Russia is creating naval base in a breakaway region of Georgia on the Black Sea coast. That’s according to the separatist leader there, who spoke to Russian media. Moscow recognized Abkhazia as an independent state, after fighting a war with Georgia in 2008. The region’s self-styled president says he’s signed a deal with Russia for a permanent base. That’s as Ukraine expands its attacks on Russian-controlled Crimea. Kyiv’s targets last month included the Black Sea Fleet command headquarters in Sevastopol. Let’s get more on this from Yulia Shapovalova who’s live in Moscow. 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: […]
The war in Ukraine seems to have galvanised the NATO alliance, with a renewed focus on newer members along its eastern flank. In this special episode, Sandra Gathmann takes #AJStartHere on the road to Lithuania, and explains what’s happening and why. #balticcountries #Russia #Ukraine #UkraineWar #RussiaUkraineWar #RussiaUkraineCrisis 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/
The United Nations Security Council failed to adopt a resolution condemning the invasion of Ukraine. Russia vetoed the vote that would have confirmed the sovereignty of Ukraine and demanded that Russia immediately withdraw its forces. Al Jazeera’s @Shihab Rattansi reports from the United Nations. – 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 #Ukraine #Russia #China #UNSC
Ukraine has imposed a state of emergency and told its citizens in Russia to leave immediately, as Moscow began evacuating its Kyiv embassy in the latest ominous signs of an all-out Russian military onslaught. Shelling intensified on Wednesday at the line of contact in eastern Ukraine, where Russian President Vladimir Putin recognised the independence of two Moscow-backed rebel regions this week and where he has ordered the deployment of Russian troops as “peacekeepers”. Al Jazeera’s Hoda Abdel-Hamid reports from Kramatorsk in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region. – 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/ #UkraineCrisis #VolodymyrZelenskiy […]
The regions in eastern Ukraine recognised by Russia as independent extend far beyond areas under rebel control. This is creating more uncertainty for those living near the frontline of the country’s long-running separatist conflict. With the Minsk agreement now in tatters – Ukraine has declared Avdiivka and other towns and villages along the frontline, restricted areas. Al Jazeera’s Hoda Abdel-Hamid reports from Avdiivka, one of the frontline towns in eastern Ukraine, where the threat of invasion is now exposing social divides. – 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/ #RussiaUkraineTensions #UkraineCrisis #Donetsk
Several members of the United Nations Security Council have on Monday condemned Russia’s moves to escalate its crisis with Ukraine. The UNSC held an emergency meeting after Russian President Vladimir Putin recognised two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine and deployed Russian troops to them, for what he described as a peacekeeping operation, in defiance of international law. Al Jazeera’s Shihab Rattansi reports from the UN headquarters in New York. – 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/ #UkraineCrisis #Donetsk #UNSC
Ukrainian government soldiers in front-line trenches in Ukraine’s east said on Monday that heavy shelling from Russian-backed separatists had intensified to provoke all-out conflict amid fears of Russia seeking a pretext for a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian troops have battled Russian-backed separatists in the Donetsk and Luhansk breakaway regions bordering Russia since 2014. A ceasefire deal in 2015 halted the worst fighting, but shelling has intensified along the “line of contact” since last week as Russia masses forces along Ukraine’s borders. Al Jazeera’s Charles Stratford is on the road with a Ukrainian army patrol near the Russian border. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: […]
Russian President Vlamidir Putin has signed the presidential decree recognising the independence of separatist regions in eastern Ukraine – a move that will severely ratchet up tensions with the West amid fears of a Russian invasion. Putin’s announcement comes after a meeting of the presidential Security Council and paves the way for Russia to openly send troops and weapons to the long-running conflict pitting Ukrainian forces against Moscow-backed rebels. Al Jazeera’s Andrew Simmon reports from Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv. – 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/ #RussiaUkraineTensions #UkraineCrisis #Donetsk
From a country that suffered one of the worst famine in history, Ukraine has become one of the major grain exporters in the world. Last year, it produced about 100 million tonnes of grain, and exported 75 percent of it. With tensions between Ukraine and Russia, there are fears that the cost of these exports may rise, or that they may not make it out of Ukraine at all. Any disruption would have a major impact on the global distribution and supply, already battered by the COVID pandemic. Al Jazeera’s Hoda Abdel-Hamid reports from Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – […]
The United States is planning to designate Qatar as a major non-NATO ally, President Joe Biden has told Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, a move that would formally upgrade the partnership between Doha and Washington. During a meeting with Sheikh Tamim at the White House on Monday, Biden called Qatar a “good friend and reliable partner”. “I’m notifying Congress that I will designate Qatar as a major non-NATO ally to reflect the importance of our relationship; I think it’s long overdue,” Biden said from the Oval Office. The status would give Doha special economic and military privileges in its relationship with Washington. Al Jazeera’s Alan Fisher reports […]
