Tag: #RussiaUkraineWar
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Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Kuleba submits resignation
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has handed in his letter of resignation to the country’s parliament, its speaker said on Wednesday. Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk in a statement on Facebook shared a photo of the resignation letter, saying it will be considered during an upcoming plenary session. Neither Stefanchuk nor Kuleba…
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Russia warns Google to stop ‘anti-Russian’ ads
Russia on Friday demanded that Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google stop spreading what it called threats against Russian citizens on YouTube video-sharing platform, a move that could presage an outright block of the service on Russian-territory. The regulator, Roskomnadzor, said adverts on the platform were calling for the communications system of Russia and Belarus’ railway networks…
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Tory Rebellion against Priti Patel’s plans to process asylum seekers
Home Secretary of the United Kingdom (UK), Priti Patel’s plans to process asylum seekers are being met with friction by the Tory Members of Parliament (MP) who claim the borders bill is ‘clearly ridiculous’. According to British Daily, The Guardian, those in opposition to the proposed borders bill are not sure if they have enough…
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China to send ‘economic aid’ to Russia amidst conflict: US
United States (US) officials claim China has decided to provide Russia with economic aid, including contemplating the decision to send military supplies, during the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. Jake Sullivan, US National Security Adviser, during a seven-hour meeting in Rome on Monday, raised concerns about China’s growing affiliations with Russia. The security adviser voiced the concern…
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Grand Mufti of Ukraine steps into the battlefield
Kyiv: Ukraine’s Grand Mufti Saeed Ismagilov has reportedly joined the Ukrainian military in the fight against Russia, to defend his homeland. According to the World News Agency, the Grand Mufti accepted the demand of the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, urging people to fight against Russia, instead of leaving the country. Sheikh Rasheed retracts ‘blackmail’…
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Russia-Ukraine talks make some progress on corridors
KYIV: A third round of talks between delegations from Russia and Ukraine ended on Monday with Kyiv citing a small amount of progress on opening humanitarian corridors. “We have achieved some small positive results concerning the logistics of humanitarian corridors,” Kyiv’s presidential advisor Mikhailo Podolyak tweeted after the talks ended in Belarus. He said “intensive”…
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Ukrainian men take crash course in fighting Russian invasion
LVIV: Before Russia launched its assault on Ukraine, Andriy Senkiv was a Ukrainian pacifist who blogged about sport and had never held a gun in his life. Eleven days later, the 27-year-old Ukrainian was learning how to handle an assault rifle with 30 other men in the western city of Lviv. Among them were salesmen,…
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Qureshi requests Russia’s assistance in evacuation process
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minsiter Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Saturday requested his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov for Moscow’s assistance and facilitation in safe and swift return of Pakistani citizens from Ukraine. According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lavrov assured of full support in evacuating Pakistanis during his telephone call with Qureshi. “Besides…
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Microsoft announced the closure of its service in Russia
MOSCOW: After Netflix and Apple, Microsoft has announced the closure of its service in Russia. According to reports, Microsoft announced that it is stopping the sale and service of all its products in Russia. According to the foreign news agency Reuters, a statement issued by Microsoft said that Russia strongly condemns the illegal, unprovoked, and…
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Effects of Imran Khan’s Russian visit on Pakistan
When Kabul was occupied at gunpoint, Pakistanis went to take tea there. While the whole civilized nations stood on the other side. Now Russia has invaded Ukraine, the civilized countries of the world stand with Ukraine against Russian aggression, but our Prime Minister has put his feet on the Russian Red Carpet. What will be…