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Ukraine and Moldova Accession to the EU: Negotiations Begin

par This Is Beirut, 25/06 10:29 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The European Union formally launches accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova on Tuesday, setting the fragile ex-Soviet states off on a long path towards membership that Russia has tried to block. The landmark move is aimed in particular at sending a vote of confidence in Ukraine's future as Moscow has momentum on the battlefield almost ...

Ukraine and Russia Exchange 90 Prisoners of War

par This Is Beirut, 26/06 00:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Ukraine and Russia have exchanged 90 prisoners of war each in the biggest swap between the two warring sides in almost five months, officials said Tuesday. Moscow and Kyiv have carried out over 50 prisoner exchanges since Russia invaded Ukraine more than two years ago, despite ongoing hostilities and both sides accusing each other of derailing ...

Zelensky Signs Ukraine Security Accord With EU

par This Is Beirut, 27/06 19:41 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday signed a 10-year security pact with the European Union in Brussels, the latest deal aimed at shoring up long-term support for Kyiv in its fight with Russia. Days after the EU said it was opening formal membership negotiations with Kyiv, Zelensky attended a summit of EU leaders to meet with some ...

Orban Makes Surprise Visit to Ukraine Amidst Ongoing Tensions

par This Is Beirut, 02/07 11:04 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrived in Ukraine on Tuesday for a surprise visit to the war-torn country by the EU and NATO's most vocal critic of Western support for Kyiv. Orban has not visited Kyiv since Russia invaded in February 2022 and has publicly hit out at Europe's financial and military aid, temporarily blocking a 50-billion ...

Russian Missiles Kill 36, Bombards Children's Hospital Ukraine

par This Is Beirut, 08/07 14:38 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Russia struck cities across Ukraine on Monday with a missile barrage that killed three dozen people and ripped open a children's hospital in Kyiv, an assault condemned as a ruthless attack on civilians. Dozens of volunteers including hospital staff and rescue workers dug through debris from the Okhmatdyt pediatric hospital in a desperate search ...

NATO Begins F-16 Jets Transfer to Ukraine

par This Is Beirut, 10/07 20:21 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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NATO allies announced on Wednesday that they started the long-promised transfer of F-16 jets to Ukraine as leaders meet for a summit in Washington clouded by political uncertainties in the United States. With the pomp of the three-day gathering in the US capital, President Joe Biden is aiming to rally the West and reassure US voters amid intense ...

Zelensky Calls on Russia to Attend Second Ukraine Summit

par This Is Beirut, 15/07 17:16 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday that Russia should be represented at a second summit aiming to secure lasting peace with the Kremlin, after more than two years of war. Both sides have shunned direct peace talks since negotiations between Russian and Ukraine delegations fell through in the early weeks of Russia's invasion ...

Ukraine Advances 10 Km in Russia Border Incursion

par This Is Beirut, 08/08 15:27 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Ukrainian troops have advanced up to 10 kilometers (six miles) into Russia in possibly the most serious border incursion of the conflict, the Institute for the Study of War said on Thursday. Pro-Kyiv forces stormed into Russia's southwestern Kursk region on Tuesday morning, deploying around 1,000 troops and more than two dozen armored vehicles ...

Ukraine Not Interested in 'Taking' Russian Territory Amid Incursion

par This Is Beirut, 13/08 18:22 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Ukraine said on Tuesday it would not hold on to Russian territory captured in its surprise cross-border incursion and offered to stop raids if Moscow agreed to a "just peace." Ukrainian forces entered Russia's Kursk region last Tuesday, taking over two dozen settlements in the biggest attack by a foreign army on Russian soil since World War II. ...

Ukrainian Forces Push Deeper into Russia

par This Is Beirut, 14/08 11:21 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday his troops were "moving further" into Russia, as Kyiv's biggest ever cross-border attack stretched into a second week. The Ukrainian army entered Russia's Kursk region on August 6, capturing dozens of settlements in the biggest offensive by a foreign army on Russian soil since World War ...

Ukraine MPs Vote to Ban Russia-Linked Orthodox Church

par This Is Beirut, 20/08 19:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Ukraine's parliament voted Tuesday to ban the Russian-linked Ukrainian Orthodox Church, a move Kyiv says strengthens its independence as the country cuts ties with institutions it considers aligned with Moscow. Kyiv has been trying to curb spiritual links with Russia for years—a process accelerated by Moscow's 2022 invasion, which the powerful ...

India's Modi Makes Historic Visit to Ukraine

par This Is Beirut, 23/08 14:36 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi used his first visit to Kyiv on Friday to again call for a diplomatic solution to more than two years of war with Russia, saying he stood "firmly for peace" in talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky. Modi was in Kyiv just over a month after angering Ukraine by hugging President Vladimir Putin during a meeting ...

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