Russia Ukraine invasion

PM Modi reportedly raised the issue of Indians being coerced into fighting in Ukraine during his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Indian government has urged the citizens not to get involved in the Russia-Ukraine conflict after reports surfaced that Indian nationals who got support positions with the Russian Army were forced to fight alongside Russian forces

In an interview with the German economic daily, Handelsblatt during his visit to the Munich Security Conference in Germany on February 20, EAM S Jaishankar reaffirmed defence and trade cooperation with Russia

Mass exodus has been reported from Muslim majority Azerbaijan where ethnic Armenians are fleeing the region fearing persecution at the hands of Azeris

"The mistake is not diplomacy. The mistake is diplomacy with Putin. He negotiates only with himself," the Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said in an interview with The Economist.

Elon Musk said that Ukrainian request to activate Starlink internet upto Sevastopol was rejected as it would have madee SpaceX a complicit in major act of war

In January 2023, the UK provided Ukraine with 14 Challenger 2 tanks. The provision of Challenger 2 tanks constitutes a component of the UK's £28 million support package, which was announced at the beginning of the year.

Ukraine has a sizable population of Russian speakers, particularly in the eastern regions, and the ban may be viewed as discriminatory towards this minority.

While Zelenskyy appeared via video-link at Cannes, Venice film festival and the Grammy Award, he has been refused permission to speak at the Oscars

The Ukraine war has given a rude shock to many defence experts and ordinary folks - and tremors can be felt in India too