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West eyes more pressure on Russia after Ukraine nuclear plant attack
Mar 04, 2022 (AFP)
Foreign ministers meeting in Brussels at NATO and the European Union said they were weighing more sanctions to keep up the pressure after hitting Moscow with a ...
Outrage as Russian forces attack Ukrainian nuclear plant
Mar 04, 2022 (AFP)
Blasts lit up the night sky as the plant at Zaporizhzhia came under shell fire, while Russian forces advanced in southern Ukraine and continued their sometimes ...
Near Ukraine border, Western arms arrive quickly and discreetly
Mar 04, 2022 (AFP)
General Mark Milley, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, inspected the site on Friday -- its location is being kept secret for security reasons -- whe...
Majority of Swedes back joining NATO for first time
Mar 04, 2022 (AFP)
In the last month, the numbers backing membership jumped nine percentage points to an all-time high of 51 percent. Those opposed fell to 27 percent, a ten-point...
US experts: militarily, the Russian invasion is a disaster so far
Mar 03, 2022 (AFP)
But the failures of the first days, including vastly underestimating the Ukrainians' willingness to fight back, could lead to a frustrated Moscow deciding to un...
Top US general hails 'very effective' Ukraine defence
Mar 03, 2022 (AFP)
Western officials say Moscow has been surprised by the ferocious resistance being put up by Ukrainian forces and that it has thwarted the Kremlin's plan for a l...
Poland raises military spend to three percent of GDP
Mar 03, 2022 (AFP)
Warsaw currently devotes 2.2 percent of GDP to the military budget. "We will table an amendment -- three percent for the (defence) budget, starting next year. T...
Thousands of Russian scientists slam Ukraine war
Mar 03, 2022 (AFP)
The massive global backlash to Moscow's invasion a week ago has already affected a range of scientific initiatives, including the International Space Station an...
Russia won't send observers to Norway Nato exercise: Norway military
Mar 03, 2022 (AFP)
The largest Nato exercise planned for this year, Cold Response 2022 will bring together around 30,000 troops from 27 nations. From mid-March to early April, the...
Sweden summons Russian envoy over airspace violation
Mar 03, 2022 (AFP)
"There are established procedures for these type of issues and those include summoning a representative of the violating nation to the foreign ministry," Klara ...
Finnish president urges 'cool head' over NATO; Russian fighter jets violate Swedish airspace
Mar 03, 2022 (AFP)
"In the midst of an acute crisis it is particularly important to keep a cool head and carefully assess the impact on our security" from the Ukraine crisis, Pres...
Germany to send Soviet-era anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine; Spain to also send 'military hardware'
Mar 03, 2022 (AFP)
The government "approved further support for Ukraine", involving the delivery of STRELA-type anti-aircraft missiles of Soviet manufacture, which were previously...
China denies asking Russia to delay invasion until after Olympics
Mar 03, 2022 (AFP)
Beijing has taken a cautious line over the actions of its close ally and President Xi Jinping held a meeting last month with his Russian counterpart where the p...
Previous wars point to Putin's tactics in Ukraine; Day seven situation on the ground
Mar 02, 2022 (AFP)
With his latest invasion seen by Western officials as going more slowly than expected, they see him turning increasingly to the use of artillery and missile str...
Biden warns 'dictator' Putin, oligarchs as Russia bombards Ukraine
Mar 02, 2022 (AFP)
Despite sanctions and warnings of a humanitarian crisis, Moscow launched a fresh assault on a residential block in Ukraine's second city of Kharkiv as the US le...
CORRECTED: Russian military says has control of Ukraine's Kherson
Mar 02, 2022 (AFP)
"The Russian divisions of the armed forces have taken the regional centre of Kherson under full control," defence ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said in te...
Russian invasion of Ukraine upends international relations
Mar 02, 2022 (AFP)
- Russia, a 'pariah' state - Moscow's offensive marks a turning point for the whole world. Above all, Russia's attack shattered "the hope that post-Cold War Eur...
Russian military says has control of Ukraine's Kherson
Mar 02, 2022 (AFP)
"The Russian divisions of the armed forces have taken the regional centre of Kherson under full control," defence ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said in te...
Biden touts Western strength as Russia bombards Ukraine
Mar 02, 2022 (AFP)
Despite sanctions and warnings of a humanitarian crisis, the fresh assaults on a residential block in Kharkiv came as the US leader was preparing to steel the A...
Russian airborne troops land in Ukraine's second city Kharkiv: army
Mar 02, 2022 (AFP)
"Russian airborne troops landed in Kharkiv... and attacked a local hospital," the army said in a statement on messaging app Telegram. "There is an ongoing fight...
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