France is expelling six Russian agents suspected of working as spies “under diplomatic cover” in the country, according to a French foreign ministry statement released yesterday.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has warned against Nato enlargement, saying it would not aid European stability

Russia claimed Monday that it destroyed several Ukrainian air-defence systems in what appeared to be a renewed push to gain air superiority and take out weapons Kyiv has described as crucial ahead of an expected broad new offensive in the east. In one strike, Moscow said it hit four S-300 launchers near the central city […]

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a visit to Kyiv on Saturday, an aide to the Ukrainian leader said.

Ukraine wants to get part of the funds from the seized Russian assets in the West within the next six months, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Friday.

The UN General Assembly has voted to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council in response to Russian forces’ alleged killings of civilians in Ukraine. The resolution received a two-thirds majority in the 193-member Assembly, with 93 nations voting in favour and 24 against. Fifty-eight abstained from the process. The UN correspondent of the News […]

German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, addressed the killings in Bucha in remarks to parliament on Wednesday, saying that Russian soldiers committed a massacre of Ukrainian civilians there before their withdrawal. “The murder of civilians is a war crime,” Scholz said. Scholz defended the weapons deliveries to Ukraine by his government, pointing out in parliament that the […]

•As Afe Babalola calls for ceasefire By Rotimi Ojomoyela A former Nigerian Ambassador to Ukraine, Ambassador Frank Isoh, yesterday, warned that the ongoing Russia/Ukraine war will have negative impacts on global affairs, particularly in Africa and Nigeria as a whole. The ex-UN envoy raised concerns over the ripple effects of the war which has paved […]

UN Secretary General, António Guterres, on Tuesday added his voice to the growing international calls for a war crimes investigation into the killing of civilians in the Ukrainian town of Bucha. The secretary-general’s comments came after shocking images from Bucha on the outskirts of Kyiv showed hundreds of dead people, some with bullet wounds and […]

Moscow and Kyiv have conducted several rounds of peace talks with the aim of searching for a political settlement to the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, which has intensified over the past month.

•Moscow to respond to expulsion •Pentagon can’t ‘independently confirm’ atrocities in Bucha, official says FRANCE and Germany are expelling officials at the Russian embassy, a statement yesterday. The Russian officials “have been working against our freedom and against cohesion of our society here in Germany every day,” German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said in a […]

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday brought a touching moment to the 64th annual Grammy Awards. It was an emotional one for viewers when the president offered a speech that began “The war. What’s more opposite than music.” “The silence of ruined cities and killed people. Our children drew swooping rockets, not shooting […]

By Peter Egwuatu Analysts have projected that the second quarter 2022, Q2’22, is expected to record mixed trend in stock market outlook due to rising inflation and global oil prices occasioned by the ongoing Russia and Ukraine war. The analysts further opined that they expect trading in stock market this week April 2022 to close […]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky tweeted that he had discussed steps toward peace in Ukraine with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. During the conversation, Zelensky noted the high level of organisation in negotiations of Ukrainian and Russian delegations in Istanbul. The Ukrainian leader said he appreciates the readiness of Turkey to become a guarantor of Ukraine’s […]

Russia is conscripting 134,500 men between the ages of 18 and 27, according to a decree signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, as reported by several Russian news agencies. The young men would be enlisted by mid-July. At the same time, the mandatory 12 months of military service for Russians is being scrapped. It was […]