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…
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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…
Anti-war protester interrupts Russian TV news show.
Act of dissent comes amid government crackdown on independent journalism and anti-war protests. Published by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1115 EAT on Tuesday 15/03/2022. An anti-war protester has interrupted a live evening news programme on Russia’s state television, holding up a sign behind the studio presenter that said “NO WAR. Stop the war” and “Don’t…
War in Ukraine: Russian forces accused of abducting second mayor
Updated at 1634 EAT on Sunday 13 March 2022 Edited By KIGGWE MOSES Ukraine’s government has accused the Russian military of abducting another mayor in an area that it has captured. Yevhen Matveyev was seized in the southern town of Dniprorudne, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba tweeted, accusing Russia of “terror” tactics. Earlier, Russia installed…
Top Russia, Ukraine diplomats in Turkey for first talks.
Negotiations mediated by Ankara are the first high-level contact between the two sides since Moscow’s invasion of its ex-Soviet neighbour. Published by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1127 EAT on Thursday 10/03/2022. The foreign ministers of Russia and Ukraine are set for face-to-face talks in Turkey in the first high-level contact between the two sides since…
Poland Ready To Place All Its MIG-29 Jets At The Disposal Of U.S.
Updated at 0756 EAT ON 09th March 2022. WARSAW, March 8 – Poland is ready to deploy all its MIG-29 jets to Ramstein Air Base in Germany and put them at the disposal of the United States, and urges other NATO members that own planes of that type to do the same, the Foreign Ministry…
Russia Wants “Equal Rights” In Iran Nuclear Deal
Updated at 2144 EAT on 07th March 2022. A revived Iranian nuclear deal must secure “equal rights” for everyone involved, Russia said on Monday, after Iran asked for details of Moscow’s demands for US guarantees on restoring the accord. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday that, before backing the Iran nuclear deal, Moscow…
TikTok limit posts, Netflix blocks services in Russia.
The decision comes as Moscow cracks down on what people and media outlets can say about Russia’s war in Ukraine. Published by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1342 EAT on Monday 7/03/2022. Netflix and TikTok have suspended most of their services in Russia as the government cracks down on what people and media outlets can say…
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