Anticipating the uncertainties that this war will bring is a critical step toward successfully navigating its possible consequences | THE INDEPENDENT | The invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces has spurred Europe’s worst security crisis in decades. But while most analysis is rightly focused on the immediate situation, it is …
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How America is dragging the world to the brink of nuclear annihilation in a matter of no strategic interest to it THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | Western media coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine has been propagandistic. It demonstrates that they are not independent as they …
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Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russia has “practically” completed the mission of destroying Ukraine’s main military infrastructure, including weapon warehouses, ammunition depots, aviation and air defense systems, President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday. Russian forces will fulfill all their assigned tasks and the operation in Ukraine is proceeding in accordance with …
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Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russian forces will observe a truce in Ukraine starting 10:00 a.m. Moscow time (0700 GMT) on Saturday to facilitate the evacuation of civilians via humanitarian corridors, the Russian Ministry of Defense said. As was agreed by the Ukrainian side, the humanitarian corridors will allow the exit …
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Beijing, China | Xinhua | The U.S. side has repeatedly spread false information related to the Ukraine issue to smear and discredit China in order to shirk their own responsibility, which is hypocritical and despicable, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday. Wang Wenbin made the remarks when asked to …
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Department of Defense established a deconfliction line with the Russian Ministry of Defense on March 1 for the purposes of preventing miscalculation Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The United States and Russia have established a military hotline aimed at preventing miscalculation during the ongoing Russia-Ukraine military conflict, U.S. media outlets reported …
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The risk is that markets and political analysts will underestimate the implications of this regime shift COMMENT | NOURIEL ROUBINI | Now that Russian President Vladimir Putin has launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, we must consider the economic and financial consequences of this massive historic development. The Ukraine war …
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Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine is proceeding in strict accordance with the schedule and plan, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday. “All the assigned tasks are being successfully fulfilled,” Putin said at a meeting with the permanent members of Russia’s Security Council. Russian soldiers and …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The world should come together to condemn and stop Russia’s aggression on Ukraine, the Northern Uganda Peace icon and Archbishop of Gulu Archdiocese, John Baptist Odama has appealed. On February 24th, the Russian Federation under Vladimir Putin declared a special military operation against Ukraine, something …
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Food prices could higher as the recent Russia-Ukraine military conflict might further disrupt global markets Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | As the conflict continues between Russia and Ukraine, both the world’s key wheat exporters, Middle East countries relying heavily on wheat imports are likely to face further food shortages and price …
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