LAGOS FEBRUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Joe Biden on Thursday condemned Russia’s military assault on Ukraine as “a flagrant violation of international law” and vowed further punishment for the aggressors in the days and weeks to come. That will include sending more U.S. troops to Europe, to supplement both American and NATO Forces there. Biden directed Defense…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Oil prices jumped on Thursday, with Brent rising above $105 a barrel for the first time since 2014, after Russia’s attack on Ukraine exacerbated concerns about disruptions to global energy supply. Russia launched an all-out invasion of Ukraine by land, air and sea in the biggest attack by one state against another…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Chernobyl nuclear power plant has been captured by Russian forces, an adviser to the Ukrainian presidential office, Mykhailo Podolyak, said on Thursday. “It is impossible to say the Chernobyl nuclear power plant is safe after a totally pointless attack by the Russians,” he said. “This is one of the most serious…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Joe Biden on Thursday announced a new round of sanctions targeting Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, charging that Russian leader Vladimir Putin “chose this war” and that his country will bear the consequences of his action. The sanctions target Russian banks, oligarchs and high-tech sectors, Biden said. The United States…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Five Russian planes and one helicopter have been shot down in Ukraine’s Luhansk region, the country’s military claimed on Thursday. Luhansk is one of the separatist regions in Ukraine that was recognised as independent by Russia earlier this week. As per reports, Russia launched artillery attack along Ukraine’s northern border with Russia…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The President of Refugees International, Eric P. Schwartz has warned International community of impending crisis that risk displacement and suffering on a scale that could surpass any seen in Europe in decades should Russia go to war with Ukraine. Schwartz who gave the warning in a statement made available to NewsRangers said,…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Russian President Vladimir Putin signaled the start of a military operation in Ukraine early Thursday morning local time, announcing that Russian troops would enter Ukraine’s Donbas region. The territory is held by Russian-backed separatists, and Putin declared it independent of Ukraine earlier this week. “I have decided to conduct a special military…
LAGOS JANUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday released a collection of new evidence obtained from Lev Parnas, an indicted associate of Rudy Giuliani, that looks into how Giuliani communicated with the president of Ukraine on behalf of President Donald Trump. Among the documents was a previously unseen handwritten note by Parnas, a Florida businessman…