Tag: Russia-Ukraine war
BRICS nations agree to boost trade, financial settlement in local currencies
Kazan: BRICS nations on Wednesday agreed to strengthen trade and financial settlement in local currencies, study feasibility of an independent cross-border settlement and depositary infrastructure,…
Sunak says will be with Kyiv in ‘darkest hours’; pledges $3.2billion in aid
KYIV: British PM Rishi Sunak visited wartime Kyiv on Friday to sign a new security agreement and announce an increase in military funding for Ukraine…
Wounded People: Seven wounded in Russian air strike on Ukraine’s Dnipro
KYIV: Seven people were wounded early on Thursday in a Russian missile strike on the southeastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro, authorities said. Six of the…
Grain Shipments: Ukraine may use new Black Sea route for grain shipments – producers
KYIV: Ukraine is considering using its newly-tested wartime Black Sea export corridor for grain shipments after other cargo ships follow the first successful evacuation of…
British-led coalition to provide Ukraine with anti-drone systems
LONDON: A British-led group of European countries said on Friday it would provide about 90 million pounds ($115 million) of air defence equipment to help…
F-16 Jets: Ukraine says it has no hope of using F-16 fighter jets this year
KYIV: Ukraine will not be able to operate US-built F-16 fighter jets this coming autumn and winter, air force spokesperson Yuriy Ihnat told Ukrainian television…
Germany Cyber Crimes: Cyber crimes in Germany down 6.5% in 2022, federal police say
WIESBADEN: Cyber crimes in Germany fell by 6.5% in 2022, federal police said on Wednesday, but the decline was not a “relief” as the attacks…
Danube Port: Russian attack damages grain silos at Ukraine’s Danube port of Reni: Kyiv
KYIV: Russian drone strikes damaged grain silos and warehouses at the Ukrainian river port of Reni on the Danube, a vital wartime route for Ukrainian…
Ukraine’s Unseen Army: The Mechanics Who Keep the Tanks Rolling
UKRAINE: A battered worker’s van whizzed back and forth along a village road near the front line in southern Ukraine, searching. It screeched to a…
Russia’s central bank makes huge interest rate hike to try to prop up falling ruble
ESTONIA: Russia’s central bank made a big interest rate hike of 3.5 percentage points on Tuesday, an emergency move designed to fight inflation and strengthen…