The U.S. and European Union have imposed sweeping new penalties aimed at crippling Russia’s economy. EU sanctions announced Sunday ban the supply of “all goods and technology” linked to aircraft. Switzerland has also enacted penalties on Russia, abandoning its traditional neutrality. Meanwhile, TikTok has blocked Russian-backed outlets, such a...
Anti-nuclear groups on Monday decried the results of a referendum vote in Belarus allowing the country to host Russian nuclear weapons. The European Union warned the development puts the entire planet on a “very dangerous path.” Josep Borrell, the E.U.’s high representative for foreign affairs, was among those calling the referendum vote...
Canada announced Monday that it will send anti-tank weapons, ammunition and money to Ukraine as it continued to condemn Russian aggression against the beleaguered country. “Yesterday, we announced that we would be sending new shipments of military supplies, including body armor, helmets, gas masks and night vision goggles,” Prime M...
The US on Monday rejected the implementation of a “no-fly zone” over Ukraine, saying the move could result in direct conflict with Russia. Speaking at a press conference, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki was asked whether the US would go for it or if it is off the table after reports said Ukrainian President Volodymyr […]
The African Union expressed concern Monday over reports that Africans in Ukraine are being prevented from safely crossing the border to flee the war with Russia. Senegal’s President Macky Sall and African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat said in a joint statement that they were particularly disturbed by the reports. “Reports th...
Ukraine has not yet achieved the desired results in its negotiations with Russia, the country’s president said early Tuesday. In an address to the nation, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine was being bombed while talks were taking place in Belarus between delegations from Ukraine and Russia. “We don’t have the result we want yet. Russia ha...
European countries will accept all refugees fleeing Russia’s war on Ukraine, Germany’s foreign minister said on Monday. Speaking at a news conference in Berlin, Annalena Baerbock condemned the Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to begin a military assault, and said the European Union will provide military assistance and humanita...
Turkiye has warned all countries against using the Turkish Straits for giving passage to warships since the Russia-Ukraine war started “We warned all riparian and non-riparian countries not to let warships go through the straits,” Turkish foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told reporters after a Cabinet meeting in the capital Ankara...
BERLIN (AA) – Germany on Monday strongly condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin’s order to put his nuclear forces on high alert, calling it “irresponsible”. “Of course, we take the statements made by the Russian president very, very seriously, and it is also clear how irresponsible such a threat is,” government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit...