- 08 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National Securitywar
Pro-Russian separatists threaten Ukraine’s Mariupol with strikes
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Pro-Russian forces may launch targeted strikes on the Ukrainian city of Mariupol unless Ukrainian forces there surrender, the Interfax news agency quoted Donetsk separatist commander Eduard Basurin…
U.N. General Assembly in historic vote denounces Russia over Ukraine invasion
By Humeyra Pamuk and Jonathan Landay UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted to reprimand Russia for invading Ukraine and demanded that Moscow stop…
Russia space agency head says satellite hacking would justify war -report
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will treat any hacking of its satellites as a justification for war, the head of the country's space agency was quoted as saying in a news…
Ukrainian official says Kherson not captured by Russia, fighting continues
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - An adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that Russia had not captured Kherson, a southern port city that Russia had earlier said it…
Ukraine says Russia has plan to introduce Belarussian troops into the conflict
LVIV (Reuters) - The intelligence arm of the Ukrainian defence ministry said on Tuesday that Russia was preparing a provocation to justify the entry of Belarussian troops into the conflict.…
Russia, Ukraine to hold second round of talks on March 2, TASS reports
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The second round of Russia-Ukraine talks is planned for March 2, Russia's TASS news agency reported on Tuesday, quoting a source on the Russian side. After the…
As refugees pour in, a defiant Ukrainian city prepares for war
By Andrew R.C. Marshall LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - For millions of Ukrainians, the Russian invasion five days ago brought death, terror and uncertainty. For Mila Hadzieva, an IT manager in…
Ukraine says Russia plans to spread fake news about Ukrainian surrender
LVIV (Reuters) - Ukraine believes Russia is preparing a mass disinformation campaign to suggest senior military and political figures have surrendered, Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov said on Tuesday. "To…
Bulgarian defence minister sacked over Ukraine rhetoric
SOFIA (Reuters) -Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov on Monday fired Defence Minister Stefan Yanev for his reluctance to describe the Russian invasion of Ukraine as a war, reiterating that Sofia…
U.S. says will hold Russia accountable for ‘unprovoked war’
GENEVA (Reuters) - A senior U.S. official said on Monday that Russia would be held accountable for its invasion of Ukraine as Kiev and its allies push for a probe…
Medical oxygen running out in Ukraine as war rages, WHO warns
ZURICH (Reuters) - Ukraine is running out of oxygen supplies that critically ill people need, the World Health Organization said on Sunday, calling for safe passage for emergency imports as…
Blasts heard in Kyiv, fighting reported in vicinity
KYIV (Reuters) -A series of blasts was heard to the west of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv's centre on Sunday, minutes after air raid sirens sounded, a Reuters correspondent reported. Ukrainian…
