Russia declared today that it remains open to negotiating a settlement in Ukraine, but she stressed that what is important for her is to achieve the objectives set within the framework of the military campaign. “The president (Russian, Vladimir Putin) has said on repeated occasions that what is important for us is to achieve our […]
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Ukraine’s goal for 2024: to stop being vulnerable to Russian airstrikes
Without sufficient weapons to advance on the front, Ukraine It must content itself for the moment with wearing down the enemy and minimizing its own vulnerabilities in a conflict that is expected to be long. The year that ends has been marked by the asymmetric war that the Ukrainians have successfully waged in the Black […]
Germany announces $2.95 billion arms supply to Ukraine
Government German announced this Saturday that it is preparing a new military aid plan for Ukraine for an amount of 2,950 million dollars (about 2,700 million euros), which includes the delivery of tanks, armored vehicles and anti-aircraft defense systems. “We all want a speedy end to this heinous Russian war against the Ukrainian people, but […]
Ministry of Finance of Ukraine welcomes the technical agreement with the IMF
The Finance Minister of UkraineSerhiy Marchenko, welcomed today the technical agreement reached with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to access a fund of 15,600 million dollars over four years. The program will “significant support for the Ukrainian economy and financial system and will help mobilize additional financial resources from international partners, necessary for success in […]
Chinese president says relations with Russia are a ‘priority’
President Xi Jinping said Tuesday that China I was going to givepriority” to relations with Russiatwo “neighboring great powers”hours before meeting in Moscow with his partner Vladimir Putin to address the conflict Ukraine. On the second day of his state visit to Russia, Xi viewed his trip as a response to a “historical logic”given that […]
Putin visits Crimea after an arrest warrant against him
The Russian President, Vladimir Putintraveled on Saturday to crimea to commemorate the ninth anniversary of the annexation of the Ukrainian peninsula bathed by the Black Sea, a day after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant against the Russian president, whom he accuses of war crimes. Russian state news agency RIA Novosti said Putin […]
Turkey announces extension of Ukraine grain deal
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Saturday the extension of the agreement that allows the export of grains from Ukrainenegotiated after the Russian invasion to alleviate the global food crisis. The current pact, signed in July 2022 by Ukraine and Russia with the mediation of Ankara and the UN, allows ships loaded with Ukrainian […]
Biden says Putin committed war crimes and charges are ‘justified’
The president of USA, Joe Bidensaid on Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putinhas committed war crimes and that the decision of the International Criminal Court to issue an arrest warrant against him is justified. The ICC on Friday called for Putin’s arrest on suspicion of the illegal deportation of children and illegal transfer of people […]
White House says talk between Xi and Zelensky would be ‘a good thing’
The White House said on Thursday that a conversation between the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyand the Chinese leader Xi Jinping it would be “a good thing,” and urged Beijing not to take a “one-sided” view of the conflict. “We think it would be really good if the two of them talked,” National Security Council spokesman […]
Russia questions renewal of grain deal as deadline approaches
Russia declared on Thursday that a landmark agreement to ensure the safe export of grain from Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea it was only “half applying”raising questions about whether he will allow an extension of the arrangement that expires next week. The Black Sea Grain Initiative, negotiated by the United Nations and Turkey last […]