Muhamad Yehia As the war in Ukraine enters its third year, fighting is intensifying near the city of Pokrovsk in the region of Donetsk. Euronews reports on the human impact of the conflict. As Russia’s war in Ukraine enters its fourth year, tensions are escalating on the frontline in the …
Read More »Putin says Russia is ‘open’ to peace talks, shifting blame to Ukraine
Muhamad Yehia In the past, the Russian president said that any peace deal should respect the “realities on the ground”, hinting that Moscow wants to keep all the territories it currently occupies in Ukraine. Russia is ready to sit down and negotiate a peace deal with Ukraine — a country …
Read More »Putin calls Trump ‘clever’ and suggests talks, including over Ukraine
Muhamad Yehia “We’d better meet and have a calm conversation on all issues of interest to both the US and Russia based on today’s realities,” Putin said in a TV interview. In the interview Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday also echoed U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim the conflict in …
Read More »Russia to build more nuclear reactors in Iran
Muhamad Yehia MOSCOW (AP) — Russia signed a contract Tuesday to build two more nuclear reactors in Iran to be possibly followed by another six, a move intended to cement closer ties between the two nations. The deal comes less than two weeks ahead of the Nov. 24 deadline for …
Read More »Russia and Iran have a troubled history despite their current alliance
Muhamad Yehia MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted his Iranian counterpart Friday for the signing of a broad pact between Moscow and Tehran. The Kremlin says the “comprehensive strategic partnership” agreement between Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will take their cooperation to a new level. What to know about …
Read More »A bomb kills the head of Russia’s nuclear defense forces and his assistant in Moscow
Muhamad Yehia MOSCOW — An explosive device planted near an apartment building in Moscow killed the head of Russia’s nuclear and chemical forces early Tuesday, officials said. Russia’s Investigative Committee said the bomb, which was triggered by the device placed in a scooter, killed Lt. General Igor Kirillov and …
Read More »The US-Russia battle for influence in Africa plays out in Central African Republic
Muhamad Yehia BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Hours after Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin rebelled against his country’s top military leaders, his private army’s biggest client in Africa panicked, turning for help to his foe in the West. Officials from Central African Republic, where some 1,500 of Prigozhin’s shadowy Wagner Group mercenaries were stationed, wrote a …
Read More »Muhamad Yehia BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Hours after Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin rebelled against his country’s top military leaders, his private army’s biggest client in Africa panicked, turning for help to his foe in the West. Officials from Central African Republic, where some 1,500 of Prigozhin’s shadowy Wagner Group mercenaries were stationed, wrote a …
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