Putin, Zelensky invite Prime Minister Modi after election: “Regard India as a peacemaker”

In May last year, Prime Minister Modi met with the President of Ukraine. (Data map) New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hours after speaking with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The prime minister’s talks with the two leaders took place against the backdrop of Putin’s re-election as president and the … Read more

US defense chief says: ‘If Putin succeeds in Ukraine, he won’t stop’

Lloyd Austin reiterates U.S. support for Ukraine amid ongoing conflict with Russia. Berlin: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin reiterated US support for Ukraine in its ongoing conflict with Russia and warned that if Vladimir Putin succeeds here, he will not stop there. The U.S. Department of Defense stated in a statement that Austin said during … Read more

Delhi court allows Ukrainian woman to return home with 5-year-old son

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday allowed a Ukrainian woman to return to her native Ukraine. New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday allowed a Ukrainian woman to return to her home country with her five-year-old son, who was brought to India by her ex-husband after the Russia-Ukraine war broke out in March 2022. … Read more

Indians forced to fight in Russian war post video: ‘Let’s get out of here’

A group of men from Punjab and Haryana who claim they were tricked into joining the Russian army and fighting in Ukraine have released a new video doubling down on their plea for help. The video shows six men wearing military-style winter jackets with hoods. The location label is “Sadov, Zaporozhye Oblast, Ukraine”. Addressing Indian … Read more

Partial results show Putin re-elected: Russia attacks border region: Kiev

Kiev, Ukraine: Ukraine reported dozens of attacks by Russia on Sunday near the countries’ shared border, partial results showed President Vladimir Putin won re-election by his biggest margin since the Soviet era. Meanwhile, Moscow has accused Kyiv of sabotaging the election, carrying out days of attacks on Russian infrastructure in one of the largest air … Read more

Russia kills 20, injures more than 70 in ‘despicable’ attack in Ukraine

The strike takes place on the first day of Russia’s presidential election Odessa, Ukraine: Russian missiles struck Ukraine’s Black Sea port city of Odessa on Friday, killing more than a dozen people, including rescue workers, in an attack that President Volodymyr Zelensky called “despicable.” AFP journalists at the scene saw bodies covered in blankets strewn … Read more

Russia forces Ukrainians in occupied territories to take its passports

He and his parents were among the last in their village to take a Russian passport, but the pressure was becoming unbearable. By his third beating at the hands of the Russian soldiers occupying Ukraine’s Kherson region, Vyacheslav Ryabkov caved. The soldiers broke two of his ribs, but his face was not bruised for his … Read more

‘There will be no impunity’: Vladimir Putin on Ukraine attacks on Russia

“This is an attempt to interfere with the presidential election,” Putin said. Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that his military would respond to a series of Ukrainian attacks on Russia that he said were attempts by Kyiv to undermine the presidential election. Russia’s border region has been the target of deadly Ukrainian … Read more

Russian airstrike in Odessa, Ukraine, kills 16 people including rescue workers

Friday’s attack was just the latest in a series of deadly attacks between Kiev and Moscow Odessa: Ukraine said on Friday that Russian forces attacked the Black Sea port city of Odessa with missiles, killing more than a dozen people including a paramedic and a rescue worker. AFP journalists at the scene saw bodies covered … Read more

UN: Russia committed ‘systematic’ torture and rape in Ukraine

The United Nations also expressed concern about the continued use of explosive weapons in civilian areas Geneva: Russia continues to commit serious human rights violations and war crimes in Ukraine, including “systematic” torture and rape, United Nations investigators said on Friday. Moscow has been waging war against Ukraine for more than two years and has … Read more

Putin did not threaten to use nuclear weapons, US took it out of context: Russia

“This is a deliberate distortion of the context,” the Kremlin said. Moscow: The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s remarks about nuclear weapons in an interview with state media did not constitute a threat to use nuclear weapons and accused the United States of deliberately taking them out of context. Putin said … Read more

U.S. says there are no signs Russia is preparing to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine

“We don’t see any reason to adjust our own nuclear posture,” the White House official said. Washington: The White House said on Wednesday there was no indication Moscow was preparing to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, after Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was prepared to deploy nuclear weapons if his country’s sovereignty was threatened. … Read more