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Russia’s Putin wants to hold talks with Ukraine on May 15
Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s offer of direct talks with his country is a “positive sign” but it should be done with a ceasefire. Zelenskyy, who met Putin in Turkey, challenged him to meet him personally on Thursday. Russia has accused Ukraine of violating its three-day ceasefire more…
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The president is calling for an end to attacks on Ukraine after a deadly strike
US President Donald Trump’s envoy for Ukraine, retired Lieutenant General (Ret.) Yuriy Zelenskyy, will attend the second round of peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine in London on Wednesday. This comes after Trump said that he would move on from the talks if there was “no progress within days”. Zelenskyy has been criticised by Trump…
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If no progress is made, the United States will’move on’, warns the speaker of the house
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has warned that President Donald Trump will walk away from peace talks with Russia and Ukraine in a matter of days if no progress is made. Rubio said the US won’t let talks “drag on for weeks or months” and will pivot to other priorities if efforts stall. European…
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Zelenskyy talked to Trump after he spoke with Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aide Boris Pistorius has said that Russia wants Ukraine to “let all the guards down” if it wants to achieve the ‘no military aid’ goal. Pistorius’ comments came after Putin and US President Donald Trump had a phone call. Pistorius further said that Russia wants a long-term settlement, but added that…
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What we know about the U.S.-Ukrainian Mineral deal is that it is now in Peril
US President Donald Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that he was “gambling with World War III”. Trump made the comment during a White House meeting with Zelenskyy, after which Zelenskyy said that he would not have war with Russia. Trump added, “The Parliament of Ukraine needs to approve this second agreement. Don’t tell us…
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Ukraine built its own drones to hit deep inside Russia
Ukraine’s nuclear missile programme has enabled the country to disable a third of Russia’s Black Sea fleet, a US official has said. “We’re seeing these really small racing drones flying through trees and attacking the enemy,” she added. The official further said Ukraine was given permission by the President Biden to use missiles for strikes…
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The US confirms that Ukraine fired long-range anti-tank missiles into Russia
Ukraine used American-made ATACMS longer-range missiles for the first time to strike a target inside Russia, Ukrainian officials said. Earlier in September, Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed the Ukrainian military couldn’t deploysophisticated long-range weapons without NATO’s help. He further said the Russian military could not use sophisticated long-range weapons without NATO’s help.
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The U.S says that for the first time,Ukraine fired a long-range missile into Russia
Ukrainian forces on Monday launched six missiles from territory it seized from Russian-backed separatists in Crimea, Russia said. This is the first use of US-made long-range weapons in 1,000 days of the conflict, the Russian Defence Ministry said. In September, Russian President Vladimir Putin had argued that Ukraine’s military was incapable of deploying advanced weapons…
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Biden is the first person to allow Ukraine to strike Russia with long range weapons
Ukraine’s President Vladimir Zelenskyy has said that the country requires the United States to end Russia’s war. “Russia launched 210 missiles and drones at Ukraine on Sunday,” Zelenskyy added. “We need to force Russia to end the war, instead of speaking to someone in Moscow,” Zelenskyy further said. The war began after Ukraine forces invaded…
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Biden allows for an attack on Russia by the Ukrainians
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Russia has launched over 200 missiles and drones at Ukraine, which he described as one of the largest attacks in the war. Various types of drones were deployed, including Iranian-made Shaheds, as well as cruise, ballistic and aircraft-launched ballistic missiles, Zelenskyy added. In August, Ukrainian forces had invaded…
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Russia is involved in trying to malign Tim Walz, according to intel officials
US intelligence officials said that Russia was behind salacious false claims against Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz that circulated widely last week on social media. They said Russia staged a video in which a woman claimed to be the victim of a hit and run accident by Vice President Kamala Harris in 2011.
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Children come back to school as Russia fires missiles and drones
Ukraine’s Interior Ministry has said that three people were injured and two kindergartens were damaged in a drone strike by Russia at Kyiv on Monday. This comes after Russia said it had taken control of the towns of Pivnichne and Vyimka in Ukraine’s Donetsk region. Debris from intercepted missile and drones fell in every district…
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Russia is being attacked by the Ukranians as Moscow scrambles to respond
Ukraine on Tuesday launched an operation to capture the border region of Kursk, where Russian troops have been fighting Ukrainian forces since last month. Russian officials have reported dozens of civilian casualties in their areas in posts on Telegram but neither Russia nor Ukraine have provided overall casualty figures. The Russian military officials said they…
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Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan were freed by the prisoner swap with Russia
Evan Gershkovich, a Russian- American journalist who spoke out against Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2022, was freed from a Russian prison as part of a prisoner exchange deal between Turkey and Russia. “The US government said he was guilty of fabricated charges, though he maintained his innocence. As part of the prisoner swap, eight…
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A hospital for children in Kyiv is one of the places Russia hit
Russia has denied hitting civilian targets and accused Ukraine of “hysterics” before the NATO summit. Russia’s Defense Ministry said that its forces were responding to the “Kyiv regime’s attempts to damage Russian economic and energy facilities”. It added that its forces were using long-range weapons to hit “military industrial facilities of Ukraine and air bases…
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Russia and North Korea have signed a new treaty
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a dozen deals with his Vietnam counterpart on Thursday during his three-day visit to the country. Putin offered to supply fossil fuels including natural gas to Vietnam for the long term during a state visit that comes amid tensions between Russia and the US over its military actions in Ukraine.
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Putin and Kim forged closer ties, reviving the Stalinist alliance
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said that his country appreciated the mission and role of Russia to maintain strategic stability and balance in the world. North Korea had earlier had alliance treaty with the Soviet Union that stipulated automatic involvement in case of an attack on either of the countries. Earlier, Kim had met with…
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Putin will meet Kim Jung Un in North Korea while their countries are at war
South Korea’s Defence Minister Shin Won-sik has alleged North Korea could have shipped as many as five million shells and dozens of ballistic missiles to Russia. He said that Russia could have used them against Ukraine. He added that the weapons could’ve been used to protect Russia from US and South Korea’s retaliatory strikes. Earlier,…
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Russia observes a national day of mourning for victims of the concert hall attack
Russia observed a Day of National Mourning on Sunday for the victims of the Moscow concert hall attack that killed at least 15 people. Russia had declared a day of national mourning for the victims of the attack on March 18. The gunmen killed 22 people and wounded 23 others in the attack, Russia’s Interior…
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The death toll from the Moscow concert hall attack has risen to 133
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the Moscow attack is not being used against the Islamic State (ISIS) group in its home territory. He added that Russia has arrested all four of the gunmen directly involved in the attack as well as seven other people with suspected ties to it. At least 133 people…
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Russians voted to extend Putin’s rule
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has won the presidential polls by a margin of more than 81%, according to the Central Election Commission. Putin, who has held the presidency since 2000, is expected to get a second six-year term. Opposition leader Alexey Navalny had challenged Putin in the polls but was disqualified by the Constitutional Court…
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Zelenskyy says that over 30,000 Ukrainian troops have died in the war
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that over 30,000 Ukrainian troops have been killed in the country’s war with Russia. “If Russia continues with its war againstUkraine, it could be decisive in twenty four years,” Zelenskyy added. The conflict began when Russia invaded Ukraine following the ouster of a US-backed Ukrainian president in a military coup…
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Russian missiles target Ukrainian cities of Kyiv and Kharkiv, killing at least 6
The plane carrying Ukrainian prisoners to an exchange crashed in Belgorod region near the border with Russia on Wednesday, according to the Defense Ministry. Most of the 74 people on the military transport plane that was shot down by Ukrainian forces were Ukrainian prisoners, according to Russia. The ministry said that the Ukrainian leadership knew…
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In large missile attack on Ukrainian cities, Russia struck residences in Kyiv
Russia said that Ukraine’s military had shot down 12 missiles fired at its southern region bordering Ukraine. In another Russian border region, the city of Zeleznogorsk was briefly cut off from the power grid after Ukrainian shelling on Wednesday. The situation in Belgorod, the most populous border city, “remains tense”, regional Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said.
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Zelenskyy is trying to get aid for the war in Ukraine and the upcoming D.C. shutdown
Ukrainian Speaker Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that the Russian government should be expelled from the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). Zelenskyy was responding to a question from a US lawmaker on whether he would allocate more funding for Ukraine from Russia. Zelenskyy has resisted having to negotiate with Russia and demanded a complete Russian withdrawal…