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The Wagner Group explained | Start Here

The Wagner Group and its leader Yevgeny Prigozhin provide guns for hire in a murky global operation with links to Putin and the Russian state. #AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann explains who they are, what they do and why the war in Ukraine has shifted things. Check out our other Start Here episodes https://bit.ly/3o0BEIW 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/ #WagnerGroup #Prigozhin #UkraineWar #Ukraine #Russia #StartHere #AljazeeraEnglish

Life after a siege: Russia pledges reconstruction of Mariupol

Months after large parts of Mariupol were destroyed in one of the bloodiest battles of the war in Ukraine, Moscow has promised to rebuild the city. It is in a region that was annexed by Russia in September. The Kremlin says it will rehabilitate 1 million square metres of Mariupol. Al Jazeera’s Osama Bin Javaid has more from Moscow, Russia. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Ukraine #Ukrainewar #Russia #Mariupol #reconstruction

Rus­sia ac­cus­es West of ‘arm twist­ing’ ahead of UN vote

Senior Russian diplomat to the UN accuses Western countries, without providing evidence, of “cowboy” methods and “arm twisting” after 141 countries backed a UN General Assembly resolution demanding Moscow withdraw its troops from Ukraine. Ukraine’s armed forces will be ready when spring arrives to launch a counteroffensive against the Russian forces, said Ukrainian deputy military intelligence chief Vadym Skibitsky. Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin has claimed forces of his Wagner group have captured the village of Yahidne, just north of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, a claim Ukraine’s military has dismissed, saying Russian offensives in the area have been unsuccessful. French President Emmanuel Macron said he will visit China in early […]

New START Treaty suspension raising fears of a renewed arms race

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Tuesday that Russia would suspend participation in the New START Treaty, the last central pillar of post-Cold War nuclear arms control between Moscow and Washington, which limits their strategic nuclear arsenals. Signed in 2010, the New START Treaty caps the number of strategic nuclear warheads that the United States and Russia may deploy and the deployment of land- and submarine-based missiles and bombers to deliver them. Al Jazeera’s Harry Fawcett reports. 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/ #Russia #UnitedStates #NewSTARTTreaty #USRussiaNuclearTreaty #NuclearArmsControlTreaty

Qatar’s LNG exports help Europe avoid Russia

European countries have been working to reduce their dependence on Russian energy since it invaded Ukraine a year ago. And with Qatar being the world’s largest exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG), Al Jazeera’s Victoria Gatenby looks at its growing role in Europe’s energy market. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/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/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Qatar #Europe #Russia #Ukrainewar #economiccrisis

China-Russia ties: Beijing benefits from ‘no limits’ friendship

China maintains it is neutral in terms of the Ukraine War and has called for dialogue to end the conflict. However, Beijing has also reaffirmed its ‘no limits’ friendship with Moscow. Analysts say it is even providing technology to Russia’s military and is benefitting from the crisis, particularly when it comes to the import of Russian gas and oil. Al Jazeera’s Katrina Yu reports now from Beijing, China. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/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/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #China #Russia #UkraineWar

Ukraine power substation fire leaves Odesa’s grid on the brink

Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal says the ‘scale of the accident is significant’ after fire at an electrical substation left nearly 500,000 people without power. 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/ #aljazeeraenglish #BreakingNews #AlJazeeraLive #Russia #UkraineWar #VladimirPutin #aljazeeraenglish #newsfeed #news #aljazera #latestnews #latestwhatsappstatus #ukrainewar #ukrainerussiawar #power #odessa

Zelenskyy calls Kramatorsk blast the ‘daily reality of our country’

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called the missile attack on an apartment building in Kramatorsk the “daily reality of our country”. “A country bordering absolute evil. And a country that has to overcome it in order to reduce to zero the likelihood of such tragedies happening again,” Zelenskyy said in his daily late-night address. The president added that rescue services are working at the site and continue to relocate people. “Sincere condolences to the families and friends of the victims. We will definitely find and punish all the perpetrators. They do not deserve mercy,” Zelenskyy said. 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 […]

US says Russia violated New START nuclear arms control treaty

What remains of a post-Cold War nuclear arms control agreement, negotiated between the US and Russia, may now be in jeopardy. Washington accuses Moscow of violating the New START Treaty by banning inspections. The treaty is set to expire in 2026. Al Jazeera’s Natasha Ghoneim reports on what some fear could be a significant shift in strategy on nuclear weapons. 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/ #UnitedStates #Russia #NewSTARTTreaty #USRussiaNuclearTreaty #NuclearArmsControlTreaty

No Leopard tanks for Ukraine as NATO allies fail to agree

Germany has not yet decided whether to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine despite pressure from NATO partners. Defence ministers from more than 50 countries met in Germany on Friday to discuss the next stage of military support for Kyiv. Al Jazeera’s Step Vaessen reports from Ramstein Air Base, Germany. 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/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Germany #UnitedStates #UkraineWar #UkraineRussiaWar #RussiaUkraineWar #Russia #Ukraine #Zelensky #Putin #War #Military #NATO