Russia-Ukraine Crisis
Mayor tells civilians to flee as Russian forces approach; Ukraine warns it will need ‘colossal funds’ to rebuild
‘We have no alternative’ but to fight, Zelenskyy says “We have no alternative. It is about our independence, about our future, about the fate of the entire Ukrainian people,” said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (pictured here on June 16). Ludovic Marin | Reuters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that his forces have no option […]
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Russian forces turn firepower on Donetsk after capturing Luhansk; Zelenskyy vows Ukraine will win back its land
Russia’s ‘grinding and attritional’ tactics in the Donbas unlikely to change, UK says Britain’s Ministry of Defense has said that Russian forces, having seized the Luhansk province in the Donbas after weeks of intense shelling, are likely to employ the same tactics to seize Donetsk Scott Olson | Getty Images Britain’s Ministry of Defense has […]
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Russia says iron curtain is ‘already descending’; Biden pledges to stick with Ukraine for ‘as long as it takes’
Russian trial for American basketball player Brittney Griner begins American basketball player Brittney Griner (pictured here at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games) was accused by Russian authorities of having cannabis oil in her luggage and smuggling the narcotic material, a crime that could draw a 10-year jail sentence. Jean Catuffe | Getty Images American basketball […]
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‘Everything was going fine between us’ Putin says of NATO expansion; war grinds on in Ukraine with one city under ‘constant shelling’
City of Lysychansk under ‘constant shelling’ as battle rages to control wider region Ukrainian soldiers in the eastern Luhansk region on June 23, 2022. On Wednesday, Serhiy Haidai, the governor of the Luhansk region where the fighting is most severe, said that the city of Lysychansk is under “constant shelling.” Anatolii Stepanov | Afp | […]
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DOJ says the U.S. and allies have frozen $30 billion of Russian elites’ assets, $300 billion of Moscow bank funds
The 106m-long and 18m-high super luxury motor yacht Amadea, one of the largest yacht in the world is seen after anchored at pier in Pasatarlasi for bunkering with 9 fuel trucks, on February 18, 2020 in Bodrum district of Mugla province in Turkey. Anadolu Agency | Getty Images The Department of Justice said Wednesday that […]
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‘Russian terror’ killing innocent civilians, Ukraine says; NATO reaches historic deal to expand further
What to expect from this NATO summit, and what’s already happened NATO leaders are gathering Madrid to outline their vision for the West’s security agenda. Nurphoto | Getty Images The NATO summit taking place in Madrid will be a historic one, its Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday, with a deal on the table to […]
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U.S. blocks gold imports from Russia in latest round of sanctions targeting Putin’s war
The Treasury Department on Tuesday announced that the U.S. and a handful of key economic allies will prohibit imports of Russian gold, Moscow’s largest export outside of the energy sector. The expanded sanctions represent the latest effort by the U.S. and some of its Group of Seven partners to target Russian President Vladimir Putin and […]
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NATO countries gather as Ukraine war overshadows Europe; Russian attack on shopping mall kills at least 15 people
NATO alliance set to meet in Spain as Russia’s aggression increases NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg has already previewed new moves by the alliance, announcing on Monday that it would increase its rapid response force and will bolster its battlegroups in eastern Europe. Yves Herman | Reuters The NATO military alliance is all set to meet […]
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NATO’s plan to label China as a systemic challenge is particularly significant, says think tank
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Charles Edel of the Center for Strategic and International Studies discusses the military alliance’s first new strategy concept in a decade and says it’s sending a “big signal.” Source
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Zelenskyy set to ask G-7 leaders for more firepower to fight Russian forces; Kyiv, Odesa and other key regions hit by missile strikes
UK’s Boris Johnson to tell fellow G-7 leaders they must end Putin’s ‘stranglehold’ on food prices British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is due to call on world leaders gathered at the G-7 summit in Germany on Monday to take urgent action to get essential food supplies out of Ukraine. The U.K. said it was working […]
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