China cannot be a mediator in the war in Ukraine as it leans too much toward the invader Russia but it could play the role of facilitator to reach a peace deal with Moscow, the European Union's top diplomat, Josep Borrell, said. "China does not distinguish between aggressor and victim of...
"At the beginning there would be empty streets. With time, people would ignore sirens and continue to play in the playgrounds with kids." Ms Baksheieva, who grew up in the Soviet Union, has harsh words for anyone calling for a compromise with Russia to end the war. "Have you ever...
The model used in this research would predict that Ukraine will have little or no new union formation because of state policy. The risk of leaving the official trade unions while they fully control state resources such as social insurance is too great for most trade union leaders. While ...
Nazi forces shot dead nearly 34,000 Jewish men, women and children on Sept. 29-30, 1941 at Babyn Yar, a ravine on the outskirts of Kyiv, after occupying the Ukrainian capital - which was then part of the Soviet Union - during World War Two. Over the next two year...
World War Three and repeatedly ruled out sending American soldiers to Ukraine. The Vietnam War was in effect an East-West Cold War conflict in which the United States fought alongside the forces of South Vietnam against a north supported by the communist powers of China and the Sovi...
Russia's strongman leader speaks often of the ethnic ties between Russia and Ukraine and warns against NATO expanding further eastward toward his borders. Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union before declaring its independence in 1991. As CBS News' David Martin reported in January,Putin's objective...
The embassy gave no details on where the evacuation flights would be leaving from. Nor did it say when the charter flights might happen, saying that scheduling will depend on the “flight safety situation.” It says travelers should be packed and ready to react quickly once flight schedules ...
Ukrainian pilots are not trained to fly U.S.-made warplanes. However, Poland and Ukraine both operate MiGs — aircraft designed and made in Russia — that are left over from the days of the Soviet Union. Ukraine Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba over the weekend said warplanes and air-defe...
A ministry statement also urged Israeli citizens in Ukraine to consider leaving the country and recommended those planning to travel to Ukraine to cancel their trip. The move comes after similar actions today from Japan and South Korea. US President Biden has also urged all Americans to leave...
Roughly five hours later, the plane’s transponders were turned back on, and it was seen leaving the Rostov-on-Don area, heading back to St. Petersburg. Then, at 1:03 a.m. this morning, the same plane appeared to make the same trek to the Rostov-on-Don area and once again, it...