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20 May

Zelensky claims some Arab leaders turned ‘blind eye’ to Russia-Ukraine war

London, May 20 (IANS) Ukrainian Volodymyr Zelensky who travelled to Jeddah to attend the 32nd Summit of the Arab League, has claimed that some of the regional bloc's leaders have turned a "blind eye" to Russia's ongoing war against Kiev. While addressing the Summit on Friday, the President said that "there are people who turn a blind eye to captivity and illegal annexation, but no matter how strong Russian influence may be, it is important to remain independent", reports Ukrayinska Pravda. He said that even if there were people at the Summit who have different points of view concerning the war…

20 Jan

More countries offer Ukraine arms

Kiev, January 20 (IANS) More nations have pledged to provide additional weapons to Ukraine as the ongoing war staged By Russia will complete a year next month. The announcements came at a meeting on Thursday during which the UK, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Denmark, Czech Republic, Estonia, the Netherlands and Slovakia promised more support, the BBC reported. The meeting that took place at an army base in Estonia to discuss a range of new packages to help Ukraine recapture territory and fend off any further Russian advances, came ahead of a crunch meeting of the Ukraine Defence Group scheduled in Germany on…

22 Apr

We will effectively introduce FTA between India & UK: Modi

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that India and the UK are working on closing the negotiations for a free trade agreement by the end of the year. Addressing the joint media address after the bilateral talks with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson held at Hyderabad House, Modi said, "Recently we have concluded FTA talks with UAE and Australia. We wish to go for FTA with the UK with the same spirit and commitment. "Last year, we established the strategic partnership and we have added the important Roadmap-2030 and during our talks, we reviewed the progress made in…

17 Apr

UK PM to begin India’s visit from Ahmedabad on April 21

New Delhi: The UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will visit India this week to "deepen" the long-term partnership amidst the global economic challenges and "threats" from autocratic states. The visit will commence from Ahmedabad on April 21, wherein he will meet with leading businesses and discuss the UK and India's thriving commercial, trade and people links. This will be the first time that a UK Prime Minister would visit Gujarat, India's fifth largest state and the ancestral home of around half of the British-Indian population in the UK. The British Prime Minister will then travel to New Delhi to meet Prime…