Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers were shunned by foreign governments after seizing power in 2021 but have recently notched up some big wins in their diplomatic efforts to forge international ties.
This week, Indian special envoy Anand Prakash was…
Category: 1. Russia
-
Dima shares his memes with the kids Former President Medvedev delivers ‘educational lecture’ featuring quotes from his blog about ‘deranged Nazi junkies’ and ‘cockroaches breeding in a jar’
Dmitry Medvedev’s presidency was a single, short-lived term. After stepping aside for Vladimir Putin’s return, Medvedev served almost eight years as prime minister. Currently, he has a seat on Russia’s Security Council as its deputy…
Continue Reading
-
Moscow rejects proposed 30-day ceasefire, says Putin’s three-day offer is only way forward ‘without preconditions’ — Meduza
Moscow has rejected Kyiv’s push for a 30-day ceasefire and insisted that a three-day truce timed to coincide with Victory Day celebrations would constitute the beginning of direct Russian-Ukrainian negotiations without preconditions. On…
Continue Reading
-
Rubio Warns U.S. Will End Mediation Unless ‘Concrete Proposals’ From Russia, Ukraine
Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Tuesday that the United States will end mediation unless Russia and Ukraine make “concrete proposals” on ending the war, his spokeswoman said.
“We are now at a…
Continue Reading
-
Rubio Warns U.S. Will End Mediation Unless It Sees ‘Concrete Proposals’ From Russia and Ukraine
Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Tuesday that the United States will end mediation unless Russia and Ukraine make “concrete proposals” on ending the war, his spokeswoman said.
“We are now at a…
Continue Reading
-
Ukraine Orders Evacuation From 7 Villages in the East
Ukraine on Tuesday ordered the evacuation of seven villages in the eastern Dnipropetrovsk region, which used to be remote from the front lines but is now under threat as Russian forces close in.
Russia has been trying to break into the…
Continue Reading
-
Ukraine’s top general orders draft officers to the front if they’ve dodged combat so far — Meduza
Oleksandr Syrskyi, the commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, has ordered military enlistment offices to deploy physically fit personnel without combat experience to the front lines. Under the new system, war veterans previously injured…
Continue Reading
-
Russian Court Jails Man for Poison Attempt on Army Pilots
A Russian military court on Tuesday sentenced a man to 27 years in jail for attempting to kill army pilots with poisoned alcohol and cakes at a graduation party, allegedly on Ukrainian orders.
According to Russian investigators, Yegor…
Continue Reading
-
Zelensky Calls for Fair Peace With No ‘Rewards’ for Putin
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called Tuesday for a “fair” end to the war with Russia without “rewards” for Vladimir Putin, pushing back against demands for Kyiv to make territorial…
Continue Reading
-
Russia and Ukraine trade accusations of ‘manipulation’ over ceasefire proposals — Meduza
On Monday, the Kremlin said it would declare a unilateral three-day ceasefire in Ukraine to mark Russia’s Victory Day holiday. The message urged Kyiv to “follow this example” but warned of retaliation if the truce is broken. Ukrainian…
Continue Reading
