Washington: The political deadlock over the Sanctioning Russia Act – which threatens up to 100% tariffs on India and four other countries for buying Russian energy – continued in Washington on Thursday, despite an intense lobbying effort by Ukraine to secure the bill’s passage in the House of Representatives. An Italian military helicopter flies above the…
In a sign of rising European east-west tension, Germany has accused Russia of staging an unsuccessful drone attack last month on Ukrainian planes parked at the airport in the eastern city of Leipzig. Make Your Inbox Smarter Sign up for these free email newsletters from U.S. News: Pick Newsletters Russia’s Foreign Ministry strongly denied the…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The relationship between Iran and Russia is growing as both sides “need each other desperately,” an expert told Fox News Digital on Wednesday after Russian President Vladimir Putin voiced support for the regime in Tehran. Putin was photographed shaking hands Tuesday with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian during…
Ukraine said Wednesday it had formally notified the International Civil Aviation Organisation that Russian airspace was “not safe”, following an increase in long-range Ukrainian strikes on Russian territory. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky. (REUTERS) The ICAO, a United Nations agency which regulates and establishes standards for civil aviation, made no immediate public comment. Since Russia invaded…
A WEARY world may not want to hear it, but the war in Ukraine is intensifying, not ending. As it deepens, the conflict is also expanding. Increasingly, serious-minded governments across northern Europe are planning to defend themselves against Russia for decades to come. Ukraine’s Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, left, and Sweden’s Defense Minister Pal Jonson…
By Valentyn Ogirenko and Jekaterina Golubkova KYIV, Sept 1 (Reuters) – Four people were killed and over a dozen injured in Russian air attacks on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv and the surrounding region on Tuesday, local authorities said, in what was the sixth day in a row of strikes on the area. Explosions were…
KYIV, Aug 28 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s top presidential adviser said on Friday that technical talks on Russia’s war would likely take place in the near future but added that he did not expect any swift agreement. “I think everyone will see the negotiations happening very soon. But this will mainly concern the technical side of…
Aug 27 (Reuters) – Russia launched missiles and drones at Ukraine overnight on Thursday, with the capital Kyiv and other cities coming under a massive attack, Ukrainian authorities said. Ukraine’s air force said the barrage included two Oniks anti-ship cruise missiles, 258 drones, and an unspecified number of ballistic missiles. The air force said that…
Moscow: Russia is preparing to escalate attacks on Ukraine after concluding that negotiations for a peace deal have reached a dead end, according to three people close to the Kremlin. For now, Russia is weighing an intensification of powerful conventional ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv, including the center of the capital, and infrastructure targets in…
Aug 26 (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has bestowed one of Ukraine’s top state honours on SpaceX owner Elon Musk as Kyiv seeks to expand use of the company’s Starlink terminals, which provide battlefield communications for Ukrainian forces. Under a presidential decree published on the presidential website on Wednesday, Musk was awarded the Order of…