News in brief

Russian forces attack military facility just 10km from Ukraine’s border with Poland

Russian forces launched a missile attack on the International Center for Peacekeeping and Security, in the west of Ukraine, Sunday…

2 years ago

Biden vows to defend “every inch of NATO territory”, Russia set to lose “MFN” trade status

US troops will not fight in Ukraine, but would defend “every inch of NATO territory” US President Joe Biden said…

2 years ago

Ceasefire talks between Russia and Ukraine fail

Delegations from Ukraine and Russia were unable to broker a 24-hour ceasefire in their meeting on Thursday morning in Turkey.…

2 years ago

Hungary’s Parliament elects country’s first female President

Hungary’s Parliament elected Fidesz Vice President and Family and Youth Affairs Minister Katalin Novak as the country’s next President on…

2 years ago

Bombing of children’s hospital in Mariupol “genocide”, says Zelensky

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky is calling Russian forces bombing on Wednesday of a 600-bed children’s and maternity hospital in the…

2 years ago

US Vice President’s trip to Poland, Romania overshadowed by fighter jet “debacle”

The Guardian reports that on Wednesday morning US time Vice President Kamala Harris was travelling to Poland, where she’ll meet…

2 years ago

US ban on Russian hydrocarbons the price of “defending freedom”

Russian state media outlets are reporting that Moscow has announced another humanitarian ceasefire to allow civilians to flee. Civilians continued…

2 years ago

Viktor Orban signs off on allowing additional NATO troops to station in Hungary

Hungary will now allow NATO troops to deploy into the west of the country, reversing an earlier stance of not…

2 years ago

EU looks to abandon Russian fuel sources due to “tectonic shift in European history”

Calling Russia's invasion of Ukraine "a tectonic shift in European history", the European Union is working out how to wean…

2 years ago

Moscow warns against getting involved in the conflict, while allies ponder loaning MIGs to Ukraine

Russia has issued a veiled threat to Poland and Romania not to get involved in its operation against Ukraine, writes…

2 years ago