Ranked second most powerful person in the world by Forbes in 2018, Russian President Vladimir Putin is one of the most feared politicians on the planet at the moment. Putin controls the most stockpile of nuclear weapons in the world. Close to 6,000 warheads are at his disposal and around 1,588 are set for immediate…
Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, attends the formal event of the annexation of the four regions of Ukraine in Moscow. The Russian president has publicized that the four regions occupied by Russia – which are Kherson, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Luhansk will officially be referred to as part of the Russian Federation today. According to…
Russia has banned the family of United States President, Joe Biden from entering the country. This was disclosed by the Foreign Ministry in Moscow on Tuesday. Joe Biden’s wife, Jill and daughter, Ashley, would not be able to travel to Russia. The Informant247 had observed that President Biden and Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, and…
Russia has confessed that its troops have neutralized “up to 80” Polish fighters in “precision strikes” in eastern Ukraine. The Russia has boasted that its troops have completely dominated the city of Severodonetsk in the eastern region. The Russia’s defence ministry has revealed via a statement on Saturday that “up to 80 Polish mercenaries, 20…
A Russian military cargo plane crashed in the city of Ryazan southeast of Moscow, killing four crew members and injuring five others. The incident happened during a training flight on Friday, the defence ministry said in a statement quoted by local news agencies. The plane was on a training flight without cargo when the crew…
Desperate times call for desperate measures, they say and undeniably, as time rolls by with each passing day of turbulence, the widening consequences of the Russia-Ukraine war are becoming crystal clear. Confronted with the grim reality of wartime, European security landscape threads through a more dramatic path and policy positions once considered sacrosanct are now…
In a world where China is establishing its power and other nations, backed by the United States, are asserting their rights in the Indo-Pacific region, the battle for military supremacy figures is high on the political agenda of nations. The rivalry on the world stage is getting fiercer by the day and to the ‘big…
Russia on Monday warned the United States against sending more arms to Ukraine. The country’s ambassador to Washington warned that large Western deliveries of weapons were inflaming the conflict and would lead to more losses. Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine has killed thousands of people, displaced millions more and raised fears of a wider…
Japanese Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi on Tuesday said Japan would provide Ukraine with protective masks and clothing against chemical weapons. Kishi said this was in response to a request from the Government in Kiev, adding that commercial drones would be provided to Ukraine for reconnaissance in its struggle against Russian invaders. The move came amid…
The successful hosting of the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games by Beijing, a world power, consolidate its position as an indispensable state actor in international affairs. A one-party state led by the Chinese Communist Party (CPP), its economic strength is of high-importance and one of great global reckoning. Chinese President Xi Jinping in a…
The Russian military claimed that it launched strikes on 32 military targets in Ukraine during the night. The spokesman for the Russian Defence Ministry, Igor Konashenkov made the announcement on Tuesday. He said a Buk-M1 anti-aircraft missile system, as well as an ammunition depot and an aircraft hangar with Ukrainian air force technology, were destroyed,…
In what appeared to be a renewed push to gain air superiority and take out weapons Kyiv, Russia on Monday claimed that it destroyed several Ukrainian air-defence systems which has been described as crucial ahead of an expected broad new offensive in the east. In one strike, Moscow said it hit four S-300 launchers near…
Nigerians who fled the Russian aggression in Ukraine, and stayed back in Poland after evacuation, were warned of the consequences of staying in the country, the Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, on Friday said. Dabiri-Erewa added that the government made adequate arrangements for the evacuation of the Nigerians. The NIDCOM boss who tweeted…
The International Monetary Fund’s First Deputy Managing Director, Gita Gopinath has warned that the financial sanctions imposed on Russia threaten to gradually dilute the dominance of the U.S. dollar and could result in a more fragmented international monetary system. Russia has been hit with a plethora of sanctions from the United States and its allies…
Amid war with Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree conscripting 134,500 men between the ages of 18 and 27, Russian news agencies report. The Informant247 gathered that the young men would be enlisted by mid-July. At the same time, the mandatory 12 months of military service for Russians is being scrapped. It…
Over 3.8 million people have reportedly made their way out of Ukraine since the Russian invasion. Currently, Kyiv is faced with a huge displacement crisis as reports by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) showed that six million more individuals are internally displaced. The Republic of Poland thus far is the largest recipient…
The highest level of diplomatic contact between Moscow and Kyiv presents itself in the 3-day Antalya Diplomacy Forum held between March 11 and 13, in the city of Antalya, Turkey. With its display of soft power diplomacy, Istanbul in concert with other global actors is taking a frontal stage in mediating peace talks between Moscow…
No fewer than 301 stranded Nigerians returned home from Ukraine amidst Russia attacks on multiple fronts through Budapest. Thisnis according to the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) Twitter handles: @ NigeriaGov. #Nigeriansinukraine https://t.co/yKnPRRwlEb stated that the evacuees boarded Flight AZM2351 with AzmanAir from Budapest, Hungary. It stated that the evacuees arrived the Nnamdi International Airport…
UN Spokesperson, Mr Stéphane, Dujarric says humanitarians are deploying extra staff across Ukraine to aid the growing number of civilians sheltering from Russian bombardment or fleeing the violence. Dujarric told correspondents on Thursday in New York that an estimated 1.9 million Ukrainians have been internally displaced, while more than 2.3 million have now crossed the…
Vladimir Putin would be making a “grave mistake” if he used chemical weapons in his assault on Ukraine, British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said on Thursday. Western governments feared the Russian leader might resort to the use of the banned weapons as he fell to make the progress expected in conquering his neighbour. Truss’ comments…
