Putin is threatening ‘nuclear blackmail’ in Ukraine – but the world must not give in, historian says US academic Timothy Snyder tells Kim Sengupta that Ukrainians are fighting for the democratic world The Independent UK · Dec 29, 2022
Serbs dismantle barricades as Kosovo standoff eases Serbs started dismantling barricades in northern Kosovo on Thursday, hours after Kosovo reopened its main border crossing with Serbia, easing a surge in tensions that has alarmed world powers. Reuters · Dec 29, 2022
Kosovo reopens Serbia border crossing, roadblocks yet to go Kosovo has reopened the main border crossing with Serbia after a nearby barricade that led to its closure was removed The Independent UK · Dec 29, 2022
Turkish Court Upholds Rights Leader's Life Sentence A Turkish appellate court on Wednesday upheld the conviction of a leading critic of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan whose jailing has added to tensions in Ankara's uneasy ties with the West. Paris-born activist and philanthropist Osman Kavala was sentenced to life in jail without the possibility of parole in April… Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 29, 2022
Serbs in northern Kosovo to remove barricades, Serbia's Vucic says Serbs in northern Kosovo who have been blocking roads for the past 19 days in a protest against the arrest of a former policeman will start removing barricades Thursday morning, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Wednesday evening. Reuters · Dec 28, 2022
Serbia's Vucic urges Serbs in Kosovo to remove barricades - official Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has urged ethnic Serbs in Kosovo to end protests against the Pristina government, reassuring them that they would be immune from prosecution, a Serbian official said on Wednesday. Reuters · Dec 28, 2022
British ex-soldier fighting in Ukraine saved by the body of his friend Shareef Amin, 40, was shielded by the body of his comrade as Putin’s shells rained down on them The Independent UK · Dec 28, 2022
Vladimir Putin cancels second trip in week fuelling more health rumours Russian tyrant Vladimir Putin today abandoned a visit to Pskov, which is close to the border with NATO states Estonia and Latvia, claiming there were "unfavourable flying conditions" despite skies being clear Daily Mirror · Dec 28, 2022
Kosovo Serb whose arrest caused crisis released from jail The lawyer for a former Kosovo Serb policeman has been ordered released from prison and placed under house arrest The Independent UK · Dec 28, 2022
Former Russian general with strong Ukraine links dies suddenly Alexei Fedorovich Maslov died in a military hospital on Christmas Day Evening Standard · Dec 28, 2022
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Blames US For Ukraine Crisis The United States is responsible for the Ukraine crisis as America seeks to reap the biggest benefits from it in economic and military-strategic terms, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said, according to a statement released by the Russian Embassy in India. Read on for details: Dynamite News · Dec 28, 2022
Ex-Russian commander with Ukraine link dies 'suddenly' as Vladimir Putin cancels visit General Alexei Maslov, who was commander-in-chief of Russian ground forces between 2004 and 2008, died on Christmas Day with an "investigative group" to look into his "sudden" passing Daily Mirror · Dec 27, 2022
Why ethnic tensions are flaring again in northern Kosovo Protesting Serbs in the ethnically divided city of Mitrovica in northern Kosovo erected new barricades on Tuesday, hours after Serbia said it had put its army on the highest combat alert following weeks of escalating tensions between Belgrade and Pristina. Reuters · Dec 27, 2022
Serbia puts troops on high alert as tensions soar in Kosovo Serbs have erected more roadblocks in northern Kosovo and defied international demands to remove those placed earlier The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2022
Bangkok Post · Dec 27, 2022 Serbia troops on 'highest level' of alert over latest Kosovo tensions Serbian armed forces were on "the highest level" of alert, Defence Minister Milos Vucevic said Monday, highlighting the Balkan country's increasingly strained relations with neighbouring Kosovo over recent shootings and blockades.
Daily Mirror · Dec 27, 2022 West plotting to assassinate Putin and risks triggering nuclear war, claims Kremlin They include the EU collapsing because Britain rejoins and NATO seeking to assassinate the Russian leader, a forecast from the deputy head of Vladimir Putin’s security council, Dmitry Medvedev, a former president and premier
France 24 · Dec 27, 2022 Putin bans Russian oil exports to countries that impose price cap President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday delivered Russia's long-awaited response to a Western price cap, signing a decree that bans the supply of crude oil and oil products from February 1 for five months to nations that impose the cap. Read our live blog to see how all the day's events…
Reuters · Dec 27, 2022 Russia's Lavrov: West and Ukraine want to destroy Russia The United States and its NATO allies together with Ukraine want to defeat Russia "on the battlefield" in order to destroy it, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told the state TASS agency in remarks published Monday.
Tribune News Service · Dec 27, 2022 Serbian army put on highest alert over Kosovo tensions Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic has ordered the nation’s army on full alert after weeks of rising tensions in neighboring Kosovo where the local Serb minority has been confronting the authorities over new registration requirements, putting up road blockades and holding protests that threaten to tip into violence, the defense ministry…
France 24 · Dec 27, 2022 Serbia places its troops on Kosovo border on combat alert as tensions escalate Serbia on Monday placed its security troops on the border with Kosovo on “the full state of combat readiness," ignoring NATO's calls for calming down of tensions between the two wartime Balkan foes.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 26, 2022 NATO and the War in Ukraine The end of the cold war in 1991 brought along questions as regards NATO’s future. It has been more than 30 years and NATO’s ability to adopt itself to “the most complex security environment since the end of the Cold War” has preserved it as the strongest military alliance able…
The Independent UK · Dec 26, 2022 NATO probing shooting incident in tense Kosovo north NATO-led peacekeepers in Kosovo say they are investigating a shooting incident in a tense northern region
Radio France Internationale · Dec 26, 2022 French defence minister to visit Ukraine for first time since conflict began French Minister of Defence and the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu will travel to Ukraine on Wednesday to show France's continued support.
Reuters · Dec 25, 2022 Shots fired near NATO patrol in Kosovo's volatile north, NATO says Shots were fired near a NATO patrol in the northern part of Kosovo where local Serbs have set up roadblocks to bar police from Pristina from patrolling the area marred by ethnic tensions in recent months, NATO said on Sunday.
The Independent UK · Dec 25, 2022 US slams Taliban for women's NGO jobs ban in Afghanistan The U.S. has condemned the Taliban for ordering non-governmental groups in Afghanistan to stop employing women