The 30 member countries of NATO met in Brussels on Friday to discuss the alliance’s next steps in Ukraine. Diplomatic efforts have failed to end chaos in the country, eight days after Vladimir Putin ordered Russian troops to invade. The situation inside Ukraine seems unlikely to improve any time soon. A 40-mile Russian convoy headed…
Democratic and Republican US senators received an invitation to attend a Zoom meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday, according to two sources familiar. The Ukrainian Embassy in Washington extended the invitation for the meeting, which is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. ET Saturday, according to one of the sources.
The European Union’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said sanctions imposed as a result of the war in Ukraine were not about seeking any regime change in Russia. “We are not on the regime change. The sanctions are not in order to provoke a regime change in Russia,” Borrell said. “On the contrary, the sanctions…
US Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Warsaw, Poland, and Bucharest, Romania, on March 9-11, her office announced Friday. “Her visit will demonstrate the strength and unity of the NATO Alliance and U.S. support for NATO’s eastern flank allies in the face of Russian aggression,” a statement from her deputy press secretary said. “It…
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday he was “extremely concerned” about the “risks to nuclear safety, security and the implementation of international safeguards that result from the Russian invasion of Ukraine,” in a statement sent by the Elysee Palace. Macron added that France, along with its international partners, has called for an emergency UN…
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken pushed back against calls to sanction Russian energy directly, arguing it wasn’t in the “strategic interest” of the West because it would raise gas prices domestically as well as increase Russian profits through rising energy prices. Recently, there have been bipartisan calls on Capitol Hill for US President Joe…
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the establishment of a no-fly zone in Ukraine by the United States and its NATO allies could lead to a “full-fledged war in Europe.” He said Washington would continue to work with its allies to provide Ukrainians with the means to defend themselves from Russian aggression. “The only…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for solidarity while speaking to several European cities on Friday. During Zelensky’s live message via Zoom, he encouraged Europe to stand with Ukraine and paused for a moment of silence to honor those who have fallen in this war, saying, “This first minute I would like to dedicate to the…
In commemoration of the 2022 International Women’s Day, foremost financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, has announced plans to celebrate leading women and female achievers at a networking event in partnership with media entrepreneur, Linda Ikeji, on Tuesday, 8 March 2022. Themed ‘Breaking the Bias’, the celebration is aimed at promoting gender equity across various sectors…
