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  Beijing (AFP) Dec 11, 2024 Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev is visiting Beijing this week for talks with leaders of the key Moscow partner, China's foreign ministry said Wednesday. "The visit to China by Mr. Medvedev... is an important high-level exchange between China and Russia," said foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning at a regular press conference. Mao did not provide further details about the itinerary or meetings planned for the former president, now serving as deputy head of the Russian security council. ... read more |
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U.S. loans Ukraine $20B from frozen Russian assetsWashington DC (UPI) Dec 11, 2024 The United States has given Kyiv a $20 billion loan funded by Russian assets frozen since the Kremlin invaded Ukraine nearly three years ago. ... more  
Missile strike on Ukraine clinic kills at least fourKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Dec 10, 2024 A missile strike Tuesday hit a private clinic in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, killing at least four people and wounding more than a dozen, officials said, as Russia steps up attacks in southern regions partially under its control. ... more  
U.S., Japan, Republic of Korea meet over 'concerning developments' in DPRK, RussiaWashington DC (UPI) Dec 9, 2024 The United States, Japan and the Republic of Korea are expressing concerns over developments in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the "deepening military cooperation between the DPRK and Russia," the U.S. State Department said Monday. ... more 
Russia could deploy hypersonic missiles in Belarus, Putin saysMoscow (AFP) Dec 6, 2024 Russia could deploy its newly developed hypersonic Oreshnik missiles in Belarus next year as it begins to ramp up their production, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday. ... more |
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Russia's military bases in Syria under threatMoscow (AFP) Dec 10, 2024 The rebel offensive that ousted Moscow ally Bashar al-Assad has left Russia's military bases in Syria under threat. ... more |
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Russian man jailed for three years for defacing army postersMoscow (AFP) Dec 10, 2024 A 39-year-old man in Siberia has been jailed for three years for defacing posters that called on people to enlist in the Russian army, regional authorities said Tuesday. ... more 
Nobel laureate warns Putin about danger of nuclear weaponsOslo (AFP) Dec 9, 2024 This year's Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Japan's atomic bomb survivors' group Nihon Hidankyo, on Monday urged Russia to stop issuing nuclear threats in a bid to prevail in its war in Ukraine. ... more 
Zelensky says Ukraine needs 'enduring peace'Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Dec 8, 2024 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday he told President-elect Donald Trump and French leader Emmanuel Macron in talks a day earlier that Kyiv needs an "enduring peace" that Moscow would not "destroy in a few years." ... more
EU needs 'big bang' on defence to face Russia threat: new commissionerBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Dec 6, 2024 The European Union needs a "big bang" of spending and policy changes to ramp up its defences in the face of the threat posed by Russia, the bloc's new defence chief Andrius Kubilius told AFP. ... more |
Febrility in Kyiv as ballistic missile threat looms; Russia could deploy hypersonic missiles in BelarusKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Dec 6, 2024 Having grown used to near daily air raid sirens in the almost three years since Russia invaded, Inna would not normally have headed for cover. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Lavrov says Russia ready to defend itself through 'any means'Washington (AFP) Dec 6, 2024 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday said he hoped Ukraine's allies took "seriously" Moscow's recent use of a hypersonic missile in the conflict there, and warned that Russia was ready to use "any means" to defend itself. ... more  
Kazakhstan holds talks with France on 1st nuclear power plantAlmaty, Kazakhstan (AFP) Dec 6, 2024 Kazakhstan on Friday said that its energy minister had held talks with French officials and companies in the running to build the Central Asian country's first nuclear power station. ... more  
China to send batteries to Europe via route bypassing Russia: KazakhstanAlmaty, Kazakhstan (AFP) Dec 6, 2024 China will soon send lithium-ion batteries to Europe via Kazakhstan on a trade route that bypasses sanctions-hit Russia, the Central Asian country said Friday. ... more 
Accusations and walkouts as Ukraine, Russia ministers clash at Malta meetingTa'Qali, Malta (AFP) Dec 5, 2024 Ukraine's foreign minister called Russia's top diplomat Sergei Lavrov a "war criminal" Thursday as they both attended an international meeting in Malta, the latter's first visit to an EU country since the 2022 invasion. ... more |
Blinken blasts Lavrov for Russian escalation in UkraineTa'Qali, Malta (AFP) Dec 5, 2024 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday accused Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov of spreading a "tsunami of misinformation" and blamed Moscow for escalating the war in Ukraine. ... more  
Russian ship's crew fired signal flares toward German helicopterBerlin (AFP) Dec 5, 2024 Germany's defence minister voiced concern Thursday about a Russian cargo ship firing a signal flare towards a German military helicopter in the Baltic Sea. ... more 
North Korea, Russia defence treaty comes into forceSeoul (AFP) Dec 4, 2024 A landmark defence pact between North Korea and Russia, signed by its leaders in June, has gone into effect after the two sides exchanged ratification documents, North Korea's official KCNA news agency said Thursday. ... more 
Ukraine detains girl on treason charges for aiding RussiaKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Dec 4, 2024 Ukraine's security service said Wednesday it had detained a 16-year-old girl accused of helping Moscow orchestrate an airstrike on the northern Chernigiv region. ... more |
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NATO steps up efforts to counter Russian 'hybrid war'Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Dec 4, 2024 NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said Wednesday the alliance had agreed on "proactive measures" to counter Russia's campaign of hybrid attacks against its members. ... more 
Russia supporting N.Korea nuclear programme in exchange for troops: NATO chiefBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Dec 4, 2024 NATO chief Mark Rutte said Wednesday that Russia was giving support to North Korea's missile and nuclear programmes in exchange for Pyongyang sending troops to use in the war with Ukraine. ... more
UK cybersecurity chief warns defences must improveLondon (AFP) Dec 3, 2024 The UK is underestimating the online threat posed by criminal gangs as well as hostile states including Russia and China and must improve its resilience, Britain's cybersecurity chief said Tuesday. ... more  
E.Guinea lauds 'exceptional' ties with RussiaMalabo, Equatorial Guinea (AFP) Dec 3, 2024 Equatorial Guinea's presidency on Tuesday lauded relations between the small central African state and Russia, saying they "have reached an unprecedented level of cooperation", notably on security. ... more |
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Kyiv says repels Russian push over east Ukraine riverKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Dec 3, 2024 Ukraine said Tuesday that its forces had repelled a Russian effort to cross a key waterway on the eastern frontline, as Moscow's army claimed to have seized two more villages in its grinding advance. ... more |
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Ukraine pushes NATO for invite as Trump loomsBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Dec 3, 2024 Ukraine insisted Tuesday that NATO membership was the only "real guarantee" for its security, but foreign ministers from the alliance sidestepped Kyiv's push for an invite ahead of Donald Trump's return to the US presidency. ... more 
At NATO meeting, Blinken promotes military aid, energy assistance for UkraineWashington DC (UPI) Dec 3, 2024 Russia's invasion of Ukraine is the focus of NATO's Allied Foreign Affairs Ministers meeting being held Tuesday and Wednesday in Brussels. ... more 
Russia says test fired missiles in eastern Mediterranean drillsMoscow (AFP) Dec 3, 2024 Russia's army said Tuesday it had fired hypersonic missiles during naval and air force drills in the eastern Mediterranean that come as its ally Syria loses ground to Islamist rebels. ... more 
25 dead as Russian, Syrian warplanes bomb rebels; China supports efforts to restore 'stability'Washington DC (UPI) Dec 2, 2024 At least 25 civilians, including 10 children and four women, were killed on Sunday in Russian and Syrian government airstrikes on the Syrian city of Idlib and rural Aleppo, the White Helmets announced Monday. ... more |
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