War
With tanks and artillery, Russia intensifies attacks on east Ukraine; gas supply concerns deepen as pipeline is shut down
Russian forces are making incremental gains in Donetsk as they regroup, UK says Russian troops continue to make small, incremental territorial gains in the Donetsk region of the Donbas, with Russia claiming to have seized control of the town of Hryhorivka, Britain’s Ministry of Defense said Tuesday. Russian forces also continue their assault along the […]
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15 dead, dozens trapped after attack on Donetsk apartments; Kyiv says Russia isn’t taking an ‘operational pause’
Le Maire: Russia cutting gas to Europe is one of the key scenarios French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, speaking Sunday to CNBC’s Charlotte Reed at the Rencontres Economiques event in Aix-en-Provence, discusses the possibility of Russia shutting off the gas taps to Europe. “I think that this is one of the key scenarios and […]
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Ukraine says retaking of Snake Island shows Kyiv ‘cannot be broken’; Russia hits out at West at G-20
Zelenskyy says retaking of Snake Island shows Ukraine ‘cannot be broken’ Moscow said Russian troops withdrew from Snake Island (pictured here in an image released by the military governor of Odesa) last week as a “goodwill gesture.” Ukraine, however, said Russian forces hastily evacuated after successful military action. Odessa Military Governor | Anadolu Agency | […]
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Russia says the West risks the ‘wrath’ of God if it punishes Moscow over the war; heavy weapons start to have an impact
Humanity at risk if the West seeks to punish Russia over Ukraine, official warns Former President Dmitry Medvedev said on Telegram on Wednesday that he thought it was a “crazy” idea “to create tribunals or courts for the so-called investigation of Russia’s actions” in Ukraine. Ekaterina Shtukina | Sputnik | Reuters A top Russian official […]
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Russia takes steps toward mobilizing economy for war; air alerts cover almost the whole of Ukraine
The battle for Sloviansk is fast approaching, UK says A market in Sloviansk was struck on July 5, 2022, following a suspected missile attack amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Miguel Medina | AFP | Getty Images Britain’s Ministry of Defense said a battle for the major city of Sloviansk on the front line in […]
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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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‘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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