The announcement came a day after several other ministers resigned in a significant government reset two-and-a-half years into Russia’s invasion. Kuleba — the face of Ukrainian diplomacy during the war — is the most senior of the ministers to offer to step down. “The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine received a letter of resignation from the […]
The dismissal was announced just a day after the Ukrainian military reported that an F-16 jet crashed and its pilot died while repelling a major Russian strike on Monday. “I have decided to replace the commander of the Air Forces… I am eternally grateful to all our military pilots,” President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in his […]
The jet came down and its pilot died while it was approaching a Russian target, the Ukrainian General Staff said on Thursday on Facebook. The F-16s had “demonstrated high efficiency” and downed four Russian cruise missiles, it added. Ukraine said Russia launched more than 200 missiles and drones that day targeting the energy sector. “Connection […]
The war in Ukraine has triggered the worst crisis in Moscow’s relations with the United States since the depths of the Cold War. On Tuesday, Russia said the West was playing with fire by considering allowing Ukraine to strike deep into Russia with Western missiles. The list, published on Telegram by the ministry, included 14 […]
Cohen told a national security industry conference that the significance of the Ukrainian incursion, which has overrun some 300 square miles (777 square km) of the Russian province, remained to be seen. Ukrainian forces crashed through Russia’s western border into the Kursk region on Aug. 6 in a surprise offensive that is continuing. While Kyiv […]
Ukraine attacked Russia’s western Kursk region on Aug. 6 and has carved out a slice of territory in the biggest foreign attack on Russia since World War Two. President Vladimir Putin said there would be a worthy response from Russia to the attack. Sergei Lavrov, who has served as Putin’s foreign minister for more than […]
Kyiv said it had seized more than 80 settlements over 1,150 square km (444 square miles) in Kursk since launching a surprise strike across the border on Aug. 6, the biggest invasion of Russia since World War Two. “Kursk direction. Minus one more bridge! Ukrainian Air Force aviation continues to deprive the enemy of logistical […]
“The actions of the Ukrainian army pose a direct threat” to the Kursk nuclear power plant in western Russia near the Ukraine border, state news agencies cited Rosatom as saying, adding: “At the moment there is a real danger of strikes and provocations by the Ukrainian army.” Moscow has launched a “counter-terror operation” in three […]
Bilateral payment delays were high on the agenda when President Vladimir Putin visited China in May and although workarounds have emerged, such as using small, regional Chinese banks whose activities are harder for Washington to detect, payment issues remain. Barter trading would allow Moscow and Beijing to circumvent payment issues, reduce the visibility Western regulators […]
The Council convened an emergency session on the killing of Haniyeh at the request of Iran, which was supported by Russia, Algeria, and China. Speaking at the session, Chinese Ambassador Fu Cong said China strongly condemns the assassination of Haniyeh. Calling the incident “a blatant attempt to sabotage peace efforts,” Cong stressed that “China is […]
