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Germany, France, Italy, Romania back EU ‘candidate status’ for Ukraine

Jun 17, 2022 01:26

Germany, France, Italy, and Romania say they back Ukraine’s candidacy for membership in the European Union, despite Russia’s strict opposition to the prospect.
Kremlin: European leaders should push Zelensky to be 'realistic'

Jun 16, 2022 10:10

The Kremlin says it hopes European leaders will not supply Ukraine with more lethal weapons and instead will push Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to be “realistic” toward the situation.
Russia: Response to NATO build-up in Poland will be ‘proportionate’

Jun 11, 2022 08:50

Russia has warned NATO against military buildup in Poland, saying Moscow will proportionately respond to such a move.
Zelensky: Ukrainian forces ‘holding on’ to key frontline cities in Donbas

Jun 10, 2022 13:00

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says the country’s forces have kept up resistance in the flashpoint eastern city of Severodonetsk and other cities in the breakaway Donbas region amid fierce fighting with Russian troops over the past few weeks.
UN chief warns of 'severe' impact of Ukraine war on food security

Jun 09, 2022 06:36

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has warned that the Ukraine conflict may cause a social and economic crisis around the world.
Russian envoy says the US asked him to defect and condemn Putin's actions

Jun 09, 2022 01:30

In a startling disclosure, Russia’s ambassador to Washington says the US authorities had persuaded him to denounce his motherland and condemn the Kremlin's military operation in Ukraine.
NATO says doesn't guarantee non-deployment of nuclear weapons in Finland, Sweden

Jun 08, 2022 04:03

The US-led NATO alliance says it does not guarantee Russia that it will not deploy nuclear weapons on the territories of its two prospective new members, Finland and Sweden.
Street fighting rages as Russia pushes to capture Severodonetsk in Donbas

Jun 07, 2022 07:42

Fierce street fighting rages in Ukraine’s strategic city of Severodonetsk, as Russia is pushing to completely bring the eastern Donbas region under its control.
Russian envoy's address to West: You have a long record of crimes

Jun 03, 2022 04:32

Russian envoy to the United Nations, Vasily Nebenzya, says Western countries are using the International Criminal Court (ICC) as a political tool to cover up Washington's misdemeanors in Syria.
Energy war between EU and Russia intensifies

Jun 01, 2022 04:05

Meeting in Brussels, EU leaders have agreed to place an embargo on 75% of Russian oil imports, increasing to 90% by the end of the year.