In his first State of the Union address, US president says Putin will pay ‘continuing high price’ for invading Ukraine. Updated on Wednesday 2/03/2022 ar 1159 EAT. In his first state of the Union address, United States President Joe Biden announced closing US airspace to all Russian flights, saying that Moscow will be weaker by the…
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Warships from straits amidist Russia-Ukraine crisis has been blocked by Turkey.
Move comes after Ukraine asked Turkey to prevent the transit of Russian warships from the Mediterranean to the Black Sea. Updated on Tuesday 1/03/2022 at 7034 EAT. Turkey has barred warships from passing through the key straits of Bosphorus and Dardanelles in a bid to de-escalate the crisis over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The move…
Paris to host UEFA Champions League final stripped from Saint Petersburg Russia
Updated at 1404 EAT on February 25th 2022. The UEFA Executive Committee today held an extraordinary meeting following the grave escalation of the security situation in Europe. The UEFA Executive Committee decided to relocate the final of the 2021/22 UEFA Men’s Champions League from Saint Petersburg to Stade de France in Saint-Denis. The game will…
Hacking Collective Anonymous Declares ‘Cyber War’ Against Vladimir Putin’s Government.
Updated at 0722 EAT on February 25th 2022. What you need to know: The elusive computer experts issued the stark announcement on Twitter They said they were ‘officially’ in ‘cyber war against the Russian government’ Shortly afterwards they revealed they had targeted Kremlin-backed RT . Hacking group Anonymous has declared ‘cyber war’ against President Vladimir Putin’s government…
Putin Orders Russian Troops To Ukraine After Recognising Breakaway Regions.
Updated at 0746 EATon February 22nd 2022. MOSCOW, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the deployment of troops to two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine after recognising them as independent on Monday, accelerating a crisis the West fears could unleash a major war. An HICGI witness saw tanks and other military hardware moving through the separatist-controlled…
Russia tensions: Joe Biden says US citizens should leave Ukraine now
US President Joe Biden has called on all American citizens remaining in Ukraine to leave the country immediately due to increased threats of Russian military action. Mr Biden said he would not send troops to rescue Americans if Moscow invades Ukraine. He warned that “things could go crazy quickly” in the region. Russia has repeatedly…
Europe is worried about energy as tensions between Nato and Russia increase.
EU depends on Russia for a third of its gas supplies and any interruption would worsen an existing energy crisis. The head of NATO has said Europe needs to diversify its energy supplies, as the United Kingdom warned it was “highly likely” that Russia, the continent’s biggest natural gas supplier, was looking to invade Ukraine….
Russia prepares a pretext for invading Ukraine, A Us official says.
The Kremlin says reports that Russia is preparing a provocation are ‘unfounded’, as tensions reach new heights. By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 2342 EAT On 14 Jan 2022. Russia is preparing to create a pretext for a broader invasion of Ukraine and has already prepositioned operatives to conduct a “false flag operation”, officials in…
