Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 0838 EAT on Tuesday 28th June 2022. Russia’s finance ministry asked foreign bondholders to speak directly to those withholding their payments. Russia has rejected claims that is has defaulted on its external dept for the first time in more than a century, telling investors to go to Western financial agents for…
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Russia Ukraine latest: UN says civilian casualties exceed 10,000.
The dead include hundreds of children killed mostly in intense shelling, missile and air strikes. Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1220 EAT on Saturday 18th june 2022. Russian President Vladimir Putin has told an event in St Petersburg that the country has weathered economics sanctions imposed as a result of the invasion of Ukraine. The…
Discrimination: Reaction to Wimbledon’s Russia, Belarus ban.
Wimbledon has banned entry to players from Russia, Belarus due to the war in Ukraine. Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1629 EAT on Friday 22 April 2022. Wimbledon’s ban on Russian and Belarusian players is “complete discrimination” and does not make sense, Andrey Rublev said, while world number one Novak Djokovic said he “cannot support”…
Russian flagship Moskva ‘seriously damaged’ by explosion.
Russia says damage caused by ammunition detonating ‘as a result of a fire’, Ukraine says it targeted the vessel with missile strikes. Published by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1058 EAT on Thursday 14 April 2022. Russia’s Black Sea flagship leading the naval assault on Ukraine has been “seriously damaged” by an explosion that a Ukrainian…
Ukraine Retakes Whole Kyiv Region As Russian Troops Pull Back
Updated at 0828 EAT on 03 April 2022. Ukraine’s defence ministry says its forces have seized control of the Kyiv region from Russian troops as officials warned that the departing soldiers were creating a “catastrophic” situation for civilians by leaving behind mines. The announcement on Saturday marks the first time Ukraine has claimed control of…
Pentagon Confirms Russia has used hypersonic missiles in Ukraine
Moscow launches cruise and hypersonic missiles targeting Ukrainian military assets as it steps up its military offensive. Updated at 0512 EAT on Monday 21st March 2022 – HICGI News Agency & News Agencies – Follow us here US officials have confirmed Putin has used hypersonic missiles in Ukraine-Russia War. Sources to HICGI News Agency indicate…
Boris Plans Face-To-Face Meeting With Biden To Plot Ukraine Endgame
Updated at 1316 EAT on 18th March 2022. Boris Johnson is planning a face-to-face meeting with Joe Biden to plot the endgame’ in Ukraine after crisis rejuvenated the Special Relationship. The PM is expected to hold talks with the US president at a Nato summit in Brussels next week, amid speculation that Britain could end up acting…
Russia-Ukraine peace talks sounding more realistic; zelenskyy.
Kyiv sees room for compromise as Russian and Ukrainian delegations prepare for a new round of talks on Wednesday. Published by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1158 EAT on Wednesday 16/03/2022. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said peace talks with Russia were beginning to sound “more realistic” but that more time was needed to ensure the…
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