Tag: Ukraine
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Anti-war activist interrupts live Russian state TV news show
A live evening news program on Russia’s state television channel was interrupted yesterday [Macau time] by a person who walked into the studio holding a poster ... -
Long before shots were fired, a linguistic power struggle was playing out in Ukraine
What does the Russian invasion of Ukraine have to do with language? If you ask Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian governmental policies promoting the use of ... -
War censorship exposes Putin’s leaky internet controls
FLong before waging war on Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin was working to make Russia’s internet a powerful tool of surveillance and social control akin to China’s ... -
In Russian invasion of Ukraine, Cold War echoes reverberate
A rivalry with Russia. A proxy battleground. Nuclear brinksmanship. For many generations of Americans, it’s just like old times. The invasion of Ukraine has rapidly returned echoes ... -
Russian airstrike hits base in western Ukraine, kills 35Russian airstrike hits base in western Ukraine, kills 35
Waves of Russian missiles pounded a military training base close to Ukraine’s western border with NATO member Poland, killing 35 people. The strike followed Russian threats ... -
White House warns Russia may use chemical weapons in Ukraine
The Biden administration publicly warned yesterday [Macau time] that Russia might seek to use chemical or biological weapons in Ukraine as the White House rejected Russian ... -
No breakthrough in Ukraine-Russia talks
Ukraine’s foreign minister says talks between the top diplomats of Moscow and Kyiv produced no breakthrough on ending the war in Ukraine following Russia’s invasion. Ukrainian ... -
Suffering goes on in encircled Mariupol as evacuation fails
Two million people — half of them children — have fled Ukraine in the less than two weeks since Russia invaded the country, officials said yesterday ... -
Civilians flee Ukrainian city as one safe corridor opens
Buses packed with people fleeing the Russian invasion in Ukraine began a procession along a snowy road out of one city yesterday, as a new effort ... -
Shell says it will stop buying Russian oil, natural gas
Energy giant Shell said yesterday that it will stop buying Russian oil and natural gas and shut down its service stations, aviation fuels and other operations ... -
EU pledges to fight Russia’s ‘information war’ in Europe
European Union officials yesterday defended the 27-nation bloc’s decision to ban Russian state-controlled media outlets from broadcasting in the region as decisive steps to check ... -
FREE Ukraine: World Bank approves major emergency support for country under siege
The World Bank says it has approved more than $700 in emergency support for Ukraine. Dubbed FREE Ukraine, it includes nearly $500 million in loans and ... -
Ukraine says Russia steps up shelling of residential areas
Russian forces intensified shelling of cities in Ukraine’s center, north and south, a Ukrainian official said, upending attempts to evacuate besieged civilians. With the Ukrainian leader ... -
Blinken assures nervous Baltics of NATO protection against Russia
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken yesterday assured Lithuania of NATO protection and American support as he began a lightning visit to the three Baltic states ... -
Russia snubs UN court hearings in case brought by Ukraine
Ukraine pleaded with the United Nations’ top court yesterday to order Russia to halt its devastating invasion, saying Moscow is already committing widespread war crimes and ... -
Limited Russian cease-fire revived in Ukraine; talks planned
Russian forces will observe a temporary cease-fire yesterday in two Ukrainian cities, an official in one of the country’s two pro-Russia separatist regions said after an ... -
At Ukraine’s largest art museum, a race to protect heritage
The director of Ukraine’s largest art museum walked its hallways, supervising as staff packed away its collections to protect their national heritage in case the Russian ... -
Russians besiege Ukrainian ports, war refugees top one million
Russian forces captured the strategic Ukrainian port of Kherson and besieged another yesterday in a bid to cut the country off from the sea, as the two sides ... -
Kyiv shrines, memorials with powerful symbolic value at risk
Kyiv, bracing for a potentially catastrophic Russian attack, is the spiritual heart of Ukraine. Among the sites at risk in the Ukrainian capital are the nation’s ... -
Russia, Ukraine ready for new talks on war
As Day 7 of the Russia-Ukraine conflict dawned, Russia continued its attacks on crowded Ukrainian cities and a lengthy convoy of Russian tanks and other vehicles ... -
Russia bombs Kharkiv as convoy nears Kyiv
Russian shelling pounded civilian targets in Ukraine’s second-largest city again yesterday and a 40-mile convoy of tanks and other vehicles threatened the capital — tactics Ukraine’s ... -
At rare UN session, Russia is pressed to stop war in Ukraine
Ambassadors from dozens of countries yesterday [Macau time] backed a proposal demanding that Russia halt its attack on Ukraine, as the U.N. General Assembly held a ... -
Ukraine slows Russian advance as talks are underway
Outgunned but determined Ukrainian troops slowed Russia’s advance and held onto the capital and other key cities — at least for now. In the face of ... -
Ukraine war forces United Arab Emirates to hedge
The United Arab Emirates campaigned hard for a seat on the U.N. Security Council in the country’s international push to highlight the 50-year anniversary of its ... -
Putin puts Russia’s nuclear forces on alert, cites sanctions
Vladimir Putin put his nuclear forces on increased alert yesterday in an unprecedented escalation of tension with the West since the collapse of the Soviet Union ... -
Live updates: Ukraine diplomat urges China to talk to Putin
TOKYO — The Ukrainian ambassador to Japan is urging China to join international efforts to stop the Russian “massacre” in his country amid Beijing’s lack of ... -
China calls for talks over Ukraine, OKs Russian wheat import
China repeated calls for talks to resolve the crisis in Ukraine today (Thursday) while refusing to criticize Russia’s attack, and in a move that could help ... -
Russia invades Ukraine as defiant Putin warns US, NATO
Russian troops launched a wide-ranging attack on Ukraine today (Thursday), as President Vladimir Putin cast aside international condemnation and sanctions and warned other countries that any ... -
Putin gets no support from UN Security Council over Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin received no support from members of the U.N. Security Council at an emergency meeting today (Macau time) for his actions to bring ... -
Invading Ukraine may never have been Putin’s aim – the threat alone could advance Russia’s goals
A diplomatic solution may yet provide an off-ramp for Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose placement of tens of thousands of troops along Russia’s border with its smaller neighbor kicked off ... -
Ukraine rebels mobilize troops amid Russia invasion fears
Separatist leaders in eastern Ukraine ordered a full military mobilization today (Saturday) amid a spike of violence in the war-torn region and fears in the West ... -
Ukraine drops nonaligned status
The Ukrainian president yesterday signed a bill dropping his country’s nonaligned status but signaled that he will hold a referendum before seeking NATO membership. The bill, ... -
Ukraine | Parliament says 100s died in battle
A report by Ukraine’s parliament revealed yesterday that more than 300 soldiers were killed during a weeks-long battle that marked a crushing setback in the military ... -
UKRAINE CRISIS | Truce still shaken by fighting after no-fire zone set
Ukraine’s truce was shaken further by battles after the government and pro-Russian separatists agreed to create a buffer zone to strengthen the pact. Rebels continued to ... -
UKRAINE | Parliament ratifies EU deal, grants rebels autonomy
Ukraine’s parliament ratified an agreement to deepen economic and political ties with the European Union yesterday, and passed legislation to grant autonomy to the rebellious east as ...
