This Is Beirut, 2024-06-22 10:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Ukraine on Saturday said Russia had launched a "massive" overnight attack on energy infrastructure in the west and south, adding that at least seven people died from Moscow strikes elsewhere. Russia launched 16 cruise missiles from land, sea and air as well as 13 attack drones, aiming at energy infrastructure in several regions, Ukraine's ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-06-21 10:28 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The United States will prioritize deliveries of anti-air missiles to Kyiv, sending the desperately needed munitions to Ukraine ahead of other countries that have placed orders, the White House said on Thursday. “We're going to reprioritize the deliveries of these exports so that those missiles rolling off the production line will now be ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-06-20 16:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
NATO member Romania announced Thursday that it would send a Patriot missile system to Ukraine, welcomed by Kyiv as a "crucial contribution" to help its fight against Russia's invasion. While Kyiv is calling for more Patriot missile systems, most NATO countries have been reluctant to send them because they want to protect their own ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-06-19 19:48 - Reading : less than a minute
European Union Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky
Ukraine said Wednesday it would soon sign a security agreement with the European Union, the latest in a series of accords that it hopes will ensure military aid for years to come as it battles Russia. President Volodymyr Zelensky last week hailed an "unprecedented" 10-year security deal agreed with the United States as a "bridge" to NATO ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-06-18 22:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Russian President Vladimir Putin landed in North Korea on Wednesday, the Kremlin said, kicking off a visit set to boost defense ties between the two nuclear-armed countries as Moscow pursues its war in Ukraine. Ahead of Putin's late-night touchdown, huge banners with a smiling photograph of the Russian leader reading "We ardently welcome ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-06-18 10:33 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to touch down on Tuesday night for his first trip to the isolated nation in 24 years, with a confrontation between North and South Korean troops on their shared border highlighting regional security tensions. Ahead of his visit, Putin hailed North Korea for "firmly supporting" Moscow's war in Ukraine ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-06-17 16:27 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to North Korea on Tuesday, in a rare visit that may see Moscow sign a "strategic partnership treaty" with Pyongyang, the Kremlin said. The historic trip -- which the Kremlin called a "friendly state visit" -- comes as Putin seeks ammunition to continue his military offensive in Ukraine and as the West ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-06-14 15:52 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Moscow would only halt its offensive on Ukraine if Kyiv effectively surrenders by pulling its troops out of the east and south and dropping its bid for NATO membership. Ukraine, NATO and the United States immediately rejected Putin's hardline conditions to halt the full-scale military offensive ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-06-13 09:17 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
G7 leaders were set to agree on a new $50-billion loan for Ukraine as they gathered Thursday for a summit in southern Italy, using the profits from frozen Russian assets. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will join US President Joe Biden and leaders from Italy, Britain, France, Germany, Canada and Japan for the talks at the luxury Borgo ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-06-09 21:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
EU elections on Sunday saw striking gains for the far-right as exit polls put Marine Le Pen's National Rally in France and Alternative for Germany ahead of the governing camps, boosting their efforts to sway the bloc at a pivotal moment. Projected results from France put far-right Le Pen's party around 33 percent, with 31 seats in the incoming ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-06-08 19:49 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
President Joe Biden on Saturday vowed Washington was "standing strong" with Ukraine as French counterpart Emmanuel Macron hosted him on a state visit, shadowed by Kyiv's fight against Russia's invasion and the looming United States election. Speaking after visiting Normandy earlier this week to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day, Biden repeatedly ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-06-07 18:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Emmanuel Macron Ukraine United States Volodymyr Zelensky
President Volodymyr Zelensky urged the West on Friday to do more to achieve a fair peace as Ukraine battles the Russian invasion, telling US leader Joe Biden that Kyiv is counting on “shoulder-to-shoulder” support. One day after Western leaders went to northern France to mark the 80-year anniversary of the D-Day landings in World War II, ...