Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson on Tuesday rejected opposition calls to consider joining NATO following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, saying an application now would destabilize security in Europe. Sweden has not been in a war since 1814 and has built Read more…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that he had “cooled down” about Ukraine’s bid to join NATO amid Russia’s war with the Eastern European country. “Regarding NATO, I have cooled down regarding this question long ago after we understood that NATO is Read more…
Mutual trade between Russia and China in the first two months of 2022 increased by 38.5% year-on-year, according to statistics released on Monday by China’s customs administration. Trade turnover in January-February reached $26.43 billion. Russian exports to China jumped by Read more…
Shell announced it purchased a cargo of crude Russian oil, just days after the oil giant said it would limit business with the country in response its “senseless act of military aggression” against Ukraine. In a statement shared to Twitter on Saturday, Shell said Read more…
Russia’s Armed Forces have rendered a Ukrainian Air Force airfield in the western city of Vinnitsa “inoperative” with a long-range precision strike, Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Sunday. Moscow maintains that it only targets Ukraine’s military infrastructure during its Read more…
The Coalition of Southern and Middle Belt Youth Leaders Assembly, the umbrella body of all the youth groups in the South East, South-South, South West, and Middle Belt regions has flayed the Federal Government over what it described as “financial Read more…
Sweden and Finland will further strengthen their security cooperation in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the prime ministers of both countries said on Saturday, but they were non-committal on joining NATO. “Russia’s war against a sovereign European nation puts Read more…
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that he chose to attack Ukraine beyond the borders of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics (DPR and LPR) to prevent the West from “endlessly” supplying “nationalists and radicals” with various resources, such as weapons and money. Read more…
The threat to wheat supplies from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been exacerbated by a shift in global stocks away from major exporters such as the United States and European Union, undermining their effectiveness as a cushion in times of Read more…
Russia’s neighbors should stop ‘stirring unnecessary tensions’ and instead focus on rebuilding relations with Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said. “I want to stress again that we have no … we’ve been always saying this, there are no ill Read more…
The second round of peace talks between representatives from Kiev and Moscow has kicked off in Belarus as Russia’s armed forces continue to attack Ukraine. On Thursday, the head of the Servant of the People party in Ukraine’s parliament, David Read more…
Credit Suisse asked investors to destroy documents tied to its oligarch and wealthy clients’ yacht and private jet loans after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, The Financial Times reported. The move was part of the Swiss bank’s effort to prevent leaks of its Read more…