Tag: Ukraine
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The Crimean Peninsula is both a playground and a battleground, coveted by Ukraine and Russia
Its balmy beaches have been vacation spots for Russian czars and Soviet general secretaries. It has hosted history-shaking meetings of world leaders and boasts a strategic ... -
South Korea to expand support for Ukraine as President Yoon Suk Yeol makes a surprise visit
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol made a surprise visit to Ukraine on Saturday, offering support for the invaded country in its war with Russia while ... -
Summit reaches agreement on admitting Sweden but faces division over Ukraine
U.S. President Joe Biden yesterday hailed an agreement for Sweden to join NATO as more work remained to determine a path forward for Ukraine’s future with ... -
Nine killed as Russian missile slams into pizza restaurant in east Ukraine city
A Russian missile attack that hit a crowded pizza restaurant in an eastern Ukrainian city killed at least nine people, including three children, authorities said yesterday, ... -
Collapse of major dam triggers emergency as Moscow and Kyiv blame each other
The wall of a major dam in southern Ukraine collapsed yesterday, triggering floods, endangering Europe’s largest nuclear power plant and threatening drinking water supplies as both ... -
Finance chiefs show renewed support for Ukraine, but avoid to mention China
The Group of Seven’s top financial leaders united yesterday [Macau time] in their support for Ukraine and their determination to enforce sanctions against Russia for its ... -
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy visits International Criminal Court
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy yesterday made an unannounced visit to the International Criminal Court, which has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for ... -
Russia blames Ukraine for bomb that killed military blogger
Russia’s top counterterrorism body yesterday blamed Ukrainian intelligence agencies for the bombing attack that killed a well-known Russian military blogger who fervently supported Moscow’s war in ... -
War-crimes warrant for Putin could complicate Ukraine peace
An international arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin raises the prospect of the man whose country invaded Ukraine facing justice, but it complicates efforts to end ... -
Zelenskyy: Any Russian victory could be perilous
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned yesterday [Macau time] that unless his nation wins a drawn-out battle in a key eastern city, Russia could begin building international ... -
Tensions on the rise at revered Kyiv monastery complex
The courtyards of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra have been busy with more than just the usual worshippers, going to and from its churches in the sprawling monastic ... -
Russia, Ukraine extend grain deal to aid world’s poor
An unprecedented wartime deal that allowed grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia where hunger is a growing threat ... -
As Ukraine marks year of war, leader vows to secure victory
Ukraine’s leader pledged Friday to push for victory in 2023 as he and other Ukrainians marked the somber anniversary of the Russian invasion that upended their ... -
Ukraine interior minister, others killed in helicopter crash
Ukraine’s interior minister died yesterday in a helicopter crash near the capital that killed another 15 people, including other officials and three children, authorities said. Interior ... -
Ukraine first lady urges leaders to ‘use influence’
Ukraine’s first lady scolded world leaders and corporate executives at the World Economic Forum’s annual gathering in the snowy Swiss town of Davos for not all ... -
Zelenskyy to meet Biden, address Congress as war rages on
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was making his way to Washington yesterday for a summit with President Joe Biden and to address Congress in his first known ... -
Russia rejects $60-a-barrel cap on its oil, warns of cutoffs
Russian authorities rejected a price cap on the country’s oil set by Ukraine’s Western supporters and threatened yesterday [Macau time] to stop supplying the nations that ... -
China’s Xi urges Ukraine talks in meeting with EU’s Michel
Chinese leader Xi Jinping urged negotiations on a political solution to the Ukraine conflict in talks with visiting European Council President Charles Michel in Beijing today ... -
Ukraine welcomes arms offers, no word on Patriot missiles
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemned Russia’s weeks-long assault on Ukraine’s power grid, saying as NATO scrambled yesterday to scrape up replacement electrical gear that ... -
Ukraine’s ‘Invincibility’ centers offer refuge, resilience
Retired Ukrainian construction worker Borys Markovnikov is on the move again: This time, just a few steps from his home in the town of Bucha, northwest ... -
A ‘barbed wire curtain’ rises in Europe amid war in Ukraine
The long border between Finland and Russia runs through thick forests and is marked only by wooden posts with low fences meant to stop stray cattle. ... -
Ukraine cites success in downing drones, fixes energy sites
Ukrainian authorities tried to dampen public fears over Russia’s use of Iranian drones by claiming increasing success yesterday in shooting them down, while the Kremlin’s talk ... -
Vote in Ukraine’s Russia-held areas stokes tension with West
Referendums that are expected to serve as a pretext for Moscow to annex Russian-held regions of Ukraine reached their final day of voting yesterday as the ... -
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy visits recently retaken, devastated city
His hand on his heart, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy watched as his country’s flag was hoisted yesterday above the recently recaptured city of Izium, a rare ... -
It’s back to school in Ukraine – but far from normal
The first day of school in Ukraine won’t include children sharing memories of fun vacations with their families. Their stories are of surviving war. For many, ... -
Death toll from train station attack in Ukraine rises to 25
The death toll from a Russian rocket attack as Ukraine observed its Independence Day has risen to 25, including an 11-year-old boy found under the rubble ... -
Ukraine girds for heavy attacks as it marks Independence Day
Ukraine nervously braced for what President Volodymr Zelenskyy warned could be especially brutal Russian attacks today (Wednesday) as the country observed its Independence Day — and ... -
Ukrainian risks her life to rescue wild animals from war
Natalia Popova has found a new purpose in life: Rescuing wild animals and pets from the devastation wrought by the war in Ukraine. “They are my ... -
First ship carrying Ukrainian grain leaves the port of Odesa
The first ship carrying Ukrainian grain set off from the port of Odesa yesterday under a deal brokered by the United Nations and Turkey that is ... -
Russia and West vie for influence in Africa
Russian, French and American leaders are crisscrossing Africa to win support for their positions on the war in Ukraine, waging what some say is the most ... -
Russia FM visits Egypt, part of Africa trip amid Ukraine war
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was in Cairo for talks yesterday with Egyptian officials as his country seeks to break diplomatic isolation and sanctions by the ... -
Russia pounds major Ukrainian city after expanding war aims
Russian shelling pounded a densely populated area in Ukraine’s second- largest city yesterday, killing at least three people and injuring at least 23 others with a ... -
Putin in Tehran for talks with leaders of Iran, Turkey
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived yesterday in Iran for a visit intended to deepen ties with regional heavyweights as part of Moscow’s challenge to the United ... -
Russia strikes south Ukraine city, presses attacks in east
Russian missiles hit industrial facilities at a strategic city in southern Ukraine yesterday as a funeral was held for a 4-year-old girl killed in an earlier ... -
Ukraine on her mind as high jumper goes for gold at worlds
It took her three days by car to escape from Ukraine after the war started. Champion high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh can only guess at how long ...
