US President Joe Biden has announced a further $800 million in taxpayer-funded military aid to Ukraine, adding to the $200 million promised to the embattled nation on Saturday. Among the lethal items promised to the US ally on Wednesday are 9,000 anti-armor systems, 7,000 small arms, 800 anti-aircraft missiles, 20 …
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President Vladimir Putin has detailed Russia’s demands concerning Ukraine, during a phone call on Thursday with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, Moscow has said. He reiterated the objectives of the Russian military operation, including demilitarization of Ukraine and its neutral status in the future, the readout of the two men’s …
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French President Emmanuel Macron has said he called Vladimir Putin at the request of Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky, who reportedly was trying, in vain, to reach the Russian president. In a press conference on Thursday, Macron revealed that he had demanded an end to Moscow’s military action in Ukraine during …
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While the treaties of friendship and cooperation between Russia and the newly recognized republics of Donetsk and Lugansk are still in the draft stage, the Russian State Duma has released the proposed documents on Monday, showing that they will include common defense against external aggression and the right to use …
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The Russian defense minister has outlined details of an incident which, according to Moscow, saw a US military submarine violate Russia’s sovereignty over the weekend. The Pentagon has denied that any such event took place. Speaking on Monday, Sergey Shoigu told Russian President Vladimir Putin that the submarine went 4km …
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Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov has revealed details of the conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Joe Biden shortly after the phone talks concluded on Saturday evening. Speaking to reporters during a media briefing, Ushakov revealed that the talks were staged on Washington’s request with …
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A 23-year-old woman died from her injuries following a shooting attack at the Heidelberg University, Mannheim’s police chief Siegfried Kollmar said at a press conference in the wake of the Monday attack. Three more people – all of them students – were injured in the incident. The gunman was only …
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Novak Djokovic supporters have been filmed dancing in Serbia flags outside the Melbourne hotel where the tennis ace is being held by officials, while lawyers have outlined a timeline of his detention and his mother has spoken out. The eyes of the world have been on the unspectacular Park Hotel …
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A man who crossed the inter-Korean border on Saturday has been identified as a North Korean returning home. No evidence of espionage has been found. South Korea’s military reported that on January 1, a person managed to cross border fences and race his way through the Demilitarized Zone before reaching …
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The settlement deal between Jeffrey Epstein and Virginia Giuffre, who is currently suing Prince Andrew for alleged sex abuse, is due to be made public in the coming days, following an order by US judges to unseal the agreement. The release of the document comes amid an ongoing case between …
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