Russia Ukraine Tensions

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A view of the town of Avdiivka in the Russian-controlled part of the Donetsk region on February 19, 2024. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP)

Indranil Banerjie | Western hysteria mounts as Russia makes Ukraine gains

Ukraine-Russia conflict escalates, triggering shifts in geopolitics and the global economic landscape.

28 Feb 2024 12:05 AM

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky. (AFP)

K.C. Singh | China, Ukraine shadow over Sept G-20 summit

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hopes for a “peace summit of world leaders”.

10 Aug 2023 12:05 AM

Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Photo: AP)

Saeed Naqvi | Russia-China and West: Who’s on top as new world order emerging?

Mr Macron’s persistent advice to Europe has been to disengage from US policies, whether in Ukraine or in Taiwan.

24 Apr 2023 12:50 AM

Russia’s foreign minister Sergey Lavrov used Lord Ismay’s quote to explain his understanding of the Ukraine conflict. (Photo: AFP)

Saeed Naqvi | America’s dream world order needs Russia, Europe to be on their knees

Lord Ismay, Nato’s first secretary-general, had succinctly outlined the alliance’s purpose: to keep the Soviet Union out of Europe.

19 Dec 2022 9:13 AM

Moscow is now looking to life with new allies and the creation of a new geopolitical power bloc. (Photo: AFP)

Indranil Banerjie | Russian oil sanctions and the Great Global Divide

The Western sanctions on Russia sparked by the Ukraine war signal a turning point in the global geopolitical order.

19 Dec 2022 9:06 AM

Servicemen work at the scene of a residential building following explosions, in Kyiv, Ukraine. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

Russia strikes Kyiv as Western leaders meet in Europe

G-7 leaders were set to announce the latest in a long series of international economic steps to pressure and isolate Russia over Ukraine war

27 Jun 2022 10:44 AM

Syed Ata Hasnain | Ukraine: Reflections on termination of conflict

This war has seen least transparency in information

09 Jun 2022 12:06 AM

Smoke rises from the Metallurgical Combine Azovstal in Mariupol during shelling, in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Saturday, May 7, 2022. (AP /Alexei Alexandrov)

Last women and children evacuated from Ukrainian steel mill

Moscow was aiming to complete its conquest of Mariupol in time for Victory Day celebrations on Monday

08 May 2022 10:30 AM

Russian tanks roll along a street in an area controlled by Russian-backed separatist forces in Mariupol, Ukraine, Saturday, April 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov)

US promises new aid to Ukraine in fight against Russia

In meetings with Zelenskyy U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US had approved a $165 million sale of ammunition for Ukraine

25 Apr 2022 1:19 PM

European Council President Charles Michel, center, looks at destroyed vehicles as he is given a tour of the region of Borodyanka, Ukraine. (Dario Pignatelli/European Council via AP)

Some civilians leave as Russians tighten noose on Mariupol

In Kyiv, Spain Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Denmark’s Mette Frederiksen became the latest European leaders to show support with a visit

21 Apr 2022 1:27 PM

Members of the UN Security Council vote to abstain from a resolution proposed by the Russian Federation and therefore preventing its passage during a meeting of the UN Security Council, Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at United Nations headquarters. (AP)

India abstains from voting on Russia-led UNSC resolution

According to these reports, the Russian-tabled draft resolution made no reference to its invasion of Ukraine

25 Mar 2022 3:56 AM

A firefighter looks at the destruction caused after shelling of a shopping center, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, March 21, 2022. (AP/Rodrigo Abd)

Civilians fleeing Mariupol describe street-to-street battles

Russian forces are increasingly concentrating their air power and artillery on Ukraine’s cities and the civilians, killing uncounted numbers

22 Mar 2022 11:22 AM

In this image from video provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks from Kyiv, Ukraine, early Saturday, March 18, 2022. (AP)

It is time for meaningful security talks with Moscow, says Ukraine's Zelenskiy

Zelenskiy said Russian forces were deliberately blocking the supply of humanitarian supplies to cities under attack

19 Mar 2022 10:59 AM

Damaged vehicles and buildings in Kharkiv city center in Ukraine, Wednesday, March 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Pavel Dorogoy)

Ukrainian theatre sheltering 'more than thousand' civilians bombed

Russia's defence ministry denied that its forces bombed the city and stated the building was destroyed in an explosion set off by Ukraine

17 Mar 2022 10:17 AM

A Ukrainian soldier passes by a destroyed a trolleybus and taxi after a Russian bombing attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, March 14, 2022. (AP/Efrem Lukatsky)

Russia pounds Ukrainian cities as two sides plan more talks

The talks ended without a breakthrough after several hours, with an aide to Zelenskyy saying the negotiators took a technical pause

15 Mar 2022 12:18 PM

This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows a close view of Chernobyl nuclear facilities, Ukraine, during the Russian invasion. (Photo: AP)

Power restored to Ukraine's Chernobyl plant, seized by Russian forces: Kyiv

An explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in 1986 killed hundreds and spread a radioactive cloud west across Europe

14 Mar 2022 8:09 AM

Indian nationals walk after deboarding from an IAF plane with evacuated people from war hit Ukraine, upon its arrival at Hindan in Ghaziabad. (Photo: PTI)

Ukraine-Russia war: IAF flight with 119 Indians, 27 foreigners lands in Delhi

The flight, which started from Romanian capital Bucharest, landed at the Hindon air base in Delhi

10 Mar 2022 10:29 AM

Indian students who were stranded in Sumy board the special train to western Ukraine organised with assistance of Ukrainian authorities, amid Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Ukraine. (Photo: PTI)

All Indians head back from Ukrainian cities

Indian Ambassador at Kyiv, Partha Satpathy, flagged off the special train carrying Sumy’s Indian students, at Lviv railway station

10 Mar 2022 7:37 AM

Indian youth in Ukraine fighting Russian army

Sainikesh Ravichandran, who was denied an opportunity in India, joined the Ukrainian paramilitary

09 Mar 2022 12:57 PM

McDonald's, Starbucks, PepsiCo, Coca-Cola suspend business in Russia

The companies announced on Tuesday that they were temporarily suspending their business in response to the country's invasion of Ukraine

09 Mar 2022 9:07 AM

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