Tag: Russian invasion
Ukraine says downed all missiles, drones in new attacks
KYIV, UKRAINE: Ukraine said Friday it destroyed all 15 missiles and 21 drones from a new wave of overnight attacks that left two people wounded…
Putin gifts historic treasures to church amid Ukraine campaign
MOSCOW: For nearly a century, visitors came to Moscow’s Tretyakov Gallery to admire the perfect harmony of Russia’s most famous icon: the “Trinity“, painted by…
Naked man jumps on altar of St Peter’s to protest Ukraine war
VATICAN CITY: A man visiting St Peter’s Basilica on Thursday stripped off his clothes and stood naked on the church’s main altar in what appeared…
Zelenskyy arrives in Berlin to meet German leaders, discuss arms deliveries
BERLIN: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Berlin early Sunday for talks with German leaders about further arms deliveries to help his country fend off…
Why China is trying to mediate in Russia’s war with Ukraine
BEIJING: Chinese leader Xi Jinping said Wednesday that Beijing will send an envoy to Ukraine to discuss a possible ‘political settlement’ to Russia’s war with…
Russia says it has gained more ground in battle for Bakhmut
Russia’s defence ministry on Sunday said its forces had captured more territory in Bakhmut as they pursue their bid to seize full control of the…
Deporting Children From Ukraine: Russian children’s commissioner rejects ICC war crime allegations as false
MOSCOW: Russia’s commissioner for children’s rights on Tuesday dismissed International Criminal Court (ICC) allegations that she was responsible for unlawfully deporting children from Ukraine as…
Zelenskyy, on Bucha anniversary, vows to defeat ‘Russian evil’
BUCHA, UKRAINE: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday vowed to defeat Russia as he made a visit to Bucha with several European leaders one year…
Russia plans to put nuclear weapons in Belarus leaves West worried
KYIV: Nato on Sunday criticised Vladimir Putin for what it called his “dangerous and irresponsible” nuclear rhetoric, a day after the Russian president said he…
China’s Xi Jinping, Japan’s Fumio Kishida end visits to Russia and Ukraine
KYIV, UKRAINE: Chinese leader Xi Jinping has left Moscow, wrapping up a three-day visit, shortly after Japanese PM Fumio Kishida left Kyiv.Kishida made a surprise…