US officials are warning that funding for Ukraine will run out this month if the congress does not pass Joe Biden's emergency supplemental spending request.

US: Biden administration to use last of Ukraine funds

The European Union Council has adopted a 12th package of sanctions against Russia, the European Commission said in a statement on Monday, after Austria gave its final approval over the weekend. The package focuses on a Russian-origin diamond import ban as well as imposing additional import and export bans on Russia, combating sanctions circumvention and closing loopholes, it said.

EU adopts 12th package of economic and individual sanctions

European Union targets diamond trade, weapon-parts production with new sanctions package

Russia's battle against inflation continues. Its central bank has hiked interest rates for the fifth time in a row. The bank of russia has hiked the lending rates from 15 to 16 per cent. That's the highest level since april 2022, and shows that inflation continues to trouble the sanctions-hit country.

Bank of Russia hikes lending rates from 15 to 16 per cent

Western banks' exposure to russia is decreasing to levels last seen before the demise of the soviet union. The reasons: western sanctions & chinese lenders. Analysts at raiffeisen bank international say that banks from europe and the u.s. Will have less than $60 billion in exposure to russia in 2023. Compare that with about $40 billion at the end of the 1980s & $10 billion at the beginning of that decade. That is a decrease from $119 billion in 2021, just before the ukraine war began.

Western banks' exposure to Russia at a 3-decade low

Russia has shot down Ukrainian drones over five regions including Moscow besides two Ukrainian missiles over Azov Sea. The attack comes a day after Russia mounted a large scale drone attack on Kyiv.

Russia-Ukraine war: Russia shot down numerous Ukrainian drones in 2 border region

Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban has said that Ukraine was in no way ready to join the bloc. He has made it clear that he will block a proposal to start negotiations on Ukraine's EU membership at a summit in Brussels. James Jackson, journalist, and political analyst in Germany & CE Europe joins us to discuss.

Hungary PM Orban blocks EU aid for Ukraine, EU to open membership talks with Ukraine

Hungary PM Viktor Orban opposes billion dollar aid for Kyiv | WION

Ukrainian president Zelensky is in the US He has made a plea for more aid from the U.S. Will Congress approve more funds for Ukraine? What about the aid that has already been sent? How much is Ukraine spending on war every day?

Gravitas: What is the cost of the Ukraine war?

Zelensky is all set to embark on his third visit to Washington since the war in Ukraine began. He last visited in September. Aid for Ukraine in its effort to ward off Russia will be a prime agenda here, but will Zelensky be able to navigate his way around the divisions in the U.S. leaders on continuing the aid for Ukraine?

Russia-Ukraine war: Zelensky to meet Joe Biden, Republican House Speaker

Is Volodymyr Zelensky becoming authoritarian? Kyiv's Mayor Vitali Klitschko has accused Zelensky of acting like an autocrat. Is there merit to his claims? Bhairavi Singh decodes.

Gravitas: Kyiv's mayor accuses Zelensky of acting like an autocrat

President Vladimir Putin will visit Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday, the Kremlin announced, as Moscow courts allies abroad despite being isolated over the Ukraine conflict.

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets UAE president in Abu Dhabi

On the 2nd of November, when the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, revoked Russia's ratification of the 1996 Comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty which is a global treaty banning nuclear weapons tests, the move sent a few alarm bells ringing. In an attempt to allay the fears, Moscow said that the revocation will not lead to a resumption of testing. But it added a caveat...the United States has to refrain from any such testing as well. For the record, Russia, erstwhile USSR, tested its last nuclear weapon on 24th October, 1990 whereas United States' last nuclear test was on 23rd September, 1992. In the backdrop of Russia's "special military operation" in Ukraine, the revocation has led to increasingly hostile rhetoric and the arms control architecture built since the soviet Union's collapse more than three decades ago has begun to unravel. How credible is the risk of a full-blown nuclear war, especially when viewed in the light of deteriorating Russia-U.S. relations? Perhaps it would be wise to listen to the voices of people affected by these tests and learn from them. Mohammed Saleh brings you the details.

Rising risk of a full-blown nuclear war

Ukraine continues to hold its ground against the year-long Russian invasion but funding continues to be a concern for Kyiv. Russia claims it repelled Ukrainian attacks in multiple directions in the past week Russia inflicted 31 group strikes with precision weapons and drones on the Ukrainian military infrastructure.

Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine aid to run out by year's end, warns White House

Russia-Ukraine war: Republicans and democrats divided on aid issue

On November 30, Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, posted on social media that he had visited troops close to the Kupyansk sector of the front line in the northeast of the nation. Zelensky shared a video of himself and a senior Ukrainian commander visiting a command post in the region. The warriors were commended for their sacrifices by the President.

Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine's Zelensky visits troops on north-eastern front line

Russia-Ukraine war: Russia deploys in Kherson region: British Intelligence

High profile case of poisoning is making headlines in Ukraine. Ukraine claimed that its military chief's wife was poisoned.

Ukraine claims assassination attempt on spy chief's wife, as per reports

How long will Ukraine be able to fend for itself against Russian aggression if its Western supporters run out of weapons? Alarm bells are ringing as NATO faces a shortage of weapons for Ukraine. Now, officials from the bloc and Britain have urged member nations to increase production. Here's a report.

Storm bring chaos and death to Ukraine and Russia

As Ukraine confirms the launch of its counteroffensive to reclaim the territory lost to Russia. The Russian Ministry of defense has shared images of their forces shredding Ukraine's army vehicles. These fighter vehicles destroyed were provided by Western countries.

Russia repels drone attacks by Ukraine, says it shot down two missiles over Azov sea

Russian President Vladimir Putin made some of the most explicatory remarks to date about the Ukraine conflict. The Russian President told the leaders at the G20 that it was necessary to think about how to stop the tragedy of the war.

Must think on how to stop the tragedy, says Putin | WION

G20 meet: Putin says, 'West willing to overlook aggression in Gaza'

The Kremlin announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin will take part in a virtual BRICS meeting on November 21 to discuss the Israel-Hamas conflict. The Kremlin stated, "On November 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin will participate in an extraordinary BRICS summit (via videoconference) to discuss the Palestinian-Israeli conflict," but it did not offer any other informatio

Russian President Vladimir Putin to take part in virtual BRICS summit on Israel-Hamas war

US' Austin meets Zelensky in Ukraine to reaffirm support amid Israel crisis.

Russia-Ukraine war | Austin Lloyd meets Zelensky in Ukraine to reaffirm support amid Israel crisis

EU's Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell has admitted that the bloc is facing difficulties in mobilising more weapons for Ukraine. This comes amid calls from Ukraine for more arms amid war. After a meeting of the EU's defence and foreign affairs minister in Brussels, members of the European Union admitted that

Gravitas: Ukraine War Depletes Europe's Weapons Arsenal | EU Struggling to Send Arms Promised

The European Union will be able to work around any Hungarian veto and give Ukraine 50 billion euros ($53.4 bln) in aid, officials in the bloc said, as Kyiv struggles to push back Russia's invasion 21 months into the war.

West facing solidarity fatigue in Ukraine

Ukraine destroyed 29 of 31 drones launched by Russia and one cruise missile. Ukraine claimed that Russia is again planning to attack the energy infrastructure pointing to the same pattern Moscow used last year.

Russia-Ukraine war: Russian shelling kills three people

Russia's military technological assistance to North Korea, according to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday, is a "real concern" for Washington. "We are witnessing the DPRK arm Russia militarily in order to counterattack in Ukraine. However, Russia is also giving the DPRK technology and assistance for its own military projects. And that's a serious problem," Blinken and his South Korean counterpart Park Jin stated at a joint press briefing in Seoul.

Pyongyang sending arms on Moscow, claims Antony Blinken

An aide to the commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s military was killed after receiving a live grenade as a birthday present. Are Ukrainian officials being targeted?

Gravitas: Grenade hidden in birthday gift kills Ukrainian military official

The conflict in Middle East has grabbed the global headlines over the past month or so, somewhat relegating the Russia-Ukraine war to the back pages of newsprint. With the Ukrainian counter-offensive not making much headway and Russia launching a major offensive on the strategic, eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka, the Russia-Ukraine war rages on. On the 1st of November, Kyiv said that Russia hit more than a hundred Ukrainian settlements over the past 24 hours, the maximum in a single day this year. Couple of days later, Russia launched the biggest drone attack in weeks. Ukraine is now bracing for a second winter of Russian air strikes on its energy system, which are considerably vulnerable compared to last year.

Ukraine bracing for a second winter of Russian airstrikes