Hillary Clinton says she’d back Trump for Nobel Peace Prize if he ends Ukraine war
WASHINGTON, DC – In a rare show of political crossfire unity, former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she would nominate Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize if he could…
Russia launches missiles at railroad station in central Ukraine, Zelenskiy tells U.N
(Reuters) – Russia has launched missiles at a railroad station in Ukraine’s central Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told a Ukraine-focused meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday. “This…
Ukraine rejects ‘cynical’ Independence Day greeting by Belarusian leader
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine rejected on Wednesday what it called a “cynical” Independence Day greeting from Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, blasting Minsk for allowing Russia to stage attacks on Ukraine from its…
US To Give $3 Billion To Ukraine On Country’s Independence Day As War Rages
US To Give $3 Billion To Ukraine On Country’s Independence Day As War Rages Micaela Burrow on August 23, 2022 The U.S. will announce a $3 billion aid package for Ukraine as…
US Embassy Advises Citizens To Leave Ukraine Immediately Amid Rumors Of Independence Day Attacks
US Embassy Advises Citizens To Leave Ukraine Immediately Amid Rumors Of Independence Day Attacks Harold Hutchison on August 23, 2022 The United States embassy in Kyiv issued an alert Tuesday urging Americans…
Britain and Ukraine launch talks on digital trade
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain on Wednesday said it had launched talks with Kyiv over removing barriers digital trade as part of its efforts to support Ukraine following Russia’s invasion of the country.…
Weary but uncowed, Ukraine to mark Independence Day amid new strike fears
By Tom Balmforth KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainians revelled at a surreal display of burnt-out Russian tanks and armour laid out as war trophies in central Kyiv to mark 31 years of independence…
Germany’s Scholz plans to send more arms to Ukraine – source
TORONTO (Reuters) – Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday that Germany planned to deliver further arms to Ukraine, worth more than 500 million euros ($498.55 million), a source told Reuters. A participant…
Ukraine hopes for more foreign aid by end of 2022
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine expects a further $12-$16 billion of financial support from foreign partners by the end of this year to help it deal with Russia’s invasion, Prime Minister Denys Shmygal…
Canada sanctions Russian officials, defense entity over Ukraine invasion
(Reuters) – Canada has sanctioned 62 individuals and one defense sector entity over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a statement on Tuesday. The sanctioned individuals include high-ranking…
Slovakia to donate 30 infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine -minister
(Reuters) – Slovakia will send 30 tracked infantry fighting BVP-1 vehicles to Ukraine as it will receive 15 Leopard tanks from Germany, Slovak Defence Minister Jaroslav Nad said on Tuesday. Germany initially…
Ukraine strikes administration headquarters in Donetsk, Russia-installed separatists say
(Reuters) -Ukrainian forces shelled a building housing the local administration headquarters in the centre of separatist-controlled Donetsk on Tuesday with Western-supplied weapons, the TASS news agency reported, citing Russian-installed officials. Three people…
U.S. believes Russia is planning strikes on Ukraine infrastructure soon-official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has intelligence that Russia is planning to launch fresh attacks against Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure and government facilities soon, a U.S. official said on Monday. “We have…
‘It’s like sitting on a powder keg’, say people near Ukraine nuclear plant
(Reuters) – People living near Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, which is in southern Ukraine, on Monday said they were worried about the potentially disastrous consequences if it were hit by shells.…
Russia accuses Kyiv of poisoning some of its soldiers in Ukraine
(Reuters) -Russia’s defence ministry accused Ukraine on Saturday of poisoning some of its servicemen in the Russian-controlled part of Ukraine’s southeastern region of Zaporizhzhia in late July. An adviser to Ukraine’s interior…
UK spy chief says Putin is losing information war in Ukraine -The Economist
(Reuters) – Russia has failed to gain ground in cyberspace against Ukraine almost six months after its invasion of the country, the head of Britain’s GCHQ intelligence service said on Friday. Jeremy…
Fitch upgrades rating on Ukraine to ‘CC’
(Reuters) – Ratings agency Fitch on Wednesday upgraded Ukraine’s rating to ‘CC’ from ‘Restricted Default’ following the country’s restructuring of external debt last week. Ukraine’s overseas creditors backed the country’s request for…
Ukraine carries out emergency drills near nuclear plant on frontline
By Ivan Lyubysh-Kirdey ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukrainian authorities performed disaster response drills on Wednesday following repeated shelling at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest of its kind in Europe.…
Analysis: Action wanes at U.N. to isolate Russia almost six months into Ukraine war
By Michelle Nichols and Emma Farge UNITED NATIONS/GENEVA (Reuters) – On a June night under the chandeliers of Russia’s United Nations mission in New York, dozens of U.N. ambassadors from Africa, the…
German troops back to Bosnia as fear of instability grows
By Sabine Siebold and Daria Sito-Sucic BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany has deployed troops with the European Union’s peacekeeping mission in Bosnia for the first time in a decade as concerns mount instability from…
First ship carrying Ukraine wheat under U.N. deal docks in Turkey
ISTANBUL – The first ship carrying Ukrainian wheat to be exported under a U.N.-brokered deal arrived in Istanbul on Sunday, the Joint Coordination Centre based in the Turkish city, said. The Belize-flagged…
Two more ships with grain depart from Ukraine -Turkey defence ministry
ANKARA -Two more ships carrying grain left from Ukraine’s Black Sea ports on Saturday, Turkey’s defence ministry said, bringing the total number of vessels to depart the country under a U.N.-brokered deal…
Chicago teens create world record-breaking cereal mosaic, raising money for Ukraine
By Eric Cox (Reuters) – Teenagers in Chicago armed with boxes of breakfast cereal created a Guinness world record-breaking mosaic on Thursday – and raised money for Ukraine in the process. Using…
Ukraine resumes Russian oil flows to Hungary, Slovakia as bills settle
(Reuters) – Oil flows have resumed from Russia to Hungary and Slovakia via the Ukrainian section of the Druzhba oil pipeline, Ukraine’s Naftogaz said on Thursday, days after being suspended over payment…
U.S. backs calls for a demilitarized zone around Ukraine nuclear power plant -State Dept
WASHINGTON – The United States supports calls for a demilitarized zone around Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant after fighting involving Russian and Ukrainian forces in the vicinity of the plant, a State…
Ukraine expects $3 billion U.S. financial aid in August
KYIV – Ukraine expects $3 billion of U.S. financial aid to arrive in August and a further $1.5 billion in September, Finance Minister Sergiy Marchenko said on Thursday. Marchenko said the payments…
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