According to a government spokesman on Friday, Berlin has granted Ukraine authorization to use its weaponry to attack Russian territory. The decision comes after a similar action taken by the Biden administration, to permit Ukrainian forces to use weaponry supplied by the United States to target areas inside Russia close to the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, which has been under constant shelling. Recent Striking According to Ukrainian officials, at least four people have died as a result of ballistic missiles striking an apartment block in Kharkiv. The Ukrainian air force reported that Russia fired five S-300/S-400 ballistic missiles against…
Author: Pranav K
As part of an effort to “counter Russia’s destabilizing operations in Africa,” the US government has imposed sanctions on two companies in the Central African Republic (CAR) that it claims are linked to the Russian Wagner Group. Wagner security operations and illicit mining endeavors connected to the mercenary group were allegedly enabled by Mining Industries and Logistique Economique Etrangere, according to a statement released by the US Treasury Department on Thursday. The Russian government funds the US-sanctioned Private Military Company (PMC), that maintains operations in several north, central, and west African nations. One of its main sources of income is…
Beijing may be subject to more sanctions from the United States and other NATO members in retaliation, the US said on Wednesday, accusing China’s leadership of backing Russia’s war in Ukraine. Deputy Secretary of State for the United States Kurt Campbell told reporters during a visit to Brussels that Europe and NATO nations needed “to send a collective message of caution to China about their conduct, which in his view are destabilizing in the heart of Europe.” The Biden administration has increased its attentiveness regarding China’s backing of Russia and in December, it threatened to impose sanctions on financial organizations…
A series of legislative changes have been approved by Taiwan’s opposition-controlled parliament, giving legislators more ability to probe the administration of newly elected President Lai Ching-te. The China-friendly Kuomintang, or KMT, and the smaller Taiwan People’s Party, or TPP, used their combined majority to force through the agreement on Tuesday despite days of rallies that have drawn hundreds of thousands of people since May 17. To become law, the bills still need to be signed by the president. Background Taiwan broke apart from China in 1949 due to a civil war, and the Nationalists, commonly referred to as the…
On the eve of Ireland and Spain’s diplomatic recognition of a Palestinian state, relations between the European Union and Israel plunged on May 27. Madrid insisted that sanctions should be taken into consideration due to its ongoing deadly attacks in the southern Gazan city of Rafah. Meanwhile, the Chief of EU foreign policy, Josep Borrell, placed his whole weight behind the International Criminal Court, whose prosecutor is requesting an arrest warrant against leaders of the violent Hamas group as well as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Recognition of Palestinian State On Tuesday, Norway, Spain, and Ireland want to formally recognise a…