CNN — Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited unannounced Ukraine Thursday – making his second visit to the country’s capital since the start of the war with Russia more than six months ago. While in Kyiv, Blinken met Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and visited a children’s hospital. His trip comes as Ukraine has launched … Read more
Russian forces lost territory on all fronts in the 28th week of war as a counter-offensive stretched from the southern Kherson region to the country’s eastern and northern fronts, demonstrating the continued capability of the to take the initiative. North Ukrainian forces launched a new counterattack in the northern Kharkiv region on 6 September. Despite … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the West is reluctant to recognize “irreversible tectonic shifts” in international relations and that the Asia-Pacific region has become a magnet for human resources, capital and development capabilities. production. Mikhail Svetlov | Getty Images News | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Poutine on Wednesday accused the United States of … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the West is reluctant to recognize “irreversible tectonic shifts” in international relations and that the Asia-Pacific region has become a magnet for human resources, capital and development capabilities. production. Mikhail Svetlov | Getty Images News | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Poutine on Wednesday accused the United States of … Read more
In a twisted turn of events, the Kremlin and President Joe Biden are now on the same page about something more than six months later. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine. Biden said over the weekend that he doesn’t think Russia should be named as state sponsor of terrorismand now the Kremlin is praising … Read more
Russia’s decision to indefinitely suspend gas flows to Europe via Nord Stream 1 is seen as another escalation in its policy of inflicting economic hardship on Germany. Lisi Niesner | Reuters Europe has been plunged into its biggest energy crisis in decades, with Russia’s natural gas supplies becoming volatile and unpredictable even before the invasion … Read more
Cleveland Federal Reserve Board President and CEO Loretta Mester delivers her keynote address at the 2014 Financial Stability Conference in Washington on December 5, 2014. Gary Cameron | Reuters Here are the most important information investors need to start their trading day: 1. Stocks can’t get rid of them So much for a fresh start … Read more
UN inspectors to visit Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant – Europe’s largest nuclear facility – as they seek to protect the site amid artillery bombardment that has sparked global disaster fears. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) mission arrived in the southern city of Zaporizhzhia, 55 km (34 miles) from the plant, on Wednesday, and … Read more
(You may receive “5 Things You Need to Know Today” in your inbox daily. register here.) 1. Floods The governor of Mississippi said he would declare a state of emergency for Jackson, the state’s largest city, after its main water treatment facility failed on Monday, leaving residents without enough water to flush toilets or fight … Read more
The Vostok 2022 military maneuvers will take place from September 1-7 with forces from China, Syria, India, Nicaragua and elsewhere. Russia has said it will launch extensive military exercises with china forces to show increasingly close defense ties between Moscow and Beijing amid the war in Ukraine. Exercise Vostok 2022 (East 2022) will be held … Read more
