WASHINGTON – The US has denied a report that said three American troops were killed in eastern Ukraine. “There is wide reporting that there were three U.S. soldiers who were killed in Donbas, which is patently false and a deliberate fabrication. There are no US soldiers in Ukraine,” State Department principal deputy spokeswom...
ANKARA – The president of Ukraine has demanded that Russia conduct “meaningful” negotiations to ensure peace and security in his country. “Meaningful talks on peace and security for Ukraine are the only chance for Russia to reduce the damage from its own mistakes,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a video message. “It is time to restore […]...
LONDON (AA) – The British Defense Ministry launched an inquiry Thursday into a telephone call between Secretary of Defence Ben Wallace and an imposter who pretended to be Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal. “Today an attempt was made by an imposter claiming to be Ukrainian PM to speak with me,” Wallace wrote in a tweet. [&helli...
ANKARA – A US defense official has claimed that Russia has fired more than 1,080 missiles since the start of its military operation in Ukraine. “We assess the airspace over Ukraine remains contested. The Ukrainian Air Force is continuing to fly aircraft and employ air and missile defense,” the official said in a background st...
ANKARA – The UN has said that it does not have any mandate to probe the Russian allegations that Ukraine has a biological weapons program. Speaking at a UN Security Council briefing, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu reiterated that the UN is not aware of any such biological weapons programs. “I would also [&hel...
WASHINGTON – According to a statement issued by the White House, US President Joe Biden laid out to his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, the consequences Beijing will face if it “materially supports” Russia’s war in Ukraine. According to the statement, Biden outlined “our efforts to prevent and then respond to the...
On Day 22 of Russia’s invasion, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gave a powerful virtual address Thursday to the German Parliament from the capital Kyiv. He warned German lawmakers that Moscow is building a new Cold War wall across Europe “between freedom and bondage.” Three weeks into the fighting, the toll of Russia’s attacks on civil...
Anti-nuclear campaigner and former mayor of Japan’s Hiroshima prefecture urged Russian President Vladimir Putin not to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine. Tadatoshi Akiba spoke during a news conference Thursday in Tokyo as Russia’s war with Ukraine rages on. Akiba started a petition against the use of nuclear weapons. He urged the world’s nuclear ...
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues, world leaders Thursday emphasized the importance of diplomatic discussions to end the war. Leaders also called for probes of Russian attacks on civilians and infrastructure. Direct talks between Ukrainian and Russian representatives this week gave hope to some that the conflict is moving toward a posi...
U.S. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar said on the House floor that establishing a no-fly zone over Ukraine “would mean the beginning of World War III.” Omar tweeted the U.S. must avoid “knee-jerk calls that risk nuclear war.” While the U.S. supports Ukraine in its fight against Russian invasion, “a no-fly zone is not simply declared, it […]...
