Russian Forces Advance Towards Kyiv
Russian forces appeared to make progress from the northeast in their slow fight toward Ukraine’s capital, while tanks and artillery pounded places already under siege with shelling so heavy that residents of one city were unable to bury the growing number of dead. In Mariupol, unceasing barrages into the city have thwarted repeated attempts to bring in food and water and evacuate trapped civilians. On Friday, an Associated Press photographer captured the moment when a tank appeared to fire directly on an apartment building, enveloping one side in a billowing orange fireball. A deadly strike on a maternity hospital there this
Pentagon Slams Door on plans of NATO to provide jets to Ukraine
The Pentagon has slammed the door on any plans to provide MiG fighter jets to Ukraine, even through a second country, calling it a “high-risk” venture that would not significantly change the effectiveness of the Ukrainian Air Force. Pentagon press secretary John Kirby told reporters that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with his Polish counterpart on Wednesday and told him the U.S. assessment. Supreme Courts Reject Plea for Caste Based Reservation in NDA He said the US is pursuing other options that would provide more critical military needs to Ukraine such as air defense and anti-armor weapons systems. Poland had said it was prepared to
Ukraine says no longer insisting on NATO membership
President Volodymyr Zelensky said he is no longer pressing for NATO membership for Ukraine, a delicate issue that was one of Russia’s stated reasons for invading its pro-Western neighbor. In another apparent nod aimed at placating Moscow, Zelensky said he is open to “compromise” on the status of two breakaway pro-Russian territories that President Vladimir Putin recognized as independent just before unleashing the invasion on February 24. “I have cooled down regarding this question a long time ago after we understood that … NATO is not prepared to accept Ukraine,” Zelensky said in an interview aired Monday night on ABC News. 21-year-old Sainikesh Ravichandran joined Ukrainian
Russian Armed Forces At Command For Safe Evacuation of Indians in Ukraine
The Russian defence ministry on Wednesday said its armed forces are ready to take all necessary measures for the safe evacuation of Indian citizens from the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. An official of the Russian embassy in India shared the details of the Russian defence ministry’s briefing. At a media briefing in Moscow, the ministry also alleged that the Ukrainian authorities are “forcibly keeping” a group of Indian students in Kharkiv against their wishes to go to Belgorod. When asked, Ukrainian Ambassador to India Igor Polikha strongly rubbished the allegations and said Ukraine, which is “bleeding”, is helping the
Why does Ukraine want to join the European Union?
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky recently urged the European Union (EU) to allow Ukraine to join as a member immediately under a special process. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky recently urged the European Union (EU) to allow Ukraine to join as a member immediately under a special process. Ukraine has filed the membership application because it will defend Ukraine against Russian aggression. In addition to humanitarian aid, the European bloc has also decided to send $450 million in military aid to Ukraine. Russian and Ukrainian officials met at the Belarusian border for ceasefire talks. Whereas, Western countries are constantly coming together to
4,300 Russian Troops Killed &146 Tanks Destroyed Amid Invasion Claims Ukraine
Ukraine on Sunday released a tally of casualties and damage inflicted on the Russian invading forces by the Ukrainian army. Speaking at a session of the Security Council, Ukraine’s delegate Sergey Kiseltsya stated that Moscow’s aggression against Kyiv is based on lies and violations of international law, stressing that Russia uses in the military operation all kinds of heavy weapons, including missiles. Kiseltsya revealed that around 4,300 Russian soldiers had been killed in combat during the first three days of the invasion of Ukraine by Moscow. Separately, taking to Facebook, Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar also informed that Russian troops
Russia Vetoes Against UNSC Resolution Against It After War With Ukraine
Russia on Friday vetoed a draft UN Security Council resolution on Ukraine, while India, China, and UAE abstained from the vote. The vote was 11 in favour, one against, and three abstentions. India abstained from voting saying that the path of the “diplomacy was given up”. “India’s deeply disturbed by the recent turn of developments in Ukraine. We urge that all efforts are made for the immediate cessation of violence and hostilities,” said India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, TS Tirumurti at the UNSC meeting on Ukraine. “It is a matter of regret that the path of diplomacy was
Xi Jinping Meets Vladmir Putin Amidst Ukraine-Russsia Tensions
China’s President Xi Jinping held his first face-to-face talks with a world leader in nearly two years on Friday, meeting Russia’s Vladimir Putin who hailed “unprecedented” ties between the neighbours as tensions grow with the West. Xi has not left China since January 2020, when the country was grappling with its initial Covid-19 outbreak and locked down the central city of Wuhan where the virus was first detected. He is now embarking on a sudden flurry of diplomatic activity as more than 20 world leaders fly in for the Winter Olympics, an event China hopes will be a soft-power triumph