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Kremlin says Swiss conference showed futility of talks without Russia

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Russian President Vladimir Putin. File | Photo Credit: AP The Kremlin said on June 17 that a Swiss-hosted conference on the Ukraine war had produced negligible results and showed the futility of holding talks without Russia. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters the results of the meeting were “close to zero”. Russia remains open to…

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Putin vows truce if Ukraine exits Moscow-occupied areas and drops NATO bid

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Putin vows truce if Ukraine exits Moscow-occupied areas and drops NATO bid

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin. | Photo Credit: AFP Russian President Vladimir Putin promised on June 14 to “immediately” order a cease-fire in Ukraine and begin negotiations if Kyiv started withdrawing troops from the four regions annexed by Moscow in 2022 and renounced plans to join NATO. Such a deal appears a nonstarter for Kyiv, which…

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Russia says neutralised 13 Ukrainian aerial drones

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Russia says neutralised 13 Ukrainian aerial drones

A Russian national tricolor flag tops the Russian Defence Ministry headquarters on the bank of the Moskva river in Moscow. | Photo Credit: AFP Russia’s Defence Ministry on May 30 said it neutralised 13 Ukrainian aerial drones in the southern Krasnodar region and close to the annexed Crimean peninsula. On May 30 morning, “five Ukrainian…

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Russia-Ukraine Crisis: Why is Kharkiv important? | Explained

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Russia-Ukraine Crisis: Why is Kharkiv important? | Explained

Smoke rises over Kharkiv city after a Russian missile strike on May 17. | Photo Credit: Reuters/Valentyn Ogirenko The story so far: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday said the situation in the city of Kharkiv — a town in the northeastern part of the country that has seen intense fighting since Russia invaded the…

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Ukraine and Russia exchange drone attacks while Russia continues its push in the east

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Ukraine and Russia exchange drone attacks while Russia continues its push in the east

A Ukrainian serviceman prepares to launch a drone at the frontline in Donetsk region, Ukraine. File. | Photo Credit: AP Russia reported some 60 drones and several missiles shot down over its territory overnight into May 19, with Ukraine in turn saying it destroyed over 30 Russian drones. Russia’s renewed offensive continues to play out…

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Putin signs decree naming new Russian government, including replacement of Defence Minister

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Putin signs decree naming new Russian government, including replacement of Defence Minister

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the new government in Moscow, Russia May 14, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin on May 14 signed a decree appointing a new government, including replacement of the Defence Minister with a former Deputy Prime Minister who is an economics expert with…

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Renewed Russian offensive on Kharkiv in northeast Ukraine forces 1,700 civilians to flee

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Renewed Russian offensive on Kharkiv in northeast Ukraine forces 1,700 civilians to flee

Firefighters work at a site of a Russian missile strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine on May 10, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russian forces began a renewed ground assault in Ukraine’s northeast, killing and injuring several people and forcing more than 1,700 civilians to evacuate from the Kharkiv region, officials said…

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Russian drone attack injures nine in Ukraine’s Odesa, officials say

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Russian drone attack injures nine in Ukraine’s Odesa, officials say

A view shows damaged buildings at the site of a Russian drone strikes, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine on April 23, 2024. Photo: Mayor of Odesa Hennadii Trukhanov via Telegram, via Reuters Russia launched a drone attack on Ukraine that injured nine people in the Black Sea port of Odesa, four of…

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Moscow says 50 Ukrainian drones shot down as attacks spark fires at Russian power stations

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Moscow says 50 Ukrainian drones shot down as attacks spark fires at Russian power stations

A handout picture released by the Russian Defence Ministry shows a demonstration flight of military drones at a training range in the Moscow military district, in Russia, picture released April 20, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Ukraine launched a barrage of drones across Russia overnight, the Defence Ministry in Moscow said Saturday, in attacks that…

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Poland arrests man suspected of spying for Russia to aid Zelensky assassination plot

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Poland arrests man suspected of spying for Russia to aid Zelensky assassination plot

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky. | Photo Credit: AP A Polish man has been arrested on allegations of being ready to spy on behalf of Russia’s military intelligence in an alleged plot to assassinate Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, Polish prosecutors said Thursday. The office of Poland’s National Prosecutor said in a statement that the man, identified…

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