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Centre On Indians Forced To Fight Russia-Ukraine War

February 23, 2024 admin

The Russia-Ukraine conflict has entered its third year. New Delhi: The Centre today acknowledged that some Indians are entangled in Russia’s ongoing war with Ukraine, stating that the government is coordinating with its Russian counterpart to facilitate their release. Yesterday, reports emerged that dozens of Indians were allegedly duped into military service in Russia. The…

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US To Hit Russia With New Sanctions Ahead Of 2nd Ukraine War Anniversary

February 22, 2024 admin

Joe Biden said that US would announce a major package of sanctions against Russia on Friday. Washington: A senior U.S. diplomat said on Thursday the United States will impose “hundreds and hundreds and hundreds” of sanctions against Russia in a new package marking the second anniversary of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Under Secretary of…

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Raisina Dialogue | Support Ukraine, join Swiss peace conference on conflict: European Ministers tell India

February 22, 2024 admin

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishnkar with Denmark Foreign Affairs Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen during a meeting on the sidelines of the Raisina Dialogue 2024, in New Delhi, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI European Ministers gathered for the Ministry of External Affairs’ Raisina Dialogue here urged India to reconsider trade and ties with…

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Russia says captured Pobeda village in east Ukraine

February 22, 2024 admin

A Ukrainian serviceman of 47th brigade prepares his position to operate a drone at a front line, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, near the town of Avdiivka, recently captured by Russian troops in Donetsk region, Ukraine, on February 20, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia said on February 22 its forces had taken control of…

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Putin signs bill revoking Russia’s ratification of a global nuclear test ban treaty

November 2, 2023 admin

Russian President Vladimir Putin. File | Photo Credit: AP President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed a bill revoking Russia’s ratification of a global nuclear test ban, a move that Moscow said was needed to establish parity with the United States. Mr. Putin has said that rescinding the ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty,…

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Top China Military Official Zhang Youxia

October 30, 2023 admin

Zhang Youxia did not name the nations “creating turmoil” Beijing: A top Chinese military official on Monday slammed certain countries for “deliberately creating turmoil”, opening an international defence conference in Beijing with a thinly veiled swipe at the United States. Beijing says representatives of 90 countries are taking part in this week’s Xiangshan Forum, a…

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Russia says it shot down 36 Ukrainian drones as fighting grinds on in Ukraine’s east

October 29, 2023 admin

Two Ukrainian soldiers walk along the destroyed city in the fog on October 26, 2023 in Avdiivka, Ukraine. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Russian air defence shot down over 30 Ukrainian drones over the Black Sea and the Crimean peninsula overnight Saturday, Russia’s Defence Ministry said on October 29. “The air defense systems in place…

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Russia simulates nuclear strike as upper house rescinds ratification of test ban treaty

October 26, 2023 admin

A still image from video, released by the Russian Defence Ministry, shows what it said to be Russia’s Yars intercontinental ballistic missile test-launched at the Plesetsk cosmodrome during a military exercise rehearsing the country’s ability to deliver a massive retaliatory nuclear strike by land, sea and air, in this image taken from video released October…

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Russia’s Shoigu says Moscow exhausting Ukrainian army

October 25, 2023 admin

This video grab from a handout footage released by the Russian Defence Ministry press service on October 25, 2023, shows Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu visiting the “Vostok” command post in eastern Ukraine. | Photo Credit: AFP Russia claimed on October 25 it was exhausting Ukraine’s army, 20 months into a conflict in which neither side…

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Ukrainian officials say civilians were killed and wounded in Russian overnight attacks

October 21, 2023 admin

Head of Kryvyi Rih Military Administration Oleksandr Vilkul. File | Photo Credit: Reuters At least two civilians were killed and others wounded across Ukraine as Russian forces continued to shell frontline areas and other parts of the country, local Ukrainian officials reported Saturday. In Kryvyi Rih, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s hometown in central Ukraine, a 60-year-old…

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