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Ukraine takes centre stage at G20, warring sides trade blame

INTERNATIONAL LIVE updates as at  1pm 11:13 GMT- Western-supplied arms and mercenaries are priority targets: Moscow The secretary of Russia’s Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, says that Western-supplied arms and foreign mercenaries were priority targets for Russia’s forces fighting in Ukraine, the RIA Novosti news agency reported. “Lethal weapons supplied to Ukraine, as well as foreign mercenaries fighting on the Ukrainian side, are priority targets for the Russian Armed Forces,” Patrushev […]

today15 November 2022

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Russia to retaliate if Israel sends weapons to Ukraine

US and Iranian media reported that Russia would retaliate if Israel sent defensive weapons to Ukraine. Bloomberg reported that Russia would respond if Israel sent air defence systems directly or indirectly to Ukraine. Meanwhile, the international Iranian channel run by the Iranian opposition disclosed that Russia would retaliate against any Israeli attempt to pass defence missiles to Ukraine. Last month, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warned Israel against sending weapons to Ukraine, saying […]

today5 November 2022

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Baykar: TB2 Bayraktar drones’ maker to complete plant in Ukraine in two years

The construction of a Turkish drone manufacturing plant in Ukraine will be completed in two years despite the Russian invasion, drone maker Baykar said on Thursday. Haluk Bayraktar, the CEO of Baykar, the company which produces the renowned TB2 Bayraktar drones, told Reuters that the detailed design phase for the plant had been completed. “Our plan is moving ahead. And we will move ahead with construction actually... within two years we […]

today28 October 2022

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Kidnap victim Anichka Penev has been found

Anichka Penev has been reunited with her family after being kidnapped last week, police have confirmed. The Ukrainian woman, who was found in Khayelitsha on Friday, was dragged from her Audi R8 after gunmen in two cars blocked her vehicle as she drove along Ipswich Road in Blue Downs, Cape Town. Viral CCTV footage showed the kidnappers forcing Penev into one of the vehicles after grabbing her when she tried to […]

today9 October 2022

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Russia-Ukraine: Civilians warned to avoid Crimea bases

INTERNATIONAL Ukrainian officials have cheered apparent attacks on military bases in Russian-annexed Crimea and warned civilians to stay away from potential targets, shortly after Moscow on Tuesday said the explosions were the “result of sabotage”. Russian-installed officials have accused Ukrainian forces of shelling the city of Enerhodar, where the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant is located, according to Interfax news agency, with Ukraine accusing Russia of shelling the city of Nikopol across the Dnieper river […]

today17 August 2022

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Naledi Pandor praised for response to questions over SA’s Russia and Ukraine stance

LOCAL International relations and co-operation minister Naledi Pandor has drawn praise from many on social media after she addressed SA’s stance on the Russia-Ukraine conflict. SA abstained from voting in a UN General Assembly vote in March to reprimand Russia over its invasion of Ukraine and demand Moscow stop fighting. It also abstained in a vote a month later to suspend Russia from the UN Human Rights Council. Pandor met with […]

today10 August 2022

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Russia-Ukraine war: Kiev confirms plans to reopen Black Sea ports under UN deal

INTERNATIONAL Ukrainian President Vlodymyr Zelensky confirmed Turkey’s announcement that Kiev will sign a deal with Russia on Friday to reopen its ports on the Black Sea, as food prices continue to grow because of the war. Zelensky said late on Thursday that the Black Sea ports could soon be reopened under a UN deal following an announcement in Turkey. He mentioned that Turkey would be due to make an announcement […]

today22 July 2022

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G7 leaders will spare no efforts to hold President Putin accountable for war

Leaders of the G7 countries on Friday said that they will spare no efforts to hold Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Lukashenko regime in Belarus, accountable for their aggression in Ukraine. “We will spare no efforts to hold President Putin and the architects and supporters of this aggression, including the Lukashenko regime in Belarus, accountable for their actions. “To this end, we will continue to work together, along with […]

today26 March 2022

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India prepares to export wheat to Egypt as fears grow Ukraine conflict will worsen food crisis

India is in final talks to start exporting wheat to Egypt, reports the Economic Times, as the Russian invasion of Ukraine has disrupted the wheat supply from the leading exporters. Whilst Russia is the largest exporter of wheat worldwide, Egypt is the largest importer. Before the war Egypt imported roughly 80 per cent of its wheat from Russia and Ukraine and now must look to alternative sources. India produces roughly 108 million tonnes […]

today21 March 2022

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