Russia-Ukraine war

  There was a social media post made sometime during the onset of the Russian attack on Ukraine that went largely unnoticed. It provided an opinion about how sanctions would not hurt the Russians much because of the way the Russian economy is skewed – their foreign reserves and resilience etc. Social media and the […]

  NEW DELHI: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi by her side, Danish premier Mette Frederiksen on Tuesday appealed to India to use its close ties with Russia to stop the war in Ukraine. Speaking at a joint press conference in Copenhagen, Prime Minister Frederiksen strongly condemned “Russia’s unlawful and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine”. “My message […]

  NEW DELHI: The European Union (EU) considers “Russian aggression” as a direct threat to its security, European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen said here on Monday as she asked the international community to unite against Moscow. “The core principles that underpin the peace and security across the world are at stake – […]

  WASHINGTON DC: United States President Joe Biden on Thursday announced an additional USD 1.3 billion in security and economic package for Ukraine as its military struggles to fight off a renewed Russian assault. As per the White House, the US to provide USD 800 million in security assistance and USD 500 million in economic […]

NEW DELHI: One of the largest importers of wheat from Russia and Ukraine, Egypt has added India as a wheat supplier, Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday. The global markets have seen a huge downfall in the availability of wheat due to the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, two major producers and suppliers […]

KYIV: More than 1000 Ukrainian soldiers including women surrendered before Russian forces in the southeastern port city of Mariupol in the besieged former Soviet state, Russia said on Wednesday. Out of the 1000 troops, 162 personnel are officers and 47 female service members, said Russian Defence Ministry Spokesman Major-General Igor Konashenkov, according to Russian news […]

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov here on Friday, and conveyed “India’s readiness to contribute in any way to the peace efforts”. As per a release by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), PM Modi reiterated his call for an early cessation of violence. The Russian foreign minister briefed […]

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the war in Ukraine had “raised questions about the stability of the international order” and called for deepening regional cooperation among south and south-east Asian countries. Virtually addressing the 5th BIMSTEC Summit, PM Modi called up BIMSTEC member states — Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri […]

  NEW DELHI: Russian forces continue to encircle a number of cities across eastern Ukraine, said the UK’s Ministry of Defence in a recent intelligence update, adding that the troops have had very little success in capturing these cities over the past week. The intensity of the strafe from the Russian side has grown dramatically […]

The killing of a freelance filmmaker-journalist in Ukraine on Sunday stirred up some long-latent memories. I was reminded of the day I learnt the meaning of the word, speechless. I couldn’t utter a sound, try as hard as I might. Not for several interminable minutes. It was the summer of ‘94, and I had just […]