Russia’s Defense Ministry shared a video on Tuesday purporting to show the destruction of a Czech-made Vampire Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) used by Ukrainian forces near the Russian border. According to the ministry, the Western-built MLRS was discovered moving and firing on Russian positions by servicemen of the ‘North’ …
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Trump likely ‘sincere’ on Ukraine pledge – Putin
Donald Trump’s claims that he wants to end the Ukraine conflict deserve Moscow’s attention, Russian President Vladimir Putin told journalists on Thursday. The former US president has accused the incumbent Joe Biden, his presumed Democratic rival in the November election, of having allowed hostilities between Russia and Ukraine to flare …
Read More »Ukraine could invite Russia to next peace talks – Zelensky aide
Kiev is open to Moscow’s participation in the next peace conference, Vladimir Zelensky’s chief of staff Andrey Yermak has said. Yermak held a conference call with reporters late on Tuesday, to offer Kiev’s perspective on the so-called peace summit held over the weekend at a resort in Lucerne, Switzerland. He …
Read More »EU could stop Ukraine conflict in 24 hours – Orban
The West is “within centimeters of a direct conflict” with Russia, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has warned, noting that both the EU and US need pro-peace forces to replace those currently in power in order to avoid this scenario. In an interview with TV2 on Friday, just two days …
Read More »France to give fighter jets to Ukraine – Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that France will supply Kiev with Mirage 2000 fighter jets and train Ukrainian pilots on the jets. However, Macron did not specify how many planes would be provided, or when they would arrive. “Tomorrow we will launch a new cooperation and announce the transfer …
Read More »Fico shooter protested suspension of Ukraine military aid – Slovak interior minister
The man who critically injured Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on Wednesday was a fierce critic of the latter’s decision to stop arms shipments to Ukraine, Interior Minister Matuss Sutaj Estok has said. Fico was shot at point-blank range several times on Wednesday as he greeted supporters in the small …
Read More »Ukraine faces ‘a nightmare’ – CNN
The new Russian offensive in Ukraine’s eastern region of Kharkov puts President Vladimir Zelensky in a tough spot of having to make sacrifices in order for his soldiers to hold the line, CNN wrote in its analysis. The Russian army has captured nine villages since it launched an offensive on …
Read More »Ukraine shells cafe in Russia’s Donetsk (VIDEO)
One person was killed and at least four others wounded in a Ukrainian rocket strike on a restaurant in the Russian city of Donetsk on Saturday, investigators have said. Similar figures were earlier provided by Yury Burdin, head of the Kirovsky District in the capital of the Donetsk People’s Republic …
Read More »NATO soldiers operating in Ukraine – Polish PM
NATO soldiers are already in Ukraine helping Kiev but the US-led bloc does not want to get directly involved in the conflict with Russia, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said. Tusk made the comments on Wednesday, answering a question from a ten-year-old girl who was among the accredited reporters …
Read More »Russian military reports new gains in Ukraine’s Kharkov Region
The Russian military has seized two settlements in Kharkov Region and Donbass from Ukrainian forces, the Defense Ministry in Moscow announced on Wednesday. Troops dislodged Ukrainian forces from the village of Kislovka, around 25km east of Kupiansk, a key Ukrainian logistics hub in the region, the ministry said. The announcement …
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