MOSCOW (AA): Russia has said that it downed three more Ukrainian fighter jets in overnight operations. Su-24, 25 and 27 were shot down by Russian air defense systems in three different areas of Ukraine, Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said at a press briefing in Moscow. He said another 14 unmanned aerial vehicles and two […]
BRUSSELS/ANKARA – The European Parliament has condemned Russian forces for using violence against women as a “weapon of war” in Ukraine, and urged EU countries to provide extra protection for women refugees at risk of abuse and trafficking. In a resolution adopted by 462 votes in favor, 19 against and 89 abstentions, the parliament...
BRUSSELS (AA) – Over €6 billion ($6.3 billion) was pledged on Thursday for Ukraine at the International Donors’ Conference hosted by the Polish and Swedish governments in Warsaw. “At this conference, we were able to gather more than €6 billion. This money will be distributed to support Ukraine and all those who support Ukraine,” Polish [&helli...
BRUSSELS (AA) – The European Commission has proposed sanctions against the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, over his support for Russia’s war on Ukraine, according to media reports. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented a draft of the sixth round of sanctions against Russia to European Union lawma...
MOSCOW (AA) – The Russian Defense Ministry announced on Wednesday a three-day cease-fire for evacuation of civilians from the Azovstal steel plant in Ukraine’s Black Sea port city of Mariupol. In a statement, the ministry said an evacuation corridor will be opened in the Azovstal area, in accordance with a decision taken by ...
DAKAR, Senegal (AA) – The Russia-Ukraine war has deepened the food, energy and economic crises in Africa and worldwide, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Sunday. Speaking at a joint press conference with Senegal’s President Macky Sall at the Senegalese Presidential Palace, Guterres said that all unnecessary export restrictions s...
ANKARA (AA) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday said that he will “most probably” have a meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin this week. Turkey’s capital Ankara or Istanbul “would be the solution point for steps to be taken” to ease tensions in eastern Ukraine, Erdogan told repo...
ROME (AA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Sunday denied reports claiming that Moscow will end its war on Ukraine on May 9, the anniversary of Russia’s victory over the Nazis in World War II. “Russia does not intend to accelerate the completion of the special operation in Ukraine until the Victory Day over […]
ANKARA – The evacuation of civilians who are trapped at the Azovstal steel plant in Ukraine’s city of Mariupol continues, according to UN sources. “A safe passage operation to evacuate civilians from the Azovstal steel plant is ongoing today, Sunday 1 May. The efforts are coordinated by the United Nations and the Internationa...
MOSCOW – Russia has said that it destroyed weapons supplied to Ukraine by the US and European countries and a runway at a military airfield near Odessa. High-precision Onyx missiles were used to strike the airfield, according to a Russian Defense Ministry statement. Two Ukrainian Su-24M bomber jets were downed in the Kharkov region, while [&he...
