THAIS from various activist groups and among them Buddhist monks joined Ukrainians in holding an anti-war demonstration in front of the Russian embassy today, (Mar. 19), Matichon newspaper said. Representatives of June 24 Democracy, Labour Socialist and Mok Luang groups plus Workers Union kicked off their protest in front of the Russian embassy on Sap
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Biden urges Xi to abandon Moscow over Ukraine
By Reuters and published by Financial Post Kyiv/Lviv – US President Joe Biden sought to prevent Beijing giving new life to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in a video call today (Mar. 18) with Chinese President Xi Jinping, as Moscow pressed on with bombardments that have taken the place of military advances. With Russia trying to
Read moreRussia bogged down on all fronts as war on Ukraine enters fourth week
By The Montreal Gazette Kyiv/Lviv – Russian forces in Ukraine are blasting cities and killing civilians but no longer making progress, Western countries said on Thursday, as a war Moscow was thought to have hoped to win within days entered its fourth week. Heavily outnumbered Ukrainian forces have prevented Moscow from capturing any of Ukraine’s
Read moreBiden sending more anti-aircraft systems, drones to Ukraine
By AP, published by Denver Post, plus BBC Washington – President Joe Biden said on Wednesday the US is sending more anti-aircraft, anti-armour weapons and drones to Ukraine to assist in its defence against Russia. The president’s comments came as he formally announced his administration was sending an additional $800 million in military assistance
Read moreEuropean leaders visit Kyiv; Zelenskiy hints at compromise outside Nato
By Reuters published by Telegraph India plus BBC THREE European prime ministers headed to Kyiv by train yesterday (Mar. 15) for the first visit of its kind since war began, even as buildings there were ablaze and rescue workers were trying to pull survivors from the rubble of fresh Russian bombardment. That foreign leaders could
Read moreSpain asks China to use influence to end war
By AP published by ABC 7 News plus Reuters and BBC SPANISH Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares said yesterday (Mar. 14) that he has asked his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi to use Beijing’s influence over Moscow to end the war in Ukraine. “We are at a historical moment that requires responsibility and vision of all
Read moreRussian airstrike hits base in western Ukraine, kills 35
By Yuras Karmanau, AP, published by US News & World Report, Reuters, published by Channel NewsAsia, plus BBC Lviv, Ukraine – Waves of Russian missiles pounded a military training base near Ukraine’s western border with Nato member Poland, killing 35 people, Ukrainian authorities said today (Mar. 13). The strike followed Russian threats to target foreign
Read moreUS rushes MANPADS to Ukraine despite proliferation concerns
By Reuters, published by Ottawa Citizen and Rappler.com, Fox News plus BBC Washington – The United States and Nato are shipping weapons into Ukraine at break-neck speed, including highly sensitive items such as shoulder-fired missiles called Man-Portable Air-Defense Systems (MANPADS) that can take down aircraft. The Western arms deliveries, another one of which is expected
Read moreRussian strikes hit western Ukraine as offensive widens
By Yuras Karmanau, AP, and published by US News & World Report, plus BBC Lviv, Ukraine – Russia widened its military offensive in Ukraine today (Mar. 11), striking airfields in the west and an industrial city in the east for the first time as a huge armoured column long stalled outside Kyiv was on the
Read moreThailand donates 2m baht worth of humanitarian aid to Ukraine
THAILAND is providing two million baht worth of humanitarian aid to Ukraine after the Ukrainian embassy requested assistance as the war has led to many deaths and injuries with the infrastructure also severely damaged, Amarin TV said this evening (Mar. 10). Mr. Thani Saengrat, head of the Foreign Ministry’s Department of Information and its
Read moreAirstrike hits Ukraine maternity hospital, 17 reported hurt
By AP, published by US News & World Report, plus BBC and CNN Mariupol, Ukraine – A Russian airstrike devastated a maternity hospital yesterday (Mar. 9) in the besieged port city of Mariupol amid growing warnings from the West that Moscow’s invasion is about to take a more brutal and indiscriminate turn. Ukrainian officials
Read moreBig rush to Yaowarat gold shops after price skyrockets
THERE were long queues at all gold shops in Yaowarat today (Mar. 9) with people waiting patiently to buy and sell gold ornaments and bars after the price climbed by 900 baht overnight, Naewna newspaper said. Today’s buying price of gold bars is 31,900 baht per baht weight and selling price 32,000 baht while
Read moreFitch Ratings warns Russian bond default ‘imminent’
By BBC and Reuters published by Times of India A LEADING ratings agency has warned Russia is likely to soon default on its debts, as it downgraded the country’s bonds further into “junk” territory. Fitch Ratings slashed its assessment of Russia to almost the bottom of its scale, just days after downgrading it from investment
Read moreUkrainians escape besieged Sumy in first evacuation corridor agreed with Russia
By Reuters and published by The Irish Times plus BBC A FIRST convoy of residents and foreign students has left the Ukrainian city of Sumy after an agreement with Russia on establishing a humanitarian corridor, officials said today (Mar. 8). “We have already started the evacuation of civilians from Sumy to Poltava (in central
Read morePM urges public to limit use of private cars as oil price spikes to $139
By Reuters, published by US News & World Report, plus Matichon WITH oil prices jumping to $139 a barrel today (Mar. 7) amid market supply fears as the United States and European allies considered banning Russian oil imports and prospects for a swift return of Iranian crude to global markets receded, Prime Minister Prayut
Read moreRussia sets ceasefire for evacuations amid heavy shelling
By Yuras Karmanau, AP, and published by The Tribune-Star, plus BBC Lviv, Ukraine – Even as Russia announced a ceasefire starting this morning (Mar. 7) and the opening of humanitarian corridors in several areas, its armed forces continued to pummel Ukrainian cities, with rockets hitting residential buildings. The limited ceasefire announcement came a day after
Read moreLimited Russian ceasefire revived in Ukraine; talks planned
By Yuras Karmanau, AP, published by Toronto Star, and The Korean Herald Lviv, Ukraine – Russian forces will observe a temporary ceasefire today (Mar. 6) in two Ukrainian cities, an official in one of the country’s two pro-Russia separatist regions said after an agreement to allow civilians to evacuate collapsed a day earlier amid continued
Read moreKremlin accuses West of banditry as ceasefire collapses
By Reuters published by Channel NewsAsia plus BBC London – The Kremlin said today (Mar. 5) that the West was behaving like a bandit by cutting economic relations over the conflict in Ukraine but that Russia was far too big to be isolated as the world was much larger than just the United States
Read moreRussian embassy warns Thais not to volunteer to fight for Ukraine
THE RUSSIAN Embassy in Thailand posted a message on Facebook today (March 5) warning Thais not to volunteer to fight for Ukraine because foreign mercenaries are not classified as soldiers and are not eligible for prisoner of war status, Matichon newspaper. The Russian embassy cited reports published on social media and a notice calling
Read moreUkrainian nuclear power plant fire extinguished
By BBC and Reuters via MSN News UKRAINIAN emergency services have confirmed they have managed to put out the fire at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant – a huge relief to everyone in the area and beyond. To recap, Ukraine said in the early hours of Friday that a Russian attack on the nuclear plant
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