After a question from the reporter, Biden dismisses Russia’s threat of war, tells reporter to ‘be quiet’ NEW YORK: US President Joe Biden has said that Russian President Vladimir Putin will not prevail in his war with Ukraine. “The United States is committed to standing with you to help Ukraine as it defends against Russia’s … Read more
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (left), US President Joe Biden (second left) and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (right) participate in a bilateral meeting in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on September 13, 2024. — AFP WASHINGTON: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Joe Biden on Friday … Read more
KYIV: Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the West on Thursday that letting Ukraine use longer-range weapons to strike targets inside his country would put NATO “at war” with Russia. The stark warning came as US and UK officials discussed Kyiv’s demand for them to ease rules on firing Western weapons into Russia, more than two … Read more
Russia uses missiles supplied by Iran to attack Ukraine, according to the Ukrainian president, Italian media reported late Friday. Speaking at the opening day of The European House – Ambrosetti, held in the Italian northern town of Cernobbio, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said: “(Russian President Vladimir) Putin is trying to launch more missiles to kill more children. … Read more
Ukraine’s air force said on Saturday Russia launched a total of 67 long-range drones in a mass overnight attack, 58 of which it was able to shoot down. The air force said in a statement on the Telegram app that air defence units were scrambled into action in 11 regions across Ukraine. Reuters correspondents in … Read more
France will use a share of 1.4 billion euros ($1.5 billion) in revenues from frozen Russian assets to finance purchase of military equipment for Ukraine, the defence ministry said on Friday. “Alongside other (EU) member states, the ministry… will take part in implementing the new support measure for Ukraine from the European Peace Facility,” it … Read more
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday dismissed the country’s air force chief, a day after Kyiv said a US-made F-16 fighter jet had crashed in combat, killing the pilot. In a video message Zelensky said he had “decided to replace the commander of the air force” to strengthen Ukraine’s military leadership. His office earlier published … Read more
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ISTANBUL: Russia claimed on Monday that its forces took control of two more villages in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk and Kharkiv regions. A statement by the Defense Ministry said soldiers on the frontline captured the village of Kotlyarivka, about 26 km (16.1 miles) from the city of Kupiansk, a point of major clashes in the over … Read more
Chinese and US flags flutter outside a building in Beijing, China. — Reuters/File BEIJING: Ahead of White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan’s arrival for high-level talks, China on Tuesday reacted to the United States’ sanctions imposed over the Ukraine war terming the move “illegal and unilateral” and “not based on facts”. Earlier today, Sullivan … Read more
KYIV: Russia launched several waves of missile and drone attacks overnight targeting Kyiv and other regions, Ukraine’s military said early on Tuesday, a day after Moscow’s biggest such attack of the war. At least one person was killed when a civilian object was “wiped out” in the central Ukraine city of Kryvyi Rih, regional officials said. Kyiv … Read more