Tag: Ukraine
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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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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…
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Massive Abuses: Russia’s mass strike on Ukraine is horrific- NATO reacts
Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO, has condemned Russia’s mass strike on Ukraine on Monday morning, describing it as horrific. Stoltenberg tweeted condemnation of Russia’s “horrific & indiscriminate attacks on civilian infrastructure.” He said: “NATO will continue supporting the brave Ukrainian people to fight back against the Kremlin’s aggression for…
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Ukraine reclaims more territory in region captured by Russia
Ukraine said its forces have retaken more settlements in Kherson, one of four partially Russian-occupied regions that President Vladimir Putin formally incorporated into Russia in Europe’s biggest annexation since World War II. With Russian forces retreating from front lines in the south and east, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in a late Wednesday address that…
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Vladimir Putin: A nuclear-armed incarnate of Adolf Hitler – By Dennis Onakinor
As the Nazi German leader, who sought to impose on the world his totalitarian ideology rooted in Aryan racial superiority dogma, the story of the meteoric rise and ignominious fall of Adolf Hitler between 1933 – 1945 is well-known. What is not well-known is whether Hitler, who went by the title of “Der Further” (The…
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Putin declares Ukrainian provinces as part of Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared four Ukrainian provinces to be part of the Russian Federation as he signed a document to formally annex the regions occupied by Moscow’s troops.
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War: Russia begins formal annexation of four Ukrainian regions
Russian President, Vladimir Putin proclaimed an annexation of four Ukraine cities and has also vowed to protect them as properties of Russia. This annexation has been considered the biggest in the world’s history after the end of World War 11 in 1945. Putin’s attitude towards the annexation is seen as a defiance of international law…
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U.S. warns Putin of ‘catastrophic’ consequences over nuclear weapons
United States National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said the U.S. would respond decisively to any Russian use of nuclear weapons against Ukraine. Sullivan said the United States has spelled out to Moscow the “catastrophic consequences” it would face.
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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky Involved In Car crash
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky was involved in a car accident on Thursday in Ukraine amid the ongoing war with Russia. A motorist collided with a vehicle carrying Zelensky as his motorcade passed through Kyiv, though the president was not seriously injured in the accident, his spokesman said early Thursday morning.
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Russia gaining from conflict in Ukraine – Putin
President Vladimir Putin said Russia had gained, not lost, from the conflict in Ukraine because it was embarking on a new sovereign path that would restore its global clout. Putin increasingly casts the conflict in Ukraine, which he calls a “special military operation”, as a turning point in history when Russia finally threw off the…