Canada’s defence minister Anita Anand to provide more military aid to Ukraine
Jun 17, 2022, at 05:04 am
Brussels/IBNS: Canada’s Minister of National Defence Anita Anand, during her participation in the United States-led Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting, announced that her country would provide military aid valued at approximately $9 million to Ukraine with 10 replacement barrels to enable the sustainment of M777 howitzer artillery guns.
'Tasty and that's it': Defiant Russia unveils McDonald's substitute
Jun 14, 2022, at 07:51 pm
Moscow: Russia is witnessing several changes since the start of war with Ukraine earlier this year and one such move is surely revamping a popular US icon like McDonald's to give it a Moscow-twist.
Two giant US banks suspended operations on servicing Russia's state debt: Reports
Jun 14, 2022, at 07:13 pm
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: The world's major banks - US JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs - have suspended operations on servicing Russia's debt obligations, Bloomberg reported, citing sources.
Cultural destruction in Ukraine by Russian forces will reverberate for years, UN rights expert warns
May 27, 2022, at 08:28 pm
New York: The attempted destruction of Ukraine’s historic culture by invading Russian forces, will have a devastating impact on the pace of recovery in the post-war era, an independent UN human rights expert warned on Wednesday.
Canada makes its largest military aid donation of $98 million to war-hit Ukraine
May 26, 2022, at 05:38 am
Ottawa/IBNS: The federal government of Canada has announced its biggest single donation of $98 million in military aid for Ukraine since the start of Russia’s invasion.
Russia-Ukraine war a global issue as Putin trying to extinguish a culture: Joe Biden
May 24, 2022, at 06:03 pm
Tokyo/ New Delhi/UNI: United States President Joe Biden Tuesday came down heavily upon Russia at the start of the Quad Leaders' Summit saying Russia's Ukraine war is not merely a European but "a global issue and Russia is trying to extinguish a culture hitting schools and museums."
Ukraine War: Canada bans luxury goods trade with Russia
May 22, 2022, at 04:41 am
Ottawa: The Canadian government has decided to impose a ban on trade in luxury goods with Russia, a nation currently earning global criticisms for the ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
Ukraine: Amid fresh Russian claims, no trace of secret bioweapons programme
May 14, 2022, at 06:29 pm
New York: Amid new claims by Moscow of a covert biological weapons programme in Ukraine, the Director of Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) affirmed on Friday that the UN is not aware of any such programme and has neither the mandate nor the technical operational capacity to investigate it - a message first delivered to the Security Council on 11 and 18 March, by High Representative Izumi Nakamitsu.
Ukraine war: Russia expels Bulgarian, Romanian diplomats in tit-for-tat move
May 14, 2022, at 01:10 am
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday said it had ordered 10 Romanian and one Bulgarian diplomat to leave the country in response to the expulsion of its diplomats last month.
Russia in spotlight over Ukraine atrocities as Human Rights Council meets
May 14, 2022, at 12:39 am
New York: The UN Human Rights Council met in special session on Thursday in Geneva, prompted by increasing concern over atrocities committed against civilians, linked to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on 24 February.
Putin triggers more health rumours as he covers legs with blanket at Victory Day Parade
May 10, 2022, at 11:49 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin has again sparked speculations over his health as he covered his legs with a thick green blanket as he sat between senior dignitaries and World War II veterans at Victory Day celebrations in Moscow's Red Square, media reports said.
Justin Trudeau visits Ukraine, meets President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
May 09, 2022, at 02:48 pm
Kyiv: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday visited Kyiv, Ukraine, where he met President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, amid the ongoing Russian invasion.
Bali authorities to deport Russian social media influencer over nude photo shoot on sacred tree
May 07, 2022, at 07:23 pm
Bali authorities have decided to deport a Russian social media influencer after her act of posing naked for a photo shoot on a sacred tree in violation of local culture, media reports said on Saturday.
'Over 4 million people fled Ukraine since Feb 24': Ukrainian border guard
May 06, 2022, at 01:31 am
Kyiv/UNI/Sputnik: Over 4 million people have left Ukraine through checkpoints controlled by Kyiv since Feb 24, Ukrainian border guard spokesman Andriy Demchenko said on Thursday.
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Ukraine, meets President Zelenskyy in Kyiv
May 02, 2022, at 01:56 am
Kyiv: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Ukraine and met President Zelenskyy in the latest show of support against the fight against Russian aggression by a senior Western politician.
Russia strikes Ukraine's capital Kyiv as UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visits
Apr 29, 2022, at 06:27 am
Kyiv/IBNS: Russia once again attacked Kyiv with a heavy bombardment on Thursday evening as UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was visiting the Ukraine capital.
Russia agrees ‘in principle’ to UN and Red Cross involvement in evacuations from Mariupol
Apr 27, 2022, at 08:01 pm
New York: Russia has agreed “in principle” to UN involvement in the evacuation of citizens from the last remaining holdout in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, following a meeting between Secretary-General António Guterres and President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday.
Ukraine can use our weapons against Russia: UK Defence Minister
Apr 27, 2022, at 12:56 am
London/UNI: UK's Defence Minister has said that it would be acceptable for Ukrainian forces to use Western weapons to attack military targets on Russian soil, BBC reported on Tuesday.
Women raped then killed by Russian troops: Ukrainian doctors
Apr 26, 2022, at 01:02 am
Kyiv/UNI: Ukrainian forensic doctors have said postmortem examinations on bodies in mass graves found in the north of Kyiv have revealed that some women were raped before being killed by the Russian forces.
Turkey shuts airspace for Syria bound Russian planes: Report
Apr 24, 2022, at 07:34 am
Ankara: Turkey has shut its airspace for Syria-bound Russian civilian and military planes, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu was quoted as saying Saturday by local media.
Ukraine war: Over 20 pc drop in Russian contributors on YouTube
Apr 24, 2022, at 03:45 am
Moscow: YouTube has witnessed a 21 percent drop in the number of Russian-language active contributors from February 24, the day when Russia launched its military operation in Ukraine, to April 20, according to the data unveiled on Saturday by the Russian analytical group Brand Analytics.
UN Secretary-General to meet separately next week with Putin and Zelenskyy
Apr 23, 2022, at 09:27 pm
New York: António Guterres will be traveling to Russia and Ukraine to meet with both the Foreign Ministers and Presidents of these countries.
Guterres requests meetings with Russian and Ukrainian Presidents
Apr 22, 2022, at 06:48 pm
New York: In efforts to end the war in Ukraine, Secretary-General António Guterres has written separate letters to the leaders of Russia and Ukraine to request meetings with them in their respective capitals, the United Nations said on Wednesday.
More than 1000 civilian bodies stored in morgues near Kyiv: Reports
Apr 22, 2022, at 12:53 am
Kyiv/UNI: The bodies of more than 1000 civilians are being stored in morgues near Kyiv in Ukraine after Russian troops withdrew from the region, international media reported on Thursday.
Russia in control of Mariupol: Vladimir Putin
Apr 21, 2022, at 10:44 pm
Moscow/UNI: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday hailed the "successful liberation" of Mariupol, almost two months after he invaded Ukraine on Feb 24 at dawn in a surprise attack.
Russia tests new missile 'Sarmat', Vladimir Putin says 'can hit any target on Earth'
Apr 21, 2022, at 05:27 am
Moscow/IBNS: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday his country has successfully tested the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile, which according to him is capable of carrying nuclear charges that will make Kremlin's enemies "think twice."
Russia issues ultimatum for Ukrainian forces, calling them to 'immediately lay down arms'
Apr 20, 2022, at 04:01 am
Moscow/IBNS: In a new ultimatum for Ukraine, Russia on Tuesday called on its neighbouring country's forces to "immediately" lay down arms and give up resistance.
Vladimir Putin not yet invited to Covid Summit: Kremlin
Apr 20, 2022, at 12:52 am
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: Russian President Vladimir Putin has not yet received an invitation to participate in the global summit on the situation with the coronavirus pandemic, which will be held in a video format, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.
Ukraine: Russian military conducting raids in Kherson
Apr 19, 2022, at 03:50 pm
Kyiv: After the discovery of a cache with weapons and explosives at a Kherson military plant, Russian servicemen are conducting raids in the city and its surrounding region to identify sabotage groups left by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) during its flight from the city, a Russian security source told Sputnik.
Ukraine rejects Russian deadline to surrender in Mariupol
Apr 18, 2022, at 04:23 am
Kyiv: The Ukrainian forces besieged in Mariupol city have rejected Russia's demands to surrender and continue to resist the assault, top Ukrainian official said on Sunday.