“Russia is at the height of preparation now to complete an all-out invasion of Ukraine,” Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said at a media conference in Australia on Tuesday evening ET. It is “likely to happen within the next 24 hours,” Morrison, whose country is a member of the so-called Five Eyes coalition that shares … Read more
Germany said it has stopped issuing certificates to Nord Stream 2 Gas pipeline after Moscow moves in eastern Ukraine on Monday. “With regard to recent developments, we need to reassess the situation also with regard to Nord Stream 2. It seems very technocratic but it is a necessary administrative step to stop the certification of … Read more
However, Biden did not mention the specific actions his administration plans to take to stabilize gas prices for American consumers — something any American president would. He has limited ability to do. “As I said last week, defending freedom will have a price, for us, too, here at home,” Biden said. “We need to be … Read more
pictureUkrainian soldiers inspect a crater left by a mortar blast at a front-line position in Novozvanivka, eastern Ukraine, on Monday.credit…Tyler Hicks/The New York Times With Russia sending in the armed forces and the United States promising sanctions, the Ukraine conflict entered a perilous new chapter on Tuesday as the path to a diplomatic solution quickly … Read more
It was sexy videowhich went viral when it appeared last Friday on Telegram channels sympathetic to the Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine. Supposedly it showed a barrage of gunfire and shelling by Polish-speaking saboteurs trying to blow up a chlorine tank near the city of Horlivka a week earlier – on February 11. Territories controlled … Read more
“Disturbing information recently obtained by the United States indicates that human rights violations and abuses are being planned in the wake of another invasion,” Ambassador Bethsheba Neil Crocker, United States Representative to the United Nations Office and Other International Organizations in Geneva, in a letter to Michelle Bachelet, United Nations Commissioner High Commissioner for Human … Read more
Biden and Putin accept summit ‘principle’ on Ukraine S&P futures rose 0.5%, European shares rose 0.34% The euro rose 0.3% against the dollar LONDON (Reuters) – US stock index futures rose, the euro rose and global stocks settled on Monday as a glimmer of hope emerged for a diplomatic solution to the crisis between Russia … Read more
Ukraine’s Far Eastern region includes breakaway pro-Russian breakaway republics, and residents there have been describing scenes of massacre from shells allegedly fired by the Ukrainian military. But proving bombing is much more difficult. “We haven’t seen anything to support that in any way,” Ward said of efforts to verify these reports. On Friday, Ward watched … Read more
PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin spoke by phone on Sunday and agreed on the “need to prioritize a diplomatic solution to the current crisis” and secure a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine in the coming hours, according to a statement from Mr Macron’s office. The statement added that “if … Read more
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison accused Beijing of an “act of intimidation” after a Chinese navy ship pointed a laser at an Australian military surveillance plane last week. A P-8A Poseidon naval patrol aircraft was lit Thursday as it flew over Australia’s northern approaches by a laser from a People’s Liberation Army-Navy … Read more
