Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has signed a law allowing foreign mercenaries to serve as officers in the country’s military. The Ukrainian parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, passed the relevant legislation on October 10 and on Friday, it was signed into law by Zelensky, according to the website of the Ukrainian government. …
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Former US President Donald Trump has promised not to send Americans to fight and die in countries they have never even heard of while addressing a crowd in the battleground state of Pennsylvania this weekend. Speaking at a campaign rally on Saturday, Trump once again claimed he is the only …
Read More »Foreign diplomats pay tribute to victims of Moscow terrorist attack
Foreign diplomats on Saturday visited the Crocus City Hall just outside Moscow, laying flowers at the impromptu memorial to commemorate the victims of the deadly terrorist attack. Representatives of more than 130 countries took part in the event, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry. The ceremony was attended by over …
Read More »Ukraine criticized over ‘Hinduphobia’ ahead of foreign minister’s India visit
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has announced that he will visit India later this week, drawing parallels between the ongoing conflict and India’s struggle for independence from British colonial rule led by Mahatma Gandhi. The comparison didn’t go down well with many Indians on social media, who reminded Kiev of …
Read More »Foreign aid to Ukraine has topped $200 bn – Russian MOD
Russia’s Defense Ministry has published statistics detailing the aid supplied to Ukraine from abroad during the conflict with Russia. According to its figures, Kiev’s foreign backers together have spent more than $203 billion on assisting the government of President Vladimir Zelensky. Some 54 countries have been providing assistance to the …
Read More »Foreign mercenaries in Ukraine engage in bloody scuffle – media
Four members of Ukraine’s International Legion were involved in a drunken fight at a party last weekend in Kiev, news outlet ‘Strana’ reported on Saturday, citing police sources. The off-duty fighter’s antics ended up with one of them stabbing and hitting the others, according to the website. A Briton, an American, a Canadian, and a …
Read More »EU foreign ministers hold first meeting in Kiev
The foreign members of the EU’s member states convened their inaugural meeting outside the bloc’s territory in Kiev on Monday. “We are convening a historic meeting of EU Foreign Ministers here in Ukraine, candidate country and future member of the EU,” the bloc’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, said in a post …
Read More »Russia’s Eastern Economic Forum welcomes foreign participants
Delegations from many foreign countries are expected to take part in the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) that kicks off on Sunday in Russia’s far eastern city of Vladivostok. India, China, Laos, Mongolia and Myanmar will have the largest contingents at the event, according to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Trutnev, …
Read More »Kiev says its critics can ‘join the foreign legion’
The Ukrainian government “doesn’t care” how long the fight against Russia takes, and recommends that anyone complaining sign up for its foreign legion, Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba told France’s AFP news agency this week. In an interview published on Thursday, Kuleba said that Ukraine’s goal remains the capture of all …
Read More »China announces new foreign minister
China has announced the replacement of Foreign Minister Qin Gang with his predecessor, Wang Yi, who previously served in the role for almost a decade. The decision was confirmed on Tuesday during a meeting of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee. As well as replacing Qin, the committee appointed a …
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