NATO leaders will formally invite Finland and Sweden to join the alliance on Wednesday after Turkey dropped its veto on their membership, NATO's secretary-general announced Tuesday evening, opening the way for one of the group's most substantial expansions in decades, the New York Times...
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For the first time in a century, Russia defaulted on its foreign-currency sovereign debt, the culmination of ever-tougher Western sanctions that cut off payment lines to international creditors, Bloomberg reported. For months, the country discovered ways to avoid sanctions imposed because of its invasion...
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The Group of Seven major economies will restrict gold imports from Russia, the latest in a series of penalties aimed at further isolating Russia economically over its invasion of Ukraine, CBS News reported. A formal announcement is expected Tuesday as the leaders hold their...
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Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia were unanimously accepted as EU candidates by the European Parliament on Thursday, the Independent wrote. The vote comes about four months after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine. Although it demonstrates popular support for the nations' applications...
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Russian and Russian proxy troops in Ukraine's Donetsk area have sustained substantial fatalities, according to British intelligence officials, the BBC noted. Officials believe that the Donetsk militia has lost 55 percent of its initial force. According to Ukrainian commanders, Russian soldiers are intent on...
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Two US veterans captured by Russian forces could be “held responsible” for acts they committed in Ukraine: Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said in an interview with NBC News that Alex Drueke and Andy Huynh are “soldiers of fortune” who were “involved in illegal activities...
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A number of European Union nations are pressing to begin work on a fresh sanction package against Russia and Belarus for the invasion of Ukraine, as well as to provide more military help to Kyiv, according to Reuters. At the same time, EU Foreign...
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The European Commission has endorsed Ukraine's request for EU membership, putting it one step closer to joining the bloc, the BBC reported. Candidacy is an important step in joining the EU, but the process could take years. The European Commission's suggestion still has to...
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French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi landed in Kyiv Thursday, visiting the Ukrainian capital for the first time since Russia's invasion began, Politico wrote. The three leaders rode a night train to Kyiv, where they were...
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The US Defense Department said the latest support package for Ukraine is worth around $1 billion and includes more howitzers, ammo and Harpoon coastal defense systems, CNN reported. Meanwhile, NATO member countries will continue to supply Ukraine with heavy weaponry and long-range systems, even...
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Ukrainian authorities uncovered another mass grave in a forest near the town of Bucha, where Russian troops allegedly committed mass atrocities against its residents following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, the Associated Press reported Tuesday. Officials said they have discovered the bodies of 1,316 individuals...
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Russian forces have driven Ukrainian troops out of the center of Sievierodonetsk, appearing to diminish Ukraine's hold on the vital eastern city, according to the New York Times. The Ukrainian military said combat was still going on in the riverside city, where Ukrainian and...
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Russian forces now control the majority of Sievierodonetsk, the battleground for Ukraine's eastern Donbas area, according to CNN. Street fighting raged on Saturday in the eastern city, where Russian and Ukrainian troops remain engaged in combat. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he was trying...
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A court in the pro-Russian self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic on Thursday sentenced to death three foreigners convicted of being "mercenaries" for Ukraine, the Washington Post reported. The three men – two British and one Moroccan – were apprehended by Russian authorities in Mariupol in...
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Russian and Turkish officials ended discussions on Wednesday without making any significant progress toward establishing a sea route to transport grain from Ukraine across the Black Sea as part of a United Nations-backed plan to ease the global food crisis, the Wall Street Journal...
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Russia claimed Tuesday that it had taken wide sections of eastern Ukraine following a weeks-long assault and the recent deployment of more troops, the Associated Press wrote. According to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, Moscow's forces control 97 percent of the Luhansk region. The...
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The United Kingdom said it will supply long-range missiles to Ukraine, joining the United States in reinforcing the country's defense systems despite Russian threats, the Hill reported. British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace announced the delivery of multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS), which can hit targets...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday that if Ukraine receives powerful missile systems from Western countries, Moscow will strike targets "we have (not) yet struck," according to the Washington Post. Ukraine has lobbied hard for such weapons. President Biden acknowledged last week that the...
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that Russian forces control roughly one-fifth of Ukraine, as fighting in the Donbas region continued, the Evening Standard reported. His remarks came as Russian soldiers were consolidating control of the industrial city of Sievierodonetsk following days of escalated...
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The Biden administration says it will deploy a small number of high-tech, medium-range rocket systems to Ukraine, a key weapon that Ukrainian authorities have been pleading for as they try to halt Russian advancement in the Donbas region, Al Jazeera wrote. Russia condemned the...
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