The African delegation will meet the Russian president in the coming hours. Speaking at a forum in Saint Petersburg on Friday, Vladimir Putin warned of a wider escalation. He’s also confirmed that tactical nuclear weapons have been delivered to Belarus. Al Jazeera’s Ali Hashem is in Moscow for the latest updates. – 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 #New #Ukraine #SouthAfrica
In Ukraine, where explosions and air raid sirens have been heard in Kyiv. It happens as South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and four other African Heads of State are in the city hoping to broker peace between Ukraine and Moscow. The leaders are due to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy later on Friday. They’ll travel to Russia on Saturday for talks with President Vladimir Putin in Saint Petersburg. It follows a visit to Poland on Thursday where he held talks with Polish President Andrzej Duda. We have correspondents across developments on both sides of this conflict. Al Jazeera’s Jonah Hull is in Kyiv and Moscow-based journalist Yulia Shapovalova is live […]
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv as part of an African peace mission. Ramaphosa and three other African leaders are expected to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. They’ll then travel to Russia for talks with President Vladimir Putin in St Petersburg on Saturday. It follows a visit to Poland on Thursday where he held talks with Polish President Andrzej Duda. Al Jazeera’s Jonah Hull is reporting live in Kyiv for the latest updates. – 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 #New #Ukraine #SouthAfrica
President Vladimir Putin says Russia faces a threat to its existence. He was speaking in Red Square at the Victory Day parade to mark Germany’s surrender in World War II in 1945. Putin attacked what he called “Western global elites” for unleashing “a real war” against Russia. Al Jazeera’s Bernard Smith reports. – 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 #Russia #VictoryDay #WorldWarII
Russia takes the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council this April as President Vladimir Putin faces an arrest warrant from the international court for war crimes in Ukraine. Al Jazeera’s Diplomatic Editor James Bays reports from the UN headquarters in New York, the United States. – 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 #UNSecurityCouncil #UNSC #UnitedNations #Russia #UnitedStates
Russian state media says a 36-hour ceasefire ordered by President Vladimir Putin has begun. Ukraine has rejected the move, saying that Russia wants to use Christmas as a cover, a sentiment echoed by Washington. Al Jazeera’s Charles Stratford reports from Kyiv, 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/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #UkraineWar #UkraineRussiaWar #RussiaUkraineWar #Russia #Ukraine #Zelensky #Putin #War #Military #NATO
President Vladimir Putin is open to talks on a possible settlement in Ukraine but Washington’s refusal to recognise “annexed” territories as Russian hinders the chances of compromise, the Kremlin says. US President Joe Biden has said he is prepared to speak to Putin if the Kremlin chief was looking for a way to end the war but Putin had not yet indicated that. 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 #UkraineWar #UkraineRussiaWar #RussiaUkraineWar #Russia #Ukraine #Zelensky #Putin #War #Military #NATO #UnitedStates #Biden #USA
Ever since President Vladimir Putin announced a mandatory draft of military aged men, there has been an exodus to Russia’s borders. Many thousands have fled the country and the growing number of Russians in countries like Georgia, is worrying its residents. Al Jazeera’s @Imran Khan reports from Tbilisi, Georgia. – 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 #Russia #Mobilisation #Georgia
Ukraine has encircled Russia’s forces around the eastern town of Lyman, in an operation that is still under way, a Ukrainian military spokesperson said on Saturday. The director-general of Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has been detained by a Russian patrol, according to Energoatom, the state agency in charge of the plant. Russian President Vladimir Putin proclaimed the annexation of territory seized in his invasion in four regions – Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhia – amounting to 15 percent of total Ukrainian territory on Friday. Al Jazeera’s Charles Stratford reports from Slovyansk and Hoda Abdel-Hamid from Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. Al Jazeera’s Mohamed Vall reports from Moscow. Subscribe to our channel […]
