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Ukraine/Russia

NATO state rejects €100-billion Ukraine war chest 'madness'

Hungary will oppose draft plan just floated by NATO chief to establish €100-billion war chest to fund Ukraine, FM Peter Szijjarto says

Russia Today - World - 2 hours ago

Lawmakers in Serbia elect new government with pro-Russia ministers sanctioned by the US

As Serbian lawmakers voted a new government into office, two-pro Russia officials who are sanctioned by the U.S. were reinstated; the government got backing in a 152-61 vote in the parliament.

Fox News - World - 2 hours ago

Ukraine talks without Russia part. not aimed at result

TEHRAN, May 02 (MNA) – Negotiations on the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict without Russia's participation are not aimed at the result, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

Mehr News Agency - Top Stories - 3 hours ago

In Ukraine war, China is helping tilt momentum in Russia's favor, top U.S. spy says

China’s assistance has helped Russia shore up its military, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines told senators Thursday.

NBC News - World - 3 hours ago

Facing Russian threat and an uncertain America, Europe rearms - Washington has long urged European nations to spend more on their own defense. Russia's Ukraine invasion, and European doubts about America's role in tomorrow's world, have had the desired effect.

Washington has long urged European nations to spend more on their own defense. Russia’s Ukraine invasion, and European doubts about America’s role in tomorrow’s world, have had the desired effect.

Christian Science Monitor - World - 3 hours ago

Lawmakers in Serbia elect new government with pro-Russia ministers sanctioned by US

The vote reflects persistent close ties with Moscow despite the Balkan nation's proclaimed bid to join the European Union

Voice of America - Top Stories - 4 hours ago

Russia displays Western tanks captured in Ukraine war

On a bright May Day public holiday, lines stretched out of buildings to get into the “Trophies of the Russian Army” display, which is being held outside a museum commemorating the Soviet Union’s 1945 triumph over Nazi Germany

First Post - Top Stories - 4 hours ago

Tarik Amar: This is the biggest illusion about the Ukraine war the West refuses to acknowledge

Despite what foreign leaders and commentators say – and really seem to believe – Russia is the one setting the tempo of the conflict

Russia Today - Opinion - 6 hours ago

Threat of sending Western troops to Ukraine necessary – Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron has doubled down on his “strategic ambiguity” approach to the Ukraine conflict

Russia Today - World - 8 hours ago

Russia troops accused of 'executing' surrendering Ukraine soldiers: Report

Human Rights Watch investigates ‘apparent summary executions’ and says actions could amount to war crimes.

Aljazeera - Top Stories - 9 hours ago

Biden blasted for attacking ally and comparing Japan to Russia and China: 'Not something diplomatic to say'

President Joe Biden lumped in longtime ally Japan with Russia and China, denouncing them as "xenophobic," which drew widespread outrage.

Washington Examiner - World - 9 hours ago

Russia takes control of another village in Ukraine's Donetsk

MOSCOWRussia on Thursday said it took control of another village in Ukraine’s Donetsk region."As a result of active actions, units of the Center group o

Albawaba - Top Stories - 9 hours ago

Poland Calls for 'Heavy Brigade' of EU Troops Amid Rising Russia Threat

Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski stressed the importance of not having to call on the U.S. "for every emergency on our periphery."

Newsweek - World - 9 hours ago

Russia 'Launching Kamikaze Drones' over Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant: Video

Ukraine has long warned about the dangers of Moscow targeting the atomic facility.

Newsweek - World - 10 hours ago

Moscow says any peace conference on Ukraine without Russia lacks oriented results

MOSCOWKremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov emphasized on Thursday that any peace conference regarding the Ukrainian settlement without Russia's involvement l

Albawaba - Top Stories - 10 hours ago

Macron says ruling out actions in support of Ukraine weakens resistance to Russia

Russia breached global chemical weapons ban in Ukraine war, US says

Voice of America - Top Stories - 10 hours ago

Russia using chemical choking agents against Ukrainian troops, US claims

Ukraine's military has said at least 500 troops have been treated for exposure to toxic substances, with one dying as a result of suffocating on tear gas.

Sky News - World - 11 hours ago

State Department wants China, Russia to declare that AI won't control nuclear weapons, only humans

A State Department official is pushing for China and Russia to make statements declaring that AI will not be used to make nuclear weapons decisions.

Fox News - Top Stories - 11 hours ago

MayFest in Odessa event Saturday to benefit Corbit-Calloway Memorial Library

ODESSA — The 11th annual MayFest in Odessa event will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

Bay to Bay News - Top Stories - 11 hours ago

Odesa hit by Russia missile attack

Ukraine's State Emergency Services reported that at least 14 people were injured in a Russian missile attack on the port city of Odesa.

Sky News - World - 11 hours ago

Russia using choking agents in Ukraine, US says

The state department says Moscow has used a World War One-era weapon to "dislodge" Ukrainian troops.

BBC News - Top Stories - 13 hours ago

Moscow denies US allegations of chemical weapon use in Ukraine

Moscow dismissed Thursday U.S. allegations that Russian forces have used a 'chemical weapon' in their ongoing Ukraine invasion. The U.S. State Department...

Daily Sabah - World - 12 hours ago

Kremlin rejects US claims Russia used 'chemical weapon' in Ukraine

The Kremlin on Thursday rejected allegations by the United States that Russian forces had used a "chemical weapon" in Ukraine.

Hurriyet Daily News - World - 12 hours ago

Griner felt 'less than human' during Russia imprisonment

American Brittney Griner says she felt "less than human" during her time in a Russian prison for possessing cannabis oil.

BBC News - Sports - 13 hours ago

Biden calls U.S. ally Japan 'xenophobic,' along with China and Russia

President Joe Biden said that the U.S. economy was growing “because we welcome immigrants” and that other countries were held back economically by anti-immigration policies.

NBC News - Politics - 17 hours ago

Putin's crushing new offensive could be the end of Ukraine

The West’s support isn’t coming quickly enough to match the supplies Russia is getting from its allies

Telegraph UK - Top Stories - 17 hours ago

US official urges China, Russia to declare only humans, not AI, control nuclear weapons

A senior US official on Thursday (2 May) urged China and Russia to match declarations by the United States and others that only humans, and never artificial intelligence, would make decisions on deploying nuclear weapons.

Euractiv - Top Stories - 17 hours ago

US, allies press UAE over Russia trade, sanctions

The US, Britain and the EU are pressing the United Arab Emirates to show it is cracking down on firms evading sanctions imposed on Russia over the war in Ukraine, according to three sources aware of the diplomatic outreach.

Euractiv - World - 17 hours ago

Russia proposes U.N. resolution on banning weapons in space, after vetoing similar U.N.-Japan draft

Russia has circulated a U.N. resolution calling on all countries to take urgent action to prevent putting weapons in outer space "for all time" a week after it vetoed a U.S.-Japan resolution

Washington Times - World - 23 hours ago

Russia using banned chemical weapons in war on Ukraine, State Department says

Russia has violated the Chemical Weapons Convention on the battlefield in Ukraine, according to State Department officials.

Washington Examiner - World - 1 day ago

Russia breached global chemical weapons ban in Ukraine war, US says 

Accusation comes same day Russian missile attack on Ukraine kills five people, local officials say

Voice of America - US News - 1 day ago

New Russia Sanctions Target Weapons Development and Countries Assisting in Sanctions Evasion

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the action “will further disrupt and degrade Russia’s war efforts by going after its military industrial base and the evasion networks that help supply it.”

Military.com - US News - 1 day ago

Ukrainian Drones Hit Major Rosneft Refinery in Russia

A new wave of Ukrainian drone attacks hit a major refinery owned by Rosneft, just as Russia had started to recover from previous attacks.

OilPrice.com - Business - 1 day ago

Russia hits Ukrainian military HQ – MOD

The Russian military has conducted a strike on the Ukrainian HQ commanding troops in the south, the Defense Ministry says

Russia Today - US News - 1 day ago

Russia ties emboldening North Korea – Pentagon

Washington has raised concerns about North Korea’s confidence-boosting alliance with Russia

Russia Today - World - 1 day ago

Hong Kong Becomes Key in CCP's Supply of Semiconductors to Russia

After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the number of newly registered companies with ‘Russia’ in their names has surged in Hong Kong.

Epoch Times - Opinion - 2 days ago

Russia says it shot down six U.S.-made ATACMS missiles; Odesa, Kharkiv hit with deadly strikes

A day of mourning has been declared in the Ukrainian port city of Odesa after a Russian missile strike killed five people and left 32 other injured.

CNBC - Politics - 2 days ago

Ukraine no longer: How locals are coming together to rebuild Russia's new Lugansk republic

An American journalist details her trip to a region which has been at the center of conflict for over a decade

Russia Today - Opinion - 2 days ago

Ukraine woman, 98, walks 10km under shelling to escape Russians

‘I survived that war (World War Two), and I am surviving this war’, Lidia Stepanivna said after being rescued by police

Independent UK - World - 2 days ago

UN experts say North Korea missile landed in Ukraine's Kharkiv

The debris from a missile that landed in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on 2 January was from a North Korean Hwasong-11 series ballistic missile, United Nations sanctions monitors told a Security Council committee in a report seen by Reuters on Monday (29 April).

Euractiv - World - 2 days ago

Russia says it has captured another Donetsk village after Ukraine pulls back forces in the east

Russia's defense ministry claimed Monday that its forces had captured the village of Semenivka in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk.

CNBC - Politics - 3 days ago

As banks pull plug on Russia payments, China firms go 'underground'

In southern China, an appliance manufacturer is facing hurdles in shipping its products to Russia, not because of any problems with the gadgets but because...

Daily Sabah - Business - 3 days ago

Blinken in Beijing: The US tried to turn China against Russia – but did it work?

Washington wants Beijing to disown Moscow so that it is isolated in a potential confrontation

Russia Today - Top Stories - 4 days ago

Russia kidnapped me and thousands more. We need US to help Ukraine free other stolen children

My little brother and I were kidnapped by Russia along with 19,000 other children when Putin invaded Ukraine. We need American help to save our nation and free the others.

Fox News - Opinion - 4 days ago

UK to develop hypersonic missiles 'to catch up with China and Russia by 2030'

Plans are at an early stage, according to a newspaper report, although there is no decision on whether the missile will be launched from land, sea or air.

Sky News - Technology - 4 days ago

Half of Russia-China payments conducted via third parties – Reuters

Market for third-party payment is reportedly flourishing as US threatens sanctions against Chinese banks

Russia Today - Business - 5 days ago

Oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar suspends operations after Ukraine drone attack, says TASS

Slavyansk oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar region was damaged in a Ukraine drone attack, local authorities said on Saturday.

CNBC - Politics - 5 days ago

Russia assesses impact of possible US seizure of assets

The confiscation of Russian assets won’t shake the country’s financial stability, central bank chief Elvira Nabiullina says

Russia Today - Business - 6 days ago

Russia freezes assets of largest US bank

A St. Petersburg court has frozen JPMorgan’s assets in Russia after VTB bank filed a lawsuit to recover sanctioned funds

Russia Today - Business - 7 days ago

Ukraine gains power to hit deep into Russia with new US missiles

The ATACMS missiles were fired by Ukraine for first time last week and more are coming in a new US aid package, officials say

Evening Standard - World - 7 days ago

Was the Ukraine Aid Bill a Trump Defeat or a Strategic Retreat?

Trump stood aside as his closest allies lost a big foreign-aid fight in Congress.

New York Magazine - Politics - 8 days ago

Ukraine uses ballistic missiles secretly sent by US against Russia

Ukraine bombed a Russian military facility in Crimea last week, using ballistic missiles secretly sent by the United States for the first time, officials...

Daily Sabah - World - 8 days ago

U.S. Senate approves $95 billion aid package for Israel, Taiwan, Ukraine

Vote passes with overwhelming 80 to 19 majority to send $26 billion to Israel, $61 billion to Ukraine and $8.12 billion to Taiwan; Biden vows to sign bill into law

YNET News - World - 8 days ago

Russia riding sanctions all the way to the bank – economy ministry

The economy will continue to expand this year despite Western sanctions, according to Maksim Reshetnikov

Russia Today - Business - 9 days ago

Ukraine Looks to Turn the Tide Against Russia with Fresh U.S. Aid

Ukraine is set to receive a $60 billion aid package from the US to bolster its defense against Russian forces, potentially shifting the balance of power in the ongoing conflict.

OilPrice.com - World - 9 days ago

US to target Chinese banks for working with Russia – WSJ

Lawmakers in Washington are reportedly working on measures to cut off sanctioned lenders from the global financial system

Russia Today - Business - 9 days ago

Passing Ukraine Aid Doesn't Make Mike Johnson a Bipartisan Hero

As with Mike Pence, one good deed can’t erase the Speaker’s long history of toadying to Trump.

New York Magazine - Politics - 10 days ago

Russia designates Meta an extremist organisation

Meta spokesperson sentenced to six years in penal colony for ‘publicly defending terrorism’

Independent UK - Technology - 10 days ago

Poland's eagerness to host US nuclear arms raises alarm in Russia

Poland is ready to host nuclear arms if NATO decides to deploy the weapons in the face of Russia reinforcing its armaments in Belarus and Kaliningrad,...

Daily Sabah - World - 10 days ago

In Ukraine, relief over U.S. aid vote — and fear over what an angry Russia will do next

Amid worsening Ukraine war outlook, an infusion of American military aid is seen as crucial in the fight against Russian invaders. Will it be enough?

Los Angeles Times - World - 10 days ago

Unlikely alliance clears way for House vote on Israel and Ukraine aid

A bipartisan House coalition took a key step toward moving to a vote on aid to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan. The full House will now vote on the legislation this weekend. A separate bill could pave the way for a ban on TikTok. NBC News' Ryan Nobles reports.

NBC News - Technology - 12 days ago

EU Sanctions on Russia Face Legal Challenges

The recent legal challenges to the EU's sanctions against Russia, including the delisting of three individuals, highlight the EU's struggles to maintain the sanctions.

OilPrice.com - World - 15 days ago

After Iran's attack repelled, Zelensky demands same defense alliance as Israel

Israel's alliance with the U.S. helped it defeat missiles and UAVs from Iran, and now Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expects to receive similar assistance against the Russians: 'Israel is not a NATO member, yet they helped save lives, Moscow, like Tehran, spreads terror'

YNET News - World - 16 days ago

Ukrainians contemplate the once unthinkable: Losing the war with Russia

Could Ukraine lose the war? Once nearly taboo, the question hovers in Kyiv, but Ukrainians believe they must fight for their lives against Putin's troops.

Los Angeles Times - World - 19 days ago

Trump's secret plan to end Russia-Ukraine war

The former US president pledged to end the war within 24 hours if elected, but refuses to disclose how; In report, his main strategy is to pressure Zelensky into territorial concessions to Putin

YNET News - World - 24 days ago

Russia exodus costs foreign firms over $107 billion

The corporate exodus from Russia since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine has cost foreign companies more than $107 billion in writedowns and lost revenue, a...

Daily Sabah - Business - 1 month ago

Ukraine War Veteran Makes Bionic Prosthetic Arm for Amputee Soldier

It’s estimated that 10,000 people in Ukraine have lost at least one limb due to the ongoing war with Russia.

Inside Edition - Health - 1 month ago

Ancient stone tools found in Ukraine date to over 1 million years ago, and may be oldest in Europe

Ancient stone tools found in western Ukraine may be the oldest known evidence of early human presence in Europe.

AP News - Science - 1 month ago

2 Years After Russia's Invasion, Ukraine Needs More Than Just Our Aid. It Needs Our Attention.

Saturday, Feb. 24, marked the second anniversary of Russia's unprovoked and illegal invasion of Ukraine.

Military.com - Opinion - 2 months ago

Despite escalating sanctions, key machines imported from East Asia sustain Russia's war effort in Ukraine

Despite sanctions against Moscow in place as early as 2022, Asia remains a major source of key imports for Russia's war effort, including in the area of dual use machines.

Global Voices - Business - 2 months ago

Ukraine says 53, including 6 children, hurt in Russian missile strikes on Kyiv

Russia's second missile assault on Kyiv this week injured at least 53 people, damaging homes and a children's hospital, Ukrainian officials said on Wednesday, as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pleaded in Washington for more help for his country.

Reuters - World - 4 months ago

Zelenskiy meets Republican doubts in push for US aid to fight Russia

President Joe Biden warned Republicans on Tuesday that they would give Russia a "Christmas gift" if they failed to provide additional military aid to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, whose meeting with a top U.S. lawmaker concluded without a commitment for more support.

Reuters - US News - 4 months ago

U.S. intelligence assesses Ukraine war has cost Russia 315,000 casualties -source

A declassified U.S. intelligence report assessed that the Ukraine war has cost Russia 315,000 dead and injured troops, or nearly 90% of the personnel it had when the conflict began, a source familiar with the intelligence said on Tuesday.

Reuters - World - 4 months ago

Watch Out for Backroom Warmongers Urging NATO Entanglement in Ukraine

Recent proposals encouraging initiatives to increase NATO membership for Eastern European nations are antagonistic, ill-timed and of questionable strategic value to the U.S.

Military.com - Opinion - 7 months ago

Erdoğan says West must 'keep promises' on Ukraine grain deal

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Tuesday that the revival of a key deal with Russia that allowed Ukraine to export its grain via the Black Sea...

Daily Sabah - Politics - 8 months ago

Russia opens fire on Ukraine-bound cargo ship in Black Sea

A Russian warship on Sunday fired warning shots at a cargo ship in the southwestern Black Sea as it made its way northwards, marking the first time Moscow...

Daily Sabah - Politics - 8 months ago

IOC president blasts Ukraine – media

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Back has reportedly urged Kiev against calls to boycott the Paris 2024 Games

Russia Today - Sports - 1 year ago

Russia and Belarus may be permitted to send neutral delegations to the 2024 Olympics

Ukraine’s Sports Minister Vadim Guttsait says his country might boycott the Paris Olympics next year if Russia and Belarus are granted entry

Russia Today - Sports - 1 year ago

Ukraine Invaded by Russia: Inside the War, the Refugee Crisis and the World's Reaction

Russia's invasion of Ukraine began Feb. 24. Since then, at least 24,000 people have been killed and at least 10 million people have been displaced.

Inside Edition - Politics - 2 years ago

In the Ukraine Conflict, Fake Fact-Checks Are Being Used to Spread Disinformation

Social media posts debunking purported Ukrainian disinformation are themselves fake. That doesn’t stop them from being featured on Russian state TV.

ProPublica - Technology - 2 years ago