The White House and several EU nations announced the expulsion of certain Russian banks from the SWIFT banking system Saturday evening Talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations will take place Monday on the Ukrainian-Belarusian border EKO HOT BLOG reports that an Ukrainian delegation will meet with a Russian delegation on Monday for talks on the … Read more
Ukraine’s President Zelensky had on Sunday morning rejected offers to hold talks with a Russian delegation in Belarus Vladimir Putin says he is moving the country’s nuclear deterrent to “special alert” although it does not mean Russia intends to use the weapons EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday accused Ukrainian … Read more
Vladimir Putin has ordered his military command to put Russia’s nuclear deterrence forces on high alert. Putin said aggressive statements by NATO leaders and economic sanctions against Moscow were behind his decision. EKO HOT BLOG reports that this comes as Ukrainian intelligence has learned from within Belarus that “special ops” troops have been spotted loading … Read more
Donald Trump has lashed out at the US President, Joe Biden and North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO, over the Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The former US president said that US’ pathetic withdrawal from Afghanistan led Russian President Vladimir Putin to decide on the special military operations in Ukraine. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Trump described … Read more
Trump claimed that Russia and other countries respected the US when he was president and blamed Joe Biden for displaying weakness on the global stage He asserted that Putin has suffered no repercussions beyond sanctions, which he has shrugged off for 25 years EKO HOT BLOG reports that Donald Trump, the former US president, has … Read more
Putin had ordered Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in the early hours of Thursday after weeks of laying seige on its borders The Russian leader had been slammed with several sanctions by the West after the invasion EKO HOT BLOG reports that the United Kingdom government on Friday ordered all assets of President Vladimir Putin and … Read more
Putin announced the start of a military operation against Ukraine in the early hours of Thursday The West has imposed a barrage of international sanctions on Moscow in response EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Kremlin on Friday said President Vladimir Putin was ready to send a delegation to Belarus for talks with Ukraine, as … Read more
Invading Russian troops pressed deep into the Ukrainian capital as deadly battles reached the outskirts of Kyiv. With explosions heard in the capital early hours of Friday that the besieged government described as “horrific rocket strikes”. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the blasts in Kyiv set off the second day of violence after Russian President … Read more
Russian police detained more than 1,700 people at anti-war protests across dozens of cities Putin ordered an air and ground assault on Ukraine in the early hours of Thursday EKO HOT BLOG reports that President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that invading Russian forces are targeting civilian areas, praising his countrymen for their “heroism” … Read more
There are reports on Friday of explosions and an aircraft shot down over Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital Thousands of Ukrainians are fleeing cities on the frontline, heading west to quieter areas EKO HOT BLOG reports that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said he is “convinced” that Russian president Vladimir Putin will try to overthrow … Read more
Russia had launched military operations in Ukraine on Thursday Explosions were heard across the country with many residents scampering for safety EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government is planning a special flight operation to evacuate Nigerians from Ukraine amid the escalating crisis in the country. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced this in … Read more
Chelsea’s Russian owner Roman Abramovich has been reportedly barred from living in Britain ever again. Roman Abramovich is believed to be one of the ‘key enablers’ of Vladimir Putin’s regime. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the billionaire has not been seen at his Premier League football club’s south-west London home, Stamford Bridge, for months He … Read more
The House of Representatives has ordered the immediate evacuation of helpless and stranded Nigerians in Ukraine. This is coming shortly after the Russian President warned that any attempt to interfere in the ongoing feud will lead to serious consequences. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Vladimir Putin announced on Thursday a military operation in Ukraine with … Read more
Stock market crashes over 45% as Russia invades Ukraine The United States benchmark, the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) just hit a $100 per barrel mark, for the first time since July 2014, as Russian President, Vladimir Putin authorized a special military operation on Ukraine. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russia’s stock markets crashed at the … Read more
Putin warns that Moscow’s response will be “instant” if anyone tries to take on Russia Ukraine entered a month-long state of emergency at midnight on Thursday EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ukraine’s President Zelensky has confirmed reports of missile strikes in the country. Reuters quoted his as saying that Russia has carried out missile strikes … Read more
The White House says President Biden will no longer be holding a summit with Vladimir Putin, as mooted at the weekend The US Secretary of State has also called off a Thursday meeting with his Russian counterpart EKO HOT BLOG reports that the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken canceled a planned meeting with Russian … Read more
Putin instructed the defence ministry to assume “the function of peacekeeping” in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions Russia has moved tens of thousands of soldiers to regions near Ukraine’s borders EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russia’s military to act as peacekeepers in two breakaway regions of Ukraine, just hours after … Read more
The Russian leader watched the drills from the Kremlin’s situation room… EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russia, on Saturday, successfully test-fired its latest hypersonic, cruise and nuclear-capable ballistic missiles as part of “planned exercises,” the Kremlin said, as tensions soar over Ukraine. “All the missiles hit their targets, confirming their performance objectives”, the Kremlin said … Read more
Biden says he’s now convinced Putin has decided to invade Ukraine, but leaves door open for diplomacy Russian foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova rebutted Biden’s comments, denying that Russia intends to invade Ukraine, according to state-run news agency RIA-Novosti. EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Joe Biden, on Friday, said he is now convinced Russian … Read more
The UK also says GRU was almost certainly involved in the cyber attacks… EKO HOT BLOG reports that top US security officials have claimed that Russia was behind a hack of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence and several Ukrainian banks earlier this week. The infiltration was likely “to conduct intelligence and pre-position to conduct disruptive … Read more