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Japan mulls joining NATO initiative to support Ukraine
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Several NATO officials told NHK that Tokyo is expected to formally announce its participation in the alliance's Ukraine support framework in the near future, marking another step in Japan's growing security engagement with Europe.
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Rubio says Russia-Ukraine peace deal is still 'delicate'
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who met with a Ukrainian delegation led by the head of Kyiv's National Security and Defence Council, Rustem Umerov, said the discussions on Sunday were "productive" but that there is "more work to be done".
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China's silent invasion: US Congress warns of China's illegal Indo-Pacific
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A US Senate hearing warned that China is using illegal and coercive tactics to expand its control across the Indo-Pacific, mirroring Russia's actions in Crimea. Experts said Beijing's "gray-zone" strategy, building islands, pressuring Taiwan, and ignoring rulings, aims to gain territory with
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"We do not need guarantors who did not help Ukraine then," says Zelensky o
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine does not need security guarantees from China, accusing Beijing of failing to prevent the Crimea secession in 2014 and the 2022 escalation. He stressed that only countries that genuinely helped Ukraine should provide future peace guarantees,
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Zelenksyy wants to end war "quickly and reliably" as he arrives in Washing
Updated : 6 months, 4 weeks ago IST
He recalled how "security guarantees" offered in 1994 had failed, and insisted that Ukraine would not accept half-measures. "Crimea should not have been given up then, just as Ukrainians did not give up Kyiv, Odesa, or Kharkiv after 2022," he said, adding that Ukraine's soldiers are makin
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"Zelenskyy could end war almost immediately if he wants": Trump before key
Updated : 6 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Trump also brought up the 2014 annexation of Crimea under the Obama administration and ruled out Ukraine's entry into NATO.
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"The appearance of NATO bases in Ukraine represents an immediate threat to
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said NATO's efforts to turn Ukraine into a military base left Moscow with no choice but to launch its 2022 operation. In an interview, he blamed NATO expansion and Ukraine's alleged persecution of Russians for escalating tensions.
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Ukraine strikes bridge linking Crimea to Russia with 1,100 kg of explosive
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The bridge, which links Russia to the annexed Crimean peninsula, was illegally built by Moscow following its 2014 occupation and is vital for transporting military supplies to Russian forces in southern Ukraine.
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After meeting with Zelenskyy, Trump questions Putin's willingness to stop
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Donald Trump even criticised former US President Barack Obama and suggested that he "made it possible for Russia to steal Crimea from Ukraine without even a shot being fired."
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Russian President Vladimir Putin meets US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Russian President Vladimir Putin, met with US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff at the Kremlin, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Russia shared on Friday.
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Amid Trump's criticism, Zelenskyy says 70 missiles, 150 drones launched by
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
After US President Donald Trump criticised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for his recent remarks on Crimea, calling them "harmful to peace negotiations" with Russia, Zelenskyy responded by highlighting that Ukraine has upheld a complete ceasefire for 44 days following a proposal
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Trump calls Zelenskyy's Crimea statement "harmful to peace negotiations" w
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
He said that Zelenskyy's statement on Crimea will do nothing but "prolong the killing field."
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