Russia is preparing to ramp up its attacks on Ukraine using Iranian-made exploding drones, according to Ukraine’s president, while Moscow looks for ways to keep up the pressure on Kiev after at least 63 Russian soldiers were killed in a attack during the final battlefield setback for Kremlin war strategy. “We have information that Russia … Read more
Canada will transfer $115 million to restore Kiev’s power grid after repeated Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said Tuesday. The money will come from tariff revenue collected on imports from Russia and Belarus, Freeland said at the Standing with the Ukrainian People conference in Paris. “Putin and his accomplices … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin has acknowledged that his army could fight in Ukraine for a long time, but there will be no second call-up of soldiers for now. Putin has rarely spoken about the length of a war he started more than nine months ago, but he told loyalists at a televised rally on Wednesday … Read more
The Russian Foreign Ministry announced on Monday that 100 Canadians have been added to the list of people banned from entering the country in response to sanctions against Russia by Canada. A statement from the ministry said author Margaret Atwood, actor Jim Carrey and Amy Knight, a noted KGB historian, are on the banned list. … Read more
Ukraine: Jubilant crowds celebrate in KhersonChannel 4 News Ukraine’s last war: celebrations in Ukraine after ‘extraordinary victory’ in KhersonBBC Opinion: Russia’s withdrawal from Kherson is no reason to celebrateDW (English) View full coverage on Google News
Authorities say Ukrainian police officers and broadcasters are returning to the southern city of Kherson following the withdrawal of Russian troops after more than eight months of occupation. The head of Ukraine’s National Police, Ihor Klymenko, said in a Facebook post on Saturday that some 200 officers were working in the city, setting up checkpoints … Read more
Zelenskiy greets ‘historic day’ as Ukrainian troops Kherson. enterGuardian News Celebrations in Kherson as Ukraine retakes important city from Russia – BBC NewsBBC news Opinion: Russia’s withdrawal from Kherson is no reason to celebrateDW (English) Zelenskiy: ‘We get Kherson back’, celebrates historic dayReuters.com View full coverage on Google News
Top diplomats from the world’s major industrialized democracies on Friday expressed support for Ukraine in resisting the Russian invasion, expressing “unshakable commitment” to Ukraine’s defense, and voicing suspicions about China’s growing assertiveness amid an arsenal to global crises. Foreign ministers of the Seven Nations Group, which concluded two days of talks in the historic West … Read more
The UN nuclear watchdog said Thursday it had found no sign of undeclared nuclear activity at three sites in Ukraine it inspected at Kiev’s request in response to Russian accusations that a “dirty bomb” was being worked on. Moscow has repeatedly accused Ukraine of planning to use such a bomb – a conventional explosive laced … Read more
Russia on Wednesday agreed to resume its participation in a Turkey-UN brokered deal to ensure grain and other goods stay out of Ukrainian ports during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Turkish president said. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu informed Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar that the deal for a humanitarian … Read more