Zelensky seeks Balkan support in Albania amid escalating crisis

In a bid to bolster support for his country amidst escalating tensions with Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky convened with Balkan leaders in Albania on Wednesday.
In a bid to bolster support for his country amidst escalating tensions with Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky convened with Balkan leaders in Albania on Wednesday.
Russia has initiated new strikes against Ukraine, targeting the northeastern city of Kharkiv with Iranian-made "Shahed" drones, according to local authorities.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made it clear on Sunday that he was not ready for negotiations with Russia unless Russian forces withdrew from Ukrainian territory.
A mob looking for Israelis and Jews overran an airport in Russia's Caucasus republic of Dagestan on Sunday, after rumours spread that a flight was arriving from Israel.
In a tragic incident in Ukraine, Russian missile strikes on a mail depot in the northeastern Kharkiv region have resulted in the deaths of at least six postal workers, while 17 others were injured.
Tensions escalate as Russia refuses to extend the deal that allowed Ukrainian grain exports through the Black Sea, prompting outrage from the United Nations (UN).
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday accused Ukraine and its Western allies of wanting Russians to "kill each other" during a revolt by mercenaries of the Wagner group.
Ukraine has urged citizens not to panic or stockpile iodine tablets after President Volodymyr Zelensky alleged that Russia planned to organise a radiation leak at an occupied nuclear plant.
The recent peace mission undertaken by an African delegation to Ukraine and Russia has sparked controversy and raised questions about the diplomatic approach taken.
Western allies on Wednesday promised to make Russia pay for its invasion of Ukraine, as governments and private investors met to fund the country's reconstruction from the ravages of war.