Tag: Russia

Russia expels eight Japanese diplomats

Moscow said Wednesday it was expelling eight Japanese diplomats in a tit-for-tat response to expulsions by Tokyo over the conflict in Ukraine. Accusing Tokyo of pursuing an “openly hostile anti-Russian course,” the foreign ministry said in a statement that the Japanese diplomats must leave by May 10, in a reciprocal answer to Japan’s expulsion of eight Russian diplomats. It accused Tokyo of “taking steps that were unprecedented in modern Russian-Japanese relations” and “abandoning friendly, constructive […]

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EU defies gas ‘blackmail’ as Russia pushes deeper into Ukraine

by Dave CLARK with Emmanuel PEUCHOT in Kharkiv The European Union warned Russia on Wednesday it would not bend to “blackmail” over its support for Kyiv, after the Kremlin cut off gas supplies to Bulgaria and Poland. The warning came as UN chief Antonio Guterres arrived in Kyiv to meet Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky following talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Putin issued his own warning on Wednesday, saying that if Western forces […]

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Moscow trades US ex-Marine for Russian pilot in prisoner swap

Russia and the United States swapped prisoners Wednesday despite fierce tensions over Ukraine, with Moscow handing over a jailed ex-Marine in exchange for a Russian pilot convicted of drug smuggling. Trevor Reed, a 30-year-old from Texas who was jailed in Russia in 2020, was exchanged for Konstantin Yaroshenko, 53, who had been serving a 20-year US prison sentence since 2011. In footage shown on Russian state television, Yaroshenko emerged from a US plane onto a […]

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Russia’s Gazprom halts gas supplies to Poland, Bulgaria: company

  MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russia’s energy giant Gazprom said Wednesday it had stopped all gas supplies to Poland and highly dependent Bulgaria after not receiving payment in rubles from the two EU members. President Vladimir Putin last month said Russia will only accept payment for deliveries in its national currency, with buyers required to set up ruble accounts or have their taps turned off. Gazprom said in a statement it notified Bulgaria’s state-owned gas […]

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Stay or go? Ukraine refugees torn between safety and home

by Christophe Archambault © Agence France-Presse SIGHETU MARMATIEI, Romania (AFP) – A heartbreaking human drama is playing out along Ukraine’s borders — fleeing refugees pass the homesick going back, while others who left and then returned flee for their lives for a second time. Women and children are still pouring out of a land being pummelled by what one called Russia’s “creatures from Hell”. But hundreds of thousands of refugees are returning home, determined to […]

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UN chief in Moscow says he wants Ukraine ceasefire ‘as soon as possible’

  MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said during a visit to Moscow Tuesday that he was looking to find ways to stop the fighting in Ukraine as quickly as possible. “We are extremely interested in finding ways in order to create the conditions for effective dialogue, create the conditions for a ceasefire as soon as possible, create the conditions for a peaceful solution,” Guterres said at the start of talks with Russian […]

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Teacher, two children dead in Russia kindergarten shooting: official

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — An armed man opened fire in a kindergarten Tuesday in Russia’s central Ulyanovsk region, leaving at least four people dead, local authorities told AFP. “According to preliminary information there was a shooting in a kindergarten. As a result, two children, a teacher and the attacker died,” the head of the Ulyanovsk region information department, Dmitry Kamal, told AFP. He said investigators were working at the scene to establish further information. The […]

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Russia warns of WWIII ahead of Western summit on arms to Ukraine

  by Joshua Melvin with Sylvie Lanteaume in Ramstein © Agence France-Presse KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) —  Russia has warned of the “real” threat of World War III breaking out, ahead of a Tuesday meeting between the United States and allies over sending further arms to war-torn Ukraine. Moscow’s invasion of its neighbor has triggered an outburst of support from Western nations that has seen weapons pour into the country to help it wage war against […]

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US ships artillery to Ukraine to destroy Russian firepower

by Paul HANDLEY Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The push by the United States to send artillery to Ukraine aims to degrade Russian forces — not only on the immediate battlefield but over the longer term, according to US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and military experts. The United States, France, Czech Republic and other allies are sending scores of the long-range howitzers to help Ukraine blunt Russia’s mounting offensive in the eastern […]

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Russia’s Lavrov warns of ‘real’ danger of World War III

  MOSCOW, Russia (AFP)– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday that peace talks with Ukraine would continue, while warning there was a “real” danger of a World War III. Speaking to Russian news agencies, he criticised Kyiv’s approach to the talks, adding: “Good will has its limits. But if it isn’t reciprocal, that doesn’t help the negotiation process. “But we are continuing to engage in negotiations with the team delegated by (Ukrainian President Volodymyr) […]

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US believes Ukraine can beat Russia with ‘right equipment’

  by Joshua Melvin with Sylvie Lanteaume close to the Ukraine Border Agence France Presse KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) — The United States believes Ukraine can win the war against Russia if it has the “right equipment”, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said Monday, following a landmark trip to Kyiv alongside Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The visit comes as the war entered its third month, with thousands dead and millions displaced. The conflict has triggered an […]

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Continuing oil price hikes likely with ongoing Ukraine-Russia conflict, DOE warns

Advisory notes “inevitability of domestic price spikes” reflecting global market movements (Eagle News) – Oil price hikes would most likely continue due to the ongoing Ukraine-Russia crisis, according to the Philippine Department of Energy. The DOE issued an advisory over the weekend warning the public against the “impending increase in the price of petroleum products” that would take effect this week, particularly on Tuesday, April 26. The ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis translates to instability in world […]

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