Ukrainian troops say they’re doubtful about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s declaration of a three-day cease-fire with Ukraine, which is due to start on May 8, a day before Moscow marks the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in WWII. Kyiv has responded by calling for an…
Category: 2. RussianAggression
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Child Killed In Russian Drone Strike On Residential Area In Ukraine
A Russian drone struck a residential area on April 29 in the Dnipropetrovsk region, killing a child, Ukrainian authorities said. Children were reportedly trapped under the rubble, and one child, a 12-year-old girl, died on the way to the hospital.
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Zelensky Calls Putin’s 72-Hour Truce Pledge ‘Manipulation’
Russian forces launched 100 attack drones across Ukraine overnight, the Ukrainian authorities said on Tuesday, killing a child and injuring several people just hours after President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia ordered a unilateral three-day cease-fire starting on May 8.
The announcement on Monday…
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Finnish Leader Warns Russia: ‘You Don’t Play With President Trump’
A day after they golfed together in Florida, President Trump said he was “pissed off” at the Kremlin and threatened to impose sanctions on Russia’s oil customers.
Hours after they sat next to each other at Pope Francis’ funeral in Vatican City, Mr. Trump lit into Moscow for shooting…
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Zelenskyy Says Putin’s Cease-Fire Proposal Over Victory Day Would Only Provide ‘Silence For His Parade’
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said a deal to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is “closer” as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for greater international pressure on the Kremlin following the latest wave of attacks along the front line.
“They [Russia and Ukraine] are closer in…
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‘I Will Wait For Peace:’ As Russian Bombs Hit Kostyantynivka, One Woman Resolves To Stay
Valentyna Oleksandrivna, an 84-year-old resident of Kostyantynivka, has lived through wartime before.
“It’s terribly upsetting to me that I was born during a war and I am dying during a war,” she told RFE/RL’s Current Time TV. “How is this even possible? I never would have thought…
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Europe fears Trump preparing to walk away from Ukraine talks
European and Ukrainian officials fear Donald Trump is on the brink of walking away from peace negotiations with Kyiv and Moscow, potentially using minor progress in talks as an “excuse” to say his job is done, according to people briefed on the discussions.
The US president was elected on a…
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Funeral Held For Teenager, Parents Killed in Russian Strike On Kyiv
Tearful family and friends gathered at the funeral for Danylo Khudia, a Ukrainian teenager killed in a massive Russian strike on Kyiv on April 24. The funeral was also a remembrance for Khudia’s parents, who were among at least 12 people killed in the attack.
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Putin Declares 3-Day Cease-Fire in Ukraine for Next Month
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia said on Monday that he had ordered a three-day cease-fire in Ukraine next month as a good-will gesture.
Mr. Putin said in a statement posted on the Kremlin’s website that Russian forces would stop fighting on May 8 for 72 hours for “humanitarian…
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US and Ukraine inch closer to signing minerals deal
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The US and Ukraine are close to signing a minerals framework deal as soon as this week, after Kyiv said it secured a significant concession from the Trump…
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