Tag: Russia

• Monday, April 10th 2023 - 10:20 UTC

  Russia says China has the right to respond to “provocations” with military exercises

  

  Russia today considered that China has the right to respond with military maneuvers to the “provocations” taking place around Taiwan, exercises that Beijing successfully completed on Monday.

• Saturday, April 8th 2023 - 10:28 UTC

  Ukraine tells Lula “thanks but no thanks”

  

  Despite Brazilian President Luiz Inàcio Lula da Silva's efforts to come up with a peace plan for the ongoing war in Europe, Ukraine replied Friday that it will not give up Crimea, a peninsula annexed by Russia in 2014, in exchange for the end of the conflict, something which the South American leader had suggested as a possible course of action.

• Wednesday, April 5th 2023 - 09:42 UTC

  Finland becomes NATO's 31st full member

  

  Finland has finally joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in a move that doubles Russia’s border with the world’s biggest security alliance, thus dealing a strategic blow to President Vladimir Putin, who has long complained about NATO’s expansion and partly used that as a justification for the invasion of Ukraine. Finland shares a 1,340-kilometer (832-mile) border with Russia.

• Sunday, April 2nd 2023 - 11:27 UTC

  Russia takes over the rotating UN Security Council presidency

  

  Russia took over the United Nations Security Council rotating presidency on Saturday promising to act as an honest broker, Moscow's First Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Dmitry Polyansky said on Telegram. He added that all attempts to provoke Russia are doomed to fail. “Unlike our former Western partners, we play fair in the international arena and we do not promote double standards,” he added.

• Saturday, April 1st 2023 - 10:25 UTC

  Lukashenko fears nuclear war, calls for a truce in Ukraine

  

  Belarusian President Alexandr Lukashenko Friday called for a truce in Ukraine “without preconditions” during which time neither Moscow nor Kyiv would be allowed to regroup troops or move equipment.

• Friday, February 24th 2023 - 10:29 UTC

  G7 Ambassadors issue joint statement on anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine

  

  To mark the first anniversary of Russia's military deployment in Ukraine, all G7 ambassadors to Buenos Aires issued a joint statement condemning President Vladimir Putin's move and reiterating their countries' full support to Kyiv.

• Tuesday, February 14th 2023 - 10:22 UTC

  US Embassy in Moscow issues “no travel” recommendation

  

  United States citizens have been advised to leave Russia at once or cancel their plans to travel to that country due to the “unpredictable consequences of the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.”

• Wednesday, February 1st 2023 - 15:34 UTC

  Uruguayan soldier says he fights in Ukraine to “get value” out of his military experience

  

  Teddy, a 26-year-old Uruguayan soldier who has been fighting with the Ukrainian Army since the Russian invasion began on February 24, 2022, spoke to Uruguay’s Telenoche and told that he joined the war to “take advantage” of everything he learned in his military training.

• Wednesday, February 1st 2023 - 10:59 UTC

  South Africa in naval drills with BRICS associates, Russia and China; Argentina waiting to join the block

  

  South Africa confirmed plans to conduct joint naval drills with BRICS associates navies, Russia and China off its coast this month, from 17/27 February, next to the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24.

• Wednesday, January 25th 2023 - 09:18 UTC

  Ukraine faces decades long humanitarian challenge, demining the areas once occupied by Russian troops

  

  As the Russian invasion of Ukraine drags into another year, the country's Red Cross chief Raksym Dotsenko, admitted it faces a “huge” humanitarian challenge. However, it is not only the millions of displaced, or aiding those who lost houses or apartments and are virtually homeless. The main problem are the landmines and antipersonnel mines left by the Russian troops.