Did China ram a Philippine Vessel?
China’s Coast Guard said a Philippine vessel that had ignored its repeated warnings “deliberately collided” with a Chinese Coast Guard vessel in an “unprofessional and dangerous” manner in the Sabina Shoal waters, (part of … Read the rest
Ten years after the Russian invasion into Ukraine, the Ukraine army has now attacked back into Russia, occupying about 1,000sq km of Russian territory in the Kursk region.
Russia invaded Ukraine in 2014, occupying Crimea, with further … Read the rest
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has found Russia guilty of systematic violations of human rights in Ukraine’s occupied Crimean peninsula.
The verdict on Tuesday, 25 June 2024, in the first interstate case brought by Ukraine against Russia over … Read the rest
The United States has approved the allocation of another US$145 Billion for the defence of Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.
Ukraine was invaded again by Russia on 24 February 2022. This followed the … Read the rest
President Vladimir Putin, on 29th February 2024, has warned Western countries that they risk provoking a nuclear war if they sent troops to help in defending Ukraine.
Putin presumably wants freedom to invade Ukraine, and maybe other countries, without consequences.… Read the rest
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is supported by China, Belarus, Iran, and North Korea.
The Attacking Side.
China has been supplying components which are crucial to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Iran has been … Read the rest
The Russian Prison Service has advised that Alexei Navalny died on Friday 16 February 2024 at age 47 years, while in a Russian prison in the Artic Circle, where he has been serving a 19 year jail term.
Alexei Navalny … Read the rest
Russian transport plane shot down.
On 24 January 2024, Ukraine shot down a Russian transport plane carrying Ukrainian soldiers held by Russia as prisoners of war.
Russia claims it was carrying 74 people, including 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war, 6 … Read the rest
The Soviet Union (USSR) formally ceased to exist 32 years ago, on 31 December 1991.
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), then became 15 independent countries:
and Russia complains!!
Moscow has accused Ukraine of deadly air strikes on south-west Russia – with 18 people killed and more than 100 injured in Belgorod, near the border.
A Ukrainian security source said more than … Read the rest