Tag: Ukraine

Canada to Expand Infrastructure to Help Europe Quit Russian Energy, Trudeau Says

Canada will help Europe reduce its dependency on Russian oil and coal by expanding infrastructure among other measures, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on June 28 at the G7 meeting in Germany. “Canada, obviously, as an oil and gas producer, is ensuring that in the short term we’re doing what we can to alleviate pressures,”…


Europe Must Shoulder More Defence Burden as US Tackles China Threat: UK Army Chief

European countries should take up the burden of defending their own continent to free up U.S. resources that can be used to tackle the threat posed by the Chinese regime, the new head of the British Army has said. General Sir Patrick Sanders, the Chief of the General Staff (CGS), said Britain and its Western…


Russia’s Medvedev Says Any NATO Encroachment on Crimea Could Lead to World War Three

Any encroachment on the Crimea peninsula by a NATO member-state could amount to a declaration of war on Russia which could lead to “World War Three,” Russia’s former president, Dmitry Medvedev, was quoted as saying on Monday. “For us, Crimea is a part of Russia. And that means forever. Any attempt to encroach on Crimea…


Ukraine: Dozens Still Missing After Russian Missile Strike on Mall Kills 18

KREMENCHUK, Ukraine—Firefighters searched on Tuesday for survivors in the rubble of a Ukrainian shopping mall, where authorities said 36 people were still missing after a Russian missile strike that killed at least 18. The attack, in the central city of Kremenchuk far from any frontline, drew a wave of global condemnation. Ukraine claimed Moscow had…


At Least 13 Killed in Russian Missile Strike on Shopping Mall, Ukraine Says

KREMENCHUK, Ukraine—Two Russian missiles slammed into a crowded shopping center in the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk on Monday, killing at least 13 people and wounding 50, the regional governor said. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said more than 1,000 people were in the shopping centre at the time of the attack, which witnesses said caused a…


Ocean Institute Provides Camp for Ukrainian Refugees

DANA POINT, Calif.—Gregory Hardy, 8, once had a passion for shipwrecks, especially the Titanic. Now, he is worried more about the friends he left back in Ukraine as the conflict with Russia continues. His mother, Nadiia Hardy, hopes an upcoming camp for Ukrainian refugee children offered by the Ocean Institute at Dana Point, Calif., can…


Russia, Rejecting Default, Tells Investors to Go to Western Financial Agents

Russia rejected claims on Monday that it had defaulted on its external debt for the first time in more than a century, telling investors to go to Western financial agents for the cash which was sent but bondholders did not receive. The White House said on Monday that Russia has defaulted on its international bonds…


Ukraine Pleads for Air Defence as Russia Turns Sights on Lysychansk

KYIV—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday urged Western leaders to supply anti-aircraft defense systems to his embattled nation as Russian forces assaulted Lysychansk, the last big city still held by Ukrainian troops in eastern Luhansk Province. As the leaders met, Russian forces were bombarding Lysychansk, the Kremlin’s immediate battlefield target following the fall of neighboring…


Canada Pledges Funds as G7 Develops Response to Famine Fallout From Russian Invasion

SCHLOSS ELMAU, Germany — Canada pledged $50 million to prevent Ukrainian grain from going to waste on Sunday as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau committed to work with G7 nations on further measures to halt the famine caused by the Russian invasion of the embattled country. The fallout of the ongoing Russian offensive dominated the first…


Putin to Make First Foreign Trips Since Launching Ukraine War

LONDON—Vladimir Putin will visit two small former Soviet states in central Asia this week, Russian state television reported on Sunday, in what would be the Russian leader’s first known trip abroad since ordering the invasion of Ukraine. Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion has led to financial sanctions from the West, which Putin says are a reason…