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Russia seeks answers from U.S. about help for Ukraine: Sergei Lavrov

August 14, 2026 admin

Russian Foreign minister Sergey Lavrov. | Photo Credit: AP Russia believes the United States is deeply involved in Ukrainian attacks against it and has raised the issue with Washington, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in comments broadcast on Friday (August 14, 2026). He said that the alleged U.S. support included the supply of intelligence. “We…

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‘Some kind of apocalypse’: Kyiv resident recalls terror of Russian attack

June 2, 2026 admin

Resident Olha Mudra and her daughter Natalia, 6, look at their damaged apartment after a nearby building got struck during overnight Russian missile and drone attacks, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday (June 2, 2026). | Photo Credit: Reuters When ‌a large explosion shook Olha Mudra’s apartment block in Kyiv in the…

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Russia will never swap Ukrainian territory for Kyiv-held parts of Kursk region: Kremlin

February 12, 2025 admin

File picture of Russian President Vladimir Putin talking to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, who has said that Russia would reject Ukraine’s offer to exchange territories held by both sides | Photo Credit: Reuters Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said he planned to offer Russia a straight territory exchange to help bring an end to the war The…

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Putin vows ‘destruction’ on Ukraine after Kazan drone attack

December 22, 2024 admin

Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a ceremony opening objects of transport infrastructure via video link in Moscow, Russia December 22, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday (December 22, 2024) vowed to bring more “destruction” to Ukraine in retaliation for a drone attack on the central Russian city of…

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Russian forces take control of Kostiantynopolske in eastern Ukraine, Defence Ministry says

December 21, 2024 admin

A local resident rides a bicycle near a destroyed bridge, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in the town of Pokrovsk, near a front line in Donetsk region, Ukraine December 19, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russian troops have captured the village of Kostiantynopolske in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, the Defence Ministry said on…

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Trump and Zelenskyy meet in New York amid rising questions about U.S. support for Ukraine

September 27, 2024 admin

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump meets with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Trump Tower in New York on Friday (September 27, 2024). | Photo Credit: AP Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived on Friday (September 27, 2024) for a meeting with former American President Donald Trump as public tensions have been rising between the…

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Russia declares emergency in part of Voronezh region after drone attack

August 24, 2024 admin

Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman and the head of the United Russia party Dmitry Medvedev, center, visits the Pogonovo military training ground in Voronezh region of Russia. Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: AP Russia has declared a state of emergency in part of the Voronezh region bordering Ukraine after an overnight…

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Ukraine receives first F-16 fighter jets to bolster defences against Russia, says U.S. official

July 31, 2024 admin

U.S. F16 jet. File. | Photo Credit: AFP Ukraine has received the first F-16 fighter jets that it has sought for months to fight back against an onslaught of Russian missile strikes, a U.S. official confirmed to the Associated Press. Ukraine has been pushing its Western allies for F-16s for Ukraine for months, saying they…

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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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U.S. expected to provide $6 billion to fund long-term weapons contracts for Ukraine, officials say

April 26, 2024 admin

In this image released by the U.S. Department of Defense, German soldiers assigned to Surface Air and Missile Defense Wing 1, fire the Patriot weapons system at the NATO Missile Firing Installation, in Chania, Greece, on Nov. 8, 2017. U.S. officials say the Pentagon is expected to announce that it will provide about $6 billion…

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