Author: Suman Sengupta

Governor of Luhansk Province warns that Russian Troops have entered Severodonetsk. Russians are closer to the center of the city. They have killed a French journalist while shelling Severodonetsk. Russian troops have eneterd Severodonetsk amidst relentless bombardment. Serhiy Haidai, the governor of Luhansk, says that Russia’s armies are nearing the city’s center ,after having nearly surrounded it. Haidai says that the battle for Severodonetsk is incredibly intense. Russian shelling has killed so many people that Ukrainian officials have given up counting. A French journalist is the latest casualty of Russian artillery fire. Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff, a journalist with BFM TV, died…

The US may send long-range multiple rocket systems to Ukraine. Russia  has warned against any such transfers and may see them as provocative. The US government may send Ukraine its long-range multiple rocket systems, but fears that they may escalate the war. President Zelensky had urged its delivery to deal with Russian bombardment in the Eastern Donbas. However, Biden may reconsider sending weapons that can “strike deep into Russia.” Any such move would escalate the conflict and draw NATO into a direct war with Russia. Ukraine is already using the US to deliver howitzers against Russia. These have an effective…

Emmanuel Macron and Olav Scholz urged Putin to negotiate with Zelensky directly. They also insisted on declaring immediate ceasefire and a Russian withdrawal from Ukraine. President Emmanuel Macron and the German chancellor Olav Scholz spoke to Vladimir Putin for 80 minutes yesterday. In a phone call they urged Putin to withdraw his troops from Ukraine and negotiate directly with President Zelensky. On his part, Vladimir Putin said Moscow was open for a dialogue with Kyiv. However, the Kremlin did not mention the possibility of direct negotiations with President Zelensky. Zelensky said that he was not eager for talks, but…

Yogi Adityanath praises Shivpal Yadav .Also asks Akhilesh Yadav to learn about Ram Manohar Lohia from him. Akhilesh hits back saying glad to hear his “chacha” was Adityanath’s “chacha” too. UP Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath took a dig on opposition leader Akhilesh Yadav yesterday. Adityanath praised the socialist leader Shivpal Yadav and asked Akhilesh to learn about Ram Manohar Lohia from him. Akhilesh, in turn shot back saying the chief minister has a lot of concern for his uncle. Adityanath, in his speech in the UP legislative assembly, singled out Shivpal Yadav. He praised him for distributing smartphones and tablets…

A report published by a civil servant in UK indicts the Prime Minister for violating Covid guidelines. Boris Johnson’s accused of taking part in gatherings at a time when the whole nation enforced a strict lockdown. Johnson doesn’t have confidence of 18 Conservative MPs. Yesterday, four MPs called for his Resignation. Yesterday, four Conservative MP’s joined to call for Boris Johnson’s resignation for leadership failure during the Covid pandemic in 2020. The four MP’s John Baron, David Simmonds, Stephen Hammond and Julian Sturdy have joined a group of Conservative MP’s wanting Boris Johnson to resign Mr. Baron and Mr. Simmonds…

Russians are fighting for the road between Bakhmut and Severodonetsk. Meanwhile, a senior official in Eastern Ukraine has denied that Russians have blocked the road, thus cutting off Luhansk from Ukraine. Russian troops, on their part, have shelled the city. As Russian troops inch towards Severodonetsk and Lysychanks, reports have emerged that they have blocked the road from Severodonetsk and Bakhmut. Meanwhile, Serhiy Haidai claims that Russians haven’t blocked the road linking Ukrainian areas in the east. “Luhansk has not been cut off,” he said. Mr. Haidai has also published a picture on his Telegram feed. The photograph shows the…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi ,US President Joe Biden Japanese Premier Fumio Kishida and the Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have attended the Quad summit. in Tokyo. This year’s summit dealt with issues like climate change, Russian aggression on Ukraine and the Chinese threat on Taiwan. ·      Prime Minister Narendra Modi is currently on a two day trip to Japan.  Most importantly, he is attending the Quad Summit with President Joe Biden and the Japanese PM, Fumio Kishida. Soon they will be followed by the newly elected Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese ·       This year’s Quad…

US President Joe Biden calls the Ukraine war a global issue before his Quad allies and tells the world is facing a dark hour over Ukraine. Also departs from previous US foreign policy and warns China on Taiwan. US President Joe Biden placed Ukraine on agenda at the Quad summit in Tokyo, yesterday. Biden was there along with PM Narendra Modi of India, the Japanese PM Fumio Kishida and the Australian PM Anthony Albanese. The four countries also discussed the growing Chinese threat in the region. A day before, Biden had warned that the Chinese were “flirting with danger” over…

Russian Officials are willing to fight an attritional war against Ukraine. The Russian Army is currently encircling the twin cities of Severodonetsk and Lysychanks in the Luhansk regions Ukraine’s military says that at least 14 people have died in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions. Russia is currently trying to encircle the twin cities of Severodonetsk and Lysychanks in Eastern Ukraine. The two cities are located on either side of the Siversky-Donetsk river. These are also the few remaining cities still under Ukrainian control after, most of the Donbas region fell to Russia. On Tuesday morning, Russian troops seized portions of…

Australia’s new Prime Minister was sworn on 23rd May,2022, before the Quad summit in Tokyo. Anthony Albanese, the new Prime Minister, looks forward to working with India and the Quad. Yesterday, Anthony Albanese swore as the new Prime Minister of Australia. His center-left Labour party defeated Scott Morrison’s conservative coalition on Saturday. After his swearing in, Anthony Albanese departed for the Quad Summit in Tokyo. Both US President Joe Biden and the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated him . On his part, Albanese gave commitments to deepen economic and strategic ties with India during the elections. He also promised…