Russia-Ukraine war
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Ukraine’s president has revealed he believes more than 46,000 of the country’s soldiers have now died during its war with Russia. Volodymyr Zelenskyy also estimated that “tens of thousands” of Ukrainian civilians had been killed, but said it was difficult to know the exact number. He made the comments during an interview with NBC. When asked…
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US President Donald Trump said he has spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone about ending the war in Ukraine, the New York Post reported, the first officially acknowledged conversation between Putin and a US president since early 2022. Trump, who has promised to end the war but has not yet set out in public…
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Ukraine’s military says its overnight attacks were the largest it has carried out on Russian military facilities. Reports from Moscow this morning said Russia had downed more than 200 Ukrainian drones and five US-made ATACMS ballistic missiles (see 7.22am post). Ukraine’s military said chemical plants, oil refineries and the Engels airbase’s ammunition depots were all…
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The UK, other major European powers and even Ukraine itself should not be involved in peace negotiations, according to an adviser to Vladimir Putin. Nikolai Patrushev said only the US and Russia should be involved in any ceasefire deal between Moscow and Kyiv. “I believe that negotiations on Ukraine should be conducted between Russia and…
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Sergei Lavrov began his annual news conference this morning by wishing those in attendance a merry Christmas and a happy new year. Moving to his address, he begins by discussing the aftermath of the Second World War, the establishment of the UN and the Cold War, driving at how the Ukraine war has roots that…
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It’s less than a week until Donald Trump becomes the president of the United States – a change that could lead to a major development on the battlefield in Ukraine and Russia. At around 8.30am UK time, Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov held his annual news conference in Moscow. Lavrov is asked about recently strengthened…
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Joe Biden is set to sanction more Russian oil tankers in the dying days of his administration, according to sources cited by the Reuters news agency. “It’s a very substantial package. Two Russian oil companies, more than 100 tankers, oil traders, Russian insurance companies etc,” one of the officials said, without naming the entities. It…
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Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has posted about this week’s aerial attacks on Ukraine. In his post on X, he says Russia has launched 500 aerial bombs, nearly 660 drones, and 120 missiles over the past seven days. “No other country in the world has ever faced such attacks on a daily basis for such a…
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The governor of Russia’s Kursk region has claimed Ukrainian forces have used shells containing chemical weapons during their invasion. Alexei Smirnov’s remarks were reported by Russian state media. Sky News is unable to verify whether Mr Smirnov provided any evidence to back up the claim. Both Russia and Kyiv have accused one another and reported…
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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that Ankara could help end the Ukraine-Russia war, but Putin’s spokesman said Erdogan could not play the role of an intermediary in the 28-month-old conflict. Erdogan, speaking to Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Kazakhstan, said he believed a fair peace…
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Even as Russia’s air force struggles to make a difference in Ukraine, the service and the country’s aviation industry are discussing a next-generation fighter that will be deployed by 2050. Not coincidentally, the discussion comes as the US Air Force hints that it may drop its plan for a sixth-generation fighter, a piloted air superiority fighter that…
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Any French military instructors in Ukraine would be a “legitimate target” for Russian armed forces, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Tuesday during a tour of Africa, where frustration with the West has swayed several countries toward Moscow. Lavrov made the remarks at joint news conference with the Republic of Congo’s Foreign Minister Jean Claude Gakosso.…
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Russia’s defence minister has ordered bigger and speedier weapon deliveries for its troops in Ukraine, the Russian defence ministry has said. In a statement, the Kremlin’s defence minister Sergei Shoigu said: “To maintain the required pace of the offensive it is necessary to increase the volume and quality of weapons and military equipment supplied to…
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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Thursday mocked a scheduled round of Ukraine peace talks in Switzerland, warning that Moscow will not accept any enforced plans that ignore its interests. Switzerland’s government said Wednesday it will host a high-level international conference in June to help chart a path toward peace in Ukraine after more than two…
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US secretary Antony Blinken begins by saying the US and UK are in “lockstep” when it comes to ensuring that Vladimir Putin’s aggression is defeated. He says they are “determined to ensure Ukraine continues to stand strongly on its own feet”. “Our NATO meetings made very clear there remains unwavering support for Ukraine across our…
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The Kremlin called on Monday Ukrainian drone strikes an “act of desperation” by Kyiv, whose counter-offensive was “failing”, it claimed. “It’s obvious the counter-offensive is not successful,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, claiming Ukrainian forces have had “no success” on the battlefield. “In an act of desperation, the Kyiv regime is resorting to…
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