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2 years, 3 months ago

Ukraine’s Mariupol defenders, Putin ally in prisoner swap

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine announced a high-profile prisoner swap early Thursday that was the culmination of months of efforts to free many of the Ukrainian fighters who defended a steel plant in Mariupol during a long Russian siege. Ukraine has received from him everything necessary to establish the truth in the framework of criminal proceedings.” In another swap, Ukraine gained …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Tears and hugs for Russians called up to fight in Ukraine

Associated Press

ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — Russia escalated its military and political campaign Thursday to capture Ukrainian territory, rounding up Russian army reservists to fight, preparing votes on annexing occupied areas and launching new deadly attacks. “I was like, ‘Oh great!’ I went outside and started calling my parents, brother, all friends of mine to tell that they take me.” Ukrainian President Volodymr …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Tears and hugs for Russians called up to fight in Ukraine

LA Times

A volunteer of the Luhansk regional election commission, left, distributes newspapers to residents in Luhansk, eastern Ukraine, on Sept. 22, 2022. eastern Ukraine. “I was like, ‘Oh great!’ I went outside and started calling my parents, brother, all friends of mine to tell that they take me.” Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky, in some of his harshest comments so far in …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Russia-Ukraine live news: Russian forces hit east, south regions

Al Jazeera

Russia strikes Ukraine’s east and south, pounding the Donbas and Mykolaiv regions with air attacks and artillery fire. 22 May 2022 - 15:31 GMT France sees EU membership for Ukraine in ’15 or 20 years’ A bid by Ukraine to join the European Union could not be finalised for “15 or 20 years,” France’s Europe minister has said, pouring cold …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Detained Putin ally Viktor Medvedchuk calls for prisoner swap, as two captured British fighters ask to be exchanged for him on Russian TV

ABC

Ukraine's security service has released a video showing arrested pro-Russian Ukrainian politician Viktor Medvedchuk asking to be exchanged for Ukrainian troops and civilians in the besieged city of Mariupol. Key points: Pro-Russian Ukrainian politician Viktor Medvedchuk was captured by Ukraine last week He has appeared in a video asking Russia and Ukraine's leaders to undertake a prisoner swap Two captured …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Live Updates | Russians fight in streets of Ukrainian town

Associated Press

KVIV, Ukraine — A Ukrainian military official said street battles have begun and evacuation is impossible in the town of Kreminna. ___ KVIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia has launched its long-feared, full-scale offensive to take control of Ukraine’s east, “Now we can already state that the Russian troops have begun the battle for the Donbas,” he …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Russia airs video of captured Britons asking for prisoner swap

Al Jazeera

State TV airs video that shows two fighters on the day Ukraine broadcast video of pro-Russia politician asking for prisoner swap. Shaun Pinner and Aiden Aslin spoke separately on the Rossiya 24 state TV channel on Monday, asking the British government for help to be brought home in exchange for Viktor Medvedchuk, a wealthy Ukrainian close to Russian President Vladimir …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Russia-Ukraine updates: Putin honours troops accused of abuses

Al Jazeera

Ukraine news from April 18: Putin praises ‘mass heroism’ of brigade accused of carrying out mass killings in Bucha. 18 Apr 2022 - 19:14 GMT Four dead in shelling in Ukraine’s Donetsk region: Governor Russian shelling in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region has killed four people, regional governor Pavlo Kirilenko said on his Telegram channel. 18 Apr 2022 - 16:52 GMT …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Live Updates | Ukrainian leaders to go to bank, IMF meetings

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Ukraine is sending top officials to Washington for next week’s spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, where discussion will focus on the Russian invasion and its impact on the global economy. ___ KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR: — Police: More than 900 civilian bodies found in Kyiv region — ‘We pray for …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Presidents from countries on Russia’s doorstep visit Ukraine

Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine — The presidents of four countries on Russia’s doorstep visited Ukraine on Wednesday and underscored their support for the embattled country, where they saw heavily damaged buildings and demanded accountability for what they called war crimes carried out by Russian forces. Maksym Marchenko said Ukrainian forces struck the guided-missile cruiser Moskva — the flagship of Russia’s Black Sea …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Live Updates | Russia-Ukraine War

Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS— A U.N. task force is warning in a new report that Russia’s war against Ukraine threatens to devastate the economies of many developing countries that are now facing even higher food and energy costs and increasingly difficult financial conditions. ___ KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he’s “sincerely thankful” to the U.S. for the new round …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Ukraine’s detention of oligarch close to Putin angers Moscow

Associated Press

LVIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s detention of fugitive Ukrainian oligarch Viktor Medvedchuk, the former leader of a pro-Russian opposition party and a close associate of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has been met with enthusiasm in Kyiv and irritation in Moscow. Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy chair of Russia’s Security Council and the country’s former president, posted threats to Ukrainian authorities on the …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Live Updates | Russia-Ukraine War

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The United States and its allies are pushing ahead with sanctions aimed at forcing Vladimir Putin to spend Russia’s money propping up its economy rather than sustaining its “war machine” for the fight in Ukraine, a top Treasury Department official said Tuesday. Adeyemo said the U.S. and its allies will next target the supply chains that contribute to …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Who is Viktor Medvedchuk, Putin’s main man in Ukraine?

Al Jazeera

Medvedchuk was recently captured by Ukrainian forces having fled house arrest soon after the war began. But Ukrainian forces thwarted Putin’s blitzkrieg – and intelligence service kept looking for Medvedchuk, whose pro-Russia political party, Eurosceptic Opposition Platform – For Life, suspended operations a month after his escape. From lawyer to Putin’s man in Ukraine A Soviet-era lawyer criticised for poor …

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2 years, 8 months ago

As Russia menaces Ukraine’s east, Putin says peace talks hit ‘dead end’

LA Times

As Russian forces pressed ahead Tuesday in their drive to seize the strategic southern port of Mariupol and encircle Ukrainian defenders in the country’s east, Russian President Vladimir Putin defended his invasion as a noble cause. Putin said there was “no doubt” Moscow would achieve its aims to protect Russian security and, blaming Ukraine, said talks between the two sides …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Zelenskyy calls for more arms

Al Jazeera

Ukraine news from April 13: President warns of ‘endless bloodbath’ unless forces are provided with more heavy weapons. 13 Apr 2022 - 15:22 GMT Russia accuses Ukraine of ‘dragging out’ talks A spokeswoman for Russia’s foreign ministry has accused Kyiv of “dragging out” talks with Moscow over ending the war. #StandWithUkraine pic.twitter.com/OGd8IMWNkG — MZV ČR April 13, 2022 13 Apr …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Kyiv says it captured Ukrainian pro-Russia politician

Al Jazeera

Ukrainian authorities say they arrested Viktor Medvedchuk, a pro-Kremlin tycoon, in a ‘special operation’ after he fled house arrest. Security agency chief Ivan Bakanov said agents carried out a “lightning-fast and dangerous multi-level special operation to detain” the Russia-friendly lawmaker. Kyiv’s crackdown on Medvedchuk sparked anger in the Kremlin, with Putin pledging at one stage to “respond” to what he …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Ukraine war latest updates: ‘20,000 civilians killed in Mariupol’

Al Jazeera

Ukraine news from April 12: Mariupol Mayor Vadym Boichenko says more than 20,000 civilians have been killed in the city. 12 Apr 2022 - 13:39 GMT Russia to ‘calmly’ continue Ukraine offensive: Putin Putin has said Moscow will press ahead with its plan for what it refers to as its “special military operation” in Ukraine. 12 Apr 2022 - 10:04 …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Reporter describes an astounding amount of military hardware going in to help Ukraine

NPR

Reporter describes an astounding amount of military hardware going in to help Ukraine Enlarge this image toggle caption Omar Marques/Getty Images Omar Marques/Getty Images On a recent reporting trip to cover Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Time reporter Simon Shuster visited an air base on the Polish side of the Ukrainian-Polish border. "I really can't overstate how high morale is among …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Ukraine’s comic-turned-president finds Russia showdown a deadly serious matter

LA Times

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky takes a selfie at the first congress of his political party in Kyiv in June 2019. “Since the beginning of the current tensions last year, Zelensky lost the public’s trust,” said Maria Zolkina, a political analyst with the Democratic Initiatives Foundation, a Kyiv-based think tank. “This tells me that when the Russian threat became visible, Zelensky …

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3 years ago

Ukraine accuses former president Poroshenko of treason

Al Jazeera

Ukrainian authorities accuse Petro Poroshenko of having helped pro-Russian separatists sell coal to Kyiv. Ukrainian officials have named former president Petro Poroshenko as a suspect in a treason investigation, accusing him of having helped pro-Russian separatists sell coal to Kyiv. During his 2014-2019 presidency, Poroshenko helped the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics to sell some 1.5 billion hryvnia worth …

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3 years, 9 months ago

Fears of renewed conflict in East Ukraine as Moscow and Kyiv trade blame for escalating violence

The Telegraph

The Kremlin yesterday warned the frozen war in eastern Ukraine was on the brink of dangerous escalation as Moscow and Kyiv blamed one another for a recent surge in violence. Mr Peskov said Russia, which officially denies deploying its own troops to the area, was using its influence to restrain pro-Russian forces and called on France and Germany to do …

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Ukraine’s Mariupol defenders, Putin ally in prisoner swap

Tears and hugs for Russians called up to fight in Ukraine

Tears and hugs for Russians called up to fight in Ukraine

Russia-Ukraine live news: Russian forces hit east, south regions

Detained Putin ally Viktor Medvedchuk calls for prisoner swap, as two captured British fighters ask to be exchanged for him on Russian TV

Live Updates | Russians fight in streets of Ukrainian town

Russia airs video of captured Britons asking for prisoner swap

Russia-Ukraine updates: Putin honours troops accused of abuses

Live Updates | Ukrainian leaders to go to bank, IMF meetings

Presidents from countries on Russia’s doorstep visit Ukraine

Live Updates | Russia-Ukraine War

Ukraine’s detention of oligarch close to Putin angers Moscow

Live Updates | Russia-Ukraine War

Who is Viktor Medvedchuk, Putin’s main man in Ukraine?

As Russia menaces Ukraine’s east, Putin says peace talks hit ‘dead end’

Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Zelenskyy calls for more arms

Kyiv says it captured Ukrainian pro-Russia politician

Ukraine war latest updates: ‘20,000 civilians killed in Mariupol’

Reporter describes an astounding amount of military hardware going in to help Ukraine

Ukraine’s comic-turned-president finds Russia showdown a deadly serious matter

Ukraine accuses former president Poroshenko of treason

Fears of renewed conflict in East Ukraine as Moscow and Kyiv trade blame for escalating violence