Ukraine
Putin Hits Ukraine with Largest Barrage of War after Trump Call
This is Beirut, 04/07 11:27 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Russia launched its largest-ever drone and missile attack on Ukraine overnight on Friday just hours after a telephone call between US and Russian presidents ended without any breakthrough. AFP journalists in the capital heard drones buzzing over Kyiv and explosions ringing out as Ukrainian air defence systems fended off the attack. President ...
Putin Told Trump Will Not ‘Give Up' Aims in Ukraine: Kremlin
This is Beirut, 03/07 16:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Russian leader Vladimir Putin told US President Donald Trump by telephone on Thursday that Moscow will not "give up" on its aims in Ukraine, the Kremlin said. The pair spoke as US-led peace talks on ending the more than three-year-old conflict in Ukraine have stalled and after Washington paused some weapons shipments to Kyiv. The ...
Russia says Seized Ukrainian Village on Border
This is Beirut, 03/07 13:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Russian military said Thursday it had captured the village of Milove in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region, opening a new front on their shared border. Ukraine did not immediately comment on Russia's claim. Milove lies on a section of the border that Moscow's forces had not penetrated since their offensive began in 2022 and ...
Ukraine Left Scrambling after US Says Halting Some Arms Shipments
This is Beirut, 02/07 22:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Ukraine appealed to the United States for clarity on Wednesday after it was caught off guard by a White House announcement that Washington was halting some arms shipments to the war-battered country. The Ukrainian defense ministry, which is deeply dependent on US arms, said it had not been prior notified about the reduction in aid announced one ...
US Halting Some Key Military Aid Shipments to Ukraine
This is Beirut, 02/07 09:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The White House said Tuesday it is halting some key weapons shipments to Ukraine that were promised under the Biden administration for Kyiv's battle against the Russian invasion. Stopping the delivery of munitions and other military aid, including air defense systems, likely would be a blow to Ukraine as it contends with some of Russia's largest ...
'Dead and Wounded' After Ukrainian Drone Attack on Russia's Izhevsk
This is Beirut, 01/07 13:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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A Ukrainian drone attack on a Russian city more than 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) from the front line left multiple people dead and wounded early on Tuesday, the region's governor said. It was one of the deepest strikes into Russian territory of the three-year-old conflict. Izhevsk, far from the battlefield in Ukraine, is home to multiple arms ...
EU Strikes New Trade Deal with Ukraine Covering Farm Imports
This is Beirut, 30/06 17:55 - Reading : less than a minute
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The European Union said Monday it had agreed to a new long-term trade deal with Ukraine, covering imports of food products from the war-torn country that have angered EU farmers. "With this modernized agreement, we are securing trade flows from Ukraine to Europe and global markets," European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen ...
Germany Accuses Russia of Wanting to Impose Kiev's "Capitulation"
This is Beirut, 30/06 09:45 - Reading : less than a minute
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Russian President Vladimir Putin wants Ukraine to surrender, Germany's top diplomat said on Monday as he visited Kyiv after weeks of stepped-up Russian bombardments of the country. Amid stalled peace talks to end the more than three-year war, "Putin is not ceding on any of his maximalist demands – he doesn't want negotiations; he wants a ...
Zelensky Signs Decree for Ukraine's Withdrawal from Anti-Landmine Treaty
This is Beirut, 29/06 17:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday signed a decree putting his war-torn country on track to leave the anti-landmine Ottawa Convention, according to a document published on his website. The treaty bans signatories from acquiring, producing, stockpiling or using anti-personnel mines, which are designed to be buried or hidden on the ...
Russian Strikes Wound 12 in Ukraine
This is Beirut, 29/06 15:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Russian strikes targeting Ukraine overnight Saturday to Sunday wounded at least 12 people, according to local authorities, prompting Kyiv to renew calls for new air defense systems. Since its invasion in February 2022 Russia has launched near-nightly bombardments of Ukrainian towns and cities, sending barrages of drones and missiles against ...
Putin: Russian and Ukrainian Peace Proposals Are "Absolutely Contradictory"
This is Beirut, 27/06 18:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia and Ukraine's demands for peace were "absolutely contradictory," after two rounds of peace talks failed to bring the sides closer to an elusive ceasefire. Russian and Ukrainian negotiators swapped memorandums outlining their visions for how to end the three-year conflict at ...