Tag Archives: Ukraine

Ankara, Turkey | Xinhua | Turkey is seeking to broker a grain corridor from Ukraine across the Black Sea as part of a United Nations-backed effort to avert a food crisis. Ukraine is a major grain exporter to Africa and the Middle East. As the Russia-Ukraine conflict drags on, disruption to …

Surging energy prices triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has resulted in new projects and plans COMMENT | NICK BUTLER | Nuclear power has been in decline since the Fukushima disaster in Japan more than a decade ago, but it may be poised for a comeback. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and …

Kiev, Ukraine | Xinhua |  European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said here Saturday that the commission will finalize the assessment on granting Ukraine European Union (EU) candidate status by the end of next week, the Ukrinform news agency reported. “The European Commission is currently preparing its recommendations — …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed an order on Friday authorizing the country’s withdrawal from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). The proposal was made by the Russian Foreign Ministry, which had reached an agreement with relevant government bodies, according to the published order. UNWTO members …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Moscow will “draw appropriate conclusions” and hit new targets if Washington delivers long-range missiles to Kiev, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview broadcast on Sunday. “If they are handed over (to Kiev), we will draw appropriate conclusions, and deploy our weapons to strike at …

How America’s current leadership is leading the world into a slippery slope towards nuclear war THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | The war between Russia and Ukraine has brought important insights. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the U.S. has become a bull in a …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has called for negotiations between Russia and Ukraine to end the ongoing conflict. Speaking on zoom to the former President of Russia and current Chairman of the United Russian Party, Dmitry Medvedev, Museveni said the only viable option out of the …

Rome, Italy | Xinhua | The decision by the European Union (EU) earlier this week to ban 90 percent of oil imports from Russia by the end of the year is aimed at crimping the Russian economy amid the high-profile crisis in Ukraine. But the move, part of a wider array …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | The United States is “purposefully and diligently adding fuel to the fire” by continuously providing military assistance to Ukraine, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Wednesday. “The United States, obviously, really adheres to the policy of fighting Russia to the last Ukrainian,” Peskov told a daily briefing, …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The United States will not provide Ukraine with long-range rocket systems capable of hitting targets inside Russia, President Joe Biden said Monday, despite pleas from Ukraine for the advanced weaponry. “We are not going to send to Ukraine rocket systems that can strike into Russia,” Biden …