Russian forces have started military drills near Ukraine simulating the use of tactical nuclear weapons in response to what Moscow deems threats from western officials about increased involvement in the conflict.
Category: 1. Ukraine
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As Russia Advances, NATO Considers Sending Trainers Into Ukraine
NATO allies are inching closer to sending troops into Ukraine to train Ukrainian forces, a move that would be another blurring of a previous red line and could draw the United States and Europe more directly into the war.
Ukraine’s manpower…
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A Free, Prosperous, and Secure Future for Ukraine
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken addresses students and and professors in Igor Sikorsky Polytechnic Institute in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, May 14, 2024. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool via AP) ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF…
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Fighting rages near Ukrainian city of Kharkiv as Russia reports deaths in border regions
Fierce fighting was raging on Saturday for control of several Ukrainian villages near the country’s eastern border with Russia.
Further north the Russian military sought to press home its attacks in the Kharkiv region, Oleh Syniehubov, the…
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Russia marks Victory Day parade amid Ukraine war | In Pictures News
Russia’s May 9 parade marks the Soviet Union’s defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II and has become the country’s most important public holiday.
In a speech in Moscow’s Red Square before thousands of soldiers, President Vladimir Putin…
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The story behind 2022’s secret Ukraine-Russia peace negotiations
The Russia-Ukraine war has lasted over two years.
But just weeks after Russia’s 2022 invasion, both sides came close to a settlement that could have ended the war and saved thousands of lives.
Today, On Point: The story behind those secret,…
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Damaged in war, a vibrant church in Ukraine rises as a symbol of the country’s faith and culture
LYPIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — This Orthodox Easter season, an extraordinary new church is bringing spiritual comfort to war-weary residents of the Ukrainian village of Lypivka. Two years ago, it also provided…
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Uniting for Ukraine: Information for Tuberculosis Programs | Information for Tuberculosis Programs
About the Program
On May 21, 2022, President Biden signed into law emergency supplemental appropriations (Public Law 117-128) that included funds for medical support, screening, and other public health activities related to populations…
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WHO records more than 1000 attacks on health care in Ukraine over the past 15 months of full-scale war
WHO has verified more than 1000 attacks on health care in Ukraine since the invasion by the Russian Federation in February last year – the highest number WHO has ever recorded in any humanitarian emergency. This grim milestone yet again…
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Understanding the obstacles faced by Ukrainian refugees in Romania
The war in Ukraine, a conflict entering its second year in February 2023, has led to the largest movement of people in the European Region since the Second World War. Millions have fled the hostilities and left behind their lives and livelihoods….
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