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The US-made Javelin anti-tank systems have been praised for their effectiveness by Washington officials and have been turned by Western Media into a symbol of Ukraine’s resistance in the conflict with Russia. But a commander of the Ukrainian marines, who ended up being captured during the fighting for Mariupol, has …

Kiev has been telling troops besieged by Russian forces in Mariupol that help was on its way, while making no actual attempts to end the blockade of the city, the commander of Ukraine’s 36th Naval Infantry Brigade has told RT. Colonel Vladimir Baranyuk and his unit were tasked with guarding …

Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu hopes the world would impose sanctions on Beijing if it attacked Taipei, similar to those faced by Moscow over its offensive in Ukraine. China stated that it would not be intimidated by talks about sanctions and isolation, warning against ‘copy-pasting’ the Ukraine crisis into the Asia Pacific. …

Germany will be battered with a wave of bankruptcies due to Ukraine-related sanctions against Russia, according to Commerzbank Chief Executive Officer Manfred Knof. “The energy supply in Germany is at risk, supply chains are breaking down, we have high inflation,” Knof was quoted by the Handelsblatt daily as saying. According …

Kiev has been telling troops besieged by Russian forces in Mariupol that help was on its way, while making no actual attempts to end the blockade of the city, the commander of Ukraine’s 36th Naval Infantry Brigade has told RT. Colonel Vladimir Baranyuk and his unit were tasked with guarding …

At least seven people died in massive wildfires raging through parts of Siberia on Saturday, Russian media have reported, citing emergency services. At least 17 people were reportedly injured in the fires, and 14 have been hospitalized, according to TASS news agency. Russia’s Krasnoyarsk region was also buffeted by high winds …

Russian energy giant Gazprom announced on Thursday that it will use the onshore capacity of Nord Stream 2, designed to pump natural gas to Germany, for Russia’s domestic market. “As the Nord Stream 2 offshore gas pipeline is currently not in use, and taking into account the gas supply requirements …

Russia’s state-run oil giant Rosneft has reportedly sold a large shipment of crude to India as the South Asian nation keeps boosting energy imports from the sanctions-hit country. Indian Oil Corp (IOC), the country’s top refiner, purchased 700,000 tons of Russian Urals crude, two traders familiar with the matter told …

Ice hockey fans are accustomed to the occasional injuries which are part and parcel of a such a full-contact sport – but the one which took place at Friday’s Game 3 playoff between the Boston Bruins and Carolina Hurricanes was perhaps the most unusual seen in recent NHL history. After the …

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has designs on making moves in the transfer market as soon as the sanctions placed upon the club by the UK government are lifted when the consortium led by US investor Todd Boehly completes its takeover of the London club from Roman Abramovich. The Premier League …