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In Czechia and Estonia, it has been confirmed that their representatives will not attend the so-called inauguration of Vladimir Putin on May 7th.Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs Jan Lipavský announced on the Nova[1] channel on Sunday that the government has recalled the Czech Ambassador to Russia, Vitezslav Pivonka, and there will be no Czech representative at Putin's inauguration on Tuesday."The current relations between Czechia and Russia do not correspond to the presence of our embassy representative at the inauguration of the Russian president on Tuesday," explained Lipavský.Estonian Minister of Foreign ...

President Volodymyr Zelensky[1] offered words of encouragement and unity to Ukrainians as the country marked its third Easter at war on Sunday.God is on Ukraine's side, Zelensky said, and "with an ally like that, life will definitely triumph over death."He also called for people to be united in a "common prayer" for the Ukrainian soldiers who will once again have to spend an Easter in the trenches at the war's front line.In Ukraine, as in Russia, many Orthodox Christians do not celebrate Easter until May 5.In the course of Russia's ...

Breadcrumb Trail LinksWorld[1]News[2]Canadian Politics[3]Canada[4]Poland has fresh clout and swagger. But President Andrzej Duda's plea for Canada to step up was likely more effective at home than herePublished May 05, 2024  •  Last updated 1 hour ago  •  6 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here[5]. Or sign-in[6] if you have an account.Polish President Andrzej Duda, front centre with Witold Dzielski, Poland's ambassador to Canada. Duda recently wound up an official visit to Alberta and B.C. in the first visit to western Canada by a Polish head ...

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Both men professed to be close, with Berlusconi defending Putin[1] even after his full-scale invasion of Ukraine and the Russian president describing the media-tycoon-turned-politician as a “true friend” after he passed away in June last year.According to Cicchitto, Berlusconi accepted Putin’s offer to go hunting even though he had never touched a rifle in his life. Once in the woods, the Russian president handed the Berlusconi a rifle and they walked together in the snow.When Putin spotted two deer, he urged Berlusconi to take aim. “That’s yours. Shoot,” Putin told ...

Ukraine shot down a Russian fighter jet in the east of the country on Saturday, according to Kyiv, as Moscow's aircraft continue attacks with lethal aerial bombs.Ukraine's 110th Separate Mechanized Brigade shot down "another Russian Su-25 in the Donetsk region today," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky[1] said in an address on Saturday."Good job, guys!" the Ukrainian leader added.Ukraine often publicizes when it reports the loss of a Russian aircraft, including Su-25 jets. Last month, the head of the U.S.' European Command, General Christopher Cavoli, told U.S. lawmakers that Russia had lost ...

Russia-Ukraine war: Russian sound-spotting drone detectors  WION

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — As Ukraine marked its third Easter at war, Russia launched a barrage of drones concentrated in Ukraine’s east and claimed its troops took control of a village they had been targeting.Ukraine’s air force said Sunday that Russia had launched 24 Shahed drones, of which 23 had been shot down by air defenses.Six people, including a child, were wounded in a drone strike in the eastern Kharkiv region, regional Gov. Oleh Syniehubov said.Fires broke out when debris from drones that were shot down fell on buildings in ...

Tanks and columns of troops are massing in Moscow[1] ahead of Russia's annual Victory Day - timed this year to coincide with Vladimir Putin[2]'s latest presidential inauguration after another election victory denounced as a 'sham'.The despot is set for another six years in the Kremlin after emphatically and unsurprisingly winning March's presidential poll[3], with his new term formally beginning on Tuesday.Two days later there will be the traditional display of military might in the Russian capital's Red Square in Victory Day processions marking the country's contribution to defeating Nazi Germany[4] ...

Just a few months short of a quarter-century as Russia's leader, Vladimir Putin on Tuesday will put his hand on a copy of the constitution and begin another six-year term as president wielding extraordinary power.Since becoming acting president on the last day of 1999, Putin has shaped Russia into a monolith — crushing political opposition, running independent-minded journalists out of the country and promoting an increasing devotion to prudish "traditional values" that pushes many in society into the margins.His influence is so dominant that other officials could only stand submissively ...

“You know what I hate?” Donald Trump asked in Freeland, Michigan[1], on Wednesday night. “When these guys get on television, they say – pundits, you know, the great pundits that never did a thing in their whole lives – ‘You know, we have two very unpopular candidates. We have Biden or we have Trump. These are very unpopular.’”Watched by a crowd of adoring fans in Make America Great Again (Maga) regalia, against the backdrop of a plane marked “Trump” in giant gold letters, the former US president protested a little ...

New Russian military advisers and military equipment have arrived in Niger, according to state television in the African country that wants U.S. forces to leave.A first set of about 100 Russian advisers had arrived in Niger on April 10 along with air defense systems.Two military transporters arrived Saturday, according to Tele Sahel that said Russia has now sent three cargo planes of military material and instructors in the past month.The Africa Corps, seen as the successors of the Wagner paramilitary group in Africa, confirmed[1] the instructors' arrival in a posting ...

Ukraine[1] is preparing for a significant counteroffensive in 2025, a move made possible by a substantial $61 billion military aid package from the United States. This aid will enable Kyiv to hold its ground throughout 2024, effectively preventing further Russian successes on the battlefield. Jake Sullivan, a key figure in the US President's administration as the national security adviser, unveiled this plan during his speech at the FT Weekend festival in Washington on May 4, as reported by the Financial Times[2]. He said that despite the recent funding boost in ...

Orthodox Easter services in Ukraine and Russia have taken on a political tone, as Volodymyr Zelenskiy asserted that God had a “Ukrainian flag on his shoulder” and Vladimir Putin attended a church service led by a staunch supporter[1] of Moscow’s invasion.Noting that Ukraine had now been fighting Russia[2] for 802 days, Zelenskiy called on Ukrainians to pray for each other and the soldiers on the frontline. “And we believe: God has a chevron with the Ukrainian flag on his shoulder,” said the president, dressed in a traditional embroidered[3] Ukrainian vyshyvanka ...

Item 1 of 7 A woman holds a candle during an Orthodox Easter service at the Church of All Saints of Chernihiv, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Chernihiv, Ukraine May 5, 2024. REUTERS/Maksym Muzychenko-Kishka[1/7]A woman holds a candle during an Orthodox Easter service at the Church of All Saints of Chernihiv, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Chernihiv, Ukraine May 5, 2024. REUTERS/Maksym Muzychenko-Kishka Purchase Licensing RightsNew Tab, opens new tab[1]KYIV, May 5 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on his fellow Ukrainians on Orthodox Easter on Sunday to ...

Russia has accidentally bombed its own territory close to the Ukrainian border while carrying out strikes on the city of Kharkiv, according to reports, in what appears to be the latest incident of Moscow inadvertently targeting its own population.Open-source intelligence accounts and Ukraine-aligned media reported on Saturday that a Russian jet carrying out guided glide-bomb strikes on the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv mistakenly dropped munitions on Belgorod.The region, which sits on the border with northeast Ukraine, has borne the brunt of much of the war's spillover into internationally-recognized Russian ...

Ukraine is not losing but holding its own I have tried to add a dose of common sense to restrain much of the doom and gloom that has infected the reporting of the war in Ukraine. We had been hearing quite dramatic stories of Russian breakthroughs and Ukrainian forces seemingly on the brink of collapse. Alot of this seems to come from those who want the Russian army to perform well, either to reinforce early analysis or because they would like to see a deal forced on Ukraine to allow ...

Japan [1]and India [2]on Saturday decried remarks by President Joe Biden[3] describing them as “xenophobic” countries[4] that do not welcome immigrants, which the president said during a campaign fundraising event earlier in the week.Japan said Biden’s judgment was not based on an accurate understanding of its policy, while India rebutted the comment, defending itself as the world’s most open society.Biden grouped Japan and India as “xenophobic” countries, along with Russia and China as he tried to explain their struggling economies, contrasting the four with the strength of the U.S. as a nation of ...

By EMMA BURROWSAssociated Press From its earliest days, the Soviet Union's intelligence services — whether known as the Cheka or by the names of any of its successor agencies like the KGB — kept the government in power by pursuing its opponents no matter where they lived.Intelligence experts say that policy is still followed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, himself a product of the KGB who does not disguise his scorn for perceived traitors, defectors and other political enemies abroad. The Kremlin has routinely denied involvement in such attacks.The Cheka ...

FILE - U.S. President Donald Trump, right, greets Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, prior his talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, during the G20 summit in Hamburg Germany in July 7, 2017. In his role for nearly 18 years, Lavrov, 71, has seen relations with the West shift from near-friendly to openly hostile, plummeting to a catastrophic new low with the Russian war against Ukraine. The invasion prompted the European Union to freeze the assets of both Putin and Lavrov, among others — an unprecedented blow to Moscow's ...

As Ukraine[1] marked its third Easter at war[2], Russia launched a barrage of drones concentrated in Ukraine[3]'s east where the situation on the front line is worsening. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Ukrainians in an Easter address to be united in prayer and called God an "ally" in the war with Russia[4].Ukraine[5]'s air force said Sunday that Russia[6] had launched 24 Shahed drones, of which 23 had been shot down by air defences.Six people, including a child, were wounded in a drone strike in the eastern Kharkiv region, regional Gov. Oleh ...

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsRussian forces are pushing “at all costs” to try to “capture as much land as they can” in Ukraine before vital US military aid gets into the hands of Kyiv’s troops, officials and analysts have warned. While the first tranches of the $61bn (£48bn) US package[1], which includes everything from long-range missiles to armoured vehicles and vital artillery, started to arrive this week, it could ...

MOSCOW (AP) — Worshippers including President Vladimir Putin[1] packed Moscow’s landmark Christ the Savior Cathedral for a nighttime Easter service led by Patriarch Kirill[2], head of the Russian Orthodox Church and an outspoken supporter of the Kremlin.The traditional sung service begun late Saturday, with Kirill delivering well-wishes to Orthodox believers which were broadcast on Russian TV. A procession of white-robed clergy then circled the vast cathedral, rebuilt in post-Soviet times and widely seen as symbolic of Russia’s rejection of its atheist past, as they swung smoking incense censers and chanted ...

Russian rocket and drone attacks have killed two and wounded at least six people in Ukraine overnight.The attacks came as Orthodox Christians in Ukraine and Russia[1] celebrated Easter[2], with the Kremlin showing no respite during the holy occasion despite Vladimir Putin[3] putting on a facade of piousness during a national address.Ukrainian officials said that Russia fired 24 Iranian-style 'Shahed' drones at its territory overnight, 23 of which were shot down.However, the one which made it through hit a building in the northeastern city of Kharkiv[4], injuring six people including a nine-year-old girl.Meanwhile ...

An Ukrainian serviceman of the 72nd Separate Mechanized Brigade, lights candles during a Christian Orthodox Easter religious service, in Donetsk region, Ukraine, Saturday, May 4, 2024. Francisco Seco/AP hide caption toggle caption Francisco Seco/AP An Ukrainian serviceman of the 72nd Separate Mechanized Brigade, lights candles during a Christian Orthodox Easter religious service, in Donetsk region, Ukraine, Saturday, May 4, 2024. Francisco Seco/AP KYIV, Ukraine — As Ukraine marked its third Easter at war, Russia launched a barrage of drones concentrated in Ukraine's east where the situation on the front line ...

Belgorod Regional Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov reported[1] an explosion in the area of Razdobarkina Street in Belgorod[2] on Saturday afternoon. The Telegram post said that five people were hospitalized, including three women and two men, while more than 30 houses and 10 cars were damaged. No mention was made of the cause. The Russian Telegram channel RusNews said[3] that Gladkov’s unusual reticence in blaming Ukraine suggests the incident was yet another “own goal” by a Russian aircraft on its way to or from a bombing raid. The Ukrainian city of Kharkiv[4], ...

May 5 (Reuters) - The "hostile line" of the Baltic countries have led to the severance of most of their ties with Russia, the Russian foreign ministry said in remarks published on Sunday, warning also that Moscow will respond with asymmetric measures."Because of the openly hostile line of Vilnius, Riga and Tallinn, all interstate, interdepartmental, regional and sectoral ties with Russia have been severed," Maria Zakharova, the spokeswoman of the Russian foreign ministry told the RIA state news agency, referring to the capitals of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.She added that ...

Estonia's Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) said that the country will not be sending a representative to attend Russian leader Vladimir Putin's inauguration ceremony. "Estonia cannot legitimize diplomatic relations with an aggressor state, and we have decided not to attend Putin's inauguration ceremony," Tsahkna said via a press representative."During a time when Putin is engaged in a war of aggression in Europe, killing and deporting innocent people, while carrying out hybrid attacks against EU and NATO members, we find attending ceremonies that perpetuate his rule to be unthinkable," the ...

NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin attended the Easter service led by the head of Russia's Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow on Sunday. President Putin, along with other attendees including Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin, participated in the service, holding lit red candles.The service began late on Saturday and extended into the early hours of Sunday, during which Putin made several signs of the cross and responded to the announcement "Christ is risen" with "He is risen indeed".Kirill, a staunch supporter of Putin ...

KYIV, Ukraine -- As Ukraine[1] marked its third Easter[2] at war, Russia launched a barrage of drones concentrated in Ukraine’s east where the situation on the front line is worsening. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Ukrainians in an Easter address to be united in prayer and called God an “ally” in the war with Russia.Ukraine’s air force said Sunday that Russia had launched 24 Shahed drones, of which 23 had been shot down by air defenses.Six people, including a child, were wounded in a drone strike in the eastern Kharkiv region, ...

Russia's huge cost in invading Ukraine is fallout for not following its own military doctrine.Russian commanders have frequently erred on the basics of military operations, a RAND expert said.The Russians also lacked the invasion force size necessary to follow their warfighting doctrine. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. download the app The US Army's new manual on Russian tactics is an impressive-looking document. It's 280 pages packed with details and diagrams of how Russian soldiers are supposed to fight.It ...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — As Ukraine marked its third Easter at war, Russia launched a barrage of drones concentrated in… KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — As Ukraine marked its third Easter at war, Russia launched a barrage of drones concentrated in Ukraine’s east where the situation on the front line is worsening[1]. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Ukrainians in an Easter address to be united in prayer and called God an “ally” in the war with Russia.Ukraine’s air force said Sunday that Russia had launched 24 Shahed drones, of which 23 had ...

KYIV, Ukraine — As Ukraine marked its third Easter at war, Russia launched a barrage of drones concentrated in Ukraine’s east where the situation on the front line is worsening[1]. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Ukrainians in an Easter address to be united in prayer and called God an “ally” in the war with Russia.References^ situation on the front line is worsening (apnews.com)

Welcome to EURACTIV’s Global Europe Brief, your weekly update on the EU from a global perspective. You can subscribe to receive our newsletter here[1].With preparation for a Ukraine Peace Summit in June underway, concerns remain that the talks may lack strong participation from the Global South and from China in particular.Next month, Switzerland will host a high-level international summit aimed at outlining a roadmap for future peace efforts in Ukraine, with 160 national delegations expected to be invited to the talks.The Lucerne summit could gain diplomatic weight as G7 leaders, including ...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — As Ukraine marked its third Easter at war, Russia launched a barrage of drones concentrated in Ukraine’s east[1] and claimed its troops took control of a village they had been targeting. Ukraine’s air force said Sunday that Russia had launched 24 Shahed drones, of which 23 had been shot down by air defenses. Six people, including a child, were wounded in a drone strike in the eastern Kharkiv region, regional Gov. Oleh Syniehubov said. Fires broke out when debris from drones that were shot down fell ...

KYIV – As Ukraine marked its third Easter at war, Russia launched a barrage of drones concentrated in Ukraine’s east[1] and claimed its troops took control of a village they had been targeting. Ukraine’s air force said Sunday that Russia had launched 24 Shahed drones, of which 23 had been shot down by air defenses. Six people, including a child, were wounded in a drone strike in the eastern Kharkiv region, regional Gov. Oleh Syniehubov said. Fires broke out when debris from drones that were shot down fell on buildings ...

KYIV – As Ukraine marked its third Easter at war, Russia on Sunday launched a barrage of drones concentrated in Ukraine’s east,[1] wounding more than a dozen people, and claimed its troops took control of a village they had been targeting. Ukraine’s air force said that Russia had launched 24 Shahed drones overnight, of which 23 were shot down. Six people, including a child, were wounded in a drone strike in the eastern Kharkiv region, regional Gov. Oleh Syniehubov said. Ten more were wounded in an airstrike Sunday afternoon on ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin participated in an Orthodox Easter service on Sunday, led by Patriarch Kirill, the head of Russia's Orthodox Church and a fervent supporter of both Putin and Russia's military involvement in Ukraine.Dressed formally, Putin was seen at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow alongside Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, each holding a lit candle during the service that extended from Saturday night into early Sunday.During the service, Patriarch Kirill expressed his support for the conflict in Ukraine, offering prayers for the protection of Russia’s “sacred borders” and ...

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emails As Ukraine marked its third Easter at war, Russia launched a barrage of drones concentrated in Ukraine’s east where the situation on the front line is worsening. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Ukrainians in an Easter address to be united in prayer and called God[1] an “ally” in the war with Russia.Ukraine’s air force said Sunday that Russia had launched 24 Shahed drones, of which ...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — As Ukraine marked its third Easter at war, Russia launched a barrage of drones concentrated in Ukraine’s east where the situation on the front line is worsening[1]. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Ukrainians in an Easter address to be united in prayer and called God an “ally” in the war with Russia.Ukraine’s air force said Sunday that Russia had launched 24 Shahed drones, of which 23 had been shot down by air defenses.Six people, including a child, were wounded in a drone strike in the eastern Kharkiv ...

KYIV – As Ukraine marked its third Easter at war, Russia launched a barrage of drones concentrated in Ukraine’s east where the situation on the front line is worsening[1]. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Ukrainians in an Easter address to be united in prayer and called God an “ally” in the war with Russia.Ukraine’s air force said Sunday that Russia had launched 24 Shahed drones, of which 23 had been shot down by air defenses.Six people, including a child, were wounded in a drone strike in the eastern Kharkiv region, regional ...

VLADIMIR Putin paraded nuclear missile launchers, tanks and thousands of war-ready troops this morning ahead of his triumphant Victory Day event.The Russian tyrant, 71, has already had to axe most of the May 9 celebrations[1] - the most sacred day in the Russian calendar - but Moscow's will go ahead.15Russia's Yars intercontinental ballistic missile systems are dragged through the streets of Moscow this morningCredit: Reuters15The May 9 events marks the anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War 2 - a symbol of huge national prideCredit: Reuters15Other regions have ...

The addition of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the Kremlin’s “wanted list” shows “the desperation of the Russian state machine and propaganda,” Ukraine’s ministry of foreign affairs wrote[1] in a statement Saturday. The list is an online database of those the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs accuses of being criminals. Russia reportedly[2] said the Ukrainian leader was wanted “under an article of the criminal code” but did not provide further details.Moscow has sought to assassinate[3] the Ukrainian president since the beginning of its full-scale invasion of the country in February 2022, when ...

VLADIMIR Putin paraded nuclear missile launchers, tanks and thousands of war-ready troops this morning ahead of his triumphant Victory Day event.The Russian tyrant, 71, has already had to axe most of the May 9 celebrations[1] - the most sacred day in the Russian calendar - but Moscow's will go ahead.13Russia's Yars intercontinental ballistic missile systems are dragged through the streets of Moscow this morningCredit: Reuters13The May 9 events marks the anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War 2 - a symbol of huge national prideCredit: Reuters13Other regions have ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un[1] has been mass producing missiles that contain modern western technology and then shipping the weaponry Russia[2] to help fuel Putin[3]'s war in Ukraine, experts have revealed.A North Korean Hwasong-11 series ballistic missile landed in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv[4] on January 2, an United Nations[5] (UN) report revealed last week. Since January, dozens of North Korean missiles have been fired by Russia into Ukraine, killing at least 24 people and injuring more than 70, the BBC[6] reported.An investigation has since revealed that within just a matter of months North Korea[7] managed to illicitly ...

Berlin/London/Oslo | European intelligence agencies have warned their governments that Russia is plotting violent acts of sabotage across the continent as it commits to a course of permanent conflict with the West.Russia has already begun to more actively prepare covert bombings, arson attacks and damage to infrastructure on European soil, directly and via proxies, with little apparent concern about causing civilian fatalities, intelligence officials believe.Financial Times

One of the English traitors fighting for Vladimir Putin[1]'s Russia[2] in Ukraine is now trying to recruit other Britons after he was given a Russian passport. Aiden Minnis, 37, from Chippenham, in Wiltshire, fled to take up arms for the Russian despot[3] when the war broke out in 2022, alongside 48-year-old Ben Stimson from Oldham. They fought alongside Kremlin forces[4] in the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Donbas.Minnis, a former member of the far-right National front, previously proudly declared he 'hates' the UK. He is now trying to lure others to come join ...

One of the English traitors fighting for Vladimir Putin[1]'s Russia[2] in Ukraine is now trying to recruit other Britons after he was given a Russian passport. Aiden Minnis, 37, from Chippenham, in Wiltshire, fled to take up arms for the Russian despot[3] when the war broke out in 2022, alongside 48-year-old Ben Stimson from Oldham. They fought alongside Kremlin forces[4] in the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Donbas.Minnis, a former member of the far-right National front, previously proudly declared he 'hates' the UK. He is now trying to lure others to come join ...

Speaking at the Kennedy Center during the FT Weekend Festival conference, Sikorski emphasized the importance of fostering robust ties with America and avoiding the mistakes of the past."In relations with the USA, we don't put all our chips on one color. We aim for the best possible relations with America regardless of who's in charge, and we won't repeat the mistakes of our predecessors," Sikorski stated during a briefing for Polish media.Sikorski highlighted his meeting with General Keith Kellogg, a close foreign policy advisor to former President Donald Trump and ...