The latest on the Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: BRUSSELS — European Union foreign ministers are holding emergency talks later Sunday to discuss ways to help Ukraine’s armed forces fight back against the Russian invasion. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell will chair the videoconference, starting at 1700 GMT. Borrell […]
WARSAW, Poland — When Volodymyr Zelenskyy was growing up in southeastern Ukraine, his Jewish family spoke Russian and his father once forbade the younger Zelenskyy from going abroad to study in Israel. Instead, Zelenskyy studied law at home. Upon graduation, he found a new home in movie acting […]
Summary Control of all of Ukraine probably not part of plan Russian tactics suggest ‘flanking movement’ Western Ukraine could be under Belarus-like regime Splitting Ukraine would reduce costs of occupation BRUSSELS/MOSCOW, Feb 25 – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine looks designed to take Kyiv and create a land corridor […]
LVIV, Ukraine, Feb 26 – The morning after Russian missiles rained down on Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addressed the nation in his favourite style: the selfie video. Unshaven, wearing a khaki jacket and flashing a smile, he told the nation that contrary to reports of him trying […]
LONDON, Feb 26 – Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine this week, sparking a slew of sanctions and turmoil in global financial markets. Below are six charts showing the week’s dramatic moves in financial markets: ENERGY SURGE Fears of a potential supply disruption on oil markets from […]
The Russian TikTok video has it all: a cat, puppies and a pulsing background beat. It’s cute, watchable and hardly seems the stuff of state propaganda. In 2014, Russia flooded the internet with fake accounts pushing disinformation about its takeover of Crimea. Eight years later, experts say Russia is […]
MOSCOW — Moscow may respond to Western sanctions by opting out of the last nuclear arms deal with the U.S., cutting diplomatic ties with Western nations and freezing their assets, a senior Russian official warned Saturday as Russia’s ties with the West dived to new lows over its […]
KYIV, Ukraine — Russian troops pressed toward Ukraine’s capital Saturday after a night of explosions and street fighting sent Kyiv residents seeking shelter underground. The country’s leader refused an American offer to evacuate, insisting he would stay. “The fight is here,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. Ukrainian officials reported […]
Summary EU adds Russian lawmakers to blacklist Britain to stop selling sovereign debt Ukraine calls up reservists Oil price falls, global stocks break four-day slide MOSCOW/DONETSK, Feb 23 (Reuters) – The United States and its allies unveiled more sanctions against Russia on Wednesday over its recognition of two […]
UNITED NATIONS — Russian President Vladimir Putin received no support from members of the U.N. Security Council at an emergency meeting Monday night for his actions to bring separatists in eastern Ukraine under Moscow’s control. The U.S. called his moves a pretext for a further invasion, many members […]
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