Chinese President Xi Jinping met Russian president Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Monday, March 20 as both leaders work to deepen economic and military ties between each other. It’s Xi’ first visit to Moscow since the invasion of Ukraine a year ago and Xi was also the first …
Read More »Putin visits Russian-occupied Mariupol in Ukraine
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Vladimir Putin, who flew to Mariupol by helicopter, drove around the city by car and stopped to talk to residents, TASS agency says. Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a working trip to Mariupol, a Ukrainian city in the Donetsk region which has been occupied by Moscow’s …
Read More »Russian Attacks Along a Wide Arc of Ukraine Yield Little but Casualties
KYIV, Ukraine — From Kupiansk in the north to Avdiivka in the south, through Bakhmut, Lyman and dozens of towns in between, Russian forces are attacking along a 160-mile arc in eastern Ukraine in an intensifying struggle for tactical advantage before possible spring offensives. Heavy fighting was reported on Monday …
Read More »Afghan Reconstruction Inspector Believes US Destined to Repeat Mistakes in Ukraine
I am a veteran of the last forever war. My husband and I deployed to Afghanistan, lost friends in Afghanistan, and feel the moral injury of how we left that country and those we were charged to help and protect. As we watched Afghans falling to their deaths from our …
Read More »As Ukraine Clings to Bakhmut, What’s Its Strategy and What’s at Stake?
The commander of Ukraine’s ground forces visited soldiers in Bakhmut for the second time in less than a week on Friday, a reflection of the precarious position Ukrainian forces find themselves in as they cling to their positions in the battered city. Col. Gen. Oleksandr Syrsky, the commander, warned in …
Read More »Biden Meets With German Chancellor Amid Concerns Over Ukraine and China
At times during their short but eventful alliance, Mr. Biden has appeared keen to let Mr. Scholz and other Western leaders take a public lead on decisions related to penalizing Russia or aiding Ukraine, a strategy designed to bolster the idea that Europe is acting in concert with — instead of …
Read More »Ukraine War Squeezes Street Snack in Uganda
Esther Ruth Mbabazi for The New York Times But the price of a rolex has almost doubled in the last year. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the world’s breadbasket, has driven up the cost of wheat flour and cooking oil. As in many countries, the hikes are devastating in Uganda, the …
Read More »Biden Deploys High-Powered Aides, Plus More Aid, to Bolster Ukraine
A week after President Biden traveled to Ukraine to pledge American support in the fight to repel Russia, he has dispatched two senior cabinet members to redouble efforts to prop up the Ukrainian economy and to try to curb the Kremlin’s ability to skirt Western sanctions. The visits, by Treasury …
Read More »Biden Reaffirms Support for Ukraine Amid Concerns About Russia-Iran Ties
WASHINGTON — President Biden marked the start of a second year of war in Europe on Friday by announcing billions of dollars in additional military aid for Ukraine, imposing more sanctions on those helping President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and delivering a grim warning about an alliance between Russia …
Read More »Russia and Ukraine: Civil Society Repression and Response
Opinion by Andrew Firmin (london) Friday, February 24, 2023 Inter Press Service LONDON, Feb 24 (IPS) – Over the year since the start of Russia’s war on Ukraine, on one side of the border civil society has shown itself to be a vital part of the effort to save lives and …
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