Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 748 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 748 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 748th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. Fighting Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the situation along the front line in the east was “much better” and that Ukraine had “recovered” its strategic position with Russian…

Russia, NATO at odds over pope’s call for Ukraine to show ‘white flag’ | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia, NATO at odds over pope’s call for Ukraine to show ‘white flag’ | Russia-Ukraine war News

Moscow said the pope’s comment was ‘quite understandable’ while NATO said ‘it’s not the time to talk about surrender’. The Kremlin has said Pope Francis’s call for talks to end the war in Ukraine was “quite understandable”, while NATO’s secretary general said now was not the time to talk about…

Hungary’s Orban claims Trump said he won’t ‘give a penny’ to Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war News

Hungary’s Orban claims Trump said he won’t ‘give a penny’ to Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war News

PM Viktor Orban tells Hungarian state broadcaster that Trump has a ‘clear vision’ after meeting former US president in Florida. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban says former US President Donald Trump has told him that he would “not give a penny” to the war in Ukraine. Orban related the comments…

Fear of China, Russia and Iran is driving weapons sales: Report | Weapons News

Fear of China, Russia and Iran is driving weapons sales: Report | Weapons News

The aggressive postures of disruptive states drove arms sales in Europe, the Middle East and Asia during the past five years, according to a new report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Russia’s war in Ukraine contributed to a doubling of arms purchases in Europe in 2019-23 relative…

Ukraine rejects pope’s call to ‘raise the white flag’ to end Russia’s war | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukraine rejects pope’s call to ‘raise the white flag’ to end Russia’s war | Russia-Ukraine war News

The Catholic leader, 87, told a Swiss broadcaster that Ukraine should negotiate with Russia and raised the idea of surrender. Ukraine has rejected Pope Francis’s call to hold negotiations with Russia more than two years into its invasion, saying that Kyiv will “never” surrender. “Our flag is a yellow and…

Turkey offers to host Russia-Ukraine peace talks as Erdogan hosts Zelenskyy | Russia-Ukraine war News

Turkey offers to host Russia-Ukraine peace talks as Erdogan hosts Zelenskyy | Russia-Ukraine war News

Erdogan pitches himself as go-between, Zelenskyy indicates Russia would not be invited to the first meeting. Turkey is ready to host a summit between Ukraine and Russia to end the war, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said after talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Istanbul. Speaking after their meeting…

How has modern Russian culture been shaped by Putin’s war in Ukraine? | Russia-Ukraine war News

How has modern Russian culture been shaped by Putin’s war in Ukraine? | Russia-Ukraine war News

Before Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his troops to mount a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Andrey Muravyev, better known as the artist DazBastaDraw, mainly drew sketches and comics for himself as a hobby with no particular desire to make them public. Now he showcases his patriotic…

FM Wang Yi insists China ‘force for peace’; defends Russian ties | Politics News

FM Wang Yi insists China ‘force for peace’; defends Russian ties | Politics News

Speaking at a rare press conference in Beijing, Wang Yi calls for peace talks to bring two-year-old Ukraine conflict to an end. China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said China sees itself as a “force for peace” in the world, even as it pursues deeper ties with Russia despite Moscow’s…