Tag: International politics
Putin downplays Ukrainian offensive
Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin According to Putin, Ukrainian losses are ten times higher than on the Russian side. (Photo: AP) Moscow, Kyiv Russian President Vladimir Putin has spoken of catastrophic…
“These are relatively few losses for Ukraine”
Leopard 2A4 main battle tank turrets In the first days of the offensive, Ukraine lost numerous valuable Western weapons such as Leopard tanks. (Photo: dpa) Mr. Lange, in the first…
Joe Biden’s three Ukraine problems
Washington US President Joe Biden had to postpone a meeting with Jens Stoltenberg until this Tuesday. Actually, he should have met the NATO Secretary General in the White House on…
Macron received Scholz and Duda in Paris – “will create an even more united and stronger Europe”
The three politicians met for a dinner together. They talked about military support to Ukraine for a counter-offensive and humanitarian aid. It was also about security guarantees for Ukraine to…
Macron received Scholz and Duda in Paris – “will create an even more united and stronger Europe”
The three politicians met for a dinner together. They talked about military support to Ukraine for a counter-offensive and humanitarian aid. It was also about security guarantees for Ukraine to…
Selenski speaks of successes in the Ukrainian offensive
Ukraine war Ukrainian soldiers ride on a personnel carrier on the front line. (Photo: dpa) Kyiv/Paris After several villages in eastern Ukraine were recaptured, President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke of the…
Macron received Scholz and Duda in Paris – “will create an even more united and stronger Europe”
The three politicians met for a dinner together. They talked about military support to Ukraine for a counter-offensive and humanitarian aid. It was also about security guarantees for Ukraine to…
Ukrainians report liberation of places in Donetsk region
Yevgeny Prigozhin The head of the Russian private army, Wagner, wants to defy Moscow’s announcements. (Photo: IMAGO/ITAR-TASS) Kyiv The Ukrainian government has accused Russia of firing deadly shots at lifeboats…
Ukrainians report liberation of places in Donetsk region
Ukraine war Ukrainian soldiers in the town of Blahodatne. (Photo: via REUTERS) Kyiv The Ukrainian government has accused Russia of firing deadly shots at lifeboats carrying fleeing civilians in the…
Zelenski thanks Canada for artillery ammunition
Canada’s Prime Minister Trudeau and Ukraine’s President Zelensky (front) Trudeau promised Ukraine additional military aid of around 500 million Canadian dollars (almost 350 million euros). (Photo: dpa) Kyiv Ukrainian President…
Reports of the counter-offensive are piling up – fighting reported in Donetsk
Possible counter-offensive A Ukrainian soldier fires a grenade launcher at Russian positions on the front line near Bakhmut. (Photo: dpa) Riga According to various reports, the Ukrainian counter-offensive is gaining…
Cooling pond under pressure according to IAEA
Zaporizhia NPP After the destruction of the dam on the Dnipro, the large cooling pond of the Ukrainian nuclear power plant Zaporizhia has become the focus of the International Atomic…
Reports of the counter-offensive are piling up – fighting reported in Donetsk
Possible counter-offensive A Ukrainian soldier fires a grenade launcher at Russian positions on the front line near Bakhmut. (Photo: dpa) Riga According to various reports, the Ukrainian counter-offensive is gaining…
When Russian neo-Nazis suddenly fight against Putin with NATO weapons
Berlin Russian volunteers fighting on the Ukrainian side have been in the Russian border region of Belgorod for about a week. The culmination of their actions was the occupation of…
Fields could become desert after dam destruction
evacuation The water supply in some parts of Ukraine could become problematic. (Photo: AP) Kyiv, Moscow According to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the explosion of the dam on the Dnipro in…
Kiev again targeted by Russian air raids during the night
Destruction in Donetsk The successes in Donetsk are the news that Ukraine has been waiting for, says Zelenskiy. (Photo: IMAGO/SNA) Kyiv, Moscow Ahead of the planned major offensive against the…
Prepare for an emergency that must never happen
Tsai Ing-Wen, Xi Jinping (r.) Exercises for emergencies. (Photo: Reuters (3)) Taipei, Seoul At 3:28 p.m., a loud bang sounds in the center of Taiwan’s capital, Taipei. A column of…
Prepare for an emergency that must never happen
Tsai Ing-Wen, Xi Jinping (r.) Exercises for emergencies. (Photo: Reuters (3)) Taipei, Seoul At 3:28 p.m., a loud bang sounds in the center of Taiwan’s capital, Taipei. A column of…
Nikki Haley pleads for support for Ukraine
Nikki Haley The Republican is said to have little chance of success in the election. (Photo: Reuters) Washington, Des Moines Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley made a clear statement on…
US warns China against attack on Taiwan
Washington Washington and Beijing had just started to cultivate their diplomatic contacts. In May there was a first talk at a higher diplomatic level after a long radio silence. But…