Tag: NATO
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Moscow launches ‘full-scale invasion’ in Ukraine
Russia’s defence ministry says it has attacked military infrastructure at Ukrainian air bases and degraded Ukraine’s air defences, according to reports by Russian news agencies. The ministry denied reports that one of its aircraft had been shot down over Ukraine. Ukraine’s military said earlier that five Russian planes and one helicopter had been downed in…
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Ukraine set to declare state of emergency
A State of Emergency is to be introduced across all parts of Ukraine under government control, the country’s National Security and Defense Council announced Wednesday. The measure is expected to be approved by the Ukrainian Parliament within 48 hours and would last for 30 days, with the possibility of being extended for an additional 30…
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Russia dares America, invades Ukraine
Vladimir Putin has ordered Russian troops to “maintain peace” in two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine, hours after the Russian president recognised Donetsk and Luhansk as independent entities. In two official decrees, Putin on Monday instructed the country’s defence ministry to assume “the function of maintaining peace” in the eastern regions. America Reacts The United…
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Nigerian Students to be evacuated from Ukraine if Russia attacks – NIDCOM
The world is watching as the drum beats of war intensify pitching the United States (US) and its North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) allies in a grim faceoff with Russia over the alleged threat of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Although some Nigerian experts have dismissed the possibility of all out war, they however, advised the…
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America accuses Russia of being in strategic war positions in Ukraine
More than 40 per cent of the Russian forces on the Ukraine border are now in position for attack and Moscow has begun a campaign of destabilisation, a US defence official said Friday. The United States, which estimates that Russia has placed more than 150,000 troops near Ukraine’s borders, has observed significant movements since Wednesday,…
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PresidentBiden to address Americans on Russia, Ukraine crisis
President Joe Biden will update Americans on Tuesday afternoon on the evolving crisis at Ukraine’s border with Russia. Speaking from the East Room of the White House at 3:30 p.m. ET, Biden is expected to reiterate U.S. commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. Biden is also slated to say that his administration is still…
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Ukraine crisis: War is not inevitable if preventive diplomacy is on the cards – By Dennis Onakinor
While noting that President Putin has tactfully left the door open for a negotiated settlement by refraining from issuing any form of ultimatum to Russia’s adversaries, he calls on all parties to the conflict to work relentlessly towards a diplomatic solution as the option of war is rather unthinkable.
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NATO temporarily pulls troops out of Iraq
NATO is temporarily pulling some of its troops out of Iraq and moving others around within the country, Dylan White, Acting Spokesperson for the military alliance, said on Tuesday. According to him, to protect the safety of its troops NATO will take measures including the temporary repositioning of some personnel to different locations both inside…
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Trump at NATO press home new demand
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday pressed home a new demand that allies more than double defense spending, but his European counterparts sought to avoid more tension at a NATO summit, saying the president was friendlier than expected. Leaders’ low expectations showed the extent of European frustration with Trump’s “America first” policies as they headed…
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NATO angered by cyber attacks, mulls activating Article 5
Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), has said the alliance is gravely infuriated by the spate of ransomware cyber attacks that has rocked the globe. The NATO scribe said this at a press conference in Brussels on Wednesday, and insisted the Organization will not hesitate to take action by activating…