Ukraine

Colonel Valeriy Vavryniuk inspects some trenches at a border station near Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine. Fortifications like this were once unknown here, but now the frontier with Russia is heavily guarded. Photography by Anton Skyba/The Globe and Mail Walking through wooden-walled trenches dug along Ukraine’s northeastern border, Valeriy Vavryniuk, a…

published : 13 Apr 2021 at 18:45 Ukraine is seeking 'practical' support from Western powers. BRUSSELS: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday told Russia to end its "unjustified" military build-up around Ukraine as Kiev and Washington's top diplomats gathered for talks in Brussels. Concern is mounting that the long-simmering…

The Wall Street Journal is, financially speaking, quietly one of the most successful newspapers in the country. But you don’t hear about the Journal’s success all that often. The media industry narrative has centered around the revitalization of The New York Times and The Washington Post, two papers that had…

While the U.S. continues on its path of internal destruction by means of extreme political polarization, external threats are mounting involving two powerhouse nations: Russia and China. First off, tensions are escalating between Russia and Ukraine, with increased Russian militarization along Ukraine’s eastern border. The number of troops at the…

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov wearing a protective face mask attends Russian President Vladimir Putin's annual end-of-year news conference, held online in a video conference mode, in Moscow, Russia December 17, 2020. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo The Kremlin said on Sunday some of the conditions outlined in the Minsk peace accords on…

Express. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express. RUSSIA claims to have intercepted a US spy plane approaching its border, amid growing tensions between the two powers as Kremlin continues to send thousands of its troops to the Ukrainian border.PUBLISHED: 22:01, Sat, Apr 10, 2021 | UPDATED: 22:05, Sat, Apr…

VLADIMIR Putin’s robot army will be deployed at Ukraine’s border with 85,000 troops “ready for conflict” as war tensions mount. The new unmanned firepower was inspected by Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu this week, at the 766th Production and Technological Enterprise in Nakhabino near Moscow. 15 The Uran-9 unmanned combat ground…

Putin's threat to the West has been laid bare in new footage showing a build-up of troops and military convoys on Ukraine's border as Kiev warns it could be provoked by Russian 'aggression'.  The clip, with the caption 'ready for conflict', appeared to show Vladimir Putin's armoured vehicles ploughing through…

Watch: Northern Ireland beat Ukraine in first leg of Euro 2022 play-offNorthern Ireland scored two away goals to beat favourites Ukraine 2-1 in the first leg of the Euro 2022 play-off. Rachel Furness gave Kenny Shiels' side the lead inside five minutes before Daryna Apanaschenko brought the hosts level in…

German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Russian President Putin on Thursday to pull back the Kremlin’s military build-up near the border with Ukraine, while he in turn accused Kiev of “provocative actions” in the conflict region. The US, too, said it is increasingly concerned about what it sees as escalating Russian…