ukraine

Wagner Rebellion And The Exposure Of Putin’s Underbelly

Wagner Rebellion And The Exposure Of Putin’s Underbelly

It is generally believed that most dictators who start wars do so because they often need external enemies to enable them to exert some internal control over their own people. This is the situation in Russia, which many did not understand until last week, when, for the first time since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Moscow was placed under a state of emergency.

What was even more shocking was that it was not the Ukrainian army, which had recently begun to demonstrate clear signs of its ability to hurt Russia, that was responsible for that move; rather, …

Russia Suspends Involvement In Ukraine Grain Deal

Russia Suspends Involvement In Ukraine Grain Deal

Russia on Saturday announced the suspension of its participation in a landmark agreement that allowed vital grain exports from Ukraine, blaming drone attacks on Russian ships in Crimea.

Russia made the announcement after its army accused Kyiv earlier Saturday of a ‘massive’ drone attack on its Black Sea fleet, which Ukraine labelled a ‘false pretext’ and the UN urged the deal’s preservation.

The Turkey and UN-brokered deal to unlock grain exports signed between Russia and Ukraine in July is critical to easing the global food crisis caused by the conflict.

The agreement already allowed more than nine million tonnes …

TV Presenter Apologises For Calls To Burn Ukrainian Children

TV Presenter Apologises For Calls To Burn Ukrainian Children

A presenter working with state-funded Russian television channel RT has finally apologised after he was suspended for calling for the burning of Ukrainian children.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the 47-year-old Anton Krasovsky who is a pro-Kremlin pundit under Western sanctions, took to his Telegram on Tuesday to write; ‘I apologise to everyone who was stunned by this. I apologise to Margarita, to everyone who found these comments wild, unthinkable’.

The chief editor of RT, Margarita Simonyan who is formerly called Russia Today, during the night from Sunday to Monday announced the channel was suspending its work with …

Surprise As Far-Right Meloni Emerge Italy’s First Woman PM

Surprise As Far-Right Meloni Emerge Italy’s First Woman PM

Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni has been named the new prime minister of Italy becoming the first woman to head a government in the European country.

Eurosceptic and anti-immigration who are her post-fascist Brothers of Italy party — won September 25 legislative polls but needs outside support to form a government.

Meloni’s appointment is an historic event for the eurozone’s third largest economy and for Brothers of Italy, which has never been in government.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the 45-year-old from Rome will now name her ministers who will be sworn in on Saturday in front of President …

Iran Helping Russia ‘On The Ground’ In Crimea - White House

Iran Helping Russia ‘On The Ground’ In Crimea – White House

Iran has been accused by the White House of being ‘directly engaged on the ground’ in Russian-occupied Crimea amidst the ongoing war in Ukraine, helping to train the country’s forces on Iranian-made drones that have been used in attacks on Ukraine.

A spokesman for US National Security Council, John Kirby on Thursday posited that a ‘relatively small number’ of Iranian personnel are operating in the Ukrainian region that was annexed by Russia in 2014.

end of list

‘Tehran is now directly engaged on the ground and through the provision of weapons that are impacting civilians and civilian infrastructure in Ukraine,’ …

NATO Begins ‘Routine’ Nuclear Drill Amid Russia Tensions

NATO Begins ‘Routine’ Nuclear Drill Amid Russia Tensions

NATO has confirmed that it has launched its regular nuclear deterrence drills in western Europe after tensions heightened with Russia over President Vladimir Putin’s veiled threats in the face of setbacks in Ukraine.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that Monday, the 30-nation alliance has pointed out that the ‘routine, recurring training activity’ — which runs until October 30 — was planned before Moscow invaded Ukraine and is not linked to the current situation.

It will have to involve US B-52 long-range bombers, and up to 60 aircraft in total will take part in training flights over Belgium, the United …

Ukraine Invasion I Have No Regrets, Putin Declares

Ukraine Invasion: I Have No Regrets, Putin Declares

The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin has stated that he has no plans ‘for now’ to launch any sort of massive air raids such as those carried out this week, in which more than 100 long-range missiles were fired at targets across Ukraine.

Speaking on Friday at the end of a summit in Kazakhstan, President Putin said ‘We do not set ourselves the task of destroying Ukraine. No, of course not’.

end of list

He went on to add that the call-up of reservists would be finished in two weeks, promising an end to the divisive mobilisation that has seen …

Russian Firm Drags Germany To Court Over Refinery Seizures

Russian Firm Drags Germany To Court Over Refinery Seizures

Popular Russian oil giant Rosneft on Friday announced that they have filed a complaint against the German government for taking control of its German-based refineries, as energy tensions continue to run high following Moscow’s war in Ukraine.

Africa Daily New York reports that in September, Berlin had taken control of Rosneft’s German subsidiaries, which account for about 12 percent of oil refining capacity in the country, and placed them under the trusteeship of the Federal Network Agency.

‘We can confirm the complaint has been received,’ the Federal Administrative Court in the eastern German city of Leipzig told reporters.

Lawyers …

Nord Stream 2 Putin Offers To Boost Gas Supplies To Europe

Nord Stream 2: Putin Offers To Boost Gas Supplies To Europe

The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin has disclosed that Moscow is ready to resume gas supplies to the European Union through a link of the Germany-bound Nord Stream 2 pipeline under the Baltic Sea, an offer which was immediately turned down by Berlin.

Putin who made this offer while speaking at a Moscow energy forum on Wednesday, asserted that one of the two links of the pipeline remained pressurised despite a series of ruptures last month which caused major leaks, sending gas spewing out off the coast of Denmark and Sweden.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the Nord …

Russia Designates Meta As ‘Terrorist And Extremist’ Group

Russia Designates Meta As ‘Terrorist And Extremist’ Group

Russia on Wednesday included US tech giant Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, to a list of which it has labelled as ‘terrorist and extremist’ organisations, according to a database of the Federal Service for Financial Monitoring (Rosfinmonitoring) which was sighted by Africa Daily News, New York. 

Recall that in late March, Russia had announced a ban on Facebook and Instagram for allegedly ‘carrying out extremist activities’ after authorities accused Meta of tolerating what it described as ‘Russophobia’ during Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine.

Meta had announced on March 10 that the platforms would allow statements like …

Russian Onslaught Zelensky Pleads For Ukraine ‘Air Shield’

Russian Onslaught: Zelenskyy Pleads For Ukraine ‘Air Shield’

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appealed to wealthy Western nations in the world to help Kyiv create an ‘air shield’ after intensified deadly Russian aerial attacks which have continued to grow.

Zelenskyy, who told the G7 club of rich nations ‘millions of people would be grateful’ for help fending off attacks from the sky, warned Russia ‘still has room for further escalation’ after Monday’s bloody missile salvoes across Ukraine.

Following the attacks, Washington pledged to up shipments of air defences to Ukraine, while Germany promised delivery “in the coming days” of the first Iris-T missile shield reportedly …

War Death Toll From Missiles On Ukraine Town Climbs To 14

War: Death Toll From Missiles On Ukraine Town Climbs To 14

No fewer than 14 people have so far been confirmed dead after seven Russian missiles struck the industrial town of Zaporizhzhia in southern Ukraine, the town council’s secretary announced yesterday night. 

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the missiles struck before dawn on Friday, with three landing just around the town centre, just 40 kilometres (25 miles) from the artillery battles of the southern front.

‘Sad news keeps coming to us from the analysis of the buildings hit during the attack,’ said Anatoly Kurtev via Telegram.

‘For now the number of dead has gone up to 14.’

Read Also: