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At UN, Zelensky Says Russian Occupiers Must Return To Own Land

September 19, 2023 admin

Ukraine’s Zelensky addressed the UN General Assembly on Tuesday. United Nations: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy implored world leaders gathered at the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday to stand united against Russia’s invasion and said Moscow had to be pushed back so the world could turn to solving pressing global challenges. Zelenskiy drew applause as he…

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G7 Urges China To Press Russia To End Ukraine War

September 19, 2023 admin

The statement was released by the foreign ministry of G7 chair Japan Tokyo: The Group of Seven (G7) on Tuesday called on China to press Russia to stop its aggression in Ukraine after foreign ministers of the bloc met on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly and released a joint statement. The statement,…

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Russia, China’s Top Diplomats Meet In Moscow, Discuss Ukraine War, US

September 19, 2023 admin

China’s Wang Yi is on a four-day visit to Russia Moscow: Moscow and Beijing are closely aligned in their positions on the United States and resolving the Ukraine conflict, the Russian foreign ministry said following talks between their top diplomats on Monday. The statement came after China’s Wang Yi kicked off a four-day visit to…

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Volodymyr Zelensky Meets Injured Ukraine Soldiers In US Ahead Of UNGA, Tells Them To “Stay Strong”

September 19, 2023 admin

Zelensky met a group of wounded Ukrainian soldiers at Staten Island University Hospital Staten Island: As he looked at the missing limbs and grief-stricken faces of wounded Ukrainian soldiers being treated in a US hospital, President Volodymyr Zelensky had one word for Russian leaders heading to a key UN summit: “terrorists.” Zelensky arrived in New…

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Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky Arrives In US To Meet Biden, Attend UN Meeting Today

September 18, 2023 admin

Zelensky is expected to make a speech at the General Assembly on Tuesday. Washington: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday arrived in New York ahead of addressing the UN General Assembly and meeting US President Joe Biden for talks. It is Zelensky’s second visit to the United States — which has supplied Kyiv with weaponry…

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Ukraine and its allies battle Russian bid to have genocide case tossed out of the U.N.’s top court

September 18, 2023 admin

View of the Peace Palace which houses World Court where Ukraine’s legal battle against Russia over allegations of genocide used by Moscow to justify its 2022 invasion, resumed in The Hague, Netherlands, on September 18, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Ukraine’s legal battle against Russia over allegations of genocide used by Moscow to justify its…

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Ukraine Claims Control Of Key Town On Eastern Front

September 17, 2023 admin

Kyiv: Ukraine said Sunday that its forces had retaken Klishchiivka, a tactically important town south of the key frontline city of Bakhmut, as it pursues a counter-attack against Russia’s grinding offensive. Battlefield victories are especially important for Ukraine as President Volodymyr Zelensky prepares his second wartime visit to Washington next week in a bid to…

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Some Russians Go Against Putin To Help Ukrainians

September 17, 2023 admin

Many volunteers refuse to speak about Russia’s offensive in Ukraine Moscow: For a year and a half Galina Artyomenko had been raising funds to help refugees from Ukraine after the Kremlin sent troops to the pro-Western country. Then in July the 58-year-old resident of Saint Petersburg in northwestern Russia discovered that one of her bank…

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Prepare For Long War In Ukraine, Warns NATO Chief

September 17, 2023 admin

Frankfurt, Germany: NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg has warned there will be no swift end to the Ukraine war, in an interview published Sunday, as Kyiv pushes on with its counteroffensive against Russia. “Most wars last longer than expected when they first begin,” Stoltenberg said in an interview with Germany’s Funke media group. “Therefore we must prepare…

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Poland, Hungary, Slovakia to introduce own bans on Ukraine grains

September 15, 2023 admin

Poland, Slovakia and Hungary announced their own restrictions on Ukrainian grain imports on Friday after the European Commission decided not to extend its ban on imports into Ukraine’s five EU neighbours. Ukraine was one of the world’s top grain exporters before Russia’s 2022 invasion reduced its ability to ship agricultural produce to global markets. Ukrainian…

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