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New UK Defence Minister Visits Odesa On First Trip Abroad, Pledges More Support

July 7, 2024 admin

New UK Defence Minister John Healey with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Kyiv: The UK’s new defence minister pledged on Sunday to deliver more artillery guns, ammunition and missiles to Ukraine, stressing London’s ongoing support for Kyiv during a visit to the southern city of Odesa. John Healey, appointed defence minister Friday by new British Prime…

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2 Priests Among Prisoners Exchanged Between Ukraine, Russia

June 29, 2024 admin

Moscow and Kyiv exchanged 90 POWs and some civilians each earlier this week. Kyiv, Ukraine: Ukraine and Russia said Saturday that priests were among the dozens of captured soldiers and civilians they had exchanged earlier this week. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said two Ukrainian Greek Catholic priests taken captive in Moscow-occupied Berdiansk were handed back…

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Russia Releases 10 Ukrainian Civilian Prisoners: Volodymyr Zelensky

June 28, 2024 admin

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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Amid War With Russia, Volodymyr Zelensky Dismisses Senior Ukrainian Army Commander

June 24, 2024 admin

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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Zelensky says China working hard to ‘prevent’ countries from attending peace summit

June 2, 2024 admin

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) speaks during the 21st Shangri-La Dialogue summit at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore on June 2, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused China on Sunday of working hard to stop countries from going to a peace summit, which Beijing has publicly criticised because Russia is not…

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Volodymyr Zelensky Says China Must Attend Peace Summit In Switzerland

May 18, 2024 admin

Ukrainian President Zelensky said that China must join the peace summit in Switzerland next month. Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in an interview with AFP on Friday urged China and countries of the Global South to participate in a peace summit in Switzerland next month. The Swiss government announced that it would host a high-level…

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Zelensky postpones all upcoming foreign visits as Ukraine faces a new Russian offensive

May 15, 2024 admin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky postponed all his upcoming foreign trips as Ukraine’s army battled to contain a front-line push by the Kremlin’s forces, as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on May 15 visited a drone manufacturing facility in Kyiv on the second day of a visit meant to reassure Ukrainians of continuing American support….

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Ukraien President Volodymyr Zelensky Fires Bodyguard Chief After Assassination Plot Foiled: Report

May 9, 2024 admin

Zelensky on Thursday fired the head of the department responsible for his personal protection. Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday fired the head of the department responsible for his personal protection after two of its officers were detained this week over an alleged assassination plot. Zelensky published a decree to “dismiss Sergiy Leonidovich Rud…

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Ukraine says it foiled a Russian spy agency plot to assassinate President Zelensky

May 7, 2024 admin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. File | Photo Credit: AP Ukrainian counterintelligence investigators have foiled a Russian plot to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelensky and other top military and political figures, Ukraine’s state security service said May 7. Two colonels in the State Guard of Ukraine, which protects top officials, were detained on suspicion of enacting the…

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‘US Aid Shows Ukraine Will Not Be Second Afghanistan’: Zelensky To Russia

April 21, 2024 admin

Washington: The decision by the US House of Representatives to earmark $61 billion in long-delayed aid for Ukraine shows the country will not become “a second Afghanistan,” President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday. The House on Saturday approved the latest massive package of military and economic assistance for Ukraine as it struggles to hold off Russian…

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