Russia’s RIA state news agency says the West stands to lose assets worth at least 288 billion dollars, if frozen Russian assets are confiscated. After Moscow invaded Ukraine, the US and its allies blocked around 300 billion dollars’ worth of assets. Now some western powers have floated the idea of using confiscated holdings to rebuild Ukraine once the war has finally ended. But Russia reaffirmed on Sunday that counter-measures could follow what it calls “western thievery”. According to the RIA, the top investors in the Russian economy include Cyprus, with more than 98 billion dollars, the Netherlands with 50 billion and the UK with nearly 19 billion. It also reports […]
Russia has launched a wave of missile strikes on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, wounding at least 13 people and damaging several buildings, according to local officials. The attack on Thursday, the first mass strike in 44 days, targeted the city with ballistic and cruise missiles, said Serhiy Popko, the head of the city’s military administration. Reporting from Kyiv, Al Jazeera’s Rob McBride said the authorities believe about 31 missiles in total were launched by the Russians, and two of them were said to have been Kinzhal hypersonic missiles. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Download AJE Mobile App: […]
Women with medical qualifications are now required to register for possible military service. Al Jazeera’s Rob Mcbride visited a training centre for combat medics in the Kyiv region Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Ukraine #UkraineWar #RussiaUkraineWar #Odesa #OdesaAttack #BlackSea #MaritimeDrones #SubmarineDroneAttack #AlJazeeraEnglish
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been meeting southeastern European leaders, to secure more weapons and support in the war against Russia. Zelenskyy and Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama are co-hosting a two-day summit in Albania, to encourage further aid for Kyiv. It’s Zelenskyy’s first trip to Tirana since Russia invaded two years ago. Jahja Muhasilovic, a political analyst on the Balkans and the Middle East, has told Al Jazeera from Bosnia’s Sarajevo that “Albania is known to be one of the staunchest supporters of limiting Russia’s influence here in the region.” “In a way, Zelenskyy’s visit in Albania is having that geopolitical connotation. He is probably counting on the Western […]
Russia is being accused of a missile attack on a railway station in eastern Ukraine. The governor of Donetsk region said Sunday’s attack also hit a church and other buildings in Kostiantynivka. The town is north of the city of Donetsk which pro-Russian forces have held for 10 years. Al Jazeera’s Rob McBride has the latest from Dnipro in Eastern Ukraine. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Ukraine #Russia #UkraineWar #RussiaUkraineWar #Kostiantynivka #Donetsk #RussianMissileAttack #VolodymyrZelenskyy
At least five people have been killed in a missile strike on the Russian city of Belgorod, near the Ukrainian border. Reports suggest 18 others were also injured during the attacks on Thursday. Al Jazeera’s Yulia Shapovalova has the latest in Moscow, Russia. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Russia #Ukraine #UkraineWar #RussiaUkraineWar #Belgorod #BelgorodAttack #AlJazeeraEnglish
A memorial event has been held in Ukraine’s capital to pay tribute to a well-known poet, killed earlier this month. 32-year-old Maksym Kryvtsov joins a growing list of artists who volunteered to fight and subsequently lost their lives. Al Jazeera’s Rob Mcbride has more from Kyiv. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Ukraine #UkraineWar #RussiaUkraineWar #UkrainianCulture #UkrainianArtists #UkrainianPoets #MaksymKryvtsov #AlJazeeraEnglish
Artificial intelligence strategies are a government priority in Russia. But after the launch of its so-called special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s been forced to develop domestic AI projects without technological support from abroad. Al Jazeera’s Yulia Shapovalova looks at some of these innovations and the role AI is already playing in everyday life. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Russia #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #RussianAI #RussianAITechnology #Technology
The war in Ukraine is nearing the end of its second year, since Russia launched its full scale invasion. As the fighting continues, the number of women who have lost their husbands is also growing. Al Jazeera’s Rob McBride reports from the capital, Kyiv. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Ukraine #UkraineWar #RussiaUkraineWar
War-weary farmers in Ukraine are curbing winter crop plantings that would be ready to harvest by next summer. Ukraine is one of the world’s biggest producers of this type of grain. Al Jazeera’s Rob McBride travelled to a farming area in Kyiv Region to see the problems farmers face as they try to reach global markets, in need of cheap food. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Ukraine #UkraineWar #UkraineGrainExports #UkrainianFarmers #AlJazeeraEnglish
