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Tag: Russia Invades Ukraine
Russian Forces In Kherson ‘Virtually Cut Off’ As Ukraine Counter-Attacks To Take Key City, U.K. Says
Topline Russian troops occupying the city of Kherson have been “virtually cut off” from the main invading force, the U.K. defense ministry said on Thursday in its daily intelligence update, as Ukraine...
Ukraine’s Cinemas, Museums And Theaters Start Reopening As Russia’s War Targets Cultural Sites
Topline The Theater on Podil in Kyiv, Ukraine, reopened over the weekend for the first time since Russia invaded the country, the Associated Press reports, marking the latest cultural institution in U...
Russia Reacts To EU’s Partial Oil Ban
Topline Russian officials on Tuesday dismissed the European Union’s partial ban on oil imports from the country as part of a new wave of sanctions, while leaders in the regional bloc acknowledged they...
Several Women And Children Evacuated From Besieged Mariupol Steel Plant, Ukrainian And Russian Officials Say
Topline Dozens of women and children have been evacuated from the besieged Azovstal steel plan in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol—that Russia now claims is under its control—a move that comes amid...
Nancy Pelosi Leads Congressional Delegation In Secret Visit To Kyiv, Meets Zelensky
Topline A U.S. Congressional Delegation led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Sunday in another high profile show of support by Washin...
Don’t Underestimate Threat Of Nuclear War, Russian Foreign Minister Warns
Topline Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday said that the threat of a nuclear war “should not be underestimated” as he accused NATO of engaging in a proxy war with Russia in Ukraine, a wa...
U.S. Will Resume Diplomatic Operations In Ukraine This Week, Reports Say
Topline The United States is set to resume diplomatic operations in Ukraine this week and President Joe Biden will soon announce his nominee for ambassador, according to several reports, in a strong s...
In The Shadow Of War, Ukrainians Observe Orthodox Easter
Topline The people of Ukraine observed Orthodox Easter on Sunday, one of the country’s most important holidays in the shadow of a Russian invasion that began exactly two months ago and has resulted in...
Novak Djokovic Hits Out At Wimbledon’s ‘Crazy’ Decision To Ban Russian And Belarusian Players
Topline Serbian tennis superstar Novak Djokovic on Wednesday criticized Wimbledon’s decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players from this year’s event after the organizer of the grand slam tourname...
Majority Of Americans Believe Biden Has Not Been ‘Tough Enough’ Against Russia, Poll Finds
Topline A majority of Americans believe that President Joe Biden’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has not been “tough enough,” according to a poll, even as the White House has attempted to t...
Ukraine Plans To Evacuate 6,000 Women, Children And Elderly From Mariupol After Agreement With Russia
Topline Ukraine is planning to evacuate around 6,000 women, children and elderly people from the besieged port city of Mariupol on Wednesday after reaching a preliminary agreement with Russia to allow...
At Least 6 Killed By Russian Missile Strikes On Lviv Near Polish Border
Topline At least six people were killed in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Monday after it was struck by a Russian missile barrage early in the morning, a strike that comes ahead of a renewed as...
Ukrainian Troops Continue To Fight In Mariupol Despite Russian Ultimatum Demanding Their Surrender
Ukrainian forces continue to hold off a full Russian takeover of the besieged city of Mariupol, an official said on Sunday after the deadline for a Russian ultimatum demanding a surrender from the def...
Russia Will Deploy Nukes In The Baltics If Finland And Sweden Join NATO, Former President Medvedev Warns
Topline Former Russian President and close Putin-ally Dmitry Medvedev warned that Russia is prepared to deploy nuclear weapons in the Baltics in the event that Finland and Sweden join NATO, a threat w...
Russia Say It Has Captured More Than 1,000 Ukrainian Marines, Zelensky Offers Prisoner Swap With Putin Ally
Topline The Russian defense ministry claimed on Wednesday more than 1,000 Ukrainian marines have surrendered in the besieged city of Mariupol, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky proposed to ...
Britain, Australia Join Pentagon To Monitor Russia’s Possible Use Of Chemical Weapons In Ukraine
Topline Officials in Washington and London are investigating the possible use of chemical weapons by the Russian military in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol on Monday, after Ukrainian forces i...
Ukrainian Prosecutors Are Investigating Nearly 4,700 Alleged War Crimes By Russian Forces
Topline Ukrainian officials on Tuesday said they have opened an investigation into alleged torture and killing of civilians by Russian forces in the city of Bucha near Kyiv as the total tally of alleg...
More Sanctions Against Russia ‘On Their Way’ After Bucha Massacre Allegations—Here’s What To Watch For
Topline The European Union is readying a set of additional sanctions against Russia which may include curbs on oil and gas imports, the Financial Times reports, a move that comes amid growing outrage ...
Global Leaders Condemn Alleged Civilian Massacre By Russian Forces Near Kyiv
Topline Global outrage against Russia continued to mount on Monday amid mounting allegations of mass executions and atrocities by Russian forces in Ukraine, prompting calls for a probe and fresh sanct...
U.S. Is Not Seeking Regime Change In Russia, Blinken Clarifies Biden’s Putin Remark
Topline Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday said Washington was not seeking regime change in Moscow, a statement which follows President Joe Biden’s speech in Warsaw where he condemned Putin a...
Ukraine Says New Red Cross Office In Russia Will Legitimize Moscow’s Alleged Abduction Of Civilians
Topline Ukrainian authorities on Sunday appealed to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to not open its planned new facility in Russia, reiterating their earlier warnings that Russia w...
Biden Meets With NATO Allies In Brussels
Follow real-time updates on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. US President Joe Biden walks with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg as he arrives for an … [+] extraordinary summit at NATO ...
Russian Landing Ship Destroyed While Docked In Berdyansk Port, Ukrainian Navy Claims
Topline A Russian Navy amphibious landing ship was destroyed while docked in the Russian-occupied port of Berdyansk in southern Ukraine on Thursday, the Ukrainian navy said hours after photos emerged ...
Moscow Stock Exchange Partially Reopens After Month-Long Closure
Topline Russia partially reopened its stock markets Thursday with heavy restrictions on trading, following a month-long shutdown that was put in place as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and subsequent We...
Rebel Forces In Belarus Have Partially Severed Railway Route Into Ukraine, Kyiv Says
Topline Rebel forces in Belarus have partially severed a railway connection between the country and Ukraine, the Ukrainian Armed Forces said in its daily operational report on Wednesday, signaling opp...
Ukraine Rejects Russian Ultimatum To Surrender Mariupol
Follow real-time updates on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Firefighters douse the fire in the Retroville shopping mall after a Russian attack on the northwest … [+] of the capital Kyiv. AFP...
Russian Shelling On Chemical Plant Caused Ammonia Gas Leak, Sumy Governor Says
Topline An ammonia gas leak in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sumy was detected early on Monday as Russian forces continued to shell a chemical plant on the city’s outskirts, local authorities said, a ...
U.K. Sanctions Roman Abramovich And Six Other Russian Oligarchs, Freezes Assets Including Chelsea F.C.
Topline The U.K. government on Thursday sanctioned Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, freezing all his assets including the English Premier League soccer club Chelsea, as part of a broader sanction...
Global Stocks Slump, Oil Prices Touch 14-Year High As Russia Intensifies Attack On Ukraine
Topline Global stock markets continued to be roiled by the deepening conflict in Ukraine while global crude oil prices briefly hit a 14-year high after Washington indicated that a ban on Russian oil i...