World

Russian military and diplomatic efforts were hampered.

akhila balakrishnan May 16, 2022

Kyiv (Ukraine)- Russia lost diplomatic ground over the weekend as two more European countries moved closer to joining NATO. Also, its military is bogged down in a grinding conflict in eastern Ukraine. Finland stated its plans to join the alliance on Sunday. They claim that Russia’s

UK

Emergency support put in place for people fleeing Ukraine and entering the UK with their pets

Editorial Bureau May 14, 2022

The Government has put in place new emergency support for those fleeing Ukraine with their pets. Using an emergency licence, people fleeing Ukraine can bring their pets to the UK with any quarantine costs met by the Government. The Animal and Plant Health Agency is providing quick licence approvals and quarantine arrangements to avoid creating additional […]

World

Ukraine starts first war crime trial of captured Russian

akhila balakrishnan May 14, 2022

Kyiv (Ukraine)- Journalists packed a small courtroom in Kyiv to trial a captured Russian soldier accused of killing a Ukrainian civilian early in the war. The first of dozens of war crimes cases that Ukraine’s top prosecutor has said her office is investigating. While the trial of Russian Sgt. Vadim Shyshimarin, 21, began in the […]

Business

Protesters vent fury at French company for staying in Russia

Editorial Bureau May 13, 2022

WARSAW, Poland — A man in a Russian military uniform stood at the entrance of a large home improvement store in Poland’s capital, saluting shoppers and thanking them for funding Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine. His chest bedecked with medals, Polish activist Arkadiusz Szczurek was protesting at the French-owned retailer Leroy Merlin in […]

World

Greece to extend  a bilateral military agreement with the US for five years

akhila balakrishnan May 13, 2022

Athens (Greece)- Greece is extending a bilateral military agreement with the United States military for five years. The country’s centre-right government officials argue that NATO’s expanded relationships will help stabilize a region roiled by Russia’s war in Ukraine and release tensions in the eastern Mediterranean. The agreement will allow the US military to

World

Finland is in favour of applying for NATO membership

akhila balakrishnan May 12, 2022

Finland’s president and prime minister say they favour applying for NATO membership. Helsinki (Finland)- Finland’s President and Prime Minister said Thursday that the country should apply to join NATO “without delay.” paving the way for the alliance to expand amid Russia’s war in Ukraine. Finland’s extraordinary move was made in a joint statement by President […]

World

Ukraine to exchange prisoners for hurt Mariupol fighters

akhila balakrishnan May 12, 2022

Zaporizhzhia (Ukraine)- As Kyiv prepared for its first war crimes prosecution of a captured Russian soldier, Ukraine offered to free Russian prisoners of war in exchange for the safe evacuation of the seriously injured combatants held within a steel plant in the devastated city of Mariupol. While the battle continued in Ukraine’s east and south, […]

World

Ukrainians make small gains pushing Russian forces in the east

akhila balakrishnan May 11, 2022

Zaporizhzhia( Ukraine)- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv’s military has made small gains in the east, pushing Russian forces out of four villages near Kharkiv, as the foreign minister of his country suggested Ukraine could go further than simply forcing Russia back to areas it held before the invasion began 11 weeks ago. In the midst […]

World

Putin hails victory day, not a word on Ukraine

akhila balakrishnan May 10, 2022

Zaporizhzhia (Ukraine) – With no major new battlefield successes to brag about, Russian President Vladimir Putin observed his country’s biggest  patriotic holiday without even mentioning the word “Ukraine,” as the Kremlin’s forces had made little to no progress in their latest offensive. The Russian President presided over a Victory Day parade

World

Russia marks WWII victory shadowed by Ukraine

Editorial Bureau May 9, 2022

Impeccably straight columns of soldiers will march through Red Square on Monday as they do every year on Victory Day. Tanks, armored personnel carriers and transports carrying huge intercontinental ballistic missiles will rattle across the paving stones. But this year’s observance of Russia’s most important patriotic holiday carries exceptional weight. The annual show in