As counteroffensive plans take shape, Ukrainian official offers vision of a Crimea without Russia
1 year, 8 months ago

As counteroffensive plans take shape, Ukrainian official offers vision of a Crimea without Russia

ABC  

A top Ukrainian official has outlined a series of steps the government in Kyiv would take if the country reclaims control of Crimea, including dismantling the strategic bridge that links the seized Black Sea peninsula to Russia. Key points: Oleksiy Danilov has published a plan for the Ukrainian government if it takes back control of Crimea The plan includes dismantling the Kerch bridge and prosecuting Ukrainians who worked for the Moscow-approved administration Ukraine is preparing to launch a counteroffensive, in a bid to turn the tide of the conflict and push back Russia's invasion Oleksiy Danilov, the secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council, published the plan as Ukraine's military prepares for a spring counteroffensive in hopes of making new, decisive gains after more than 13 months of war to end Russia's full-scale invasion. They must be cured, and that's what our military is doing now Ukraine prepares for counteroffensive Mr Danilov published his plan as Ukrainian troops prepared to use newly supplied Western weapons, including dozens of battle tanks, to break through Russian defences and reclaim occupied areas in a counteroffensive expected as early as this month. Russian troops are trying to capture the key Ukrainian stronghold of Bakhmut as part of their efforts to take all of Donetsk province, which is part of Ukraine's eastern industrial heartland of the Donbas. Ukraine's sports minister, Vadym Huttsait, on Sunday said that death toll includes 262 Ukrainian athletes, reaffirming Kyiv's call to bar Russia from the Olympics.

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Zelenskyy says NATO offer for Ukraine-controlled territory could end ‘hot stage’ of war
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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Zelenskyy says NATO offer for Ukraine-controlled territory could end ‘hot stage’ of war

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — An offer of NATO membership to territory under Kyiv’s control would end “the hot stage of the war” in Ukraine, but any proposal to join the military alliance should be extended to all parts of the country that fall under internationally recognized borders, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a broadcast interview. An invitation for Ukraine to join …

Ukraine war: Russia suffers ‘record 2,000 casualties in day’ as Kyiv military chief vows to reinforce eastern front
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Ukraine war: Russia suffers ‘record 2,000 casualties in day’ as Kyiv military chief vows to reinforce eastern front

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Russia has suffered more than …

Is the Ukraine war stoppable?
1 month ago

Is the Ukraine war stoppable?

Live Mint  

Joe Biden’s decision this week to let Ukraine use U.S. missiles to hit Russian territory came only after Russia had already moved many key targets out of range; it came after Ukraine had spent its short supply of U.S. rocketry on lesser targets that were previously permitted. But the U.S. needed an answer to Russia’s deployment of North Korean troops …

Crimea can only be restored to Ukraine through diplomacy, says Zelenskyy
1 month ago

Crimea can only be restored to Ukraine through diplomacy, says Zelenskyy

Firstpost  

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has emphasised that reclaiming Crimea for Ukraine should be pursued through diplomatic efforts rather than military action Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, on Wednesday. AP Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy acknowledged the Crimea peninsula, seized by Russia in 2014, would have to be restored to Ukrainian sovereignty through …

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 …

Putin open to discuss Ukraine ceasefire with Trump if Zelenskyy abandons Nato dream: Report
1 month ago

Putin open to discuss Ukraine ceasefire with Trump if Zelenskyy abandons Nato dream: Report

Firstpost  

Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly said that he is open to discussing a Ukraine ceasefire deal with US President-elect Donald Trump only if Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy abandons ambitions of his country joining Nato Vladimir Putin is open to discussing a Ukraine ceasefire deal with Donald Trump but rules out making any major territorial concessions and insists Kyiv abandon …

Ukraine strikes on bridges could potentially trap Russian troops at border
4 months ago

Ukraine strikes on bridges could potentially trap Russian troops at border

LA Times  

A Ukrainian soldier rides in a pickup truck at the front line in the Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine. Ukrainian forces have either destroyed or damaged all three of the bridges over the Seim River in western Russia, according to Russian sources, as Ukraine’s incursion into western Russia entered its third week Tuesday. Ukraine’s attacks on the three bridges over the …

Ukraine destroys key bridge as troops leave ‘trail of destruction’ in Russia incursion
4 months ago

Ukraine destroys key bridge as troops leave ‘trail of destruction’ in Russia incursion

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Some 12 days into the …

At the Paris Olympics, it will no longer be personal for Ukraine’s athletes. This time, it’s war
5 months, 2 weeks ago

At the Paris Olympics, it will no longer be personal for Ukraine’s athletes. This time, it’s war

Associated Press  

The AP has been documenting and visualizing the toll the Russia-Ukraine war has had on Ukrainian athletes, coaches and sports facilities ahead of the Paris Olympics. “Winning a medal just for yourself, being a champion, realizing your ambitions — it’s inappropriate.” Hurdler Anna Ryzhykova trains at the sports center in Kyiv, Ukraine on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024. “The higher you …

Russia, Ukraine launch tit-for-tat attacks, five dead in Crimea and one killed in Kharkiv
6 months ago

Russia, Ukraine launch tit-for-tat attacks, five dead in Crimea and one killed in Kharkiv

India TV News  

Kyiv: Russian authorities said six people, including two children, were killed and over 100 people were wounded after Ukraine launched several drones and missiles in retaliation for Moscow's bombing of the Kharkiv city on Saturday that resulted in three casualties while 52 others were injured. Five people, including the two children, were killed by falling debris when five Ukrainian missiles …

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 …

Russia breaks through Ukraine front line and captures important town
8 months ago

Russia breaks through Ukraine front line and captures important town

Daily Mail  

Russian troops have reportedly pushed through Ukrainian lines to take the strategic town of Ocheretyne in Donetsk - the latest scoop for Vladimir Putin's forces amid a recent string of gains on the battlefield. It comes as US lawmakers signed off on a new $61 billion military aid package that will soon enable Kyiv 's defenders re-equip with sorely needed …

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 …

Russia confirms Ukraine destroyed its warship in Crimea attack
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Russia confirms Ukraine destroyed its warship in Crimea attack

Al Jazeera  

One person reported killed in attack that targeted the Novocherkassk, which Ukraine said was being used to transport Russian drones. Ukraine’s air force said earlier that it had “destroyed” the Novocherkassk landing ship, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy joking on social media that the vessel had now joined “the Russian underwater Black Sea fleet”. Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu informed President …

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 …

Ukraine battles ‘elaborate’ Russian defences as Putin condemns Israel’s war
1 year, 1 month ago

Ukraine battles ‘elaborate’ Russian defences as Putin condemns Israel’s war

Al Jazeera  

Putin says world should try and stop ‘tragedy’ in Gaza as Russian forces reportedly kill civilians in Ukraine’s Kherson. A St Petersburg court sentenced Russian artist Alexandra Skochilenko to seven years’ imprisonment for “spreading false information” on November 17, after she replaced five supermarket price tags with messages against the war. Ukraine’s general staff said on November 17 their marines …

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 604
1 year, 2 months ago

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 604

Al Jazeera  

Here is the situation on Friday, October 20, 2023. The Ukrainian military said Russian forces carried out new air attacks in eastern, southern and northern Ukraine using 17 different weapons – including ballistic and cruise missiles and attack drones – on industrial and civilian infrastructure as well as military targets. Russia’s defence ministry said it scrambled two Su-27 fighter jets …

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 557
1 year, 3 months ago

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 557

Al Jazeera  

Here is the situation on Sunday, September 3, 2023. The Russian defence ministry said its forces thwarted an attempt by Ukraine to “launch a terrorist strike” on the Crimean bridge using a “half-loaded unmanned boat”. The ministry reported two other attempted Ukrainian attacks on the bridge early on Saturday morning, saying a “third Ukrainian semi-submersible unmanned boat, sent by the …

Russia unleashes strikes against Ukraine; Kyiv targets Crimea bridge
1 year, 4 months ago

Russia unleashes strikes against Ukraine; Kyiv targets Crimea bridge

Al Jazeera  

Moscow and Kyiv step up retaliatory attacks as Ukraine seeks to dislodge Russian forces in the country’s south and east. At least 10 Russian missiles appear to have gotten through Ukraine’s air defences in an overnight attack, which Ukraine’s air force said involved 70 air assault weapons, including cruise and hypersonic missiles as well as Iranian-made drones. Despite waves of …

Drone hits Crimean ammunition depot as Russia blames journalist death on cluster munition
1 year, 5 months ago

Drone hits Crimean ammunition depot as Russia blames journalist death on cluster munition

ABC  

A drone has hit an ammunition depot in central Crimea on Saturday, sparking an explosion, less than a week after a strike on a key bridge linking the peninsula to Russia prompted Moscow to exit a landmark grain export deal and pound Ukraine's seaports with drones and missiles. Key points: Rail services across the Crimea bridge have reportedly been halted …

Russia targets Ukraine’s port of Odesa and calls it payback for a strike on a key bridge to Crimea
1 year, 5 months ago

Russia targets Ukraine’s port of Odesa and calls it payback for a strike on a key bridge to Crimea

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine said its forces shot down Russian drones and cruise missiles targeting the Black Sea port of Odesa before dawn Tuesday in what Moscow called “retribution” for an attack that damaged a crucial bridge to the Crimean Peninsula. The Russians first sought to wear down Ukraine’s air defenses by firing 25 exploding drones and then targeted Odesa …

Key Russian bridge to Crimea is struck again as Putin vows response to attack that killed 2
1 year, 5 months ago

Key Russian bridge to Crimea is struck again as Putin vows response to attack that killed 2

Associated Press  

An attack before dawn Monday damaged a bridge linking Russia to Moscow-annexed Crimea that is a key supply route for Kremlin forces in the war with Ukraine, forcing the span’s temporary closure for a second time in less than a year. Putin ordered authorities to “thoroughly investigate what happened,” to come up with “concrete proposals to enhance security of this …

Two killed, child wounded in ’emergency’ on Russian Crimea bridge
1 year, 5 months ago

Two killed, child wounded in ’emergency’ on Russian Crimea bridge

Al Jazeera  

Officials report ’emergency’ on bridge linking Crimea to Russian mainland and urge residents not to travel via the overpass. Two people have been killed and a child wounded in an “emergency situation” on a Russian-built bridge linking the annexed Crimean Peninsula to Russia’s Krasnodar region, according to officials. The Russian TASS news agency said train traffic on the bridge may …

Why did Russia invade Ukraine?
1 year, 5 months ago

Why did Russia invade Ukraine?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In response to the ever-growing …

Bridge sitting on key Russian supply route near Crimea struck by missiles
1 year, 6 months ago

Bridge sitting on key Russian supply route near Crimea struck by missiles

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia-appointed officials in Crimea said that a bridge between the Moscow-annexed peninsula and Russia-occupied areas in southern Ukraine was hit by missiles Thursday, threatening a key supply link to Russian forces amid the early stages of a Ukrainian counteroffensive. Vladimir Saldo, the Moscow-appointed Kherson governor, said the bridge was hit by air-launched Storm Shadow missiles supplied by …

Zelenskyy says ‘counteroffensive, defensive actions’ taking place in Ukraine
1 year, 6 months ago

Zelenskyy says ‘counteroffensive, defensive actions’ taking place in Ukraine

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday that counteroffensive and defensive actions are underway against Russian forces, asserting that his top commanders are in a “positive” mindset as their troops engaged in intense fighting along the front line. The Ukrainian leader, at a Kyiv news conference alongside Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, responded to a question about Russian …

Zelensky says ‘counteroffensive, defensive actions’ taking place in Ukraine
1 year, 6 months ago

Zelensky says ‘counteroffensive, defensive actions’ taking place in Ukraine

LA Times  

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that counteroffensive and defensive actions are underway against Russian forces, asserting that his top commanders are in a “positive” mind-set as their troops engaged in intense fighting along the front line. The Ukrainian leader, at a Kyiv news conference alongside Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, responded to a question about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s …

Ukraine's counteroffensive begins in earnest
1 year, 6 months ago

Ukraine's counteroffensive begins in earnest

Salon  

There's no place where you can dig on a boat. Does anyone actually think Ukraine blew up that dam, turning a river into a mile-wide lake the Ukrainian army would have to cross in order to attack Russian positions on the east bank? They have also dug trenches and built so-called dragon's teeth anti-tank defenses to the south of Kherson …

Russia claims it thwarted Ukrainian attacks in provinces annexed by Moscow
1 year, 6 months ago

Russia claims it thwarted Ukrainian attacks in provinces annexed by Moscow

The Hindu  

Russian officials on June 5 said their forces had thwarted large Ukrainian attacks in two provinces of Ukraine annexed by Moscow on Sunday. Russia’s Defence Ministry said in a rare early-morning video on Monday that its forces had pushed back a “large-scale” assault at five points in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk province, one of four regions that President Vladimir Putin claimed …

Crimea was never Russian
1 year, 7 months ago

Crimea was never Russian

Al Jazeera  

Crimea is no bargaining chip in a geopolitical game; it is my homeland and I will not give it up, just like my Crimean Tatar ancestors did not. But while for them, Crimea is just a piece of land in a regional geopolitical game, Crimea for me is a homeland, it is at the very essence of the identity of …

Watch: Council of Europe hold hearing on Russian athletes participating in Olympics
1 year, 7 months ago

Watch: Council of Europe hold hearing on Russian athletes participating in Olympics

The Independent  

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our …

Ukraine likely to face bloody Crimea fight, satellite images show
1 year, 8 months ago

Ukraine likely to face bloody Crimea fight, satellite images show

Al Jazeera  

Russian forces have been digging defensive fortifications and trenches that experts say would be difficult and costly to overcome. Crimea operations ‘logical’ Last September, Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Valery Zaluzhnyi, and Lieutenant General Mykhailo Zabrodskyi penned a strategy paper in which they described Crimea as the “centre of gravity” of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and a territory that …

Ukrainian official offers plan for a Crimea without Russia
1 year, 8 months ago

Ukrainian official offers plan for a Crimea without Russia

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — A top Ukrainian official on Sunday outlined a series of steps the government in Kyiv would take after the country reclaims control of Crimea, including dismantling the strategic bridge that links the seized Black Sea peninsula to Russia. Russian troops are trying to capture the key Ukrainian stronghold of Bakhmut as part of their efforts to take …

War has killed 262 Ukrainian athletes, sports minister says
1 year, 8 months ago

War has killed 262 Ukrainian athletes, sports minister says

India Today  

Russia's war against Ukraine has claimed the lives of 262 Ukrainian athletes and destroyed 363 sports facilities, the country's sports minister, Vadym Huttsait, said on Saturday. Meeting the visiting president of the International Federation of Gymnastics, Morinari Watanabe, Huttsait said no athletes from Russia should be allowed at the Olympics or other sports competitions. READ | Russia, accused of war …

Facing arrest warrant, Russia’s Putin visits annexed Crimea
1 year, 9 months ago

Facing arrest warrant, Russia’s Putin visits annexed Crimea

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to Crimea to mark the ninth anniversary of the Black Sea peninsula’s annexation from Ukraine on Saturday, the day after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for the Russian leader accusing him of war crimes. Despite the court’s action and its implication’s for Putin, the United Nations and Turkish President …

Russia’s war on Ukraine grinds into second year as Putin gambles on the long game
1 year, 9 months ago

Russia’s war on Ukraine grinds into second year as Putin gambles on the long game

LA Times  

Russia’s war on Ukraine has entered its second year, with a universal realization that the world is witnessing a long, protracted conflict, the deadliest in Europe since World War II, in which Moscow and Kyiv are hoping against long odds for a decisive breakthrough in 2023. “This has become a grinding war of attrition,” NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said …

A year after Russia invaded Ukraine, Putin is beginning new offensives – and he desperately needs a victory
1 year, 10 months ago

A year after Russia invaded Ukraine, Putin is beginning new offensives – and he desperately needs a victory

ABC  

As the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine approaches, its army has commenced the preliminary phase of its 2023 offensives. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has outlined in multiple speeches his intention to take back all Ukrainian territory occupied by Russia, including Crimea. So, to force the Ukrainians to use their military to defend against Russian attacks instead of conducting their …

Putin’s Russian ceasefire falters as US pledges more military equipment to Ukraine
1 year, 11 months ago

Putin’s Russian ceasefire falters as US pledges more military equipment to Ukraine

The Independent  

A temporary ceasefire unilaterally imposed by Vladimir Putin on Russia’s forces in Ukraine appears to have had little effect on the ground, with artillery fire ringing out on the front line. Russia’s Defence Ministry was at pains to point out that troops were upholding the pause “along the entire line of contact”, accusing Ukraine of shelling Russian-held territory – despite …

Kremlin says any Ukraine peace plan must include annexed regions
1 year, 11 months ago

Kremlin says any Ukraine peace plan must include annexed regions

The Hindu  

The Kremlin on Wednesday dismissed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's 10-point peace plan, saying that proposals to end the conflict in Ukraine must take into account what it calls "today's realities" of four Ukrainian regions having joined Russia. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: "There can be no peace plan for Ukraine that does not take into account today's realities regarding Russian …

Russia rejects pullout from Ukraine as condition for talks
2 years ago

Russia rejects pullout from Ukraine as condition for talks

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia said Friday that Western demands it should pull out completely from Ukraine as part of any future talks to end the war effectively rule out any such negotiations, as Russian strikes continued and a Ukrainian official set his country’s battle losses at up to 13,000 troops. Scholz’s office said he made clear to Putin “that there …

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 …

Ukrainian forces bombard river crossing; Kherson a fortress
2 years, 2 months ago

Ukrainian forces bombard river crossing; Kherson a fortress

LA Times  

A truck carries the remains of a missile after a Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Friday. Ukrainian forces bombarded Russian positions in the occupied and illegally annexed southern Kherson region, targeting resupply routes across a major river while inching closer Friday to a full assault on one of the first urban areas Russia captured after invading the country. At …

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 …

No regrets on Ukraine: Russia ‘acted correctly’, says Putin
2 years, 2 months ago

No regrets on Ukraine: Russia ‘acted correctly’, says Putin

Al Jazeera  

Russian president pledged to end the divisive troop mobilisation that led to the conscription of tens of thousands of men with many others fleeing the country. Russia’s leader said he has no plans “for now” to launch massive air raids such as those carried out this week, in which more than 100 long-range missiles were fired at targets across Ukraine. …

DC Edit | Will Putin see reason, stop war in Ukraine?
2 years, 2 months ago

DC Edit | Will Putin see reason, stop war in Ukraine?

Deccan Chronicle  

Russian President Vladimir Putin may believe he was merely wreaking revenge for the attack on a bridge by raining missiles once again on the capital Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities. China said it was hoping “the situation would deescalate soon” after Russia began its barrage of vengeful aerial attacks in retaliation for the blowing up of a key strategic bridge …

Dangerous spiral: The Hindu Editorial on Crimea bridge bombing and Russia’s retaliation
2 years, 2 months ago

Dangerous spiral: The Hindu Editorial on Crimea bridge bombing and Russia’s retaliation

The Hindu  

The massive Russian bombing of cities across Ukraine that followed a blast at the Kerch Strait bridge linking the Russian mainland to the Crimean Peninsula suggests that the Ukraine war is in a dangerous escalatory spiral with no way out in sight. Saturday’s attack on the Russian-built bridge was cheered by many in Ukraine, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s adviser Mykhailo …

Kremlin war hawks demand more devastating strikes on Ukraine
2 years, 2 months ago

Kremlin war hawks demand more devastating strikes on Ukraine

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Moscow’s barrage of missile strikes on cities all across Ukraine has elicited celebratory comments from Russian officials and pro-Kremlin pundits, who in recent weeks have actively criticized the Russian military for a series of embarrassing setbacks on the battlefield. Time to respond!” The response came Monday morning, when Russia simultaneously launched dozens of missiles at Ukrainian cities, …

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