- 25 November, 2024
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Clear attack on Ukraine’s sovereignty, territorial integrity: Blinken
Washington, Feb 22 (PTI) Strongly condemning President Vladimir Putin's decision to recognise the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics as independent, US Secretary of State Tony Blinken on Monday said that…
Biden blocks trade, investment in parts of Ukraine recognised as independent by Russia
Washington, Feb 22 (PTI) US President Joe Biden on Monday signed an executive order blocking trade and investment in parts of Ukraine that have been recognised as independent by his Russian…
UN chief calls Russia’s decision violation of Ukraine’s territorial integrity; UNSC holds emergency meeting
United Nations, Feb 22 (PTI) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday voiced great concern over Russia's decision to recognise Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine as independent , saying Moscow's decision…
Russian troops in Ukraine’s Donbas won’t trigger broader sanctions – U.S. official
By Jeff Mason and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin's decision to send troops he called peacemakers into breakaway regions of Ukraine did not constitute a further invasion that…
Germany, France, U.S. agree response to Putin’s decision – Scholz’s spokesman
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany, France and the United States have agreed to respond to Russia's decision to recognise two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as independent entities, Chancellor Olaf Scholz's…
Putin vents Ukraine grievances as justification for recognising Donbass
By Andrey Ostroukh and Andrew Osborn MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin signed decrees on Monday to recognise two breakaway regions of eastern Ukraine as independent statelets, defying Western warnings…
Extracts from Putin’s speech on Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Following are extracts from a televised speech by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Ukraine. ON RECOGNITION OF PRO-RUSSIAN SEPARATISTS "I deem it necessary to make a decision…
Explainer-What will Russian recognition of breakaway Ukraine regions mean?
By Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin told the French and German leaders on Monday that he planned to sign a decree recognising two breakaway regions in eastern…
Russia’s Medvedev says Moscow may have to recognise two breakaway regions in east Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev on Monday said Moscow may have to recognise the independence of two breakaway republics in eastern Ukraine if the situation there does…
Putin says Macron told him Ukraine leadership is ready to implement Minsk peace deal
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday said his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron had told him Ukraine's leadership was ready to implement the Minsk peace process and was…
Leaders of rebel-held regions in east Ukraine ask Putin to recognise them as independent
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The leaders of two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine, the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic, on Monday asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to recognise…
Biden-Putin summit can’t solve anything without Ukraine, Kyiv says
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine welcomes the possibility of a summit between U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin but nothing can be solved without Kyiv's involvement, Ukraine's top…
