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BEIJING, China (AFP) — China called Friday for Russia and Ukraine to hold peace talks as soon as possible, while insisting that nuclear weapons must not be used in their conflict. Beijing’s foreign ministry made the comments in a 12-point paper on the “political settlement” of the crisis, timed to coincide with the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The paper follows accusations from the West that China is considering arming Russia — a […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday expressed confidence in his country’s victory over invading Russian forces as fears mounted of strikes on the war’s first anniversary. The war has seen Western leaders step up their support for Kyiv, and on Thursday, the eve of the anniversary, G7 ministers discussed new sanctions on Russia as the UN General Assembly prepared to vote on a motion calling for “lasting” peace. The United States […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) — The Chinese government did not consult with Kyiv when preparing its peace plan to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, a senior Ukrainian official said on condition of anonymity. “China did not consult with us,” the official told reporters, including AFP. Beijing has promised to publish its proposed “political solution” to the Ukraine conflict this week, in time for the first anniversary of Russia’s February 24 invasion of its neighbor. Ukraine’s top […]
Moscow, Russia | AFP | Wednesday 2/22/2023 President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday Russia was fighting for its “historical” lands in Ukraine, speaking at a state-organised patriotic rally in Moscow in support of the Ukraine offensive. “I just heard from the top military leadership of the country that a battle is ongoing right now, for our historical lands, for our people,” Putin said. In a short address to the tens of thousands gathered at Moscow’s main […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — The United States has said China is “considering providing lethal support” for Russia’s war in Ukraine. Beijing quickly rebuffed the claim this week but experts say it may have some merit and, if China did give support, could be a “game changer” in the year-old conflict. Here are some key questions about Washington’s claim, and its implications: What is behind the US claim? Since Russian tanks rolled over the border into […]
by Didier LAURAS Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Russia’s step back from a key arms control treaty is a blow to efforts to cap nuclear stockpiles, but does not immediately heighten the risk of nuclear war, experts said Tuesday. President Vladimir Putin’s announcement that he was halting cooperation under the New START treaty should be understood as another attempt to put pressure on Western countries supplying Ukraine with weapons and money as it fights […]
by Moscow bureau with Sebastian Smith in Warsaw Agence France-Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — US President Joe Biden vowed Tuesday that Russia would never see victory in Ukraine, delivering a major speech in Warsaw hours after Russia’s Vladimir Putin said his country would continue its nearly year-long invasion. Putin, in his annual state of the nation address, accused the West of escalating the conflict and announced the Kremlin would suspend participation in the New START […]
Moscow, Russia | AFP | Tuesday 2/21/2023 President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday accused the West of using the Ukraine conflict to “be done” with Russia, said traitors must be punished, and proclaimed that Moscow had successfully withstood Western sanctions. “Western elites are not hiding their goal — to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia. It means to be done with us once and for all,” Putin said three days before the first anniversary of the […]
Moscow, Russia | AFP | Tuesday 2/21/2023 President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday suspended Moscow’s participation in a nuclear arms reduction treaty with Washington during a speech in which he accused the West of escalating the Ukraine conflict. In his scathing state of the nation address to Russian lawmakers, Putin also vowed that Russia would keep fighting in Ukraine ahead of the first anniversary of the military campaign. Accusing Western powers of wanting “to be done […]
Brussels, Belgium | AFP | Tuesday 2/21/2023 NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg echoed US concerns on Tuesday that China could supply Russia with weapons to help it pursue its war against Ukraine. “It is President (Vladimir) Putin who started this imperial war of conquest. It is Putin who keeps escalating the war,” Stoltenberg said. “We are also increasingly concerned that China may be planning to provide lethal support for Russia’s war.” Stoltenberg was speaking after a […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China’s foreign minister said Tuesday that Beijing is “deeply concerned” about the conflict in Ukraine, which is “intensifying and even getting out of control”. Beijing will “work with the international community to promote dialogue and consultation, address the concerns of all parties and seek common security,” Qin Gang said in a speech on global security. Referencing the coming first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of its neighbor on February 24, Qin said […]
by Emmanuel PEUCHOT Agence France-Presse KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) — US President Joe Biden on Monday made a trip to Kyiv organized in strict secrecy, promising $500 million in fresh arms deliveries and “unwavering” American support ahead of the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion. Air raid sirens rang out across Kyiv at one point as Biden walked alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during what was the US president’s first visit to the country since Russian troops […]
