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  Moscow (AFP) Dec 13, 2024 The Kremlin said Friday that US President-elect Donald Trump's opposition to Ukraine firing US-supplied weapons deep into Russia "fully aligned" with Moscow's position. Trump said in an interview published Thursday that he disagreed "very vehemently" with Ukraine's use of American-supplied missiles to strike Russian territory. The comments were warmly welcomed in the Kremlin, which on Friday said it had launched a massive aerial attack on Ukraine's energy grid as a response to Kyiv striking an a ... read more |
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NATO chief calls for defence surge to avoid 'big war' with RussiaBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Dec 12, 2024 NATO chief Mark Rutte issued a stark warning Thursday to "turbo-charge" defence spending, saying European nations were not prepared for the threat of future war with Russia. ... more  
Xi tells Russia's Medvedev China 'is willing' to strengthen tiesBeijing (AFP) Dec 12, 2024 Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday told former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev that Beijing was willing to strengthen ties with Moscow, state media said. ... more 
Russia will 'definitely' respond to Ukraine ATACMS strike: KremlinMoscow (AFP) Dec 12, 2024 Russia will "definitely" respond to a Ukrainian attack on a southern airfield using US-supplied ATACMS missiles, the Kremlin said Thursday. ... more  
HRW condemns 'atrocities' against Mali civilians since UN withdrawalDakar (AFP) Dec 12, 2024 Human Rights Watch on Thursday condemned "atrocities" committed against civilians by Mali's army, the Russian mercenary group Wagner, and Islamist armed groups since UN peacekeepers withdrew a year ago. ... more |
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Russia's Medvedev in Beijing for talks with Chinese leadersBeijing (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. ... 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  
Ukraine hits Russian border regions, sets oil depot ablazeKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Dec 11, 2024 Ukraine attacked Russian border regions with missiles and drones early Wednesday, sparking a fire at an oil depot and damaging an "industrial facility", officials said. ... more 
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  
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 |
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  Available on Amazon Books |
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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 
Assad's fall shows Russian military limited by Ukraine offensiveMoscow (AFP) Dec 9, 2024 The collapse of Moscow ally Bashar al-Assad's Syrian government has dealt a major blow to Russia's image of global strength and laid bare the limits of its military reach as its Ukraine offensive drags on. ... 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  
NATO chief says Russia, Iran 'share responsibility' for Assad crimes; Tortured bodies in hospital near DamascusBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Dec 9, 2024 NATO chief Mark Rutte on Monday said Russia and Iran were complicit in the crimes of ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, and his fall showed they were "unreliable partners". ... 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 
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 |
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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  
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 |
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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 |
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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  
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 |
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