Four South African men who were lured into fighting for Russian forces in Ukraine returned home on Wednesday, according to local media reports. Their return follows recent talks between South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding the repatriation of South Africans caught up in the war. It remains unclear whether the […]
Ukraine and Russia have conducted a rare exchange of prisoners of war and civilians after two days of US-brokered peace talks in Abu Dhabi. A total of 157 Ukrainians – seven of them civilians – and 157 Russian soldiers were returned home in the first such swap in four months. Russian, Ukrainian and US teams […]
US President Donald Trump said he asked Russian President Vladimir Putin “not to fire into Kyiv and various towns for a week” amid freezing cold weather, as Russian forces continued to pound Ukrainian regions, killing multiple people. “They’ve never experienced cold like that. And I personally asked President Putin not to fire into Kyiv and […]
The Council adopts new sanctions over serious human rights violations and Iran’s continued support to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. The Council decided on Thursday, January 29, to impose restrictive measures related to serious human rights violations in Iran and Iran’s continued military support to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. Human rights violations […]
Russia carried out five missile strikes on Ukraine’s second-biggest city Kharkiv on Monday, causing “very serious damage” to energy infrastructure, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said. “This is not just an attack on facilities. It’s an attack on heating, on water, on people’s normal lives. They are trying to break us with fear and darkness,” he said […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said there will be no more wars after Ukraine, if Russia is treated with respect – and dismissed claims that Moscow is planning to attack European countries as “nonsense”. In a televised event lasting almost four and a half hours, he was asked by the BBC’s Steve Rosenberg whether there […]
Almost one month since Ukraine agreed to a US-led unconditional ceasefire, Russia is looking for new excuses to avoid peace negotiations. Russia’s endless ceasefire excuses are proof that Putin does not want peace. Among other things, the Vladimir Putin regime focuses on reaching separate anti-Ukrainian agreements with the world’s leading countries, primarily the USA and […]
Both conflicts involve powerful international actors and have sparked debates on military support, humanitarian intervention, and the role of global governance. This report explores how these conflicts are unfolding, their impact on the international stage, and the growing interconnection between the crises in Gaza and Ukraine. U.S. Foreign Policy and Diplomatic Tensions On February 28, […]
In the early hours of February 24, 2022, Russia launched an unprovoked full-scale invasion of Ukraine. After failing to achieve a quick victory, the war has dragged on for three years, evolving into a war of attrition marked by heavy casualties, widespread destruction, shifting front lines and the fastest-growing refugee crisis. For three years, the […]
Putin’s war against Ukraine is in direct violation of the Budapest Memorandum, a key instrument assuring Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, Ukraine had the world’s third largest nuclear arsenal on its territory. When Ukrainian-Russian negotiations on removing those weapons from Ukraine stalled in September 1993, the U.S. government […]
Russia is not a stranger to the use of propaganda and disinformation campaigns in Europe. One of the countries where Russian propaganda found fertile ground is Serbia. Propaganda and disinformation are used by Moscow in a way to present the Ukraine negatively and Russia positively, especially during the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian war.Breaking point happened when Ukraine […]
The United Nations issues damning report about crimes Russia’s troops committed in eastern Ukraine. In the report, U.N. investigators have accused Russian authorities of disregarding basic human rights principles and causing untold suffering to Ukrainian prisoners of war and civilians by subjecting them to appalling treatment. The Russian invaders executed more than 110 Ukrainian soldiers […]
By Ukpono Ukpong The Federal Government has justified its decision to accept grains donation from Ukraine, saying accepting the grains from a war-ravaged country does not in any way portray Nigeria as a failed state. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, made the clarification on Tuesday in Abuja. Idris spoke at the […]
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has countered claims that Nigeria’s acceptance of grains from Ukraine reflects the country’s failure. Naija News reports that Idris made this known on Tuesday at the event organised by the Leadership Group, in Abuja. The minister noted that is a regular norm because countries exist to depend […]
BY BENJAMIN OMOIKE WITH AGENCY REPORTS At a major international defense exhibition in the United Arab Emirates this week, tucked away in a distant corner, a large purple structure featuring Russia’s name has been erected far from the sight of most visitors. The biennial International Defence Exhibition (IDEX) in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi is […]
BY BENJAMIN OMOIKE Notorious Russian army captain and mercenary Igor Mangushev has died in hospital, days after he was shot in the head at close range in occupied Ukraine, his friends have said. Mangushev’s wife Tatyana described his killing as an execution. He commanded an anti-drone unit in occupied Luhansk, but had also been one […]
At least 22 people including military cadets were killed and two others seriously injured Friday when a Ukrainian air force plane crashed near Kharkiv in the east of the country, the interior ministry said. READ ALSO: BREAKING: 20 dead as plane crash-lands in Ukraine “Twenty-two people died,” Deputy Interior Minister Anton Gerashchenko told AFP, adding […]
The interior ministry of Ukraine on Friday said at least 20 people were killed when a military plane crash-landed in the Kharkiv region in the east of the country, Daily Times gathered. Ukraine’s air force said the Antonov-26 transport plane was carrying crew and cadets. The interior ministry said there were “20 dead and two […]
Ukraine reached 10,000 coronavirus cases on Thursday as Health Minister Maksym Stepanov urged the public to be patient and not violate lockdown measures that have kept the country’s death toll far lower than in much of western Europe. The government shut businesses such as cafes, restaurants, markets and cinemas last month, closed its borders to […]
Ukraine’s COVID-19 fatalities have reached 93, with confirmed cases reaching 3,102, the country’s Health Minister, Maksym Stepanov, told a news briefing on Monday. During the last 24 hours, Stepanov said a total of 97 patients have recovered and 325 people have tested positive for the disease in the country, including 12 children and 85 health […]