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“I just pray to God that this will not really go out of control,” says 76-year old PHL leader (Eagle News) – Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte stressed the delicate situation the world faces due to the threat of nuclear war in case tensions further escalate between Ukraine and Russia that could spill over to the rest of Europe and the world. Duterte said he is just praying that things would not go out of […]
by Dmitry ZAKS / Dmytro GORSHKOV Agence France Presse KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) — Europe’s largest nuclear power plant was on fire Friday after Russian strikes hit the Ukrainian facility, with the country’s foreign minister demanding an immediate ceasefire at the site to avoid disaster. Russia has intensified strikes across the country, with fresh reports of civilian casualties and devastating damage, even as Moscow agreed to a Ukrainian request for humanitarian corridors to allow terrified […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday accused Western politicians of fixating on nuclear war, one week after Moscow launched the invasion of Ukraine. “It’s clear that World War Three can only be a nuclear war,” Lavrov said in an online interview with Russian and foreign media. “I would like to point out that it’s in the heads of Western politicians that the idea of a nuclear war is spinning […]
FRANKFURT, Germany (AFP) — Germany will increase its weapons deliveries to Ukraine following the Russian invasion by sending an 2,700 anti-aircraft missiles to the conflict zone, a government source told AFP on Thursday. The government “approved further support for Ukraine”, involving the delivery of STRELA-type anti-aircraft missiles of Soviet manufacture, which were previously used by the army of communist East Germany, the source said. Germany’s first arms consignment of 1,000 anti-tank and another 500 […]
Crude surged past $113 a barrel Wednesday and equities sank with investors growing increasingly fearful about the Ukraine war’s impact on global energy supplies and the economic recovery. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of his neighbour has sent world markets into a spiral over the past week, further fraying nerves on trading floors caused by runaway inflation and tighter central bank monetary policies. The crisis has seen numerous countries hammer Moscow with a series […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Alex Len and Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk, the only two Ukrainian players in the NBA, released a statement Thursday condemning the Russian invasion of their homeland. Sacramento Kings center Len and Toronto Raptors wing Mykhailiuk called for unity among the Ukrainian people and prayed for friends, family and others in the country. “A great tragedy befell our dear homeland Ukraine,” the two said in their statement posted on their social […]
AFP is publishing Russian President Vladimir Putin’s speech announcing Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine. The speech has not been edited and appears verbatim as released in English by the Kremlin. Here is the speech in full: Citizens of Russia, friends, I consider it necessary today to speak again about the tragic events in Donbas and the key aspects of ensuring the security of Russia. I will begin with what I said in my address on February 21, 2022. I spoke about our biggest concerns and worries, and about the fundamental threats which irresponsible Western […]
by Stuart WILLIAMS / Daphne BENOIT / Valerie LEROUX Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Ukraine’s armed forces find themselves vastly outnumbered and outmatched in firepower by their Russian opponents, despite growing military assistance for Kyiv’s troops by the West. Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose country had massed some 150,000 troops on the border in recent months, on Thursday ordered military operations against Ukraine. There are also, according to Western estimates, some 30,000 Russian […]
Putin vows retaliation against those who will interfere in Russia’s Ukraine operations Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the start of military operations in Ukraine early Thursday, February 24, to defend separatists in the east of the country, and even vowed retaliation against those who will interfere with the Russian operations. “I have made the decision of a military operation,” he said in a surprise statement on television shortly before 6 am (0300 GMT). The […]
Oil prices surged close to $100 per barrel Tuesday as major crude producer Russia prepared to send troops into two breakaway regions of Ukraine, sparking Western nations to ready economic sanctions against Moscow. After heavy falls at the open, European stocks edged into positive territory as the Kremlin said it remained open to all diplomatic contact over Ukraine. “The old adage goes that the market hates uncertainty and while that has clearly been evident at […]
WASHINGTON, Feb 18, 2022 (AFP) – President Joe Biden said Friday he is “convinced” that Vladimir Putin has decided to invade Ukraine within the week, an event that would trigger Western sanctions set to turn Russia into what a US official called a “pariah.” “As of this moment I’m convinced he’s made the decision,” Biden said in televised remarks at the White House. Biden said the attack could come in the next “week” or “days” […]
MIHAIL KOGALNICEANU, Romania (AFP) — NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg warned Friday of the “real risk for a new armed conflict in Europe” as both the alliance and Russia are increasing their troop presences around Ukraine. Moscow has around 100,000 troops stationed close to Ukraine’s frontier and Western leaders have scrambled to hold talks with Russia fearing an attack. A total of 1,000 additional US troops — meant to bolster NATO’s eastern flank — are […]
