Essay: A litany for Ukraine – Pray, and act, for peace
BRIDGET MOIX, general secretary of the US Friends Committee on National Legislation, says – in an article first published on Religion News Service, that one year into the expanded war in Ukraine, it is clear a military approach will not bring peace…
NATO allies weigh more arms for Ukraine as Russian artillery batters Bakhmut
Kyiv/Marinka, Ukraine Reuters Russian forces bombarded front-line Ukrainian troops and towns in the eastern Donetsk region on Tuesday in what appeared to be early salvoes of a new offensive, as Western allies met to weigh sending more arms to Kyiv for an expected counter-attack. Much of Russia’s artillery fire was focused on Bakhmut, a bombed-out […]
Ukraine raids home of billionaire in war-time anti-corruption crackdown
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Security services searched the home of one of Ukraine’s most prominent billionaires on Wednesday, moving against a figure once seen as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s sponsor in what the authorities called a wartime anti-corruption purge. The action, days before a summit with the European Union, appears to reflect determination by Kyiv to demonstrate […]
For Biden and Zelenskiy, US visit highlights trust after friction
New York, USReuters Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s meeting with US President Joe Biden in Washington on Wednesday marks a high point in ties between Ukraine and its most important ally, putting the spotlight on a relationship strengthened by Russia’s invasion, but not without some friction along the way. The visit, which is Zelenskiy’s first trip […]
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy goes to Washington seeking ‘weapons, weapons and more weapons’
Washington DC, US/Kyiv, UkraineReuters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is travelling to the United States on Wednesday to meet President Joe Biden, address Congress and seek “weapons, weapons and more weapons” in his first overseas trip 300 days since Russia invaded its neighbour. Zelenskiy said he was going to Washington for talks with Biden to […]
Britain’s Boris Johnson meets Zelenskiy on surprise Kyiv trip
Kyiv, UkraineReuters British Prime Minister Boris Johnson offered to launch a military training program for Ukrainian forces on Friday as he met President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv on his second trip to the Ukrainian capital since Russia’s invasion. Johnson, who survived a no confidence vote earlier this month, was greeted by Zelenskiy as a “great […]
On Ukraine visit, Blinken, Austin pledge return of US diplomats, more security aid
Updated: 9:40am (AEST)Poland Reuters Washington’s top diplomat and its defense chief used the first official US visit to Ukraine since Russia invaded in February to announce a gradual return of US diplomats including a new ambassador and over $US300 million in new military aid to Kyiv. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense […]
ESSAY: WORLD’S DEADLIEST INVENTOR – MIKHAIL KALASHNIKOV AND HIS AK-47
In an article first published on The Conversation, RICHARD GUNDERMAN, of Indiana University, looks at the history of the 20th century’s deadliest weapon…
Red Cross sounds alarm over use of ‘killer robots’ in future wars
Thomson Reuters Foundation Countries must agree strict rules on “killer robots” – autonomous weapons which can assassinate without human involvement, a top Red Cross official has said, amid growing ethical concerns over their use in future wars. Semi-autonomous weapons systems from drones to tanks have for decades been used to eliminate targets in modern day […]
Most people think world is more dangerous than two years ago – survey
Thomson Reuters Foundation Most people think the world is more dangerous today than it was two years ago as concerns rise over politically motivated violence and weapons of mass destruction, according to a survey released on Tuesday. Six out of ten respondents to the survey, commissioned by the Global Challenges Foundation, said the dangers had […]