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UK PM sets out 6-point plan to defeat Putin
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has set out a six-point plan to ensure Russia's defeat in the ongoing war in Ukraine, the media reported on Sunday. Writing in The New York Times, the Prime Minister said that "(Russian President Vladimir) Putin must fail and must be seen to fail in this act of aggression", the BBC reported.
Back from Ukraine: Escaping war to land in the thick of life's battles
The troubles of the students returning from Ukraine to India are not over yet. Most of the Indian students have returned to their homes safely, but their future now hangs in the balance. Among them, there are about 4,000 students who were in the final year of the MBBS course. There is no option available to these students who have spent 5 years of their life and lakhs of rupees on MBBS studies.
3,003,000 Americans volunteer to fight in Ukraine: Report0 Americans volunteer to fight in Ukraine: Report
Some 3,000 Americans have volunteered to fight in Ukraine against the Russian forces trying to invade the country, a media report said citing a representative from Kiev's embassy in Washington. Western countries are not sending troops to fight on the ground in Ukraine, but have been delivering arms to the war-torn nation, reports the BBC.
Zelensky urges Ukrainians to 'go on the offensive'
In another video address to the nation, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged the people of the country "to go on the offensive" as Russia has continued its war on Kiev. In the video posted on Facebook late Saturday night, the President said: "Every meter of our Ukrainian land won by protest and humiliation of the invaders is a step forward, a step towards victory for our entire state.
Israeli President to pay historic visit to Turkey next week
Israeli President Isaac Herzog will travel to Turkey next week for a state visit, the office of the presidency has announcedAt the invitation of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Herzog will be in Ankara and Istanbul for two days. It would be the first Israeli president to visit Turkey since 2003, Xinhua news agency reported. Erdogan is a vocal critic of Israel.
Russia almost completes destruction of Ukrainian military infrastructure: Putin
Russia has "practically" completed the "mission" of destroying Ukraine's main military infrastructure, including weapon warehouses, ammunition depots, aviation and air defense systems, President Vladimir Putin said Saturday. Commenting on a new wave of Western sanctions, Putin, at a meeting with women flight crews of Russian airlines, said that they (Western countries) are akin to a "declaration of war."
Iran, IAEA agree to settle nuclear issues in boost for Vienna talks
Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have agreed on a roadmap to resolve Iran's nuclear safeguards issues by June, a vital step as talks in Vienna over reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal entered the final stage. The IAEA released a joint statement by its Director-General Rafael Grossi and Mohammad Eslami, president of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), after the two met in Tehran early Saturday, Xinhua news agency reported.
Special flight heading to Washington from Russia to pick up diplomats
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said a special flight is heading to Washington from Russia to pick up diplomats.The "unidentified board" of the Rossiya company, heading from St. Petersburg to Washington, was immediately passed off by the fighters of the information front as both "the flight of the Russians" and "Moscow's attempt to get in touch with the Americans", Zakharova wrote, RT reported. She noted that this was not the case.
Russia ends ceasefire due to 'unwillingness' of Ukraine
The official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Igor Konashenkov, said that due to the unwillingness of the Ukrainian side to influence the nationalists or extend the silence period, offensive operations have been resumed. According to him, the nationalist battalions took advantage of the "silence regime" to regroup and strengthen their positions.
'Kremlin plotted to set up more People's Republics in Ukrainian territory'
The Kremlin "plotted" to set up more "people's republics" in Ukraine's territory - this time, in western Ukraine, to "undermine national unity and hinder arms supplies to the front lines". This was reported by the SBU, Security Service of Ukraine, Ukrinform reports. The "Federal Republic of Ukraine" was to include Ivano-Frankivsk, Zakarpattia, Lviv, Ternopil, and Chernivtsi regions.
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