Ukraine

Finland Officially Joins NATO

Finland joined NATO on Tuesday in a "truly historic" moment for the military alliance, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said, adding that the move was a direct result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Nordic nation ditched decades of neutrality when...

International Criminal Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Putin

Arrest warrants have been issued for war crimes by judges at the International Criminal Court for Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Commissioner for Children's Rights. In a statement, the ICC says they are suspected of the war crime of...

China’s Xi to visit Russia in Show of Support for Putin

China's leader Xi Jinping will visit Russia next week at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to a statement from the Chinese foreign ministry. It will be Xi's first visit to Russia since Moscow's forces invaded Ukraine last...

Video Captures Moment Russian Fighter Jet Crashes into US Drone

The US Air Force has released a video claiming to show a Russian jet intercepting a US drone and dumping fuel in its path over the Black Sea. The American military said two Russian Su-27 jets intercepted the unmanned MQ-9...

Russian Jet Brings Down US Drone Over Black Sea

A Russian fighter jet brought down a US drone, causing it to crash into the Black Sea, the American military said on Tuesday. It says the drone was on a routine mission in international airspace when two Russian jets tried...

Fierce Battle in Ukraine’s Bakhmut for Control of the City

A fierce battle is taking place Saturday in Ukraine's city of Bakhmut in Donbas as Russian forces try to gain control. Thousands of Russian troops have died trying to take Bakhmut, which had a pre-war population of around 75,000. Ukrainian...

The US Commits $2 Billion Worth of Military Equipment for Ukraine

The US announced a new package of long-term security assistance for Ukraine on Friday, marking the first anniversary of Russia's invasion with a $2 billion commitment to send more rounds of ammunition and a variety of small, high-tech drones...

Putin Hails Greater Co-operation with China

On Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin told China's top diplomat Wang Yi that Moscow and Beijing are "reaching new milestones". "Russian-Chinese relations are developing as we planned in previous years. Everything is moving forward and developing, and we are reaching...

Putin on War in Ukraine: Defeating Russia is ‘Impossible’

President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday vowed to continue with Russia’s year-long war in Ukraine stressing that "defeating Russia is impossible." He accused the U.S. led NATO alliance of fanning the flames of the conflict in the mistaken belief that it...

Secretary Blinken Launches New Round of Greece-US Strategic Dialogue

US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken and Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias launched on Tuesday the start of the 4th Greece - US Strategic Dialogue in Athens. Dendias said the strategic relations between the two countries show the “continuous interest...