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Russia-Ukraine dispute should be resolved through talks: Rajnath
Ballia (UP): Stressing that India stands for peace, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said the Russia-Ukraine dispute should be resolved through talks. On the sidelines of an election meeting at Banshi…
- India
Indian embassy in Kyiv once again advises Indian students to leave Ukraine
New Delhi: The Indian embassy in Ukraine on Tuesday once again asked Indian students to leave that country temporarily, amid escalating tensions following Russia recognising the independence of two separatist regions in…
- World
Indian students in tight spot amid Ukraine-Russia tensions
New Delhi: Indian students pursuing higher education in Ukraine have been caught in an uncertain and difficult situation amid the eastern European country’s growing tensions with neighbouring Russia. While parents are worried…
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Council of Europe calls on Russia to withdraw recognition of two separatist regions in eastern Ukraine
Strasbourg: The Secretary-General of the Council of Europe Marija Pejcinovic Buric called on Russia to refrain from escalating the situation around Ukraine, urging Moscow to revoke its recognition of the pro-Russian separatist…
- World
Putin orders troops to eastern Ukraine after recognising rebel regions
Kiev/Moscow: After signing a decree to recognise Ukraine’s rebel regions of Donetsk and Luhansk as independent states, Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered more troops to perform “peacekeeping functions” in the conflict-hit eastern…
- World
Covid pandemic may end in 2022: WHO
Moscow: If there are no more major Covid outbreaks after Omicron, the pandemic may see an end in 2022, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Representative in Russia has said. However, it does…
- World
Biden accepts ‘in principle’ meeting with Putin: White House
Washington: White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki announced that President Joe Biden has “accepted in principle” a meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Psaki’s confirmation late Sunday night of a potential Biden-Putin…
- World
Russia holds strategic deterrence exercise amid tensions with Ukraine
Moscow: Under the leadership of President Vladimir Putin, Russia’s strategic deterrence forces conducted large-scale drills as the Ukrainian crisis has flared up. Putin on Saturday watched the exercise from the situation centre at…
- World
Russia plans biggest war in Europe since 1945: UK PM
New Delhi: Evidence suggests that Russia is planning “the biggest war in Europe since 1945”, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the BBC. “All the signs are that the plan has already…
- World
Russia backed Ukraine’s rebels in military mobilisation
New Delhi: Ukraine’s Russian-backed breakaway eastern territories have ordered military mobilisations amid escalation in fighting, BBC reported. Men of fighting age in the self-declared people’s republics of Donetsk and Luhansk are being…
- World
Ukraine and Russia trade accusations of shelling
New Delhi: Ukrainian government forces and Russian-backed rebels in the country’s east have traded fresh accusations of shelling and other ceasefire violations, The Guardian reported. Ukraine’s ministry of defence says it has…
- World
Ukraine: What would a Russian invasion actually look like?
Somerset: Despite suggestions to the contrary from the Kremlin, Ukraine remains surrounded by Russian troops, both along its long border with Russia and from within occupied Crimea. The Russian Federation has deployed…
- World
Biden believes Russia will invade Ukraine in the next several days
New York: US President Joe Biden said on Thursday that he believes Russia will invade Ukraine in the next several days, noting that Russia has added more troops to the border, The…
- World
Russia’s claim that it’s moving troops away from Ukraine border is false: US
New Delhi: Russia’s claim that it is moving troops away from the border with Ukraine is “false”, a senior US official said, adding that 7,000 extra troops have arrived in recent days.…
- World
US hopes India will support America if Russia attacks Ukraine
By Lalit K Jha Washington: The US has hoped that India, which is committed to a rules-based international order, will stand by its side in case of a Russian invasion of Ukraine,…
