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Ukraine orders troops to retreat from key city as Russians close in
Jun 25, 2022 09:54Ukraine says it has ordered troops to withdraw from the key battleground city of Sievierodonetsk after weeks of fierce street fighting.
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UK’s Johnson says Ukrainian refugees could be sent to Rwanda amid condemnation
Jun 25, 2022 01:21British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned that Ukrainian asylum seekers face being deported to Rwanda forcefully if they travel to the UK without legal authorization, despite his previous promises that such deportations were “simply not going to happen.”
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Hungary warns against more Russia sanctions, says EU stands to lose war
Jun 24, 2022 02:08A senior Hungarian official says the European Union stands to lose its sanction war on Russia, warning the bloc against imposing any more of the coercive economic measures against Moscow.
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US likely to send $450 million in military aid to Ukraine: Officials
Jun 24, 2022 02:05The United States is likely to offer an additional $450 million in military aid to Ukraine, including more long-range rocket systems, according to a report.
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Ukraine on course for EU membership candidacy at summit
Jun 22, 2022 02:39Ukraine is set to become an official candidate for European Union (EU) membership, the first step on the long road to joining the 27-country bloc, despite Russia's strict opposition to the move.
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Second American killed in Ukraine combat: US State Department
Jun 22, 2022 00:08The US Department of State has confirmed a second American citizen has died while fighting against Russians in Ukraine.
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Russia pushes deeper into Ukraine’s Donbass amid Kaliningrad row
Jun 21, 2022 12:24Russian forces have advanced further into Ukraine’s eastern region of the Donbass by capturing the frontline village of Toshkivka, near the flashpoint city of Severodonetsk, after fierce weeks-long clashes, a Ukrainian official says.
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Crimea official: Ukraine strikes with missiles oil drilling platforms in Black Sea
Jun 20, 2022 12:14The head of pro-Russian forces in the Crimean Peninsula says Ukrainian government troops have struck oil drilling platforms in the Black Sea, amid Russia’s months-long military offensive in the former Soviet republic.
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Russia’s Medvedev: No point in nuclear disarmament talks with US until Americans beg for them
Jun 20, 2022 12:10Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev says there is currently “no need to negotiate” with the United States on nuclear arms reduction, stressing that Moscow should wait until the Americans “crawl” back to talks and “beg” for them.
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Europe's biggest Russian gas buyers shift back to coal as Moscow turns down gas flows
Jun 20, 2022 11:59Europe's biggest Russian gas buyers race to find alternative fuel supplies and could burn more coal to cope with reduced gas flows from Russia that threaten an energy crisis in winter if stores are not refilled.