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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the war-torn southern frontline on Saturday for the first time since the Russian invasion as “fierce battles” raged again in the eastern Donbas region. Making a rare trip outside Kyiv, where he is based for security reasons, Zelensky travelled to the hold-out Black Sea city of Mykolaiv and visited troops […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin slammed the West’s “economic blitzkrieg” and vowed that Russia would withstand sanctions levied over its invasion of Ukraine in his address at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) Friday. Sergey Bobylev / TASS Russian President Vladimir Putin slammed the West’s “economic blitzkrieg” and vowed that Russia would withstand sanctions levied […]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged the European Union on Wednesday to let his country start on the road to membership, warning that Russia’s territorial ambitions stretched from the Polish capital Warsaw to the Bulgarian capital Sofia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy answers media questions during a press conference in a city subway under a central square […]

In Kharkiv direction, the enemy tries to prevent Ukraine’s Defense Forces from reaching the state border of Ukraine and the rear of the Russian grouping of troops in Slovyansk direction. In Kharkiv direction, the enemy tries to prevent Ukraine’s Defense Forces from reaching the state border of Ukraine and the rear of the Russian grouping […]

Brussels is on Friday expected to recommend that Ukraine become a candidate for EU membership. Decisions on Moldova and Georgia are also set to be announced. If the European Commission favours granting candidate status to any of the trio, leaders of EU countries will then have the final say at a summit in Brussels on […]

Kyiv: Macron, Scholz and Draghi meet Zelensky German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi arrived in Ukraine. Paris and Berlin in particular have been harshly criticized for their attitude towards Putin. What could the three politicians achieve with their mission? All’s fair in times of love and war? […]

Somalia’s president has nominated Hamza Abdi Barre, a former chairman of the Jubbaland state election commission, as prime minister. “I ask the parliament to approve him as soon as possible. I ask the prime minister to fulfil the work before him like tackling insecurity, drought, climate change and good relations with all countries,” President Hassan Sheikh […]

The European Union’s political heavyweights were en route for Kyiv on Thursday morning in a bid to underscore Europe’s support for Ukraine. France’s president, Emmanuel Macron; Germany’s chancellor, Olaf Scholz; and Italy’s prime minister, Mario Draghi set off for the Ukrainian capital on an overnight train on Wednesday. French President Emmanuel Macron, third left, Italian Prime Minister Mario […]

Children born in the occupied region of Kherson region in the months after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine will automatically receive Russian passports, a Moscow-installed official said Thursday. Children eat ice-cream at a park in Kherson, Kherson region, south Ukraine.AP Photo / TASS “Children born after [Feb.] 24 automatically receive Russian citizenship,” Kirill Stremousov, an official in […]

Ukrainian forces holed up in a chemical plant in the embattled city of Severodonetsk are still fighting although the deadline for Russia’s ultimatum to surrender passes, as NATO discusses sending more arms to Kyiv An aerial view shows destroyed houses after strikes in the town of Pryvillya at the eastern Donbass region, Ukraine, June 14, […]