Ukraine crisis
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SUMMARY Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the military parade in Moscow’s Red Square that the operation in Ukraine was necessary and “timely,” and had been provoked by the West. He said NATO and Ukraine were creating threats on the Russia borders that are “unacceptable to us.” – Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy met virtually with…
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Russian leaders are discussing the declaration of a “full-fledged war” on Ukraine on May 9, the day Russia celebrates its defeat of Nazi Germany, according to Ukraine Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal. “According to partner intelligence services, Russia has such intentions — to declare a full-fledged war on May 9. Such talk, we understand that there…
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United States Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin has revealed the only way Ukraine can win its ongoing war with Russia. The war between Russia and Ukraine started in February 2022 and many casualties have already been recorded. Russian President, Vladimir Putin had ordered the invasion of Ukraine due to political differences between both neighbouring countries.…
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After new U.S. sanctions targeted Vladimir Putin’s two adult daughters and other family members of prominent Russians, a Kremlin spokesman has lashed out at the West. In a newly released list of prominent Russians being sanctioned in response to the war in Ukraine, Putin’s daughters, Maria Vorontsova and Katerina Tikhonova, were included in the latest…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appeared in a video message at the Grammy Awards to ask for support in telling the story of Ukraine’s invasion by Russia. During the pre-recorded message that aired on the show Sunday, he likened the invasion to a deadly silence threatening to extinguish the dreams and lives of the Ukrainian people,…
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Canada will increase oil and gas exports by the equivalent of 300,000 barrels a day to help nations that are trying to shift away from Russian supplies, the country’s resources minister said. Energy producers can raise shipments of crude by 200,000 barrels a day and natural gas by the equivalent of 100,000 by year-end by…
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The 2023 budget request the White House will send to Congress on Monday must reflect that “the world is dangerous and getting smaller,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Thursday. “We have to meet the military requirements that come from being a superpower facing growing threats to our global interests,” McConnell said on the…
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President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that the US will ban Russian energy imports as part of sanctions responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The embargo will include oil, liquefied natural gas and coal. “That means Russian oil will no longer be acceptable at US ports, and the American people will deal another blow to the…
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China will not join the financial sanctions against Russia, the country’s banking and insurance regulator said. China does not support financial sanctions, especially unilateral sanctions, Guo Shuqing, chairman of the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission, said at a press conference in Beijing, noting that unilateral sanctions cannot effectively address the problems and they lack…
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has intensified calls to impose sanctions that would devastate the Russian economy and target leaders in its government. One of the key demands put forward by the Ukrainian government is for Russia to be barred from SWIFT – the world’s most-used interbank communications system. “I will not be diplomatic on this.…
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Russia’s military operation in Ukraine has been rapid and dramatic, but the economic consequences will be much slower to materialize and less spectacular. The war itself is enormously tragic, first and foremost for the Ukrainian people, but also for the Russian people and the global order more generally. When something like this happens, we expect it to…
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When she left for Ukraine earlier this week, Victoria Field had no idea she would be preparing to live in a now war-torn city. Never in her wildest dreams did she even think that her son would be called up to fight for the Ukrainian army. Field, who lives in Gqeberha with her husband, left…
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Trump praised Vladimir Putin as “savvy” following news of an impending Russian invasion of Ukraine. “This is genius,” Trump said of Putin’s recognition of two breakaway Ukrainian regions.He said Biden shouldn’t send troops to Ukraine and he’d “rather see our southern border protected.” Former President Donald Trump praised Vladimir Putin in a podcast interview on…
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Bitcoin donations have soared to Ukrainian volunteer and hacking groups, some of which have supplied equipment to government forces, according to a report showing such groups received more than $550,000 (€480,000) worth of cryptocurrency in 2021. The report, published on Tuesday by blockchain researcher Elliptic, suggests digital currencies are growing in importance as a funding…
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Washington could impose sanctions on Russia in response to alleged cyberattacks on Ukraine, even before any potential ground invasion, a member of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee revealed on Wednesday. Democratic Senator Chris Murphy confirmed that “pre-invasion sanctions” were being considered in response to Moscow’s alleged targeting of Ukrainian digital infrastructure. Washington has repeatedly…
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U.S. military leaders on Friday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to choose diplomacy over war as tensions continue to rise concerning Ukraine. The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that Western defense officials reported Moscow was sending medical units to the Ukrainian front, where roughly 100,000 Russian troops were positioned and ready to invade if called upon. “We…
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