Tag: Russia
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Heavy Russian barrage on Ukraine’s critical infrastructure cuts off water for Kyiv, others
A massive barrage of Russian strikes on Monday morning has hit critical infrastructure in Kyiv, Kharkiv and other Ukrainian cities, knocking out water and power supplies in apparent retaliation. Moscow alleged that there was a Ukrainian attack on its Black Sea Fleet over the weekend. Russia has intensified its attacks on Ukraine’s power plants and…
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Russia declares end of mobilisation for Ukraine war
Russia says it has finished calling up reservists to fight in Ukraine, having drafted hundreds of thousands of people in a month, with more than a quarter of them already sent to the battlefield.
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Stoltenberg warns Russia not to ‘use false pretexts’ for escalation
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said that “Russia must not use false pretexts for further escalation” in the Ukraine conflict. “Russia now falsely claims Ukraine is preparing to use a radiological ‘dirty bomb’ on its own territory,” the NATO boss said.
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Putin declares martial law in four Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine
Russian President, Vladimir Putin, said on Wednesday he was introducing martial law in four Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine that Moscow claimed last month as its own territory. but is struggling to defend itself from Ukrainian advances. In televised remarks to members of his Security Council, Putin boosted the powers of Russia’s regional governors and ordered…
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Ukraine crisis: Russia’s president, Putin warns of global catastrophe
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that any direct clash of Nato troops with Russia would lead to a “global catastrophe”.
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‘We do not want a world war’ – Macron tells Putin
French President Emmanuel Macron has called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to give up his war in Ukraine, saying the world did not want to see an escalation of the violence. “We do not want a world war,” Macron tweeted on Thursday.
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Russia can’t erase sovereign state from map, says Biden
U.S. President said the UN resolution against Russia’s annexations in Ukraine, passed with a historic majority, was a message to Moscow that it can’t erase sovereign state from the map. “Today, the overwhelming majority of the world nations from every region, large and small, representing a wide array of ideologies and governments voted to defend…
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Russian attacks on Ukraine could be war crimes – UN
UN Human Rights Office in Geneva on Tuesday said the spate of recent deadly Russian attacks on Ukraine could be classified as war crimes. The UN spokesperson, Ravina Shamdasani said “attacks targeting civilians and objects indispensable to the survival of civilians are prohibited under international humanitarian law.
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Erdogan, Putin scheduled to meet later this week
Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will hold a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin later this week in the Kazakh capital of Astana, a Turkish presidential source said on Tuesday. The meeting between the two leaders is scheduled for Thursday, on the sidelines of an Asian security summit, the source said.
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U.S. President, Biden reiterates commitment to supply weapons to Ukrainian forces
United States President, Joe Biden, has reiterated America’s commitment to supply billions in aid and weapons to Ukrainian forces, following Russia’s latest aerial assault on Ukraine. Biden, in a statement, denounced Russia’s latest hit, stressing that the attacks “only further reinforce our commitment”. Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and leading military officials all spoke…