The former TV comedian Volodymyr Zelensky is the one truly standing up for his nation — and leading an intense resistance to an overwhelming Russian invasion force.
Cutting Russia's oil and gas exports equals economic decapitation of the regime. Putin has already raised nuclear alert levels. Put oil and gas on the table, and he’s likely to up the ante.
Friends can help sharpen the sword but to expect them to fight for us is unrealistic. War in Ukraine speaks loudly of such reality. India must take the cue.
The Ukrainian delegation said the two countries found some priority topics and outlined certain decisions. The next round of talks is likely to be held on Belarusian-Polish border.
Ambassador Igor Polikha says Moscow should ensure students’ safety as the ‘aggressor’. Ukraine is doing all it can to help & he is in contact with border guards, commanders, he adds.
Founded in 2014, Wagner is a private military company accused of covertly working for the Russian government to conduct combat operations in different parts of the world. The EU sanctioned 8 individuals in the group for human rights abuses last December.
It is necessary to break the spell of socialist dogma on the imagination of those attracted by its Utopia as the only scientific way of progress, wrote MA Venkatarao in 1963.
While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.
It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.
To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.
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