Birthday parties should be a time for celebration, but when my former United Nations colleagues meet to mark the organisation’s 80th anniversary next month, good cheer is likely to be in short supply.
The UN is in crisis. With the geopolitical…
Category: 1. Ukraine
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Sybiha outlines Ukraine’s position on security guarantees to Rubio and European colleagues
Foreign Minister of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha took part in a phone call with foreign ministers from several European countries and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, during which he outlined Ukraine’s position on security guarantees.
Sybiha said this in a post on the social…
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Russian forces launch 480 attacks on Zaporizhzhia region over past day, civilian injured
Over the course of the past day, Russian forces carried out 480 strikes across 17 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region. One man was injured following an enemy attack on the Zaporizhzhia district.
This was reported on Telegram by Ivan Fedorov, Head of the…
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Ukrainian MFA calls for tough sanctions against Russia over use of Berdiansk and Mariupol ports
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine strongly condemns and deems null and void the Russian government’s decree of August 22, which added the temporarily occupied Ukrainian ports of Berdiansk and Mariupol to the list of Russian seaports open to foreign vessels.
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Oil retreats from almost three-week high driven by Russia supply risks
Oil prices edged down on Tuesday after surging nearly 2% in the previous session, as traders kept a close watch on developments in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
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Oil prices fell on Tuesday after surging nearly 2%…
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Norway provides significant support in returning Ukrainian children – Yermak
Norway, as a key member of the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children, is providing substantial assistance to Ukraine in this effort.
According to Ukrinform, Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak said this in a post on Telegram following…
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Dropped by drones and scattered by rockets: how Ukraine became one of the most heavily mined countries in the world | World news
In north-east Ukraine, less than 50km from the Russian border, lies the city of Shostka. In the first months of the full-scale invasion it was blockaded, and ever since has faced constant shelling and drone strikes from the Russian army.
But if…
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How Trump’s Performative Diplomacy Strengthens Russia’s Hand
In the lead-up to the summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska this month, things did not look good for Ukraine. Characterizations of the summit oscillated between a “new Yalta,” in which the…
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Ukrainian border guards destroy four Russian hideouts in Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector
Units from the State Border Guard Service used drones to eliminate a Russian UAV launch site and four enemy shelters in the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector.
According to Ukrinform, this was reported by the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine…
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Ukrainian forces destroy Russian Solntsepyok system in Zaporizhzhia sector
Soldiers from the 102nd Separate Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces of Ukraine, known as “Ivano-Frankivshchyna,” have destroyed a Russian heavy flamethrower system, the TOS-1 Solntsepyok, in the Zaporizhzhia sector.
According to Ukrinform, the Southern…
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