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Secretary of State Antony Blinken asserts Ukraine’s sovereign right to make choices about its future without interference from Moscow. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has clashed indirectly with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at an annual security meeting in Malta, accusing the West of risking escalation in the war in Ukraine. “After the Afghan disgrace, there was a need …

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SKOPJE, North Macedonia — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov faced Western critics while attending international security talks Thursday in Northern Macedonia, where he blamed “NATO’s reckless expansion to the East” for war returning to Europe. He blamed what he described as Western tolerance of the “ruling neo-Nazi regime in Kyiv” for the war that started with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine …

Online searches for ‘Ukrainian refugee porn’ and ‘Ukrainian rape’ surge 300% as Russian war rages

Russia-Ukraine latest: Moscow able to fight war for another year

Ukraine’s military intelligence directorate believes that Russia can continue its war for another year, warning that Kyiv is significantly outgunned on the frontlines. “Therefore everything now depends on what weapons the Western partners give us.” 10 Jun 2022 - 16:06 GMT Obama hails Ukrainian people’s “heroic resistance” United States former President Barack Obama has said the human costs in Russia’s …

Ukraine war news from April 29: The mayor of Mariupol says those hiding at the steel plant are running out of food, water and medicine. “These efforts build on the initial artillery training that Ukraine’s forces already have received elsewhere, and also includes training on the radar systems and armoured vehicles that have been recently announced as part of security …

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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The US and its allies will respond “swiftly and decisively” against Russian aggression, the US president tells his Ukrainian counterpart. US President Joe Biden and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy have reiterated their commitment to diplomacy to ease tensions, as the US national security adviser warned that Moscow was looking to find a “pretext” for the attack. “President Biden made clear …

Putin presents a profound threat to peace in Europe as ‘drumbeat of war’ sounds on Russia-Ukraine border

CNN — Europe has a long and bloody history of wars, of borders brutally contested, of nations and empires carving destructive furrows far from home. The US ambassador to the 57 nation, globe straddling Organization for Cooperation and Security in Europe, Michael Carpenter, warned on Thursday that European security is facing a “crisis” and “the drumbeat of war is sounding …

Russia says NATO talks ‘unsuccessful’ as Poland warns of war

US warns Russia over Ukraine as fears of war rise

U.S. warns Russia as Kremlin talks about war threat in Ukraine

U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, left, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov meet on the sidelines of an Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe meeting in Stockholm on Thursday. U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken warned Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at their meeting in Stockholm on Thursday that “if Russia decides to pursue confrontation, there …