Russian forces have seized control of Chernobyl nuclear power plant after a ‘fierce’ battle, with the condition of nuclear storage facilities ‘unknown’, sparking fears of a radiation leak that could cause fallout in Europe. Video revealed Russian tanks and armoured vehicles standing in front of the destroyed reactor, which sits just 60 miles north of […]
US President Joe Biden announced “devastating” Western sanctions against Russia on Thursday and was shortly to address the American people on the unfolding invasion of Ukraine.After a virtual, closed-door meeting which lasted an hour and 10 minutes, the group of rich Western democracies — Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States — […]
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that the country “cannot look away” as Russia launched a full-blown invasion of Ukraine via land, sea and air during wee hours of Thursday. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Britain and its allies would unleash a massive package of economic sanctions to hobble the Russian economy after the Kremlin […]
An adviser to Ukraine’s president says about 40 people have been killed so far in the Russian attack on the country. Oleksii Arestovich, an adviser to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that several dozen people have been wounded.He didn’t specify whether the casualties included civilians. Zelenskyy said the Ukrainian authorities will hand weapons to all […]
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has made a direct and strong appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop his troops from attacking Ukraine and “give peace a chance”. Guterres addressed an emergency UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine on Wednesday night, the second meeting this week and the fourth since January 31 as […]
India cancels special flights to Kyiv after Ukraine shuts airspace Ukraine says killed ‘around 50 Russian occupiers’, reports AFP. Russian ground forces cross into Ukraine, AFP reports citing border guards India’s advisory to citizens as Russia strikes Ukraine. Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba on Thursday came out with a to-do list for the world as […]
Russia on Wednesday welcomed India’s “independent position” on the Ukraine crisis and said its views on the issue at the UN Security Council was reflective of the special and privileged strategic partnership between the two countries. Russian Deputy Chief of Mission Roman Babushkin said India has been playing a vital role as a responsible global […]
Russia has started evacuating its diplomatic staff from all of its diplomatic facilities in Ukraine, the TASS news agency reported on Wednesday, citing a representative of Russia’s embassy in Kyiv. The United States and its allies sought to step up sanctions pressure on Russia on Wednesday over the deployment of troops in separatist regions of […]
Ukraine’s top security official Oleksiy Danilov said on Wednesday that Ukraine would impose a state of emergency on all of its territory, apart from the Donetsk and Luhansk regions where it has been in place since 2014. He said that the emergency state would last 30 days and could be extended for another 30 days.Pro-Russian […]
Russia’s decision to recognise two separatist regions in the East of Ukraine has escalated the crisis between the two countries, which seemed to ease last week. The United States has said that Russia’s movement into East of Ukraine is the beginning of an invasion. Moscow’s move has prompted Europe to impose sanctions against Russia. Foreign minister […]