Category: World

Sun 27 January 2022: Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his military command to put Russia’s deterrence forces – a reference to units which include nuclear arms – on high alert, citing aggressive statements by NATO leaders and economic sanctions against Moscow. “As you can see, not only do Western countries take unfriendly measures against […]

Sun 27 January 2022: Turkey called Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a “war” on Sunday in a rhetorical shift that could pave the way for the NATO member nation to enact an international pact limiting Russian naval passage to the Black Sea. Under the 1936 Montreux Convention, Turkey has control over the Dardanelles and Bosphorus straits […]

Sun 27 January 2022: Following an EU official’s announcement that most European countries will implement flight bans, Russian airlines face a near-total airspace blockade to the country’s west. A string of European countries including Germany and Finland have said they are preparing to close their airspace to Russian planes, mirroring measures already taken by other […]

Sun 27 January 2022: More than 600 Russian experts have signed an open letter condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It comes as other European universities and national academies have expressed their solidarity with their Ukrainian counterparts. In a letter published on the trv-science.ru website, Russian researchers describe the battle with Ukraine as “unfair” and “senseless.” In […]

Sun 27 January 2022: Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX, announced on Saturday that his company’s Starlink satellite internet service had been activated in Ukraine, which is now experiencing a crisis as a result of Russia’s invasion. Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s Vice Prime Minister, had appealed with Musk to supply satellite-based communications to aid in the […]

Sun 27 January 2022:  Ukraine says hundreds of people have been killed so far in Russia’s invasion, with fighting widespread across the country and Russian forces advancing on the capital, Kyiv. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin ordered wide-ranging attacks on Ukraine on Thursday, hitting multiple cities and bases with air strikes or shelling, and attacking by land and […]

Sat 26 January 2022: YouTube has suspended multiple Russian channels, including the state-funded media outlet RT, from generating revenue on the video service, Reuters reported. YouTube said in a statement that it was “pausing a number of channels’ ability to monetize on YouTube, including several Russian channels affiliated with recent sanctions”. It said the move […]

Sat 26 January 2022: The official Kremlin website went down Saturday amid reports of cyberattacks on Moscow. The website, kremlin.ru, went down along with five other Russian government sites, according to the Ukrainian state telecommunications agency. The agency also claimed Russian TV channels were hacked to play Ukrainian music. There have been several reports of […]

Sat 26 January 2022: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday discussed his country’s possible EU membership with European Council head Charles Michel. “It is a crucial moment to close the long-standing discussion once and for all and decide on Ukraine’s membership in the #EU,” said Zelenskyy on Twitter. “Discussed with @eucopresident further effective assistance and […]