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The war in Ukraine could last for years, the head of NATO said on Sunday, calling for steadfast support from Ukraine’s allies as Russian forces battle for territory in the country’s east. Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said supplying state-of-the-art weaponry to Ukrainian troops would boost the chance of freeing its eastern region of Donbas from Russian … Read More “NATO warns of long Ukraine war as battles in the east grind on” »
The U.S. Open will allow tennis players from Russia and Belarus to compete this year despite the ongoing war in Ukraine, which prompted Wimbledon to ban those athletes. U.S. Tennis Association CEO and Executive Director Lew Sherr, whose group runs the U.S. Open, said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press on Tuesday that the USTA Board decided to … Read More “US Open lets Russian tennis players compete after Wimbledon ban” »
The global food crisis has now grown to such proportions that everyone is talking about it (even though world leaders are doing relatively little about it). It has become an article of faith to blame the war in Ukraine for the supply disruptions that have led to dramatic price increases in global food grain markets, … Read More “Why are global wheat prices rising so much?” »
As the war in Ukraine continues, there has been a serious disruption of supply chains in the global food trade. Wheat export from Ukraine has been affected, especially by the sea route but also by land and rail. Since Ukraine is among world’s leading exporters of wheat, global food security is threatened. Russia, the world’s … Read More “Climate-change sowing poor nutrition | The Financial Express” »
President Joe Biden, speaking to donors at a Democratic fundraiser here, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “didn’t want to hear it” when U.S. intelligence gathered information that Russia was preparing to invade. The remarks came as Biden was talking about his work to rally and solidify support for Ukraine as the war continues into its fourth month. … Read More “Zelensky didn’t want to hear US info on warnings of Russian invasion” »
Russian Tu-95 strategic bombers fired missiles at Kiev from the Caspian Sea early Sunday, and two of the eastern districts of the Ukrainian capital were shaken by explosions, Ukraine’s air force and the city’s mayor said. At least one person was admitted, though no deaths were immediately reported, Mayor Vitaly Klitschko said. Dark smoke rose … Read More “Russian warplanes hit Kyiv with missiles, Ukraine says” »
Several explosions shook Kyiv early Sunday, said Mayor Vitali Klitschko, the first attack on the Ukrainian capital in weeks as life had slowly begun to look normal in the city and its suburbs. “Several explosions in the Darnytskyi and Dniprovskyi districts of the capital,” Klitschko wrote on the Telegram messaging app. “Services are already working … Read More “Explosions shake Kyiv in Ukraine after weeks of relative calm” »
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Rescue workers inspect an apartment building damaged in an overnight missile strike in Sloviansk, Ukraine, on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. (AP Photo / Francisco Seco) dry francis AP LISBON, Portugal – Portugal has sent 146 Marines to join a NATO force stationed in Lithuania as part of efforts to strengthen the Alliance’s eastern flank in … Read More “Live updates | Portugal sends marines to NATO in Lithuania” »
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Biden administration says it will send Ukraine a small number of high-tech, medium-range missile systems, a critical weapon that Ukrainian leaders have begged for as they fight to stop Russian progress in the Donbas region. The rocket systems are part of a new $ 700 million tranche of security assistance to … Read More “Biden Administration plans to send high-tech rocket systems to Ukraine” »
