Hungary’s Foreign Ministry has summoned the Ukrainian ambassador on Wednesday over Kiev’s harsh criticism of Budapest’s stance on Russia’s ongoing military operation in Ukraine. It was “time for Ukrainian leaders to stop their insults directed at Hungary,” the EU country’s foreign minister Peter Szijjarto wrote on Facebook. He also insisted …
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President Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine will look to Tel Aviv for pointers in its security arrangements going forward, arguing that an “absolutely liberal” Kiev is now “impossible” after Moscow’s attack in late February. Speaking to journalists on Tuesday, the president said security would be the “number one” issue for Ukrainians for …
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Retreating Ukrainian forces have allegedly blown up a tank allegedly containing hydrochloric acid, at a chemical plant in the Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR) town of Rubezhnoe, which has emerged as a flashpoint in the ongoing military conflict. The tank explosion was aimed at a populated area, controlled by local fighters, …
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Footage published on Ukrainian social media on Tuesday appeared to show people in uniform beating up and harassing detainees. The mayor of the country’s fourth largest city, Dnepr, close to where the incidents happened, justified the mistreatment on social media, branding the arrestees as “crime bosses” and claiming they previously attacked …
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Former German chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday defended her 2008 decision to impede Ukraine from joining NATO, in response to criticism by the country’s authorities. Merkel and French ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy were blasted by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who urged the former officials to come to the country to witness …
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Poland has requested €2.2 billion from the EU to cover the costs associated with the Ukrainian refugees, the country’s deputy interior minister, Blazej Pobozy, has revealed. Speaking to the TVP Info broadcaster, Pobozy explained that, with such an influx of refugees, the costs are huge and are expected to rise …
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Germany is “100%” prepared to provide some form of security guarantees to Ukraine, while the US government is still “in constant discussion” with Kiev, according to officials from both countries. The comments came, on Wednesday, after leaked proposals from Russian-Ukrainian peace talks appeared to suggest an arrangement where Moscow and various …
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Russian authorities will investigate an incident in which a nine-storey apartment building in Donetsk was apparently destroyed by shells fired from Ukrainian-controlled territory. The spokeswoman for the Investigative Committee Svetlana Petrenko said in a statement that explosives hit the building in the city’s Kirov area early Wednesday morning. As a …
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Russia said on Wednesday that Ukrainian fighters were using a synagogue to secretly store weapons and ammunition. Kiev has repeatedly accused Moscow of striking civilian targets, while Russia says it is only hitting sites used by the military. Major General Igor Konashenkov, Defense Ministry spokesman, accused Kiev of trying to …
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A priest in the town of Smila in central Ukraine was kidnapped by a group of armed men on Monday. The incident occurred in the middle of service and was captured on video by stunned churchgoers. The footage quickly made its way across social media, with many reporting it as …
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