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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has confirmed that he will not be part of the African Union delegation travelling to Europe to help resolve the Ukraine-Russia war as he is still COVID-19 positive. He will however give an address virtually to parliament Thursday, at the end …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russia will expand the scale of its missile strikes on Kiev in response to any Ukrainian forces’ attacks or sabotage on Russian territory, the country’s defense ministry said Friday. “Russian troops and forces of the Donetsk People’s Republic have taken control of the Ilyich Iron and …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Moscow hopes Kiev will follow its national interests at Russia-Ukraine peace talks, but not listen to “advisers” from afar, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday. “It is not the talks that influence the course of the operation, but external ‘players’ who are trying to hinder …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Kiev authorities have to hold dialogue with representatives from Donbas to restore peace in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a briefing following talks with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Moscow on Friday. “The President of Belarus and I agreed that the key to restoring …

Washington, United States | AFP | A US budget official told the Pentagon to “hold off” on military aid to Kiev 90 minutes after a controversial phone call between President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, according to an internal email. The email was part of a series published …