Russia Ukraine War

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Former President Donald Trump has stirred controversy with his assertion that he could end the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine by pressuring Ukraine to cede territory to Russia. According to a report by the Washington Post, Trump believes that Crimea and the Donbas border regions, areas of significant contention, should be surrendered to Russia to cease hostilities.Trump has repeatedly said that he could halt the…

[ad_1] The French army is seeing fewer recruits amid fears of being sent to Ukraine, TASS reported, quoting Russian envoy to France Alexey Meshkov as saying. “French society takes such statements seriously and openly says that this is another step towards World War III,” said Meshkov. The diplomat added that no one in France “wants a World War III to happen, including the country’s leadership”. Meshkov also said that…

[ad_1] Asian markets are mixed and the US market took a breather after a rally sparked by optimism over the US Federal Reserve’s interest rate cuts. The Indian stock market was closed on Monday on account of the Holi festival. The markets will also remain shut on Friday, March 29, on account of Good Friday. On Friday, the domestic equity benchmark indices ended with modest gains, extending the positive…

[ad_1] Ukrainian shelling killed two people near Russia’s border city of Belgorod on Monday, bringing the total number of dead in the region since last week to 13, authorities said. Attacks on Russian territory intensified in the run up to weekend elections that extended President Vladimir Putin’s rule into the 2030s. “After air defences repelled an air attack by the Ukrainian army, two people were killed and four injured…