Casablanca, Morocco (AFP): A Moroccan prisoner of war released as part of an exchange between Moscow and Kyiv said he wanted to draw attention to the “struggle” of Ukraine as he returned home Saturday. “I want to draw attention to the difficult situation in Ukraine and the struggle of its people in this painful time,” [...
MOSCOW (AA) – Russia has alleged that the West wants to prolong the war in Ukraine. “Despite casualties and destruction, Western countries openly declared that they want to prolong the war to deplete and weaken us,” Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said during a UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine. “Moscow will not allow Ukraine to [&he...
BERLIN (AA) – Germany is ready to grant asylum to Russian deserters who oppose their country’s partial mobilization, the country’s interior minister said Thursday. “Deserters threatened with serious repression can as a rule obtain international protection in Germany,” Nancy Faeser told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newsp...
ANKARA (AA) – Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called Wednesday for the “just punishment” of Russia for its war against his country. In a recorded address to the UN General Assembly, Zelenskyy said a crime has been committed against Ukraine and “we demand just punishment.” “A special tribunal should be created to punish Russia for the [&h...
BOGOTA, Colombia (AA) – Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez railed against the six-decade-old economic embargo imposed by the US against his country, which he described as “vast, cruel and immoral” in his speech Wednesday at the 77th session of the UN General Assembly in New York. “The government of the US is reinforcing pressure on [...
UNITED NATIONS (AA) – The UK will continue to stand in lockstep with Ukraine in defiance of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s threat to use nuclear weapons, Britain’s top diplomat said in an exclusive interview. ”We have seen this escalatory aggressive rhetoric coming from Vladimir Putin. What he should understand, what the ...
RIYADH (AA) – Saudi Arabia has said it has brokered a prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine. The Saudi Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday 10 prisoners were released following successful mediation efforts by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The released prisoners included five British citizens, one Moroccan, one Swedish, one Croatian, and t...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has said that reform within the UN and strengthening its functions are a must to restore its credibility in the wake of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Urging the world body to reaffirm the importance of the rules-based international order, Kishida also criticized Russia for threatening the possib...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Russia’s war on Ukraine has taken the world back “to the age of imperialism and colonies,” French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday. “What we’ve seen since Feb. 24 is a return to the age of imperialism and colonies. France rejects this and will determinedly work for peace,” Macron said in his […]
MOSCOW/ANKARA (AA) – President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday announced a partial mobilization in Russia. “I consider it necessary to support the proposal of the Defense Ministry and the General Staff to declare partial mobilization in the Russian Federation,” he said in a televised address to the nation. With a relevant decree ...
