Agencies

Berlin: Berlin is considering deployment of NATO soldiers and delivery of surface-to-air missile systems MIM-104 Patriot in Baltic countries, German journal Spiegel reported on Friday.It cited the German military as saying that they had prepared the proposals to...

Moscow: Moscow has imposed restrictions on using the Russian airspace for planes associated with the United Kingdom or registered there including transit flights, the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia) said on Friday.On Thursday, UK Prime Minister Boris...

Kyiv: Dialogue between Russia and Ukraine on the cessation of hostilities will begin sooner or later, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday."Sooner or later, Russia will have to talk to us, tell us how to end the...

Copenhagen: Denmark will accept refugees fleeing from Ukraine, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said. Frederiksen also pledged humanitarian assistance to Ukraine and its neighbors."There will be internally displaced refugees. There will, of course, also be a lot of pressure...

Kyiv: Two explosions were heard on Friday in central Kiev, Ukraine's capital, as the Russian special military operation against Ukraine entered the second day, the media reported.There was no air raid alert around the time of the blasts,...

Kyiv: The Central Bank of Ukraine has prohibited foreign exchange transactions in Russian and Belarusian rubles."Authorised institutions are banned from conducting any currency transactions using Russian rubles and Belarusian rubles," the bank said.The Central Bank also barred...

Moscow: The Russian military has disabled 74 ground facilities of the Ukrainian military structure, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Thursday."As a result of the strikes of the Russian armed forces, 74 ground objects of...

Brussels: NATO is deploying additional defensive forces eastward in connection with the situation in Ukraine and considers Russia's actions as a threat to Euro-Atlantic security, the alliance's council said on Thursday."Russia's actions pose a serious threat to Euro-Atlantic...

Beijing: China understands Russia's security concerns in the context of the situation around Ukraine, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Thursday."China has always respected the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries. At the same time, we...

Moscow: Russia's defence ministry said Thursday it had neutralised Ukrainian military airbases and its air defence systems, hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a military offensive against his country's neighbour, AFP reported. "Military infrastructure at Ukrainian army air bases...