“Any Move Towards A No-Fly Zone To Be Seen As War Declaration”, Russia Threatens Britain [VIDEO]
The Kremlin today threatened Britain with 'tough retaliatory measures' as President Vladimir Putin said devastating Western sanctions against Russia are verging on a declaration of war, and warned that any country imposing a no-fly zone over Ukraine would be considered to have entered the ongoing conflict. The threats came as Moscow's brutal assault on Ukraine saw a mass civilian evacuation...
Russia Declares Ceasefire In Ukraine
Russia’s Ministry of Defence on Saturday announced it would stop its bombardment of parts of Ukraine, to allow for civilians to safely evacuate, ABN TV reports. “Today, March 5, from 10 a.m. Moscow time, the Russian side declares a ceasefire regime and opens humanitarian corridors for the exit of civilians from Mariupol and Volnovakha,” said the ministry in a statement. “Humanitarian...
Game Of Thrones Actor John Stahl Dies Aged 68
Game Of Thrones actor John Stahl has died at the age of 68, his agent has confirmed. The Scottish actor, played the role of Rickard Karstark in two series of the popular HBO fantasy show. His agent, Amanda Fitzalan Howard confirmed his death and described him as "an actor of remarkable skill and a stalwart of Scottish theatre". "He died on the...
Russia Destroys World’s Biggest Plane [Photos]
Pictures have emerged of the damaged wreckage of the world's largest plane after it was burnt during a Russian attack on a Ukrainian airfield. The images show the destroyed Ukrainian-made Antonov-225 Mriya, meaning the dream, at the Hostomel airport near Kyiv after it came under fire on Sunday. The cargo plane, which has six engines and weighs 314 tonnes, could cost more than...
PM Boris Johnson Talks Tough As Russian Military Attacks Europe’s Largest Nuclear Power Plant
UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has accused Russia of 'threatening the security of the whole of Europe' after Putin's troops attacked the continent's largest nuclear power plant overnight, sparking a fire that raged for hours before emergency crews were eventually allowed to extinguish it as Russian soldiers seized the complex. Mr Johnson condemned the attack as 'reckless' after a phone...
Russia Seizes Europe’s Largest Nuclear Plant In Ukraine
Russian troops have seized Europe's largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine after a firefight that set part of the complex ablaze with President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Putin of resorting to 'nuclear terror' and risking a catastrophe 'six times worse than Chernobyl' that would affect the whole continent. Russian troops attacked the Zaporizhzhia plant in the early hours of Friday, with...
Top Russian General Killed By Ukrainian Sniper
A top Russian general has been killed amid bitter fighting in Ukraine in what represents a major blow to the Russian invasion. Major General Andrey Sukhovetsky, who was the deputy commander of the 41st Combined Arms Army of Russia's Central Military District, died yesterday as Ukrainian defence forces repelled the Russian offensive. His death has not yet been officially confirmed by Russia's Ministry...
Buhari Approves $8.5m To Evacuate 5,000 Nigerians From Ukraine
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the sum of $8.5 million for immediate evacuation of about 5,000 Nigerians that flee the Russia, Ukrainian war to Poland, Romania, Hungary and Slovakia. The Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Zubairu Dada, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the virtual Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting presided over by...
US Secretary of State Calls Out Russia For Killing Civilians in Ukraine
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called out Russia on Tuesday for killing civilians in Ukraine, telling the United Nations Human Rights Council that Russian strikes “are hitting schools, hospitals and residential buildings.” “They are destroying critical infrastructure, which provides millions of people across Ukraine with drinking water, gas to keep them from freezing to death, and electricity. Civilian buses,...
US Secretary of State Floats Kicking Russia Off of UN Human Rights Council
As US Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemned Russia’s human rights abuses and violations of international humanitarian law as it carries out its assault on Ukraine, he floated the idea of kicking Russia off of the UN Human Rights Council during a speech before the council on Tuesday morning. “One can reasonably ask whether a UN member state that tries...
