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Putin signs off record Russian defence spending as top EU officials visit Kyiv

December 1, 2024 admin

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, European Council President Antonio Costa, European Commission Vice-President and High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas and EU enlargement chief Marta Kos pose for a picture on the day of their meeting, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, December 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russian…

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Russia-Ukraine war: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says N.A.T.O. guarantees can end ‘hot stage’ of conflict

November 30, 2024 admin

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky. File | Photo Credit: AFP Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called Friday (November 30, 2024) for N.A.T.O. to offer guaranteed protections to parts of Ukraine controlled by Kyiv in order to “stop the hot stage of the war.” Mr. Zelensky also implied he would be willing to wait to regain the almost…

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Ukraine’s Kyiv Under Multi-Wave Russian Drone Attacks, Claims Mayor

November 26, 2024 admin

In Kyiv, the air raid alarms started at around 1900 GMT. (Representational) Kyiv: Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv is under a sustained Russian drone attack, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said early on Tuesday. “The UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) attack on the capital continues,” Klitschko said on his Telegram messaging channel. “Air defence forces are operating in different…

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Kremlin Vows ‘Palpable Response’ If Ukraine Fires US Missiles Into Russia

November 19, 2024 admin

Odesa, Ukraine: The Kremlin accused US President Joe Biden on Monday of escalating the 1,000-day-old war in Ukraine, promising a “palpable” response to any use of US long-range missiles by Ukraine to strike targets inside Russia. Biden, who in January hands over the White House to Donald Trump, a sceptic of US support for Ukraine,…

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Moscow warns U.S. over allowing Ukraine to hit Russian soil with longer-range weapons

November 19, 2024 admin

The Kremlin warned Monday (November 18, 2024) that President Joe Biden’s decision to let Ukraine strike targets inside Russia with U.S.-supplied longer-range missiles adds “fuel to the fire” of the war and would escalate international tensions even higher. Biden’s shift in policy added an uncertain, new factor to the conflict on the eve of the…

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Ukraine Marks 1,000 Days Of Russian Invasion, Eyes End To War Next Year

November 18, 2024 admin

Kyiv: Ukraine marked 1,000 days on Tuesday since Russia’s full-scale invasion, with weary troops battling on numerous fronts, Kyiv besieged by frequent drone and missile strikes, and officials preparing for Donald Trump to reclaim the White House in January. In a boost for the beleaguered country, US President Joe Biden gave the green light for…

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Russia downs 59 Ukrainian drones overnight: Ministry

November 18, 2024 admin

An employee works at a production facility of Unwave company, a Ukrainian producer of jammers and radio electronic warfare, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in an undisclosed location, Ukraine October 28, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Russia downed 59 Ukranian drones overnight, the majority across border regions, the Defence Ministry said on Monday (November 18,…

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Trump speaks to Putin, warns against escalating in Ukraine: report

November 11, 2024 admin

A file image of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin | Photo Credit: AFP U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin and urged him not to escalate the war in Ukraine, the Washington Post reported Sunday (November 10, 2024). “Mr. Trump held the call from his Mar-a-Lago estate…

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Russian Forces Capture New Village In Ukraine’s Donetsk Amid Raging War

November 10, 2024 admin

Russian army has been making advances in the region since recent weeks. (Representational image) Moscow: The Russian defence ministry said Sunday that its forces had captured a new village in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region where the army has been making advances in recent weeks. “Units of the Centre armed group have liberated the town of…

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Drug-resistant superbugs: Ukraine’s other wartime enemy

November 5, 2024 admin

Ukrainian soldier Anton Sushko, severely wounded, thought he was finally safe when he spotted a rescue team after crawling for hours through the battlefield in eastern Ukraine. “That’s it, I thought, here are the guys… We made it. Wounded, but alive,” the 40-year-old recalled from his hospital bed in Dnipro, southeastern Ukraine. But Sushko wasn’t…

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