The meeting between President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House next Thursday will be an opportunity to “align strategic goals” for the remainder of Biden’s administration – says the National Security Council’s Michael Carpenter. Zelenskyy is expected to present Ukraine’s “victory plan” directly to Biden. VOA’s Iuliia Iarmolenko asked Ambassador…
A young woman in China has gained popularity on social media for traveling to 42 cities at home and abroad in the past year, all for just 20,000 yuan (US$2,800). The 25-year-old Douyin blogger, known by the alias Xinxin, exemplifies the trend of “iron butt” travel – a movement among younger generations who seek out…
Ramzan Kadyrov, the powerful leader of Russia’s Chechen Republic, accused Elon Musk on Thursday of disabling a Tesla Cybertruck that he claimed to have received from the billionaire last month. Kadyrov, who has ruled Chechnya with an iron fist for over 17 years, shared a video in August of him driving around in the electric…
NEW DELHI: Government described as speculative and misleading an international news agency’s report that claimed Indian defence exports to Europe were diverted to Ukraine. In an official statement, the ministry of external affairs said that the report implied violations by India, where none existed and, hence, was “inaccurate and mischievous”.The report said that artillery shells…
India refused to stop supplying munitions to Ukraine despite the Kremlin raising the issue on two occasions, according to Reuters. Russia’s top trade ally has been sending ammunition, notably artillery shells sold by Indian arms makers, for Ukraine’s war against Russia for more than a year, though India’s foreign ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal denied this…
Indian munitions are being diverted by European intermediaries to support Ukraine’s defence against Russia, according to government and defence sources and customs data. Despite Indian arms export regulations and protests from Moscow, transfers of Indian ammunition by European providers have been ongoing for more than a year as sources say Delhi intends to develop its…
Artillery shells sold by Indian arms makers have been diverted by European customers to Ukraine and New Delhi has not intervened to stop the trade despite protests from Moscow, according to eleven Indian and European government and defence industry officials, as well as a Reuters analysis of commercially available customs data. FILE PHOTO: A war…
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian drones struck a large military depot in a town deep inside Russia overnight, causing a huge blaze and prompting the evacuation of some local residents, a Ukrainian official and Russian news reports said Wednesday. Meanwhile, a senior U.S. diplomat said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s recently announced — but still…
Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, wants his western allies to allow the use of their Storm Shadow missiles to bomb targets inside Russia. Dan Sabbagh, the Guardian’s defence and security editor, tells Michael Safi why US president Joe Biden’s decision over the missiles is a delicate one. “They allow you to strike deep into another country…
Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein on Monday refused to call Russian President Vladimir Putin a “war criminal,” while eagerly slapping the label on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Biden. Stein, 74, twisted herself into knots during an appearance on “Mehdi Unfiltered” trying to explain her “clear strategy” behind not designating Putin a…