Russia-Ukraine war President Joe Biden hailed American military deployments to Europe as part of a struggle for democracy against autocracy during a visit to US troops in Poland. His remarks come as the US and others have reinforced Nato’s eastern flank amid the war in Ukraine. The stop at an airbase in Rzeszow, near […]
Russia-Ukraine war Russia says it will focus its invasion of Ukraine on “liberating” the east, signaling a possible shift in its strategy. The defence ministry said that the initial aims of the war were complete, and that Russia had reduced the combat capacity of Ukraine. Russia’s invasion appeared aimed at swiftly capturing major cities […]
Soutik Biswas India correspondent Russia-Ukraine war On Monday, US President Joe Biden told a meeting of business leaders in Washington that among the so-called Quad group of nations, India was being “somewhat shaky” in its response to Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. The US, Japan and Australia – the three other members of this coalition […]
Russia-Ukraine war A Russian journalist has been killed during shelling by Russian forces in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. Oksana Baulina had been reporting from Kyiv and the western city of Lviv for investigative website The Insider, the outlet said in a statement. She died while filming damage in the city’s Podil district, it added. […]
Russia-Ukraine war Nato is set to approve big increases in the forces deployed on its eastern flank, its secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg has said. Mr Stoltenberg was speaking at a news conference on the eve of an emergency summit on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. He pledged more troops for Hungary, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Romania. […]
By Nomsa Maseko BBC News, Lagos Russia-Ukraine war About 100 African students are pleading for help to leave the Ukrainian port city of Kherson, more than two weeks after it was captured by Russian forces. They have been sheltering for days in underground bunkers on campus in bitterly cold temperatures, with no heating […]
By Mary O’Connor BBC News Russia-Ukraine war Boris Johnson has been criticised for comparing the struggle of Ukrainians fighting Russia’s invasion to people in Britain voting for Brexit. In a speech he said Britons, like Ukrainians, had the instinct “to choose freedom” and cited the 2016 vote to leave the EU as a “recent example”. […]
Russia-Ukraine war Russian missiles have hit an aircraft repair plant near Lviv in western Ukraine, a city that has become a safe haven for people fleeing the war. Emergency vehicles raced to the site of the strike, just 6km (four miles) from the city centre, after three loud explosions were heard early on Friday. […]
By Jane Wakefield BBC Technology Russia-Ukraine war A deep fake video shared on Twitter, appearing to show Russian President Vladimir Putin declaring peace, has resurfaced. Meanwhile, this week Meta and YouTube have taken down a deep fake video of Ukraine’s president talking of surrendering to Russia. As both sides use manipulated media, what do these […]
Russia-Ukraine war IMAGE SOURCE, REUTERSImage caption, Mr Putin and Mr Biden met at a 2021 summit in this file photo US President Joe Biden has labelled Russian leader Vladimir Putin a “war criminal” in a move likely to escalate diplomatic tensions even further. Mr Biden delivered the remark off-the-cuff in response to a reporter’s question […]
