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...
BOGOTA, Colombia (AA) – Diosdado Cabello, vice-president of Venezuela´s Socialist Party and the number two man in Nicolas Maduro’s government, suggested Tuesday that a military operation similar to Russia’s in Ukraine should be carried out in Colombia. “From what happens in Ukraine, a new world order is going to emerge. Well, I am ...
U.S. President Joe Biden Monday called India’s response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine “shaky.” Biden lauded the U.S.-led alliance, including NATO, the European Union and key Asian partners, for putting up a united front against Russian’s aggression. That includes unprecedented sanctions aimed at crippling Russia’s currency, international ...
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 […]
GENEVA (AA) – A new round of talks involving the Constitutional Committee seeking a solution to the ongoing 11-year war in Syria started in Geneva on Monday as the opposition group presented details on the “basics of governance.” The five days in the seventh round of talks are scheduled to end Friday and involve both [&hellip...
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...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Russia is “exploring options” to carry out a cyber-attack on critical US infrastructure in retaliation for western and allied sanctions, President Joe Biden warned on Monday. Biden said there is “evolving intelligence” that suggests the Kremlin is actively plotting potential attacks, and urged US...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US President Joe Biden and his German, French, Italian and British counterparts vowed to continue their support for Ukraine as it fends off a Russian invasion, the US said on Monday. That includes ensuring continued military aid for Kyiv, the White House maintained as Russia repeatedly warns that such shipments have bec...
