Vladimir Putin warns of ‘bloodshed’ as he orders Russian forces into Ukraine breakaway regions
2 years, 10 months ago

Vladimir Putin warns of ‘bloodshed’ as he orders Russian forces into Ukraine breakaway regions

The Telegraph  

Vladimir Putin warned of "bloodshed" as he ordered Russian troops into two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine, raising fears of a full-on invasion. The Russian president ordered the armed forces across the border to "maintain peace" after he recognised the independence of the self-proclaimed republics of Donetsk and Luhansk in a televised address to the nation. In an ominous speech that lasted almost an hour, Mr Putin accused the Ukrainian Government of "genocide" and said it was sure to seek nuclear weapons with the assistance of the West. In Mr Putin's eyes, it could create a legal basis for the Russian armed forces to move across the border into the Donbas region and engage in direct conflict with Ukrainian forces, dashing months of Western diplomatic efforts aimed at averting an invasion.

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Putin hints at end to Ukraine war as he begins annual marathon news conference and says Russia is close to 'reaching our primary goals' - a month before Trump returns to White House
5 days, 16 hours ago

Putin hints at end to Ukraine war as he begins annual marathon news conference and says Russia is close to 'reaching our primary goals' - a month before Trump returns to White House

Daily Mail  

Vladimir Putin has hinted at an end to the Ukraine war as he started his annual marathon news conference in Russia. Vladimir Putin has hinted at an end to the Ukraine war as he started his annual marathon news conference in Russia Russia's T-72 tanks drive during military drills held at a firing range amid Russia-Ukraine conflict, in the southern …

Is Russia plotting to divide Ukraine into 3 regions?
1 month ago

Is Russia plotting to divide Ukraine into 3 regions?

India Today  

The echoes of war grow louder in Eastern Europe, with chilling reports suggesting that Russia may be pursuing an audacious and deeply concerning strategy to reshape global power dynamics — and dismantle Ukraine in the process. The plan allegedly details an approach that could carve Ukraine into three distinct parts, fundamentally altering the nation’s sovereignty and its role on the …

Putin opens door to Donald Trump’s peace deal but Ukraine must make huge concessions; will Zelenskyy accept the plan?
1 month ago

Putin opens door to Donald Trump’s peace deal but Ukraine must make huge concessions; will Zelenskyy accept the plan?

Live Mint  

Russian President Vladimir Putin is open to discussing a ceasefire deal in Ukraine with US President-elect Donald Trump but remains firm on key demands, including Ukraine abandoning its NATO aspirations and accepting limited territorial concessions, Reuters reported citing five sources familiar with Kremlin thinking. Putin’s position on security and neutrality Putin emphasized the importance of Ukraine’s neutrality during the Valdai …

Russia claims US doing 'everything it can' to prolong Ukraine war, says Putin ready for ‘negotiations’
1 month ago

Russia claims US doing 'everything it can' to prolong Ukraine war, says Putin ready for ‘negotiations’

Hindustan Times  

Russia on Wednesday accused the outgoing Joe Biden's administration in the United States of “doing everything” to prolong the war in Ukraine. “If you look at the trends of the outgoing US administration, they are fully committed to continuing the war in Ukraine and are doing everything they can to do so,” said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. The International Campaign …

‘Full Control Of Donbas’: Putin Outlines Key Aim Of Special Military Operation In Ukraine
3 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Full Control Of Donbas’: Putin Outlines Key Aim Of Special Military Operation In Ukraine

News 18  

Russia’s primary aim is to take full control of the Donbas region of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin told the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on Thursday. He also said that Ukraine’s incursion into the Russian region of Kursk had failed to slow Russia’s own advance in eastern Ukraine and had weakened Kyiv’s defences along the frontline in a boost …

Putin vows 'worthy response' to Ukraine's attack on border regions
4 months, 1 week ago

Putin vows 'worthy response' to Ukraine's attack on border regions

China Daily  

Russia's President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting regarding the situation in the Kursk region, in his residence in Novo-Ogaryovo outside Moscow, on August 12, 2024. MOSCOW -- Ukraine's attack on the Russian border will receive a "worthy response" and the Russian military's main task is to knock the Ukrainian forces out of Russian territories, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday. …

Putin offers truce if Ukraine exits Russian-claimed areas and drops NATO bid. Kyiv rejects it
6 months, 1 week ago

Putin offers truce if Ukraine exits Russian-claimed areas and drops NATO bid. Kyiv rejects it

Associated Press  

Russian President Vladimir Putin promised Friday to “immediately” order a cease-fire in Ukraine and start negotiations if Kyiv began withdrawing troops from the four regions annexed by Moscow in 2022 and renounced plans to join NATO. They also coincided with a meeting of leaders of the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations in Italy and after the U.S. and Ukraine …

Putin issues his truce demands. Ukraine calls them ‘absurd’
6 months, 1 week ago

Putin issues his truce demands. Ukraine calls them ‘absurd’

LA Times  

Russian President Vladimir Putin promised Friday to “immediately” order a cease-fire in Ukraine and begin negotiations if Kyiv started withdrawing troops from the four regions annexed by Moscow in 2022 and renounced plans to join NATO. They also coincided with a meeting of leaders of the Group of 7 leading industrialized nations in Italy, where the U.S. and Ukraine signed …

Putin demands more land to end Ukraine war, terms Kyiv rejects as ‘complete sham’
6 months, 1 week ago

Putin demands more land to end Ukraine war, terms Kyiv rejects as ‘complete sham’

CNN  

CNN — President Vladimir Putin said Russia will only end its war in Ukraine if Kyiv surrenders the entirety of four regions claimed by Moscow and abandons its bid to join NATO – terms Kyiv immediately dismissed as a “complete sham” and “offensive to common sense.” Speaking Friday ahead of a peace conference in Switzerland to which Russia has not …

Ukraine-Russia war: Putin promises 'immediate' ceasefire if Ukraine drops Nato bid
6 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine-Russia war: Putin promises 'immediate' ceasefire if Ukraine drops Nato bid

The Telegraph  

Vladimir Putin’s ceasefire offer cannot be trusted, Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian president, has said. The Russian president said in a speech earlier on Friday that Russia would end the war in Ukraine if Kyiv agreed to drop its Nato ambitions and hand over the entirety of four provinces claimed by Moscow. “He will not stop,” Mr Zelensky said, likening Putin’s …

Ukraine gets more military aid from Europe but Putin warns of consequences if Russian soil is hit
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine gets more military aid from Europe but Putin warns of consequences if Russian soil is hit

The Hindu  

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy received a second $1 billion promise of military aid in as many days on May 28 during a whirlwind tour of three European Union countries, while President Vladimir Putin warned that hitting Russian soil with Western-supplied weapons could set the war on a dangerous new path. He later traveled to Portugal, where he said it was …

Ranting Putin propagandist urges Russia to 'wipe out' the UK on TV
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Ranting Putin propagandist urges Russia to 'wipe out' the UK on TV

Daily Mail  

A Putin propagandist has told Russia to 'wipe out' the UK in a TV rant taking aim at Grant Shapps and Rishi Sunak over their support for Ukraine. Hardliner Buzhinsky, a former Russian defence ministry senior official, declared on a mainstream TV show: 'To say that they are not at war until they kill our soldiers directly - they do.' …

Putin snarls that Ukraine war is a 'matter of life and death' for Russia - as his forces rain down death on cities in east of the country
10 months ago

Putin snarls that Ukraine war is a 'matter of life and death' for Russia - as his forces rain down death on cities in east of the country

Daily Mail  

Vladimir Putin has snarled that the Ukraine war is a 'matter of life and death' for Russia that could determine its fate as his forces rain down death on cities in the east of the country. This comes as Russian forces shelled and fired missiles at a series of cities in eastern Ukraine yesterday, killing at least three people and …

Putin: Russia’s goals in Ukraine unchanged, no peace until they’re achieved
1 year ago

Putin: Russia’s goals in Ukraine unchanged, no peace until they’re achieved

Al Jazeera  

Russia’s goals in Ukraine remain unchanged and there will be no peace until they are achieved, President Vladimir Putin has said in his first end-of-year news conference since the offensive began. “As for demilitarisation, they don’t want to negotiate, so we are then forced to take other measures, including military measures,” Putin said. On the ongoing war and relations with …

Moscow ‘deliberately’ repopulating Ukraine with Russians? Vladimir Putin's plan
1 year, 7 months ago

Moscow ‘deliberately’ repopulating Ukraine with Russians? Vladimir Putin's plan

Hindustan Times  

Russia continues a "deliberate depopulation campaign" in occupied areas of Ukraine, the Institute for the Study of War reported. The American thinktank noted Ukraine's deputy defence minister Hanna Malyar said that Russia was "trying to change the ethnic composition of Ukraine" by conducting a large-scale resettlement. "Russia may hope to import Russians to fill depopulated areas of Ukraine in order …

Ukraine serving interest of third countries, says Vladimir Putin in address
1 year, 10 months ago

Ukraine serving interest of third countries, says Vladimir Putin in address

Live Mint  

Nearly one year after ordering the invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday addressed the members of both houses of parliament and the military commanders and soldiers of Russia. Highlights of the address of Vladimir Putin Putin called his address coming at a watershed moment for Russia and said that the most important historic events will change future …

'Strong indications' Putin approved MH17 missile supply: probe
1 year, 10 months ago

'Strong indications' Putin approved MH17 missile supply: probe

Firstpost  

Investigators said there were “strong indications” Putin had personally approved the transfer of the missile to pro-Russian separatists during fighting in eastern Ukraine in 2014, citing intercepted phone calls Russian President Vladimir Putin likely decided to supply the missile that shot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine, but there is no realistic prospect of prosecuting him or others, investigators …

'Situation extremely difficult...': Putin calls for strengthening of borders amid ongoing war with Ukraine
2 years ago

'Situation extremely difficult...': Putin calls for strengthening of borders amid ongoing war with Ukraine

India TV News  

Russia-Ukraine war: Amid the ongoing war in Eastern Europe, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday claimed that the situation along borders is "extremely difficult" and also directed security officials to boost surveillance. "The 'maximum composure, the concentration of forces' was required of Russia's counterintelligence operations to strictly suppress the actions of foreign intelligence services, to quickly identify traitors, spies and …

Kremlin says Minsk deals failure led to Russia's Ukraine offensive
2 years ago

Kremlin says Minsk deals failure led to Russia's Ukraine offensive

The Hindu  

Russia launched what it calls a special military operation in Ukraine because its concerns around peace accords between Kyiv and Russian-backed separatists were ignored, Russian news agencies quoted the Kremlin spokesman as saying on Sunday. President Vladimir Putin this week bemoaned the failure to implement the Minsk agreements—ceasefire and constitutional reform deals between Kyiv and Russian-backed separatist forces in eastern …

Live Updates | Russia-Ukraine-War
2 years, 1 month ago

Live Updates | Russia-Ukraine-War

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday chaired a new committee tasked with boosting the delivery of weapons and supplies for his country’s troops in Ukraine. ___ KEY DEVELOPMENTS: - ‘They took my big love’: Ukraine woman searches for answers - German president visits Kyiv as West mulls rebuilding plan - EU energy ministers seek way forward for more …

Putin declares martial law in annexed regions of Ukraine
2 years, 2 months ago

Putin declares martial law in annexed regions of Ukraine

Deccan Chronicle  

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin declared martial law Wednesday in the four regions of Ukraine that Moscow annexed and gave all regional governors in Russia emergency powers that open the door for sweeping new restrictions throughout the country. “Those who are on the frontlines or undergoing training at firing ranges and training centers should feel our support and know that …

Putin declares martial law in annexed areas: What you should know
2 years, 2 months ago

Putin declares martial law in annexed areas: What you should know

Al Jazeera  

The Russian President’s decree imposing martial law in four ‘annexed’ regions of Ukraine means more restrictions, security measures. Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree imposing martial law in four “annexed” regions of Ukraine – Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhia and Kherson. Putin also instructed the government to set up a special coordinating council under Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin to work …

Putin declares martial law in annexed regions of Ukraine
2 years, 2 months ago

Putin declares martial law in annexed regions of Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

Russia’s president did not provide details of the extra powers the heads of annexed regions will have under his decree. Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared martial law in Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhia, four regions of Ukraine that Russia proclaimed as annexed last month. Putin did not immediately spell out the steps that would be taken under martial law, …

Putin calls his actions in Ukraine ‘correct and timely’
2 years, 2 months ago

Putin calls his actions in Ukraine ‘correct and timely’

Associated Press  

KYIV, UKRAINE — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday he expects his mobilization of army reservists for combat in Ukraine to be completed in about two weeks, allowing him to end an unpopular and chaotic call-up meant to counter Ukrainian battlefield gains and solidify his illegal annexation of occupied territory. So my actions are correct and timely.” Russia’s difficulties in …

Putin says more 'massive' strikes against Ukraine not necessary 'for now'
2 years, 2 months ago

Putin says more 'massive' strikes against Ukraine not necessary 'for now'

The Hindu  

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that he does not plan more "massive" strikes against Ukraine "for now" and that the Kremlin's aim was not to "destroy" the pro-Western country. And then it will be clear," Mr. Putin told reporters following a summit of ex-Soviet nations in Kazakhstan. But he said Russia is "doing everything right" in Ukraine — despite …

Ukraine Russia War | Vladimir Putin's path: From pledges of stability to nuclear threats
2 years, 2 months ago

Ukraine Russia War | Vladimir Putin's path: From pledges of stability to nuclear threats

India TV News  

Highlights Putin has repeatedly signalled that he could resort to nuclear weapons to protect the Russian gains The military is struggling to provide supplies for new recruits Insiders who have closely studied Putin's thinking say he still believes he can emerge as a winner Russia-Ukraine War: As he turns 70, Russian President Vladimir Putin finds himself in the eye of …

Putin signs laws annexing 4 Ukrainian regions
2 years, 2 months ago

Putin signs laws annexing 4 Ukrainian regions

India Today  

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed laws absorbing four Ukrainian regions into Russia, a move that finalizes the annexation carried out in defiance of international law. Russia faces mounting setbacks on the battlefield, with Ukrainian forces retaking more and more land in the east and in the south — the very regions Moscow has pushed to annex. On the battlefield …

Russia Ukraine War: Putin signs laws annexing 4 Ukrainian region
2 years, 2 months ago

Russia Ukraine War: Putin signs laws annexing 4 Ukrainian region

India TV News  

Russia Ukraine War: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed laws absorbing four Ukrainian regions into Russia, a move that finalises the annexation carried out in defiance of international law. “We don't see any practical evidence today in the US intelligence community that he's moving closer to actual use, that there's an imminent threat of using tactical nuclear weapons,” CIA …

Russia’s Putin signs laws annexing occupied Ukrainian regions
2 years, 2 months ago

Russia’s Putin signs laws annexing occupied Ukrainian regions

Al Jazeera  

Vladimir Putin formalises a move that Ukraine and its Western allies have condemned as a meaningless ‘sham’. Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed laws to formally absorb four Ukrainian regions into Russia, following referendums in those areas that Kyiv and its Western allies called a meaningless “sham”. “Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed four federal constitutional laws on the entry …

Russian President Vladimir Putin annexes Ukraine territories; Kyiv vows to fight back
2 years, 2 months ago

Russian President Vladimir Putin annexes Ukraine territories; Kyiv vows to fight back

The Hindu  

Russian President Vladimir Putin staged a grand ceremony in Moscow on September 30 to celebrate the annexation of four parts of Ukraine occupied by his army, while Kyiv pushed for expedited NATO membership. "I want to say this to the Kyiv regime and its masters in the West: People living in Lugansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia are becoming our citizens …

Putin illegally annexes Ukraine land; Kyiv seeks NATO entry
2 years, 2 months ago

Putin illegally annexes Ukraine land; Kyiv seeks NATO entry

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian President Vladimir Putin signed treaties Friday to illegally annex more occupied Ukrainian territory in a sharp escalation of his war. Putin vowed to protect newly annexed regions of Ukraine by “all available means,” a renewed nuclear-backed threat he made at a Kremlin signing ceremony where he also railed furiously against the West, accusing the United States …

Putin annexes 15% of Ukraine, Zelenskyy rushes for Nato membership
2 years, 2 months ago

Putin annexes 15% of Ukraine, Zelenskyy rushes for Nato membership

India Today  

More than seven months after Russia declared war on its neighbour Ukraine, Kremlin started the process of absorbing parts of the war-torn nation. Putin announces formal intergration of 4 provinces of Ukraine into Russia | Moscow controls 15% of Ukraine's territory#IndiaFirst @gauravcsawant pic.twitter.com/OyPq7Fwe1A — IndiaToday September 30, 2022 Meanwhile, in response to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's bid to join the …

'We will defend our land': Russia's Putin warns West | Top quotes
2 years, 2 months ago

'We will defend our land': Russia's Putin warns West | Top quotes

Hindustan Times  

In a major development in the ongoing Ukraine war, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed documents to annex four Ukrainian regions that were partly occupied by his forces. The Moscow-appointed heads of the newly annexed Ukraine regions with Russian President Vladimir Putin, at the Kremlin in Moscow on September 30, 2022. Reuters reported that Putin and the heads of …

Putin signs treaties annexing Ukrainian regions
2 years, 2 months ago

Putin signs treaties annexing Ukrainian regions

Deccan Chronicle  

KYIV: Russian President Vladimir Putin signed treaties Friday to annex occupied areas of Ukraine and said he would use “all available means” to protect the territory that Ukrainian and Western officials said Russia was claiming illegitimately and in violation of international law. Putin and his lieutenants have bluntly warned Ukraine against pressing an offensive to reclaim the regions, saying Russia …

Putin declares annexation of four Ukrainian regions in Kremlin ceremony
2 years, 2 months ago

Putin declares annexation of four Ukrainian regions in Kremlin ceremony

The Hindu  

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday annexed four territories in Ukraine controlled by his army at a grand ceremony in the Kremlin and urged Kyiv to lay down its arms and negotiate an end to seven months of fighting. “I want to say this to the Kyiv regime and its masters in the West: People living in Lugansk, Donetsk, Kherson …

‘Our citizens’: Russia's Putin declares annexation of four parts of Ukraine
2 years, 2 months ago

‘Our citizens’: Russia's Putin declares annexation of four parts of Ukraine

Hindustan Times  

President Vladimir Putin on Friday announced there are “four new regions of Russia” as he announced the formal annexation of the Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine. Only moving forward.” The event in the Kremlin’s opulent white-and-gold St. George’s Hall was organised for Putin and the heads of the four regions of Ukraine to sign treaties for the …

Russian strike kills 25 as Kremlin looks to annex more Ukraine regions
2 years, 2 months ago

Russian strike kills 25 as Kremlin looks to annex more Ukraine regions

The Hindu  

Russia pounded Ukrainian cities with missiles, rockets, and suicide drones, with one strike, reported having killed 25 people, as it moved on Friday to fold more seized Ukrainian territory into Russia itself and under the protection of its nuclear umbrella, opening an internationally condemned dangerous new phase of the seven-month war. Russian and Western analysts reported the imminent Ukrainian encirclement …

Putin’s annexations in Ukraine trigger new sanctions, Western condemnation
2 years, 2 months ago

Putin’s annexations in Ukraine trigger new sanctions, Western condemnation

LA Times  

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a ceremony to sign treaties to annex four regions of Ukraine on Friday. Biden, who vowed that the U.S. would continue to support Ukraine with defense aid, including a new $1.1-billion package announced this week, urged “all members of the international community to reject Russia’s illegal attempts at annexation and to stand with the …

Putin signs ‘independence’ decrees for Zaporizhia, Kherson
2 years, 2 months ago

Putin signs ‘independence’ decrees for Zaporizhia, Kherson

Al Jazeera  

Putin to host formal ceremony in Moscow after declaring Ukrainian lands ‘independent’ in major escalation of conflict. Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared the “independence” of the Ukrainian regions Zaporizhia and Kherson as Moscow prepares to formally proclaim the annexation of Ukrainian territory in a major escalation of its seven-month invasion. “I order the recognition of the state sovereignty and …

Russian President Vladimir Putin paves way for annexation by recognising Kherson, Zaporizhzhia as independent territories
2 years, 2 months ago

Russian President Vladimir Putin paves way for annexation by recognising Kherson, Zaporizhzhia as independent territories

ABC  

Moscow is poised to annex parts of Ukraine, following what Kyiv and the West have denounced as illegal, sham referendums held at gunpoint. Russian President Vladimir Putin has now signed decrees paving the way for the occupied Ukrainian regions of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia to be formally annexed into Russia. Russia is planning to annex four regions: The self-styled Donetsk and …

Putin announces Russian annexation of four Ukrainian regions
2 years, 2 months ago

Putin announces Russian annexation of four Ukrainian regions

Al Jazeera  

The move has been condemned by Ukraine and Western countries and represents a major escalation in the seven-month war. At the ceremony on Friday, Putin said Russia has “four new regions”, calling the residents of Ukraine’s occupied Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhia regions “our citizens forever”. NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg accused Putin of provoking “the most serious escalation” of the …

Putin illegally annexes Ukraine land; Kyiv seeks NATO entry
2 years, 2 months ago

Putin illegally annexes Ukraine land; Kyiv seeks NATO entry

LA Times  

Russian President Vladimir Putin is flanked by the pro-Moscow leaders of four Ukrainian regions that Russia says it is annexing. Putin’s land grab and President Volodymyr Zelensky’s signing of what he said is an “accelerated” NATO membership application intensified their conflict, cranking up fears of a full-blown conflict between Russia and the West. President Biden said of Putin’s annexation of …

Why Vladimir Putin is annexing Ukrainian territory
2 years, 2 months ago

Why Vladimir Putin is annexing Ukrainian territory

CNN  

CNN — President Vladimir Putin is set to sign agreements Friday that will absorb into Russia thousands of square miles of Ukrainian territory in what will be the largest forcible annexation of land in Europe since 1945. There’s a huge difference between withdrawing from occupied land and giving up areas that has been formally and ceremonially absorbed into the motherland …

Russia’s annexation gamble: Why is Putin raising the stakes?
2 years, 2 months ago

Russia’s annexation gamble: Why is Putin raising the stakes?

Al Jazeera  

Russian political insiders say the move to formally seize more Ukrainian territory underscores Moscow’s refusal to back down. “Such a move closes off some options for retreat, but we’re talking about Russia’s fight to secure its existence and place in the world against efforts to divide and inflict irreparable damage against us.” Regaining the initiative Pro-Russian authorities in Donetsk, Luhansk, …

Kremlin paves way to annex large parts of Ukraine
2 years, 2 months ago

Kremlin paves way to annex large parts of Ukraine

LA Times  

Russians cross the border into Georgia on Tuesday, days after President Vladimir Putin ordered a partial mobilization to bolster troops in Ukraine. In a remark that appeared to rule out negotiations, Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky told the U.N. Security Council by video from Kyiv that Russia’s attempts to annex Ukrainian territory will mean “there is nothing to talk about with …

Russia holds votes in 4 occupied regions of Ukraine, Kyiv says residents coerced
2 years, 3 months ago

Russia holds votes in 4 occupied regions of Ukraine, Kyiv says residents coerced

India Today  

Russia launched referendums on Friday aimed at annexing four occupied regions of Ukraine, drawing condemnation from Kyiv and Western nations who dismissed the votes as a sham and pledged not to recognise their results. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in a nightly address that the votes would be "unequivocally condemned" by the world, along with the mobilisation Russia began this …

Russia holds breakaway polls in Ukraine
2 years, 3 months ago

Russia holds breakaway polls in Ukraine

The Hindu  

Moscow-held regions of Ukraine were voting Friday on whether to become part of Russia, in referendums that Kyiv and its allies have condemned as an unlawful land grab. Denis Pushilin, a pro-Russian separatist leader in the Donetsk region — which makes up part of the industrial Donbass region — said in a Telegram post that "Donbas is Russia". In Donetsk …

Putin was 'pushed' into Ukraine war, says Italy's Berlusconi
2 years, 3 months ago

Putin was 'pushed' into Ukraine war, says Italy's Berlusconi

The Hindu  

Russian President Vladimir Putin was "pushed" into the war on Ukraine to install a new government in Kyiv, former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi said late on Thursday, in comments likely to concern Western allies ahead of Italy's election. Mr. Berlusconi, whose Forza Italia party belongs to a right-wing coalition expected to win the general election on Sunday, is not new …

On exodus at airports, borders after Putin's order, Kremlin says ‘exaggerated’
2 years, 3 months ago

On exodus at airports, borders after Putin's order, Kremlin says ‘exaggerated’

Hindustan Times  

Following Russian President Vladimir Putin announcement on partial mobilisation of the country's 2 million-strong military reserves amid Moscow's Ukraine invasion, Kremlin responded to reports of protests in the country against Putin's call-up. Putin's decision which he said was taken “to defend the motherland, its sovereignty and territorial integrity” has resulted in people attempting to flee Russia as the country's eastern …

Would be better…: Ukraine's tongue in cheek jibe at Russia on flight search rise
2 years, 3 months ago

Would be better…: Ukraine's tongue in cheek jibe at Russia on flight search rise

Hindustan Times  

Ukraine's Defence Ministry tweeted a suggestion for the Russians as President Vladimir Putin announced partial mobilisation in the country. Reports suggested that Russians were trying to leave the country swiftly fearing call of duty amid Moscow's ongoing invasion of Ukraine. "Russians are now actively Googling how to avoid mobilization and stay alive," They would have been better off Googling instructions …

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