Ukraine seeks speedy NATO membership after Russia annexes 4 territories
Kyiv: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday said that Kyiv is requesting expeditious NATO membership after Russia formally annexed four Moscow-held territories of Ukraine, media reports said.
New York: Recent so-called referenda conducted in fourRussian-occupied regions in Ukraine cannot be considered legal under international law, the UN’s political affairs chief, Rosemary DiCarlo, told the Security Council on Tuesday.
Russia: Alarm over arrests of military mobilization protesters
New York: In Russia, nearly 2,400 people have reportedly been arrested for protesting against the Kremlin’s mobilisation call-up to fight in Ukraine, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday.
Ukraine crisis: US, EU set to impose new sanctions on Russia
Washington/UNI: The United States and the European Union are each set to impose their own new set of sanctions on Russia, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing unnamed officials.
Turkish banks suspend Russia's Mir system under US pressure: Moscow
Ankara/UNI: Moscow considers the decision of Turkish state-owned banks to abandon Russia's payment system Mir as forced, made under "unprecedented" US pressure and Washington's threats of imposing secondary sanctions against Ankara, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday.
Putin grants Russian citizenship to US whistleblower Edward Snowden
President Vladimir Putin on Monday gave Russian citizenship to ex-US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, media reports said.
Russia expels Japanese consul for espionage
Moscow/UNI: A Japanese diplomat based in Russia's far eastern city of Vladivostok is being expelled after being detained for espionage, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) announced on Monday.
13 killed in Russia school shooting
Moscow: At least 13 people were killed, including seven children, in a shooting at a school in the Russian city of Izhevsk on Monday, TASS news agency reported, citing the Russian Investigative Committee.
New York: President Emmanuel Macron of France on Tuesday called Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a return to “imperialism” and said that those who remained silent or were “secretly complicit” were engaging in a “new cynicism” that was eroding the global order.
Rise in mercenary forces trigger ‘rampant’ human rights violations
New York: Human rights violations committed by mercenaries and private security companies create grave challenges for victims seeking justice and redress, UN-appointed independent human rights experts warned on Tuesday.
Ukraine: 13 die as blasts rock separatist-run Donetsk
The Russian-backed mayor has claimed that as many as 13 people died in a series of explosions in the separatist-run city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, media reports said on Monday.
Hundreds of graves found in Ukraine, signs indicate some belong to soldiers
Kyiv/UNI: Ukraine says hundreds of graves have been found outside Izyum, days after the city was re-taken from Russia.
Volodymyr Zelensky escapes narrowly in car accident
Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been involved in a car accident, his spokesman has revealed.
73k evacuated from war-torn Ukraine in August
Kyiv/UNI: More than 73,000 people have been evacuated from conflict-affected eastern and southern regions of Ukraine in the past month, Ukraine's Ministry of Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories said.
Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine forces have retaken 6,000 sq km from Russia in September
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has said his country's forces have retaken more than 6,000 sq km (2,317 sq miles) from Russian control in September.