Turkey can provide ship support for the evacuation of civilians and injured Turkish and other nationals in Mariupol through the sea, Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on April 3. “In this context, our coordination with authorities of the Russian Federation and Ukraine continues,” Akar said. Ankara has conveyed its request …
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Russian MoD Denies Killings in Bucha, Says Footage Was Staged For Western Medias
Earlier, Ukrainian authorities claimed to have found the bodies of civilians lying in the streets of the city of Bucha in the Kiev region, alleging that they had been killed by Russian troops stationed in the city until several days ago. Russia’s Defence Ministry has rejected allegations promulgated by Kiev, …
Read More »Energy sanctions now on table for Germany
Oil and gas sanctions are one of the options Germany will consider following the atrocities Russian troops committed on the outskirts of Kyiv, Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht said. “There has to be a reaction,” the social democrat minister said in a public TV interview on Sunday evening. “Energy sanctions are …
Read More »Ukraine accuses Russia of massacre, city strewn with bodies
Bodies with bound hands, close-range gunshot wounds and signs of torture lay scattered in a city on the outskirts of Kyiv after Russian soldiers withdrew from the area. Ukrainian authorities accused the departing forces on Sunday of committing war crimes and leaving behind a “scene from a horror movie.” As …
Read More »Zelensky: Ukraine Prepared to Adopt Neutral Status for Russia Peace Deal
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Ukraine is prepared to adopt a neutral status in exchange for peace in their country. However, during the interview with independent journalists from Russia, he also said that such a move would require a referendum and has to be guaranteed by third parties.
Read More »Bajwa, Khalilzad discuss Afghanistan, regional stability
Former US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa at General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi on Friday (April 1, 2022), Pakistani media outlets reported. Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a press release said that the two discussed issues related …
Read More »Biden says sub he commissioned will enhance US security
In a public ceremony delayed two years by the pandemic, President Joe Biden on Saturday commissioned the USS Delaware, a nuclear attack submarine, saying it would enhance national security, though he made no reference to the global turmoil from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “As the commander in chief, I believe …
Read More »Putin Demands Surrender of Mariupol to Stop Shelling
Putin’s deal is simple but direct: he will stop the shelling of the beleaguered Ukrainian city of Mariupol only after they surrender to Russian forces. Putin Talks with French President Macron According to the Kremlin, the Russian strongman made this statement during an hour-long phone conversation with French President Emmanuel …
Read More »West Africa: Mali Says 203 Killed in Military Operation in Sahel State
Mali’s army said Friday that it had killed 203 combatants in an operation in the center of Sahel state, an apparent uptick in violence in the conflict-torn country. The army said the March 23-31 military operation took place in Sahel’s Moura area, which it termed a “terrorist fiefdom.” Soldiers killed …
Read More »Jihadist-Hit Mali Gets Combat Helicopters From Russia
Mali’s junta-dominated government has taken delivery of combat helicopters from Russia to help its army fight a bloody jihadist insurgency, an AFP journalist saw. Defense Minister Sadio Camara late Wednesday formally received two helicopters, radar, and other equipment brought by a Russian transport plane to a military base at Bamako …
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