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Slowly but steadily this summer, Russian troops are forging through Ukraine’s outgunned and undermanned defenses in a relentless onslaught, prompting the West to push for new weapons and strategies to shore up Kyiv. That, in turn, has brought new threats by President Vladimir Putin to retaliate against the West — either directly or indirectly. The…
Some of those released have been in prison since 2017. Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday 10 civilians, including a politician and two priests, taken prisoner in Russia and Belarus had been freed in a deal mediated by the Vatican. Russia and Ukraine have exchanged hundreds of prisoners throughout their two-year conflict, typically in…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin with Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov. File | Photo Credit: AP Russia’s Defence Minister ordered officials to prepare a “response” to U.S. drone flights over the Black Sea, the Ministry said on Friday, in an apparent warning that Moscow may take forceful action to ward off the American reconnaissance aircraft. The…
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Compared to others in war-scarred east Ukraine, Galyna Poroshyna had been lucky to live in Toretsk, a mining town nestled in a relatively sleepy sector of the front line. Then, suddenly, the Russian assaults began, and life in the town, some 40 kilometres north of Donetsk city, deteriorated drastically. As rockets and air strikes started…
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Moscow and Kyiv have carried out over 50 prisoner exchanges since Russia invaded Ukraine. Kyiv: Ukraine and Russia have exchanged 90 prisoners of war each in the biggest swap between the two warring sides in almost five months, officials said Tuesday. Moscow and Kyiv have carried out over 50 prisoner exchanges since Russia invaded Ukraine…
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, right, gestures as he speaks to Russian Chief of General Staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov prior to a meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin with the top military brass in Moscow, Russia, on December 19, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants on June 25 for Russia’s…
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to plead guilty to the U.S justice dept. File photo | Photo Credit: AP WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty in deal with U.S. and return to Australia WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty to a felony charge in a deal with the U.S. Justice Department that will free…
Zelensky removed Commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky replaced a high-ranking army official leading troops in the country’s embattled east on Monday after he was accused of incompetence and abuse of power during the Russian invasion. The move came as Kyiv has struggled to hold…
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A man walks past the Kremlin’s Spasskaya Tower and St. Basil’s Cathedral in downtown Moscow. File | Photo Credit: AFP The Kremlin on Monday warned the United States of “consequences” and summoned its Ambassador after Moscow said a Ukrainian strike with a U.S. missile on Crimea killed four persons. Moscow has increasingly blasted Washington and…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. File | Photo Credit: AP Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on June 24 that his country has hit more than 30 Russian oil processing and storage facilities. The Ukrainian military has stepped up attacks on Russian oil infrastructure this year, seeking to disrupt oil supplies to the Russian army and curb…
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