Tag: Ukraine
IMF approves $1.4bn emergency support for Ukraine
The board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the disbursement of 1.4 billion dollars in emergency financing for…
JUST IN: U.S. chickens out from giving Ukraine MiG-29 fighter jets, afraid of Russia
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby explained the U.S. decision, saying that the transfer of MiG-29s would change little for Ukraine relative…
FIFA postpones Ukraine’s World Cup qualifier against Scotland
The match between Scotland and Ukraine ... will now be postponed to the existing June window, and consequently, the match…
4000 invading Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine
The spy agencies said Russia was feeling the effects of sanctions, but the situation could become much worse for Ukrainians,…
World Bank mobilises $720m for Ukraine
It is also mobilising grant financing of 134 million dollars and parallel financing of 100 million dollars, resulting in a…
Ukraine, Russia prepare for 3rd round of peace talks today
The head of the Ukrainian delegation for talks with Russia, David Arachamija, rejected Russia’s core demands as “not acceptable” in…
Putin to Ukrainian fighters: Surrender now
Putin made his demand for Kyiv surrender in a phone call with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, who appealed for a…
U.S., Europe plan for Ukrainian govt-in-exile
So far, Zelenskiy has rejected conversations that focus on anything other than boosting Ukraine in its fight against Russia, two…
U.S. fighter jets for Ukraine
This comes as Ukrainian President Zelensky pushes for eastern European countries to send fighter aircraft into his country.
807 Nigerians evacuated from war-torn Ukraine
Report says that many Nigerians and other nationals have fled Ukraine into neighbouring countries since Russia launched its full-scale invasion…
Ukraine: Singapore imposes sanctions on Russia
Singapore's stand against Russia's invasion is the strongest so far by a Southeast Asia country.
Breaking: Russia ceases fire in Ukraine
"Today, on 5 March at 10 a.m. Moscow time, the Russian side declares a ceasefire and opens humanitarian corridors for…
Third batch of Nigerians lands from Budapest
Charter flights by Max Air and Air Peace had brought in the stranded Nigerians, mostly students from Bucharest and Warsaw.
Breaking: Second batch of Nigerians arrives from Ukraine
The first batch arrived on Friday morning from Romania where they fled to when the Ukraine war escalated.
Nigerian evacuees from Ukraine shower praises on Buhari government
The evacuees made this known in separate interviews with journalists on Friday, before departing the Warsaw International Airport in Poland.
NATO calls on Putin to cease fire in Ukraine
"The days to come are likely to be worse, with more deaths, more suffering and more destruction," Stoltenberg told reporters…
Ukraine warns about Russian nuclear plant grab, operators work at gunpoint
With the operators working at gunpoint, Ukrainian officials said the Russian seizure risked nuclear disaster.
Breaking: Russian forces seize Ukraine’s nuclear power plant, Europe’s biggest
Russia had already captured the defunct Chernobyl plant north of Kyiv, which spewed radioactive waste over much of Europe when…
Russian forces flummoxed, frustrated in Ukraine: U.S. assessment
"The Russians have been flummoxed, they've been frustrated, they have been set back, they have been slowed by a stiff…
Updated: Nigeria’s first evacuation flight arrives Abuja [Photos, Video]
"To God be the glory Max Air Evacuation flight VM602 from Bucharest touched down in Abuja", tweeted Abike Dabiri-Erewa, chairman…
Ukraine: Nigeria’s fraudulent maths of evacuation
The highest estimate of Nigerians in Ukraine is 4,000. Who keeps the money of the extra 1,000 persons? Some persons…
Only one Ukrainian city in Russian hands: Reports
The northeastern city of Kharkiv has been under attack since the start of the invasion, but defenders are holding out…
Russia triggers fire at Ukraine’s nuclear power plant, Europe’s largest
"Europeans, please wake up. Tell your politicians – Russian troops are shooting at a nuclear power plant in Ukraine," Ukrainian…
Putin vows ‘worst yet to come’ to Ukraine, peace talks flop
News about the stalled ceasefire talks comes as Russian President Vladimir Putin told his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron that he…
Ukrainian, Russian delegations in crucial meeting as Ukraine burns
Russia has stepped up its game, capturing the Ukrainian city of Kherson on Wednesday and has continued to bombardment of…
Ex-tennis star Stakhovsky joins Ukrainian army to fight Russia
The former world number 31 has been uploading posts on his social media accounts daily, and he uploaded an Instagram…
Ukraine: Lawmakers visit stranded Nigerians in Romania (photos)
Majority Leader, Rep. Alhassan Ado-Doguwa, and the Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs, Rep. Yusuf Buba, are currently with some Nigerian…
Ukraine: Air Peace begins evacuation of stranded Nigerians
Air Peace, a Nigerian airline, has commenced the evacuation of Nigerians who were left stranded by the Russia-Ukraine war.
Ukraine: U.S., NATO bashed on Twitter for hypocrisy
Many Twitter commenters accused the United States of hypocrisy in its response to Russian invasion of Ukraine, counterpointing that the…
Nigeria, 140 UN members condemn Russian invasion of UKraine in UN vote
Thirty-five members including China, South Africa, Mali, Madagascar, Namibia abstained.