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The West and playing with fire
The US is working with Warsaw on a deal to supply Polish fighter jets to Ukraine as Kyiv increases pressure on the West to strengthen its air force to repel Russian attacks. Under the deal, Ukraine would receive Russian-made fighter jets from Poland, which in …
Russia condemned for attack on nuclear power plant
Vladimir Putin's "barbaric" combat tactics in Ukraine sparked global alarm on Friday after Russian forces captured Europe's largest nuclear power plant in an attack that briefly set a building at the complex on fire. World leaders condemned the "reckless" …
Rumors of Iranian Oil Return
Iran's oil production capacity may peak less than two months after reaching a nuclear deal, Oil Minister Javad Owji said on Thursday.
Moscow admits heavy losses
Russia has admitted for the first time that it suffered heavy casualties in Ukraine as its forces bombed frontline towns and devastated urban areas in one of the most devastating days of the week-long invasion.
Biden declares Putin 'isolated from the world'
Joe Biden declared Vladimir Putin "more isolated than ever from the world," while the US President hailed Western unity in the face of the Russian attack on Ukraine and hinted at more economic sanctions.
Sanctions are bleeding the market dry
Global investors, with at least $150 billion worth of Russian securities on their books, are desperate for opportunities to do business after Western sanctions locked the country out of the global financial system.
Putin puts Russian nuclear forces on high alert
Vladimir Putin put Russia's nuclear forces on high alert as his troops continued to face fierce resistance from the Ukrainian military and the West stepped up efforts to punish Moscow for the biggest war in Europe in more than 50 years.
Zelensky calls on Ukrainians to resist
The Ukrainian president called on citizens to persevere as Russian forces advanced into the suburbs of Kiev but met fierce resistance that has so far prevented them from taking one of the country's largest cities.
Volodymyr Zelensky warns of an assassination attempt
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that "enemy saboteur groups" have entered Kiev and that Russia is planning an assassination attempt on him, after Vladimir Putin's invading forces stepped up their attack on the Ukrainian capital and other …
EU imposes sanctions over Ukraine
Vladimir Putin's chief of staff and defense minister have been blacklisted by the EU under the first round of sanctions against Moscow after the US warned of an imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine.