Russia called for an emergency session of the Security Council today, at 3:00 p.m. local time (20:00 GMT), after accusing Ukraine of the downing of a Il-76 military transport aircraftaccording to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at a press conference at the UN. According to the official version from Moscow, 65 Ukrainian soldiers – prisoners […]
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Russian Il-76 military plane carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners crashes in Belgorod
A russian plane Il-76 military transport with 65 Ukrainian prisoners on board crashed today in the Belgorod region, bordering Ukrainereported the Russian Ministry of Defense on Telegram. The military note specifies that the plane, which also carried six crew members and three Russian soldiers, was transporting the prisoners to be exchanged for russian soldiers held […]
From Ukraine to the Middle East, the conflicts that mark Paris-2024
After two Olympic events under the health bubble – behind closed doors in Tokyo 2021 and without foreign spectators in Beijing 2022, in the winter edition – the Paris-2024 Games promise “gather the world” for an immense peaceful festival, according to the International Olympic Committee (IOC). But between Ukraine and the Middle East, international events […]
France is willing to strengthen Ukraine’s weapons manufacturing capacity
The new foreign minister FranceStéphane Séjourné, assured today in kyiv in his first official trip after his appointment last Thursday, that his country is determined to strengthen the capacity of Ukraine to manufacture weapons in its own territory, in addition to continuing to supply it with weapons. ”We are determined to jointly strengthen the capacity […]
Finland plans to ban imports of Russian liquefied natural gas in 2025
The Finnish Government intends to ban imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) coming from Russia in 2025, announced the Minister of Climate and Environment, Kai Mykkänen, in an interview with the newspaper Helsingin Sanomat. “I don’t want to promise any specific date, but possibly next year we will be in a situation where the ban […]
US intelligence assures that Russia has used North Korean missiles against Ukraine
The intelligence of USA determined that Russia has used North Korean ballistic missiles in some of its latest attacks against Ukraine and is also negotiating with Iran for the purchase of short-range ballistic missiles. John Kirby, one of the spokespersons for the White Houseoffered this Thursday in a press conference details of this information from […]
Russia and Ukraine exchange airstrikes amid ground combat stalemate
The Ministry of Defense of Russia indicated on Thursday that its air defenses shot down 10 missiles launched from the air by Ukraine over Crimea, as both sides in the war carry out long-range airstrikes as fighting along the front line remains largely stalemate. One person was injured by falling debris from a downed air […]
Putin: Russia will “intensify” its military attacks in Ukraine after the Belgorod bombing
Russia will “intensify” its attacks against military targets in Ukraine in retaliation for the bombing carried out by the Ukrainian army against the Russian city of Belgorod this weekend, he announced Vladimir Putin. “We will intensify the attacks, no crime against civilians will go unpunished, that is for sure”declared the Russian president during a visit […]
Kiritimati island, in the South Pacific, the first to celebrate the arrival of 2024
The more than 7,300 inhabitants of the remote island of Kiritimati, in the island nation of Kiribati, located in the Peaceful South, were the first people in the world to receive 2024. The residents of this island, who entered on January 1 at 10:00 GMT on December 31, are followed about 15 minutes later by […]
Russia forecasts 3.5% growth after contraction in first year of war
The government of Russia today predicted economic growth for this year of 3.5%, well above the forecasts of local authorities and international institutes for the second year of the Russian military campaign in Ukraine. The Minister of Economy, Maxim Reshetnikov, argued his prediction in the results recorded already in the first eleven months of 2023 […]