President Volodymyr Zelensky has vowed that Ukrainian forces defending Bakhmut and Soledar in the east will be armed with everything they need to keep Russian troops at bay in some of the bloodiest battles of the war. Kyiv said its troops were fighting to retain control of the now-battered industrial towns
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Living another year dangerously
Anis Chowdhury 2022 has been a year of great uncertainty when it seemed the world perilously reached the brink of self-destruction – be it human-induced climate change or military conflict. Welcoming 2022, we had enough reasons to be optimistic; but it was another ‘year of living dangerously’ – Tahun vivere pericoloso
The paradox of powerless superpowers versus the plight & power of the Ukrainian people
World food price index ticks lower in Nov
The United Nations food agency's world price index fell marginally in November, marking an eighth straight monthly fall since a record high in March after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) price index, which tracks the most globally traded food commodities, averaged 135.7 points last month,
PM foresees no crisis in consumer goods
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday assured the people that there won't be any crisis of consumer goods in the country."There will be no problem regarding consumer goods. We've started importing (goods) from Ukraine and Russia as well," she said. The premier was addressing the 5th National Conference of Swadhinata
UK, US and Russia’s great game: A history lesson about war and greed
Like most armed conflicts the Ukrainian war intends to establish hegemony over a certain area, in rivalry with other usurpers. Russian propaganda pinpoints the US and EU as Russia’s main adversaries, while Ukraine is portrayed as a pawn in these nations’ international yearnings. Such a scenario is not new. The Great
Blue Economy is the future: Experts at Atomexpo 2022 in Russia
Leading int’l experts termed Blue Economy as economy of the future while speaking at the round table titled ‘Blue Economy: Government, Business, and Science for a Sustainable Future’, organized today, November 22 during Atomexo 2022 being held in Sochi of Russia. The round table was participated by the experts from India,
Cambodia more than ever squeezed between Russia and the West
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen walks into a diplomatic minefield these days. He supports UN resolutions against Putin but does not want to jeopardize the long-standing friendship with Russia. At the same time, he tries to be less dependent on the West, both economically and politically. Last month, Cambodia backed the
Russia vetoes UN resolution calling its referendums illegal
Russia vetoed a U.N. resolution Friday that would have condemned its referendums in four Ukrainian regions as illegal, declared them invalid and urged all countries not to recognize any annexation of the territory claimed by Moscow. The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 10-1 with China, India, Brazil and Gabon
Ukrainians scared by Russia’s preordained referendums
After seven weary months of war, many Ukrainians fear more suffering and political repression awaits them as referendums orchestrated by the Kremlin with help from gun-toting police portend Russia’s imminent annexation of four occupied regions. Many residents fled the regions before the referendums got underway, scared about being forced to vote