Topic: Ukraine

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.

Ukrainian president calls for immediate ceasefire; Russia presses on, says have seized 2 small towns, a nuclear plant.

Manufacturers of medical oxygen in several parts of the eastern European nation are facing a shortage of zeolite, a component needed to make the life-saving gas.

As diplomatic manoeuvring continued, UN said 102 Ukrainian civilians have been killed -- though actual figures may be 'considerably higher'.

Russia’s expulsion from the SWIFT financial messaging system will convince China to shift to digital money in global trade and finance to escape the ambit of American power.

The immediate effect of the Ukraine conflict would be the delay in delivery of ongoing projects by Russia. But the long-term impact would be the lessons China draws here.

Indian students stuck in Kharkiv and Sumy are most at danger as these north-eastern cities of Ukraine are the main conflict areas.

Putin directed his defence minister and the chief of the military’s general staff to put the nuclear deterrent forces in a ‘special regime of combat duty’.

A veto is a negative vote and is the most significant distinction between permanent and non-permanent members in the UN Security Council.

After Russia's invasion of Ukraine, NATO has activated its response force. Germany, France and others are sending missiles and other weapons systems amid escalation.