Ukraine’s deputy prime minister says that Putin and his forces have violated a ceasefire agreement and attacks are ongoing in the cities of Mariupol and Volnovakha. Earlier Saturday, Russia, and Ukraine had agreed to a temporary ceasefire in the two cities to enable civilians to leave safely. Mariupol City Council said that it had postponed … Read more
Over 5,000 Nigerians, the majority of whom are students studying in Ukraine have been caught up in the conflict The first and second batch of Nigerian evacuees, numbering 416 and 183 respectively, arrived in the country from Romania, aboard Max Air EKO HOT BLOG reports that the third batch of Nigerian evacuees from Ukraine arrived … Read more
Nigerian students who escaped the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war have narrated their bitter experiences of how they were almost shot by soldiers for taking a position against racism. The war, which has led to the death of hundreds of thousands of civilians and troops, leaving thousands injured and many more displaced, has seen millions of foreign … Read more
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has blamed NATO for failing to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine. In a strongly emotional speech, the president told the alliance: “Starting from today everyone who dies will die because of you as well, because of your weakness, because of your disunity.” EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ukraine’s president takes aim at … Read more
Russia has declared a ceasefire in two regions of Ukraine to allow civilians to evacuate. The Russian defence ministry said in a statement carried out by the RIA Novosti and Tass agencies. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russia had agreed to create humanitarian corridors with Ukrainian forces to allow people to leave the strategic port … Read more
Ukrainian football club Shakhtar Donetsk on Thursday confirmed that one of its coaches has died while fighting in the ongoing war against Russia. Shakhtar Donetsk CEO Serhyi Palkin took to his official Facebook handle to announce the devastating news. He said the youth coach of the side was killed by a fragment of a Russian … Read more
The first batch of Nigerian evacuees from Ukraine has arrived in Abuja in the early hours of Friday. This is according to an update by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) on its Twitter handle. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the passengers, numbering 416 from Romania, landed at the private jet terminal of the Nnamdi … Read more
The peace talks between Russia and Ukraine have reached certain agreements on a cease-fire as the war between the two nations enters its ninth day. Russia and Ukraine met for the second time at Belarusian borders on Thursday and agreed that the two sides should provide for a number of humanitarian issues. EKO HOT BLOG … Read more
Russia’s aim is to demilitarise Ukraine and render it neutral It is also asking that two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine – the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic and Luhansk People’s Republic – are formally recognised EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Ukrainian delegation said Thursday it was en route for a second round of ceasefire … Read more
France has urged its citizens to evacuate Russia immediately. France foreign minister “strongly” asked its citizens on Thursday to leave Russia if their presence there was “not essential” following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine and the closure of airspace between Russia and the European Union. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Paris had recommended French citizens passing … Read more
Russian troops continue to face stiff resistance from the Ukrainians across the country both military and civilian and have yet to overthrow the government in Kyiv. Ukraine’s president has claimed nearly 9,000 Russian soldiers have been killed since the invasion of his country began a week ago. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke … Read more
The Federal Government had during the weekend initiated moves to bring back Nigerians caught up in the Russia-Ukraine war The Nigerian citizens resident in Ukraine had made their way to either Poland, Hungary or Romania in a bid to avoid the military assault launched by Russia EKO HOT BLOGreports that the first batch of Nigerian … Read more
Earlier this week Germany announced that it would deliver 1,000 antitank weapons and 500 Stinger missiles to Ukraine… US officials have been careful of not providing the newest model to the Ukrainians in case they fall into the hands of the Russians… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the US has delivered hundreds of Stinger anti-aircraft … Read more
Max Air has announced that it will start evacuating stranded Nigerians in Ukraine today. The General Manager, Operations, Max Air, Raymond Omodiagbe, told newsmen that the Federal Government had requested the airline to carry out the task and that the carrier was set to begin. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Max Air, on Tuesday confirmed … Read more
President Joe Biden has revealed why the United States of America will not send forces to Ukraine. Biden pledged that US forces would only protect every single inch of NATO nations. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Biden said this at his first State of the Union speech on Tuesday night where he also announced closing … Read more
Biden is almost as unpopular as Donald Trump at this point in his presidency Opinion polls have shown Americans unhappy with Biden’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic and the… EKO HOT BLOG reports that US President Joe Biden has told Congress his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin misjudged how the West would hit back when he … Read more
Ukraine’s president Zelensky has pleaded with the European Union to “prove that you are with us” in an impassioned speech that received standing applause and brought the interpreter close to tears. President Zelenskyy addressed the European Parliament via video link as many in the EU chamber wore Ukraine’s yellow and blue in support. EKO HOT … Read more
The peace talks between Ukraine and Russia ended fruitless after Putin ordered another major strike. Ukrainian parliament member, Rudik, revealed that Monday’s negotiations between her country and Russia at the Belarus-Ukraine border only ended in “heavier airstrikes in Kyiv. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Rudik, who recently released photographs of herself preparing to go enter … Read more
The US and Russian governments have been at loggerheads over the latter’s invasion of Ukraine in a bid to stop US/Nato expansion into Eastern Europe Russia’s ambassador to the UN, who confirmed the development, however, refused to specify if he was among the expelled 12 EKO HOT BLOG reports that the United States said it … Read more
Putin laid out his prerequisites for ending the war in a phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron Putin announced emergency measures intended to prop up the ruble, including banning residents from transferring money abroad EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin laid out conditions on Monday for ending his invasion of Ukraine, … Read more