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Battleground Ukraine: Day 21 of Russia's invasion

Mar 16, 2022 (AFP)

Western analysts saw stretched supply lines and lack of reserves holding the invading forces in place for the coming days, while the Ukrainian defenders continu...

'Born-free' Belarusian goes to war alongside Ukraine troops

Mar 16, 2022 (AFP)

"I'm going to Ukraine not only to support Ukraine and fight for Ukraine but also to fight for Belarus," the 18-year-old now living in Grojec, Poland, told AFP. ...

Warsaw seeks NATO 'peace mission' to help Ukraine

Mar 16, 2022 (AFP)

"This cannot be an unarmed mission," Vice Premier Jaroslaw Kaczynski was quoted as saying by the Polish news agency PAP during a visit to Kyiv. "It must seek to...

Pressure builds on China to drop its Russian ally

Mar 15, 2022 (AFP)

Washington has driven Russia to the cusp of default since Vladimir Putin's invasion of neighbouring Ukraine, strangling its economy with sanctions and pulling t...

Kyiv says 'fundamental contradictions' in talks with Russia

Mar 15, 2022 (AFP)

"We'll continue tomorrow. A very difficult and viscous negotiation process. There are fundamental contradictions. But there is certainly room for compromise," P...

Deadly blasts rock Kyiv as talks with Russia resume

Mar 15, 2022 (AFP)

At least three large blasts were heard from the centre of the capital, sending columns of smoke high into the sky. As dawn broke the damage became clear, with o...

Slovakia approves NATO deployment on Ukraine's doorstep

Mar 15, 2022 (AFP)

The force would initially be some 1,200 troops from the Czech Republic, Germany, the Netherlands, the United States, Poland and Slovenia as part of a NATO "enha...

Biden to assert 'iron-clad commitment' on NATO trip

Mar 15, 2022 (AFP)

Biden will also attend an EU summit in Brussels to discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine and Western efforts to impose "economic costs on Russia (and) provide hu...

Deadly air strike hits Kyiv ahead of new Russia-Ukraine talks

Mar 14, 2022 (AFP)

The strike, which injured at least a dozen people, came as Russian troops edged closer to the city and kept up their siege of the southern port city of Mariupol...

Kremlin says may take 'full control' of big Ukraine cities

Mar 14, 2022 (AFP)

"Putin gave orders to hold back on any immediate assault on large cities because the civilian losses would be large," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told repor...

Major NATO manoeuvres kick off in Norway

Mar 14, 2022 (AFP)

Cold Response 2022, planned long before Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, aims to test how Norway would manage Allied reinforcements on its soil, in line with Artic...

Philippines summons China envoy over navy ship's 'illegal intrusion'

Mar 14, 2022 (AFP)

Manila and Beijing are locked in a territorial dispute over the South China Sea, which Beijing claims almost its entirety, but the Philippines' foreign ministry...

Finnish support for joining NATO hits record 62%: poll

Mar 14, 2022 (AFP)

A total of 62 percent of respondents in the Nordic country now support applying for NATO membership, according to the survey commissioned by public broadcaster ...

Chinese media echoes Russia on Ukraine war

Mar 14, 2022 (AFP)

Beijing has refused to support nor condemn its close ally Moscow, while blaming the United States and NATO's "eastward expansion" for worsening tensions. It is ...

US expresses 'deep concerns' on Russia-China 'alignment'

Mar 14, 2022 (AFP)

"We do have deep concerns about China's alignment with Russia," a senior US official told reporters, speaking on condition of anonymity, adding: "It was a very ...

Russia-Ukraine talks resume despite deadly strikes

Mar 14, 2022 (AFP)

With Russian forces threatening to take "full control" of several major cities, the fourth round of talks failed to deliver a breakthrough on the 19th day of th...

Russia asks China for military aid on Ukraine: US media

Mar 14, 2022 (AFP)

Beijing refused to directly address the reports, instead accusing Washington of maliciously spreading "disinformation" over China's role in the Ukraine war. US ...

Battleground Ukraine: Day 19 of Russia's invasion

Mar 14, 2022 (AFP)

The capital remains under Ukrainian control but is increasingly at risk of being surrounded, with many observers believing Russia is still aiming to capture the...

Nine killed by bombing in southern city of Mykolaiv: regional governor

Mar 13, 2022 (AFP)

"Scum!!!!!! 9 people died as a result of the bombing by assholes. Mykolaiv," Kim wrote on Telegram. Kim wrote earlier that according to preliminary information,...

Zelensky warns NATO as Russia strikes near Polish border

Mar 13, 2022 (AFP)

Meanwhile, the death toll in the strategic southern port city of Mariupol, facing acute deprivation amid a prolonged siege, has topped 2,000, officials there sa...