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NATO Vows Ukraine Backing After Russian Missile ‘Intimidation’

November 26, 2024 admin

NATO pledged support for Ukraine at talks in Brussels Tuesday after Russia’s attempt to “intimidate” Kyiv’s backers by firing an experimental hypersonic intermediate-range missile last week. Russia on Thursday carried out a strike on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro which President Vladimir Putin said was a test of its new Oreshnik missile. Putin said the…

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Sweden Says Won’t Be Intimidated By Putin’s Warning To West

November 22, 2024 admin

Sweden will not be intimidated by Russia’s provocations, Defence Minister Pal Jonson said Friday after President Vladimir Putin hinted at strikes on Western countries supplying weapons to Ukraine. The Swedish minister’s remarks came as he announced “substantial funding” to Ukraine for the procurement of long-range missiles and drones. “The Russian escalation and provocation that we’ve…

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Russian President Vladimir Putin Hints At Strikes On West In “Global” Ukraine War

November 21, 2024 admin

Dnipro: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that the conflict in Ukraine had characteristics of a “global” war and did not rule out strikes on Western countries. The Kremlin strongman spoke out after a day of frayed nerves, with Russia test-firing a new generation intermediate-range missile at Ukraine — which Putin hinted was capable of…

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World must respond: Zelenskyy after Russian strike in Dnipro

November 21, 2024 admin

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Mr. Putin’s acknowledgement of the use of the new weapon was another escalation in the war, now more than 1,000 days old, after the deployment of North Korean troops on Russian soil. File | Photo Credit: AP Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday (November 21, 2024) that a Russian…

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Russia Launches ICBM At Ukraine In Stern Message To Kyiv, Western Allies

November 21, 2024 admin

Moscow: Russia has fired an Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile or ICBM at Ukraine a day after Vladimir Putin changed Moscow’s nuclear doctrine. The firing of the ICBM with a conventional (non-nuclear) warhead is a stern warning to Ukraine and its Western allies that Moscow’s red lines must be respected. Inter-Continental Ballistic Missiles, popularly referred as ICBMs…

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Putin issues warning to U.S. with new nuclear doctrine

November 19, 2024 admin

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin. | Photo Credit: AFP Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday (November 19, 2024) approved an updated nuclear doctrine, saying that Russia could consider using nuclear weapons if it was subject to a conventional missile assault on it supported by a nuclear power. The decision to change Russia’s official nuclear doctrine is…

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Senators Demand Investigation Into Elon Musk’s Alleged Russian Involvement

November 17, 2024 admin

Washington: Top Senate Democrats – Rhode Island Senator Jack Reed and New Hampshire Senator Jeanne Shaheen are calling for an investigation into Elon Musk’s alleged ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin and his top officials. They sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Defence Department Inspector General Robert Storch raising “serious questions regarding…

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Germany’s Olaf Scholz Urges Ukraine Talks In 1st Call With Putin Since 2022

November 15, 2024 admin

Berlin: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to engage in peace talks with Ukraine, in the first call between the leaders in almost two years. In the call, Scholz “condemned Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and called on President Putin to end it and withdraw troops”, the chancellor’s spokesman…

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Liz Truss Spent Her Finals Days As UK PM Preparing For Russian Nuclear Strike: Book

November 12, 2024 admin

Vladimir Putin came alarmingly close to using nuclear weapons in October 2022, prompting then-UK Prime Minister Liz Truss to prepare for potential consequences during her final days in office, according to an updated version of her biography. Reports indicate that Ms Truss spent her last days as prime minister examining weather maps and preparing for…

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North Korea ratifies mutual defence treaty with Russia

November 11, 2024 admin

A file image of Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un | Photo Credit: AP The report came amid international criticism over increasing military cooperation between the two countries, with North Korea having sent tens of thousands of troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine North Korea has…

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