Russia

The Russia-Ukrainian war is set to enter in its second phase in the east: The Battle of Donbas.

Over the last 22 years of Putin's rule in the country, there's only one thing that we undoubtedly learnt about him is the fact that he has systematically and repeatedly tried to weaken and undermine the West.

On Thursday, Russia reported that its flagship 'Moskva' has been "seriously damaged" due to an explosion on board, following which the crew evacuated the Black sea fleet.

Russia is the world's biggest exporter of oil and petroleum products. The invasion of Ukraine by Russia and the steep rise in gas prices are responsible for most of the record increase in US inflation last month."

Amidst sweeping international sanctions on Russia for invading Ukraine, India is planning to boost shipments to Russia by an additional $2 billion as the two nations work out a payment system in local currencies to continue bilateral trade.

Russia began its invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022.

On Saturday, the 9th of April, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv.

White House Press Secy drew attention to the fact that Russian Oil accounts for only 1-2% of Indian imports. However, about 10% of the Indian imports are from the USA.

As anticipated, Russia has intensified its assault on the Donetsk region after withdrawing from Northern areas of Ukraine.

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has suspended Russia from the UN Human Rights Council.