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Mark Rutte dismisses Trump fears as he takes reins at NATO
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Mark Rutte dismisses Trump fears as he takes reins at NATO

The Hindu  

NATO's new chief Mark Rutte on Tuesday downplayed fears over the impact of a potential Donald Trump victory in upcoming U.S. elections and pledged to keep backing Ukraine, as he assumed leadership of the world's most powerful military alliance. "I'm determined to prepare NATO for the challenges of the future," Rutte said as he formally took over as Secretary General …

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Ukraine peace summit opens in Switzerland with low expectations
6 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine peace summit opens in Switzerland with low expectations

The Hindu  

On a rainy, misty, damp day up in the Alpine resorts in Burgenstock, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy tried portraying an upbeat mood. At the inaugural global summit hosted by Switzerland to find a ‘path to peace’ 52 months since the Russian invasion, Mr. Zelenskyy hoped this dialogue would find a resolution to the war. “Even If they are not here …

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Slovakia PM Robert Fico: Political heavyweight with pro-Russian views
7 months, 1 week ago

Slovakia PM Robert Fico: Political heavyweight with pro-Russian views

The Hindu  

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who was said to be in a life-threatening condition after being shot on May 15, took power for the fourth time last October and has turned the country's foreign policy towards more pro-Russian views. During a three-decade career, Mr. Fico, 59, has skilfully weaved between pro-European mainstream and nationalistic anti-Brussels and anti-American positions, while showing …

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Ukrainian Minister Dmytro Kuleba will demand ‘withdrawal of Russian forces’ during visit to India
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukrainian Minister Dmytro Kuleba will demand ‘withdrawal of Russian forces’ during visit to India

The Hindu  

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba will be focused on the “complete withdrawal of Russian forces from Ukrainian territory” during talks in Delhi. A source in Ukraine said that Mr. Kuleba will push for “complete withdrawal of Russian forces back to the 1991 borders”, during his presentations to Indian policymakers. In an interview with The Hindu during that visit Mr. Klimkin …

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Polish farmers protest Ukraine imports and EU regulations
10 months, 1 week ago

Polish farmers protest Ukraine imports and EU regulations

The Hindu  

Polish farmers staged blockades across the country to protest competition from Ukraine and heavy EU regulations, with Warsaw hinting it could impose new import bans on Ukrainian agricultural products. Polish Agriculture Minister Czeslaw Siekierski told state radio that "complete" bans on imports could be imposed on other groups of products as well. Asked about the protests, Mr. Siekierski said the …

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Grant Shapps to ramp up support for Volodymyr Zelensky
1 year, 2 months ago

Grant Shapps to ramp up support for Volodymyr Zelensky

The Telegraph  

Britain will ramp up its training programme for Ukrainian soldiers under plans being discussed with military chiefs, the new Defence Secretary has disclosed. In an interview with The Telegraph, Grant Shapps said he had held talks with Army leaders about moving “more training and production” of military equipment into Ukraine. Following a trip to Kyiv last week, Mr Shapps also …

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Yevgeny Prigozhin’s reported death may consolidate Putin’s power
1 year, 3 months ago

Yevgeny Prigozhin’s reported death may consolidate Putin’s power

Hindustan Times  

BILL BURNS, the director of the CIA, recently mused on what fate might await Yevgeny Prigozhin, the mercenary leader who mounted a short-lived mutiny in Russia in June. Mr Prigozhin’s Embraer business jet climbed to nearly 30,000 feet before suddenly falling in the Tver region near Moscow after less than 30 minutes in flight, according to public tracking data. Notably, …

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Lukashenko says he convinced Putin not to 'wipe out' Prigozhin, while Zelenskyy calls Russian leaders 'bandits'
1 year, 5 months ago

Lukashenko says he convinced Putin not to 'wipe out' Prigozhin, while Zelenskyy calls Russian leaders 'bandits'

ABC  

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says he persuaded Russian President Vladimir Putin not to "wipe out" Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, in response to what the Kremlin cast as a mutiny that pushed Russia towards civil war. Key points: The president of Belarus says he told Vladimir Putin "not to rush" to wipe out the Wagner Group Belarusian opposition figures say …

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The View from India | The significance of Blinken’s China visit
1 year, 6 months ago

The View from India | The significance of Blinken’s China visit

The Hindu  

June 19, 2023 05:31 pm | Updated June 20, 2023 03:44 pm IST U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken started his much-awaited China visit on Sunday, seeking to cool tensions between the two great powers. After holding talks for several hours with China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang, Mr. Blinken said both sides “discussed how we can responsibly manage the relationship …

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Zelenskyy says Russia is evading sanctions on weapons
1 year, 6 months ago

Zelenskyy says Russia is evading sanctions on weapons

The Hindu  

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on June 4 said that Russia was using a network of suppliers to evade international sanctions designed to prevent it from making missiles and other weapons. "Unfortunately, the terrorist state manages to use the technologies of the world through a network of suppliers, manages to bypass international sanctions," Mr. Zelenskyy said. Ukraine, Mr. Zelenskyy added, was …

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What we know about the leaked Pentagon documents on Ukraine
1 year, 8 months ago

What we know about the leaked Pentagon documents on Ukraine

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The information on scores of slides has publicized potential …

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‘One year later, Kyiv stands’: Biden makes unannounced trip to Kyiv ahead of Ukraine invasion anniversary; pledges $500 million in new military aid
1 year, 10 months ago

‘One year later, Kyiv stands’: Biden makes unannounced trip to Kyiv ahead of Ukraine invasion anniversary; pledges $500 million in new military aid

The Hindu  

President Joe Biden made an unannounced visit Monday to Ukraine to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a gesture of solidarity that comes days before the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of the country. “One year later, Kyiv stands,” Mr. Biden said, jamming his finger for emphasis on his podium decorated with the U.S. and Ukrainian flags. Mr. Biden’s mission with …

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Charles Marquand | Amid Europe tumult, will UK rejoin single market?
1 year, 11 months ago

Charles Marquand | Amid Europe tumult, will UK rejoin single market?

Deccan Chronicle  

It’s been a long while since I last wrote for these pages and much has happened since. Yet somehow the UK’s economy is the worst performing in the G-20, above only Russia’s — not much to boast of. Mark Carney, former Bank of England governor, provoked Brexiter ire a couple of months ago when he pointed out that in 2016 …

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Vladimir Putin orders 36-hour Orthodox Christmas ceasefire; Ukraine calls it hypocrisy
1 year, 11 months ago

Vladimir Putin orders 36-hour Orthodox Christmas ceasefire; Ukraine calls it hypocrisy

The Hindu  

Russian President Vladimir Putin on January 5 ordered a 36-hour ceasefire in Ukraine to run during Orthodox Christmas, a move that war-battered Kyiv swiftly branded as “hypocrisy”. Both nations celebrate Orthodox Christmas and the Russian leader’s order came after a ceasefire was urged by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russia’s spiritual leader Patriarch Kirill, a staunch Putin supporter. Earlier …

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Putin says Russia ready to negotiate over Ukraine
1 year, 11 months ago

Putin says Russia ready to negotiate over Ukraine

The Hindu  

President Vladimir Putin said Russia was ready to negotiate with all parties involved inthe war in Ukraine but that Kyiv and its Western backers had refused to engage in talks. Putin says West aiming to 'tear apart' Russia Mr. Putin also blasted the West for trying to "tear apart" Russia, in extracts from the interview to be aired on national …

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Australia-India trade pact is set for quick ratification, says Australian Minister
2 years, 1 month ago

Australia-India trade pact is set for quick ratification, says Australian Minister

The Hindu  

A key legislative committee in the Australian Parliament has endorsed the India-Australia trade pact which will send a powerful “signal” to businesses on both sides, Australia’s Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs Tim Watts said here on Saturday. It’s going to put the spotlight on trade between Australia and India.” The Minister who once visited India during his younger years just …

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Ukraine, China-U.S. frictions dominate at G-20 summit in Bali
2 years, 1 month ago

Ukraine, China-U.S. frictions dominate at G-20 summit in Bali

The Hindu  

Discord over Russia’s war on Ukraine and festering tensions between the U.S. and China are proving to be ominous backdrops for world leaders gathering in Indonesia’s tropical Bali island for a summit of the Group of 20 biggest economies starting Tuesday. With recession looming as central banks fight decades-high inflation partly brought on by the war, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet …

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Beware the tempting apple of Ukraine mediation
2 years, 1 month ago

Beware the tempting apple of Ukraine mediation

The Hindu  

A recent report in a prominent American daily focussed on the possibility of India playing a significant role in seeking to bring Russia and Ukraine to the negotiating table. For the ruling dispensation’s supporters, a mediatory Indian role in the Ukraine war would naturally serve as a great vindication of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s personal position as a world leader …

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On Ukraine conflict, India counsels a return to dialogue and diplomacy, says Jaishankar in Moscow
2 years, 1 month ago

On Ukraine conflict, India counsels a return to dialogue and diplomacy, says Jaishankar in Moscow

The Hindu  

Russia is India’s “steady and time-tested partner”, said External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, defending the twenty-fold increase in India’s oil imports from Russia this year, speaking after meetings with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Deputy Prime Minister and Trade Minister Denis Manturov in Moscow on Tuesday. Laying out India’s position on the Ukraine crisis, which Mr. Lavrov said Russia …

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Explosions rock Kyiv after months of calm, while Lviv and other Ukrainian cities also hit
2 years, 2 months ago

Explosions rock Kyiv after months of calm, while Lviv and other Ukrainian cities also hit

ABC  

At least 11 people are dead and 64 are injured after Russia pounded cities across Ukraine in what President Vladimir Putin says was retaliation for a blast on Russia's bridge to Crimea. Key points: At least 11 people have been killed in a wave of Russian strikes across Ukraine Vladimir Putin pledged a "harsh response" from Moscow after an attack …

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Explained | How will Putin’s mobilisation impact Ukraine?
2 years, 2 months ago

Explained | How will Putin’s mobilisation impact Ukraine?

The Hindu  

The story so far: On September 21, almost seven months after his war in Ukraine began, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a partial military mobilisation and dialled up the nuclear threat. These decisions followed Russia’s first major battlefield defeat in Ukraine earlier this month with Mr. Putin’s troops forced to retreat from the territories they captured in the Kharkiv Oblast …

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The View from India | A summit in Samarkand; a retreat from Kharkiv
2 years, 3 months ago

The View from India | A summit in Samarkand; a retreat from Kharkiv

The Hindu  

It was the first major multilateral conference Russian President Vladimir Putin attended since he ordered the Ukraine invasion on February 24. It was the first time Prime Minister Narendra Modi came face to face with Mr. Xi since the 2020 border clashes between India and China. At the SCO talks, what Mr. Modi did was to express his concerns directly …

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DC Edit | ‘Not era of war’: PM signal to Putin at SCO welcome
2 years, 3 months ago

DC Edit | ‘Not era of war’: PM signal to Putin at SCO welcome

Deccan Chronicle  

The first in-person summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation with the waning of the Covid-19 pandemic threat has been a productive one for India in dealing with the key international question that the Ukraine war represents. At the same time, the 22nd summit of the SCO held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, gives some indication of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s thinking on …

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Russia hits power stations after Ukraine counter-offensive
2 years, 3 months ago

Russia hits power stations after Ukraine counter-offensive

The Hindu  

Russia attacked power stations and other infrastructure on September 11, causing widespread outages across Ukraine as Kyiv’s forces pressed a swift counter-offensive that has driven Moscow's troops from swaths of territory it had occupied in the northeast. Kharkiv Mayor Igor Terekhov called the power outage “revenge by the Russian aggressor for the successes of our army at the front, in …

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