No international football match will be played in Russia: FIFA

FIFA has strongly condemned Russia’s attack on Ukraine and announced sanctions on Russia. FIFA’s governing body has announced sanctions against Russia, saying it would ban the waving of the Russian flag and playing anthems at international matches. No international football matches will be played in Russia.  According to the foreign news agency, FIFA has said مزید پڑھیں

Putin puts nuclear deterrent on alert; West squeezes Russian economy

President Vladimir Putin put Russia’s nuclear deterrent on high alert on Sunday in the face of a barrage of Western reprisals for his war on Ukraine, which said it had repelled Russian ground forces attacking its biggest cities. The United States said Putin was escalating the war with “dangerous rhetoric”, amid signs that the biggest مزید پڑھیں

Russian troops enter Ukraine’s 2nd largest city of Kharkiv

Ukrainian authorities said on Sunday that Russian troops have entered Ukraine’s second-largest city of Kharkiv and fighting is underway in the streets. Oleh Sinehubov, the head of the Kharkiv regional administration, stated that Ukrainian forces were fighting Russian troops in the city and asked civilians not to leave their homes. Russian troops approached Kharkiv, which مزید پڑھیں

Russia will return to negotiations after Ukraine’s surrender: Lavrov

Russia will return to negotiations with Ukraine as soon as the Ukrainian armed forces surrender and lay down their weapons, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday, day two of Russia’s military intervention in its smaller western neighbour. Russia’s goal is to free Ukraine of “external management” carried out by the US and “Nazis,” Lavrov مزید پڑھیں

US imposes additional sanctions on Russia

The United States has imposed additional sanctions on Russia targeting its export technology and ability to advance military and aerospace sector. The new sanctions meant to punish Russia for its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, were unveiled in a televised address by US President Joe Biden. Reiterating that US troops would not engage directly in Ukraine, مزید پڑھیں

Putin announces ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine’s Donbas region

Russian President Vladimir Putin authorised a military operation in eastern Ukraine on Thursday in what could be the start of war in Europe over Russia’s demands for an end to NATO’s eastward expansion. Shortly after Putin spoke, a Reuters witness heard the sound of what appeared to be explosions in the distance from the capital, مزید پڑھیں

US reacts to PM Imran Khan’s Russia visit amid Ukraine conflict

US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price responded to a question related to Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Russia visit, stating that “we believe it’s the responsibility of every responsible country around the world to voice concern and to voice objection to what Putin appears to have in mind for Ukraine.” Price said this during a press مزید پڑھیں

Explosions heard in major Ukrainian cities following Putin’s announcement

Explosions rang out before dawn Thursday in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv and several cities near the frontline and along the country s coasts, after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military operation. AFP correspondents also heard blasts in the Black Sea port city of Odessa, close to the frontline of a Russian-backed rebel enclave and just across مزید پڑھیں