Russia stayed away Thursday, Oct 20, from a UN committee raking over the human rights situation in the country, having sought a postponement citing logistical and technical difficulties. The United Nations Human Rights Committee had been due to come ...

President Joe Biden on Thursday, Oct 20, criticized rival Republicans for suggesting that US funding for Ukraine could be cut after congressional midterm elections next month. “They said that if they win they’re not likely to fund, to con...

The Swiss Confederation is preparing a new humanitarian aid package for Ukrainians. The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal on Facebook, following his meeting with President of the Swiss Confederation Ignazio Cassis...

The United Nations insisted Thursday, Oct. 20, that the deal on exporting grains from Ukraine is working and must be renewed before it expires next month, with prices already rising on the uncertainty. The 120-day Black Sea Grain Initiative, a UN-led...

The Ukrainian military and diplomats are working to prevent a military threat from Belarus and to prepare Ukraine for any scenario as much as possible. “Without a doubt, Putin is making every effort to involve the Belarusian armed forces in a direc...

President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday, Oct 20, that Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy facilities had rendered the country’s power grid a “battlefield”, spurring a new wave of Ukrainians fleeing to Europe. “Russia&...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz declared on Thursday, Oct.20, that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s use of energy and hunger as weapons has failed to divide the West and he would not win the fight by utilizing scorched earth policies. In his addres...

The Moscow-installed authorities of the southern Ukrainian Kherson region said Thursday, Oct. 20,  that around 15,000 people have been pulled from the territory that Russia claims to have annexed in the face of a Ukrainian advance. “Around 15,...

Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s rumoured next prime minister, warned Silvio Berlusconi bluntly on Oct. 19 that his closeness with Russian President Vladimir Putin put him at risk of losing influence in any future administration. She also made clear her...

President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday, Oct 20, accused Russia of planting mines at a hydroelectric dam in the Kherson region of southern Ukraine, which is under the control of Moscow’s forces. “According to our information, the aggrega...