Moscow, Russia | Xinhua |Â Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday authorized “a special military operation” in the Donbass region, and Ukraine confirmed that military targets across the country were under attack. “Our plans do not include the occupation of Ukrainian territories. We are not going to impose anything on anyone …
Read More »OPINION: British imperial nostalgia for foreign interference
The disillusion of imperial nostalgia only exposes its hypocrisy and declining power COMMENT | Xin Ping |Â At the just-concluded Munich Security Conference, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson willfully pointed his finger at others over the issue of Ukraine by saying, “people would draw the conclusion that aggression pays, and that …
Read More »British PM announces sanctions against Russia over Ukraine
London, UK | Xinhua |Â British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Tuesday a range of sanctions against Russia in response to the latest development in Ukraine. Johnson told the House of Commons that Russian President Vladimir Putin had violated the Minsk agreements by recognizing the “Lugansk People’s Republic” and the …
Read More »EU readies sanctions against Russia, urges Moscow to return to diplomacy
Brussels, Belgium | Xinhua |Â The European Union (EU) is set to adopt the first set of sanctions against Russia on after Moscow recognized the independence of eastern Ukraine’s Lugansk and Donetsk regions. The EU member states’ foreign ministers met in Paris on Tuesday for an extraordinary informal session to discuss …
Read More »BREAKING: Putin makes his move
Moscow, Russia | THE INDEPENDENT & XINHUA | Russia President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin has just ordered troops into Ukraine for what he described as a “peacekeeping mission” in Donetsk and Luhansk. In text of a presidential order he signed February 22, Putin is recognizing Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics. He has …
Read More »Russia-Ukraine Conflict
America developing new warfare technology | JASON SHERMAN | When Russia annexed Crimea and meddled in Ukraine’s Donets Basin, or Donbas, region in 2014, its military revealed new technology, organisation and tactics—and upended much of the U.S. military’s thinking about modern warfare. Now, as Moscow keeps U.S. and European leaders …
Read More »Biden accepts “in principle” meeting with Putin: White House
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua |Â White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Sunday that President Joe Biden “accepted in principle” a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Psaki’s confirmation of a potential Biden-Putin summit followed a statement by the Elysee Palace in France saying the two presidents have “accepted in principle” …
Read More »Russia opens criminal case after reporting shelling from Ukraine
Moscow, Russia | Xinhua |Â Russia’s Investigative Committee said Saturday that it has initiated a criminal case against an attempted murder after “Ukrainian paramilitaries” shelled the border area of Russia’s Rostov region. From 5:00 to 6:00 a.m. local time (0200 to 0300 GMT) on Saturday, unidentified persons on the territory of …
Read More »German FM warns against guessing Russian decisions on Ukraine
Munich, Germany | Xinhua |Â German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Saturday warned against guessing or assuming Russia’s decisions on Ukraine, after the United States warned of an imminent invasion. “We do not know yet if an attack has been decided on,” said the minister on the sidelines of the Munich …
Read More »Kiev must hold dialogue with Donbas to restore peace in Ukraine: Putin
Moscow, Russia | Xinhua |Â Kiev authorities have to hold dialogue with representatives from Donbas to restore peace in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a briefing following talks with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Moscow on Friday. “The President of Belarus and I agreed that the key to restoring …
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