MOSCOW: Three Ukrainian drones were downed over Moscow early Sunday, Russia’s defence ministry said, in an attack that briefly shut an international airport. While one of the drones was shot down on the city’s outskirts, two others were “suppressed by electronic warfare” and smashed into an office complex. No oneContinue Reading
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday told state television he was in constant contact with the defence ministry and that the country remained confident in realising its plans related to the “special military operation” in Ukraine.The comments in an interview with Kremlin correspondent Pavel Zarubin were broadcast by Rossiya stateContinue Reading
BEIJING: China’s total trade with Russia in May soared to levels not seen since the beginning of Moscow’s war in Ukraine, official data showed Wednesday, as Beijing steps up support for its sanctions-hit ally.Trade between the two countries last month was worth $20.5 billion, data from Beijing showed, with ChineseContinue Reading
MOSCOW: Ukraine launched a major drone attack on Moscow on Tuesday though all of them were destroyed by air defence systems, Russia’s defence ministry said.The attack came just weeks after the Kremlin was hit in a drone strike that Russia blamed on Ukraine, and simultaneously with the latest wave ofContinue Reading
KYIV: Russia launched a new attack on Ukraine on Tuesday as Russia celebrated the anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945, with Ukraine’s air defences destroying 23 of 25 missiles fired, chiefly at the capital Kyiv, officials said.The attack – the fifth in May – came a dayContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: Russia is very unlikely to use its nuclear weapons, the top U.S. intelligence official said on Thursday, despite past saber-rattling from the Kremlin and the heavy casualties that eMoscow is enduring in its invasion of Ukraine.“It’s very unlikely, is our current assessment,” Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines toldContinue Reading
The Vatican is involved in a peace mission to try to end the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Pope Francis said on Sunday, adding that it was also ready to help repatriate Ukrainian children taken to Russia or Russianoccupied land. “There is a mission in course now but it isContinue Reading
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE: Pope Francis on Sunday called on Hungarians to “open doors” to migrants, as he wrapped up a three-day visit to the central European country led by a prime minister who is staunchly anti-immigration.Throughout his visit to Budapest — dominated by the war in neighbouring Ukraine —Continue Reading
BEIJING: China is playing an increasingly prominent role on the sidelines of Russia’s war in Ukraine as the conflict drags on into its second year.From a “position paper” on resolving the war to allegations that Beijing may be mulling arms to Russia and meeting with close Moscow allies, here isContinue Reading