Mali’s military leader, Assimi Goita said on Tuesday that he had spoken on the phone to Russian President Vladimir Putin about the situation in Niger, where a junta seized power in a coup last month. Putin “stressed the importance of a peaceful resolution of the situation for a more...
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Western nations are planning to integrate NATO forces with the AUKUS security pact between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. Putin said this on Tuesday at the 11th Moscow Conference on International Security. “We do not rule out that the...
The world is entering a “humanitarian doom loop” as Russia has not offered any free grain to the United Nations (UN) food relief agency so far, an official says. The Deputy Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), Carl Skau, said this at a press briefing on...
Russian President, Vladimir Putin, says Russia will supply 50,000 tons of grains to some African countries in the next three months in its bid to ensure food security. Putin said this on Thursday while declaring the Second Russia–Africa Summit and Economic and Humanitarian Forum 2023 open in St. Petersburg,...
Russian state television showed a clip on Sunday of Russian President Vladimir Putin mocking European politicians, whom he described as being totally dependent on the United States. “If they are told tomorrow: ‘We have decided to hang you all!’ they will ask only one question, with their eyes down...
Russia’s most senior generals have dropped out of public view after a failed mercenary mutiny aimed at toppling the top military brass, amid a drive by President Vladimir Putin to reassert his authority. Unconfirmed reports say that at least one person has been detained and is being questioned. Russia’s...
Britain on Monday introduced legislation that will allow it to keep sanctions against Russia in place until Moscow pays compensation to Ukraine. “As Ukraine continues to defend itself against Russia’s invasion, the terrible impacts of Putin’s war are clear. “Ukraine’s reconstruction needs are, and will be immense,” British foreign...
South Africa’s president, in Russia as part of a delegation pushing for peace between Kyiv and Moscow, told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Saturday that the fighting had to stop. His delegation put forward a set of principles that the Kremlin deemed “very difficult to implement”, a day...
African political leaders led by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa arrived in Kiev from Poland on Friday for a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky amid ongoing attacks by Russia. Following talks with Zelensky, the leaders are to travel on to Russia over the weekend for a meeting with...
The acting UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine, Matthew Hollingworth, has condemned a wave of deadly strikes that hit several cities early on Friday, reportedly the most intense aerial bombardment in weeks. Dozens of civilians across the country were killed and injured and homes and other vital infrastructure destroyed. More...
Ukrainian athletes will not be allowed to take part in qualifying events for the 2024 Paris Olympics if they have to compete against Russians, government minister Oleh Nemchinov says. Nemchinov, secretary of Ukraine’s cabinet ministers, said the government’s decision was adopted following a proposal by sports minister Vadym Huttsait...
Moscow has reacted to the recent arrest warrant put out for Russian President Vladimir Putin by the International Criminal Court (ICC) with seeming indifference. “We are making a record of this’’ said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Monday. “But if we took every hostile statement to heart, it would...
Russia has sent almost 12 million tons of grain to African countries despite all restrictions, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday. Putin said this at the plenary session of the international parliamentary conference. The conference had the theme, “Russia-Africa in a multipolar world.” “From Aug. 1, 2022, to...
Chinese President Xi Jinping flew into Moscow on Monday where he is expected to press Beijing’s role as a potential peacemaker in the Ukraine conflict. While Russian President Vladimir Putin hoped for support against Western pressure. Xi will be the first national leader to shake Putin’s hand since the...
Russia is preparing a massive new missile attack on targets in Ukraine, a spokesperson for Ukraine’s southern military command said on Thursday. The spokesperson pointed to movements by the Russian Black Sea fleet. Most of the fleet had returned to their bases, and this suggests a new missile strike,...
China’s Foreign Ministry sought to blame the United States for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, claiming Washington created the conditions that led to the war. Mao Ning, spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, told reporters on Monday. The spokesperson also condemned the weapons deliveries for inflaming the conflict as it...
Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky has reiterated his rejection of negotiations with Russia before a withdrawal of Russian troops. “Talks would only be possible if Russia withdraws its soldiers, admits its mistake and there is a new government in Moscow,’’ Zelensky said on Thursday. “ Only then would talks be...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that Russia is planning to blow up the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant in the Kherson region where Ukrainian troops are making advances. “Russia is deliberately creating the basis for a large-scale disaster in the south of Ukraine,” Zelensky said in a video address....
A Russian missile struck an apartment building in the Ukrainian port of Mykolaiv early on Tuesday. A Reuters witness said, the latest strike on a city hours after the United States warned that it would hold Russia accountable for war crimes. The missile, which caused one of three explosions...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has condemned the new Russian missile and drone attacks as terror against the civilian population. The country was attacked during the night and throughout the morning, the head of state announced on Monday. The president said an inhabited building was hit in the capital. “The...