its favor and …
Read More »Ukraine launches African charm effort as Zelensky prepares for first visit
This month, a bakery in Nairobi became a ‘Grain from Ukraine’ pop-up in a bid to showcase a “humanitarian ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | Amid a debilitating war and dwindling resources, Ukraine’s embattled government is embarking on an ambitious African charm offensive. It promises more grain and investment for Africa, the opening …
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