Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday lamented the lack of response from the United States to Russia’s refusal to agree to “a full, unconditional ceasefire”. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (3-L), Minister of Defence of Ukraine Rustem Umierov (2-L), meet with French Chief of the Defence Staff General Thierry Burkhard (3-R) and British Chief of the…
Oil prices have been boosted by geopolitical tensions after Russian President Vladimir Putin said the conflict with Ukraine had characteristics of a ‘global’ war (Vyacheslav PROKOFYEV) Most Asian markets gained Friday after a bounce on Wall Street, while bitcoin continued its march higher to move within touching distance of the $100,000 mark. Rising geopolitical tensions…
(Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the conscription of 133,000 new servicemen in Russia’s autumn draft that starts Oct. 1 and goes until the end of the year, according to a Kremlin decree published on Monday. The decree, published in Russian state-run newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta, calls to carry out the draft of citizens “aged…