Ukraine

A British Army AS-90. Crown Copyright The British Army’s artillery corps was in pretty bad shape before Russia widened its war on Ukraine starting 11 months ago. Its guns and launchers were too few in number—and hurting for modernization. But Russia’s war on Ukraine might save the corps from further…

Activists burn flares and smoke bomb during a rally in front of the High Anti-Corruption Court building, in Kiev, on December 30, 2020.— AFPKYIV: Several senior Ukrainian officials announced their resignations Tuesday as the defence ministry was shaken by a food procurement scandal and the presidency warned of tough anti-graft…

VIENNA, Jan 24 (Reuters) - The COVID-19 pandemic led to the first drop in the known number of human-trafficking victims in 20 years as trafficking opportunities and policing were reduced, but the Ukraine war has probably now caused a new surge, a U.N. report said on Tuesday. The number of…

Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu speaks at a joint press conference on August 17, 2022. — AFP/FileTALLINN: Estonia said on Monday that it would expel the Russian ambassador from Tallinn in retaliation for Moscow's expulsion of the Estonian ambassador. Tensions between Russia and its European neighbours have spiked since Moscow…

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 334rd day, we take a look at the main developments. Published On 23 Jan 202323 Jan 2023 Here is the situation as it stands on Monday, January 23, 2023: Weapons and diplomacy European Council President Charles Michel has urged the bloc’s leaders to push…

Facebook parent company Meta has removed the Azov Regiment, a controversial unit within the Ukrainian National Guard with alleged far-right political leanings, from its list of dangerous individuals and organizations. The move, first reported by The Kyiv Independent, means members of the unit can now create Facebook and Instagram accounts…

Many documentaries at Sundance tackle interesting figures, alive or dead. Some dive deep into longstanding issues such as racism or climate change, possibly from a local level or a macro level. There has probably rarely been a documentary such as 20 Days in Mariupol, which premiered at the Egyptian Friday…

By Editorial Dept - Jan 20, 2023, 9:00 AM CST While Russia’s clearly protracted war in Ukraine will continue to cause global energy volatility and uncertainty, the market has taken its eye off a number of developments that portend renewed tensions in the Middle East. As we have mentioned previously,…

The Biden administration is stuck in a standoff with Germany over whether to send tanks to Ukraine ahead of a key meeting of Western defense leaders in Germany today. In recent days, German officials have indicated they will not send their Leopard tanks to Ukraine or allow any other country…

Published On 19 Jan 202319 Jan 2023 Ukraine has upped its call for the West to finally send heavy tanks as the defence chiefs of the United States and Germany headed for a showdown over weapons Kyiv says could decide the fate of the war. US defence secretary Lloyd Austin…