The Biden administration is working to send an additional Patriot air-defense battery to Ukraine, people familiar with the matter said, as the US and its allies scramble to meet the country’s demand for more air defenses to repel an intensified Russian assault.The US is seeking to send a single battery along with radars, according to…
NEW DELHI: In an attempt to push through Kyiv‘s defensive lines, Russian forces launched a massive assault in Ukraine‘s northeastern Kharkiv, even as the Ukrainian defence ministry agreed that “battles of varying intensity continue”.The Moscow troops used artillery, bombs and armoured vehicles to break into Kharkiv, while Kyiv claimed it managed to repel attacks.Russian army…
Berlin: The Russian army is expanding the role of women as it seeks to balance President Vladimir Putin‘s promotion of traditional family roles with the need for new recruits for the war in Ukraine.The military’s stepped-up appeal to women includes efforts to recruit female inmates in prisons, replicating on a much smaller scale a strategy…
The US has accused Russia of using chemical weapons, including poison gas, “as a method of warfare” against Ukrainian forces, in violation of a global ban on the use of such weapons.The state department said in a statement on Wednesday that Russia had used chloropicrin, a “choking agent” widely used during World War I, as…
Russian missiles hit the port of Pivdennyi in Ukraine‘s southern Odesa region on Friday, damaging Ukrainian and Singaporean facilities at the site, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. “… they hit the Sea Port Pivdennyi. Several missiles struck port facilities, not only Ukrainian, but Singapore‘s as well,” he said during a virtual address to the NATO-Ukraine Council….
WASHINGTON: Speaker Mike Johnson has unveiled a long-awaited package of bills that will provide military aid to Ukraine and Israel, replenish US weapons systems and give humanitarian assistance to civilians in Gaza. The package totals $95.3 billion in spending, which matches the total that the Senate passed in mid-February. But there are also a few…
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said that recent airstrikes on Ukraine‘s energy grid, which have caused huge blackouts, are part of the Kremlin’s “demilitarisation” of its neighbour.His comments came after Moscow launched a barrage of aerial attacks on Thursday, targeting energy facilities across Ukraine.“We assume that in this way we have an influence…
US treasury secretary Janet Yellen wrapped up four days of talks in China with a warning to the country’s banks and exporters: If you help bolster Russia‘s military capacity, Washington will come after you.“I stressed that companies, including those in the PRC, must not provide material support for Russia’s war, and that they will face…
NEW DELHI: Peter Pellegrini, a government ally known for his skepticism towards Ukraine, emerged victorious in the Slovakia presidential elections on Saturday, defeating Ivan Korcok, a pro-Western diplomat. Korcok got 47% of the vote against former Prime Minister Pellegrini’s 53%. Accepting his defeat, Korcok said, “I am honestly disappointed. But I’m an athlete, so I…
NEW DELHI: Ukraine‘s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has issued a stark warning about the country’s air defence capabilities, expressing concerns about a potential shortage of missiles due to Russia’s ongoing bombing campaign. He emphasized the urgent need for more air defence systems, specifically highlighting the requirement for Patriot systems. “If they keep hitting (Ukraine) every day…
