ANKARA (AA) – Ukraine’s president said early Wednesday that negotiations with Russia on ending the war were difficult but are slowing moving forward. In a video address on his Telegram account, Volodymyr Zelenskyy commented on the latest developments regarding the war, negotiations and evacuations. “Ukrainian representatives are working on the...
WASHINGTON – Russia has lost more than 10% of forces it sent into Ukraine, a senior Pentagon official has claimed. The official, who spoke to reporters on condition of anonymity, said Moscow now has “slightly below” 90% of the forces it amassed in Belarus and western Russia ahead of its military operation that began February ...
BELGRADE, Serbia – Bosnia’s state court has sentenced former Serb soldier Predrag Bastah to 35 years in prison for committing war crimes during the 1990s. The court in the capital Sarajevo sentenced Bastah to 20 years in prison. But as he is already serving a sentence for other wartime crimes, the court imposed a combined […]
GENEVA – At least 953 civilians have been killed and 1,557 others wounded since Russia invaded Ukraine, as the number fleeing the country exceeded 3.5 million, the UN said on Tuesday. In a statement, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said that 40 children were among the people killed in […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – Dmitry Peskov, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, repeatedly refused to rule out on Tuesday use of nuclear weapons, maintaining they could be considered as a response to an alleged “existential threat.” When asked about what conditions would warrant such a response, Peskov said “if it ...
MOSCOW (AA) – Five ammunition depots in Ukraine were hit Tuesday with high-precision weapons, the Russian Defense Ministry said. Spokesman Igor Konashenkov said long-range high-precision cruise missiles hit large fuel and lubricant warehouses in Lysychansk and Kramatorsk, a rocket and artillery weapons warehouse in Druzhkivka and ammunit...
ANKARA (AA) – European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde said Tuesday that cryptocurrencies are being used to evade sanctions on Russia. “Crypto assets are certainly being used to try and evade sanctions,” Lagarde said during a speech at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Summit. While the Russian ruble...
GENEVA (AA) – At least 925 people have been killed and nearly 1,500 wounded since Russia launched a war on Ukraine on Feb. 24, while the number of people fleeing Ukraine has reached almost 3.5 million, the UN said on Monday. The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said it has […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AA) – Ukraine cannot fulfill Moscow’s ultimatum, as this would only be possible if the Ukrainian people were all but destroyed, the country’s president said Monday. “Ukraine cannot concede to Russia’s ultimatum. The only way to make it happen is to decimate us all,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with...
BRUSSELS (AA) – EU foreign ministers on Monday approved the bloc’s new defense and security strategy – developed over two years, largely before the Ukraine war, but taking on added relevance in the context of the nearly month-long conflict. The document, officially called Strategic Compass, sets out “an ambitious plan of action for stren...
