GENEVA- The WHO head in Europe has said that 16 attacks on Ukrainian health facilities have been confirmed since Russia attacked it. “To date, we have 16 confirmed reports of attacks on health facilities in Ukraine, and more are being verified,” Hans Kluge told a news conference. “WHO strongly condemns these attacks on health...
KYIV, Ukraine- Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has said that Ukraine wants direct talks between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. “Putin is the one who makes the final decisions. We have long wanted a direct conversation,” Dmytro Kuleba said. Noting that Zelenskyy is “not afraid” of ...
Russia has become the world’s most sanctioned country due to its war on Ukraine. The international community has imposed 2,778 new sanctions on Moscow in just under two weeks since Russian troops invaded Ukraine. The total number of sanctions increased to 5,532, according to the global sanctions monitoring database Castellum.ai. By comparison,...
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei last week blamed America for Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. In a televised speech, Khamenei said “The root cause of the Ukraine crisis is the U.S. and the West’s policies.” He added, the U.S. government creates and “feeds on crisis” Iran itself has been criticized for providing vital...
The U.N.’s International Court of Justice’s hearing on “allegations of genocide” against Russia, has begun in The Hague, the agency said Monday. The charge was brought on behalf of Ukraine against the Russian Federation under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. Russia boycotted the hearing Monday during wh...
WASHINGTON- US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has ordered the deployment of 500 more troops to Europe to bolster NATO’s capabilities against Russia. The measure has been taken in order to “augment” forces that have already been deployed to Europe. “These additional forces are going to be positioned to respond to the ...
ISTANBUL – Poland has not sent any fighter aircraft to Ukraine to support its defense against Russia, said Maciej Wasik, a deputy interior minister. “A decision on this type of aid should be taken at the NATO level, and it should be uniform for all NATO countries. It should not be the case that one […]
ANKARA – The Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that his country’s resistance against Russia will “decide the future of Europe.” Zelenskyy mentioned that he was having meaningful communication with Western leaders. He has also called on Western nations to impose new sanctions and to boycott Russian oil and...
MOSCOW – The Russian government has issued a list of countries “taking unfriendly actions”, referring to the sanctions imposed on it. The list includes Albania, Andorra, Australia, Great Britain and includes Jersey, Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, Gibraltar, EU member states, Iceland, Canada, Liechtenstein, Micronesia, Mona...
About 1.7 million Ukrainian refugees have crossed into neighboring countries in 11 days. U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said Sunday it is the fastest-growing refugee crisis in Europe since World War II. Previously, the Syrian war was considered the largest global refugee crisis. The UK has rejected opening its borders to Uk...
