Tag: Ukraine War
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Putin extends fast-track Russian citizenship to all Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree yesterday expanding a fast-track procedure to receive Russian citizenship to all Ukrainians, in yet another effort to expand Moscow’s ... -
EU chief warns of danger of complete cut-off of Russian gas
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said yesterday that the 27-nation European Union needs to make emergency plans to prepare for a complete cut-off of ... -
Russia declares victory in embattled Donbas region of Luhansk
Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday declared victory in the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk, one day after Ukrainian forces withdrew from their last remaining bulwark of ... -
Ukraine’s leader pushes for fuller NATO embrace, more arms
Ukraine’s president chided NATO for not embracing his embattled country more fully and asked for more weapons to fight off Russia, as the leaders of the ... -
Russian missile strike hits crowded shopping mall in Ukraine
Russian long-range bombers struck a crowded shopping mall in Ukraine’s central city of Kremenchuk with a missile on Monday, raising fears of what President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ... -
‘Everything is on fire’: Ukraine region weathers bombardment
Russian attacks laid down a curtain of fire yesterday across areas of eastern Ukraine where pockets of resistance are denying Moscow full military control of the ... -
Morale is concern as NATO chief warns war could last ‘years’
Four months of brutal fighting in Ukraine appear to be straining the morale of troops on both sides, prompting desertions and rebellion against officers’ orders, British ... -
In Ukraine, mines take lives even after fighting moves on
The truck driver had the radio on, his daughter’s stuffed toy keeping him company, and was bouncing his lumbering vehicle down one of the innumerable dirt ... -
The battle of Donbas could prove decisive in Ukraine conflict
Day after day, Russia is pounding the Donbas region of Ukraine with relentless artillery and air raids, making slow but steady progress to seize the industrial ... -
Ukraine’s leader says his troops keep defying predictions
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said no one knows how long the war in his country will last but that Ukrainian forces are defying expectations by preventing ... -
More bodies found in Mariupol as global food crisis looms
Workers pulled scores of bodies from smashed buildings in an “endless caravan of death” inside the devastated city of Mariupol, authorities said yesterday [Macau time], while ... -
Ukrainian forces could pull back from embattled eastern city
Ukrainian forces battling Russian troops in a key eastern city appeared on the cusp of retreat yesterday, though the regional governor insisted they are still fighting ... -
Russia claims advances in Ukraine amid barrages, troop boost
Russia claimed yesterday it has occupied large swaths of eastern Ukraine after a relentless, weekslong barrage and the recent deployment of more troops. Russian Defense Minister ... -
UK pledges missiles to Ukraine; new US ambassador in Kyiv
Britain pledged yesterday to send sophisticated medium-range rocket systems to Ukraine, joining the United States and Germany in equipping the embattled nation with advanced weapons for ... -
Biden says US sending medium-range rocket systems to Ukraine
The Biden administration says it will send Ukraine a small number of high-tech, medium-range rocket systems, a critical weapon that Ukrainian leaders have been begging for ... -
Russian troops storm city amid eastern Ukraine bombardments
Russian and Ukrainian troops engaged in close-quarter combat in an eastern Ukraine city yesterday as Moscow’s soldiers, supported by intense shelling, attempted to gain strategic footholds ... -
Russian rockets hit eastern Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk
The Russian rocket strikes came early in the morning in the eastern Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk yesterday, shaking buildings, jolting people out of bed and sending ... -
Russia presses Donbas attacks as Polish leader praises Kyiv
Russia pressed its offensive in eastern Ukraine on Sunday as Poland’s president traveled to Kyiv to support the country’s European Union aspirations, becoming the first foreign ... -
Zelenskyy urges ‘maximum’ sanctions on Russia in Davos talk
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for “maximum” sanctions against Russia during a virtual speech yesterday to corporate executives, government officials and other elites on the first ... -
Mariupol fighters in Russian hands; both sides claim wins
Hundreds of Ukrainian fighters, including wounded men carried out on stretchers, left the vast steel plant in Mariupol where they mounted a dogged last stand and ... -
In Ukraine and internationally, scenario darkens for Russia
Europe pushed yesterday to sharpen and expand its response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with Sweden following Finland in seeking membership of NATO and European Union ... -
G7 warn of Ukraine grain crisis, ask China not to aid Russia
The Group of Seven leading economies warned Saturday that the war in Ukraine is stoking a global food and energy crisis which threatens poor countries, and ... -
Russians stymied in Ukraine; Finland favors joining NATO
Almost three months after Russia shocked the world by invading Ukraine, its military faced a bogged-down war, the prospect of a bigger NATO and a defending ... -
Finland moves toward joining NATO amid Russian threats
Finland’s leaders yesterday came out in favor of applying to join NATO, and Sweden could do the same within days, in a historic realignment on the ... -
Ukraine cuts Russia gas at one hub, underlining risk to supply
Ukraine stopped the flow of Russian natural gas yesterday through one of the hubs that feed Western European homes and industry, while a Kremlin-installed official in ... -
No end in sight for Ukraine war as Russian leader hails Victory Day
Russian President Vladimir Putin used a major patriotic holiday yesterday to again justify his war in Ukraine but did not declare even a limited victory or ... -
Jill Biden pays surprise visit to Ukraine, meets first lady
Jill Biden made an unannounced visit to western Ukraine, holding a surprise Mother’s Day meeting with first lady Olena Zelenska to show U.S. support for the ... -
Mariupol steel mill battle rages as Ukraine repels attacks
Heavy fighting raged yesterday at the besieged steel plant in Mariupol, as Russian forces attempted to finish off the city’s last-ditch defenders and complete the capture ... -
Aid workers prep stretchers, toys for Mariupol evacuees
Aid workers prepared hot food, wheelchairs and toys yesterday for civilians slowly making their way to relative safety from the pulverized remnants of a steel plant ... -
Ukraine admits ‘Ghost of Kyiv’ fighter pilot is a myth
On social media, the “Ghost of Kyiv” was a military hero, an ace fighter pilot hailed for supposedly shooting down multiple Russian planes. The tales began ... -
Russian offensive in east gathering momentum as Guterres surveys destruction
Russia’s offensive in eastern Ukraine gathered momentum yesterday as the United Nations’ chief surveyed the destruction in towns outside Kyiv that experienced some of the worst ... -
France’s victorious Macron boosts weapons, stakes in Ukraine
When Vladimir Putin congratulated Emmanuel Macron on his re-election as France’s president and wished him “success in your activities,” the Russian leader probably was being more ... -
Ukraine leader pushes for more arms; US officials to visit
Ukraine’s leader petitioned for more powerful Western weapons as he prepared to meet with top U.S. officials in the war-torn country’s capital yesterday and Russian forces ... -
Ukraine marks Orthodox Easter with prayers for those trapped
The sun came out as Ukrainians marked Orthodox Easter in the capital, Kyiv, yesterday with prayers for those fighting on the front lines and others trapped ... -
Xi urges talks to settle disputes, opposes sanctions
Chinese leader Xi Jinping yesterday said his government supports talks to resolve international disputes and opposes “wanton use” of sanctions. Xi’s remarks confirm that China is ...
