Tag: Ukraine

Russia Threatens Legal Action If Forced Into Sovereign Debt Default

Russia will take legal action if the West tries to force it to default on its sovereign debt, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov told the pro-Kremlin Izvestia newspaper on Monday, sharpening Moscow’s tone in its financial wrestle with the West. “Of course we will sue, because we have taken all the necessary steps to ensure that…


UK Economic Growth Slows to Just 0.1 Percent in February, Missing Expectations

The UK’s economic growth slowed sharply in February, even before the war in Ukraine piled further strains on the global economy, the latest figures show. The UK’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew just by 0.1 percent in February, compared with 0.8 percent in January, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on April 11. This…


South Australia Sends Medical Supplies to Ukraine

The South Australian (SA) government is donating five pallets of medical supplies to Ukraine to support hospitals and health care workers in their efforts to provide emergency care for wounded civilians. Donated items—which are expected to leave Australia this week—include laryngeal masks, first aid equipment including wound dressings, and pulse oximeters, which are used to…


LIVE UPDATES: Russia: We’ve Destroyed S-300 Missile Systems Given to Ukraine by European State

The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, April 11. Click here for updates from April 10. Russia: We’ve Destroyed S-300 Missile Systems Given to Ukraine by European State Russia said on Monday that it had used cruise missiles to destroy S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems which had been supplied to Ukraine by an unidentified European country. Russia…


LIVE UPDATES: Russia Seeks to End US-Dominated World Order: Lavrov

The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, April 11. Click here for updates from April 10. Russia Seeks to End US-Dominated World Order: Lavrov Russia’s military action in Ukraine is meant to put an end to the U.S.-dominated world order, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has explained. Washington has been seeking supremacy by imposing ad-hoc rules…


LIVE UPDATES: Chechen Chief Kadyrov Says Russian Forces Will Take Kyiv

The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, April 11. Click here for updates from April 10. Chechen Chief Kadyrov Says Russian Forces Will Take Kyiv Ramzan Kadyrov, the powerful head of Russia’s republic of Chechnya, said early on Monday that there will be an offensive by Russian forces not only on the besieged port of Mariupol, but also…


LIVE UPDATES: New Zealand Sending Transport Plane and Money to Europe

The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, April 11. Click here for updates from April 10. New Zealand Sending Transport Plane and Money to Europe New Zealand will send a military transport plane and a support team of 50 to Europe, as well as give money to Britain to buy weapons, as it significantly steps up…


Mark Weiner: “We Need to Show Strength to Maintain Peace” | Larry Elder

Mark Weiner, a graduate of the Boston University School of Law, is a lawyer, media producer, asset manager, business advisor, and musician. He’s worked on some very well-known cases, managed famous music groups such as the New Kids on the Block, and he’s also lived in the Netherlands and India. With his rich and varied…


China May Exploit US ‘Weakness’ to Take Control of Taiwan: Congressman

The war in Ukraine reveals the “weakness” of U.S. leadership and China may exploit it to make the same move to Taiwan, according to Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) Russian President Vladimir Putin had been planning to invade Ukraine for some time by building up troops on the border over many months. He finally took action…


NATO Planning ‘Reset’ to Deal With ‘Long-Term Consequences’ Regarding Russia

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg suggested that the military alliance may establish a permanent presence of troops on its eastern flank in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “What we see now is a new reality, a new normal for European security. Therefore, we have now asked our military commanders to provide options for what we…