Situation in Ukraine
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Japan to join in eliminating Russia from international payment networks, PM announces.
Read moreJapan to exclude Russia from international payment networks: "Japan will also participate," PM announces.Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced additional sanctions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine on April 27. Major Russian banks and other entities were removed from the international payment network...
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Kazakhstan refuses to participate in invasion of Ukraine
Read moreKazakhstan refuses to participate in invasion of UkraineBy the 27th, U.S. NBC television reported that Kazakhstan, a Central Asian country that is close to Russia, was asked to send troops to invade Ukraine and refused...
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Russian airstrike kills 10 Greeks in Ukraine
Read moreUkraine: 10 Greeks killed in Russian airstrikeThe Greek government announced on April 26 that 10 Greeks were killed in a Russian airstrike in Ukraine. Greece's...
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Elon Musk to assist Ukraine by providing satellite net transmitters and receivers
Read more: Elon Musk supports Ukraine by providing satellite net transmitter and receiverElon Musk, CEO of Tesla, Inc. and head of SpaceX, a U.S. space development company, said on April 26 that the Russian military...
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Ukrainian Woman Chokes Russian Soldier with Machine Gun, Says "What are you doing here?" (Video)
Read more: Ukrainian Woman Chokes Russian Soldier with Machine Gun, Says "What are you doing here?" (Video)A local woman stood in front of an armed Russian soldier in Henichesk, Herzon Oblast, southern Ukraine, on April 24 and said, "Who are you, what are you doing...
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Japanese government tightens export control to Russia. Targeting Machine Tools, etc.
Read moreJapan to tighten export control to Russia. Targeting machine tools, etc.The government approved sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine at a Cabinet meeting on April 26. Assets frozen for individuals and organizations, military diversion of...
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Russia Restricts Access to Facebook in its Country
Read more: Russia restricts access to Facebook in its own country.Meta (formerly Facebook) revealed on April 25 that authorities in Russia have restricted access to the company's social networking site...
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Russia detains over 1,700 anti-war protesters. Editor-in-Chief of the Peace Prize also expresses opposition.
Read moreRussia detains over 1,700 anti-war protesters. Editor-in-Chief of the Peace Prize also expresses opposition.In response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, there have been protests throughout Russia, and according to the human rights organization OVD Info, by the 25th, all...
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Biden on Ukraine: "We will take decisive action against Russia"
Read more: Biden to "take decisive action against Russia" over UkraineFollowing Russian President Vladimir Putin's announcement that he will conduct a special military operation in eastern Ukraine, U.S. President Joe Biden on 23...
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Central and Eastern Europe hurries to prepare to receive Ukrainian refugees
Read more: Central and Eastern Europe hurries to prepare to receive Ukrainian refugees.As tensions in Ukraine increase, Central and Eastern European countries geographically close to the country are rushing to prepare to accept refugees. Neighboring Pol...