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Record Heat Temperatures In Ukraine After Russian Attacks On Power Plants

July 17, 2024 admin

Last month, Ukraine urged officials to turn off air conditioners in government buildings. (File) Kyiv: Several cities across Ukraine were recording historic scorching temperatures, officials said Wednesday, at a time when major urban hubs are suffering long periods without electricity after Russian attacks on power plants. In the capital Kyiv, Ukrainians have been seeking respite…

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Russians use euphemisms and self-censorship to talk about war

July 17, 2024 admin

Nina Popova (C), a poetess and the deputy head of the Russian Writers’ Union, presents an anthology of patriotic poems entitled “For Our Friends” celebrating the courage of Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine, during the 10th edition of the “Red Square” book festival in Moscow on June 6, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP Euphemisms to…

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Russia gives cautious reaction to Zelensky’s summit offer

July 16, 2024 admin

In this image made from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry on July 16, 2024, a Russian tank fires toward Ukrainian position at an undisclosed location. | Photo Credit: AP The Kremlin on July 16 gave a cautious reaction to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s apparent invitation to a future peace summit, saying that Russia…

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Russia Should Attend Second Ukraine Summit, Says Zelensky Amid Raging War

July 15, 2024 admin

“Russian representatives should be at the second summit,” Zelensky told a press conference (File) Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that Russia should be represented at a second summit aiming to secure lasting peace with the Kremlin, after more than two years of war. Dozens of world leaders voiced support for a just peace…

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Russia To US After Trump Attack

July 14, 2024 admin

Donald Trump has been injured in an assassination attempt Moscow: Moscow called on the United States Sunday to “take stock” of its “policies of incitement to hatred”, while using the assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump to denounce support for Ukraine. Addressing “those who vote in the United States to supply arms” to Kyiv,…

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Russian, US Defence Chiefs Discuss Lowering Escalation Over Phone Call

July 13, 2024 admin

Moscow: Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov and his US counterpart Lloyd Austin held a telephone call where they discussed lowering the risk of “possible escalation”, the Russian defence ministry said on Friday. The call, which was initiated by Moscow, comes as tensions between the two sides flare over Washington’s plan to deploy long-range missiles in…

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India must play a constructive role in ensuring peace in Ukraine: U.S. official

July 12, 2024 admin

Director of the Office of European Security and Political Affairs Liam Wasley. | Photo Credit: PTI “India, as a critical security provider globally, must play a constructive role in ensuring peace in Ukraine and providing it with the impetus to be able to negotiate with Russia,” a senior U.S. official has said. Liam Wasley, Director…

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NATO begins sending F-16 jets in new support for Ukraine

July 11, 2024 admin

NATO allies on Wednesday announced they had started transferring F-16 jets to Ukraine while stepping up promises to Kyiv on eventual membership in the alliance, at a 75th anniversary summit clouded by political uncertainties in the United States. With the pomp of the three-day gathering in the U.S. capital, President Joe Biden is aiming to…

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Russia Says US Missiles In Germany Signal Cold War

July 11, 2024 admin

Russia said that Washington’s decision gave ussia “a reason to pull together”. Moscow: The United States’ plan to periodically station long-range missiles in Germany will lead to Cold War-style confrontation between Russia and the West, the Kremlin said Thursday. The White House announced the decision on Wednesday during a NATO summit in Washington, arguing the…

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Zelensky “Confident” Ukraine Will One Day Enter NATO

July 11, 2024 admin

Zelensky said that every step truly brings us closer to membership. Washington: President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday he was confident Ukraine would eventually join NATO after the alliance said the Russian-invaded country had an “irreversible” path to membership. “We have strong wording regarding the irreversibility of Ukraine’s movement towards NATO. Every step truly brings us…

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