Balik bayad: DND eyes refund on botched P12.9B helicopter deal with Russia
The Department of National Defense (DND) is studying options on how to refund its P1.9-billion down payment for the botched acquisition of brand new helicopters from Russia.
The Department of National Defense (DND) is studying options on how to refund its P1.9-billion down payment for the botched acquisition of brand new helicopters from Russia.
President Vladimir Putin on Monday granted Russian citizenship to US whistleblower Edward Snowden, who exposed massive surveillance by the US National Security Agency on Americans and then sought refuge in Russia.
The death toll has risen to 15 people, including 11 children, after a man opened fire Monday at his former school in central Russia, authorities said.
Long lines of vehicles were seen at a border crossing between Mongolia and Russia on Sunday as people fled the Kremlin’s call-up of hundreds of thousands of reservists for the war in Ukraine.
Those developments come days after Russia instigated a partial mobilisation affecting up to 300,000 additional troops, at a time when Kyiv has taken back more and more territory in a stunning counter-offensive.
Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky demanded Wednesday that the world punish Russia in a dramatic video address to the UN General Assembly, where US President Joe Biden accused Moscow of violating basic international norms.
Flights out of Russia were nearly fully booked this week, airline and travel agent data showed Wednesday, after President Vladimir Putin introduced a partial draft of reservists to fight in Ukraine.
Global leaders called Tuesday for urgent efforts to address global food insecurity amid fears of disastrous harvests next year, as Ukraine’s president blamed Russia for the crisis and sought the world’s “toughest reaction” against Moscow.
“Troubling”, “a betrayal”, “depressing” — Moscow’s humiliating setbacks in eastern Ukraine over the weekend sent Russian hawks into a frenzy.
Russia has covertly sent at least $300 million to foreign political parties and candidates in more than two dozen countries since 2014 in bids to gain influence, a declassified US intelligence assessment said Tuesday.