United Nations | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is against discrimination against some foreign nationals attempting to flee the fighting in Ukraine, his spokesman said on Tuesday. “The secretary-general strongly repudiates, in any shape or form, all discrimination based on race, religion, ethnicity, in the context of this conflict, as …
Read More »Fighting continues as Russia, Ukraine expected to resume talks
A massive Russian airstrike hit the center of Ukraine’s second-largest city of Kharkiv on Tuesday Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Fighting continues as Russia’s “special military operation” in Ukraine has entered the seventh day, while a new round of peace talks is reportedly to take place. A massive Russian airstrike hit …
Read More »All Russia’s security concerns must be taken into account for settlement in Ukraine: Putin
Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | All Moscow’s security concerns must be taken into account for settlement in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday during a telephone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron. Putin reiterated that a settlement would only be possible if Russia’s security concerns were taken into account, including …
Read More »No workable solution yet for Ugandans in Ukraine: Gov’t
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says the government has not yet got a workable solution for Ugandans stuck in Ukraine. The number of Ugandans stuck in Ukraine remains unknown. In a statement dated February 28, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs says it is “closely following …
Read More »Russia, Ukraine conclude first-round talks without clear breakthrough
Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russia and Ukraine concluded on Monday their first round of negotiations in Belarus with no clear breakthrough. The talks are certainly a positive signal, observed analysts, but the negotiation process would be rather complicated. NO BREAKTHROUGH The long-awaited negotiations between delegations from Russia and Ukraine was …
Read More »Ukrainian delegation arrives for talks with Russia in Belarus
Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | The Ukrainian delegation for talks with Russia is now in Belarus, Sputnik reported on Monday. Ukraine agreed to hold talks with Russia at the Belarusian-Ukrainian border near the Pripyat River, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday via social media. The agreement to hold the talks …
Read More »Russian forces destroy world’s biggest cargo plane Mriya in Ukraine
The restoration of the plane will cost more than 3 billion U.S. dollars. Kiev, Ukraine | Xinhua | Russian forces have destroyed Ukraine’s flagman aircraft An-225 Mriya, the world’s biggest cargo plane, Ukraine’s state defense conglomerate Ukroboronprom said Sunday on Telegram. The aircraft was destroyed in an attack by Russian …
Read More »Russian armed forces hit 975 Ukrainian military infrastructure objects
Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | The Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 975 Ukrainian military infrastructure objects since the start of operations, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Sunday. Russia continued its strike against Ukraine’s military infrastructure on Saturday using air- and sea-launched cruise missiles, Konashenkov told a regular briefing, …
Read More »Zelensky rejects talks in Belarus as Russian delegation arrives
Kiev, Ukraine | Xinhua | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday rejected Russia’s offer of holding negotiations in Belarus, suggesting alternative cities including Budapest and Warsaw for talks. Zelensky made the remarks in a video address posted on his Telegram channel shortly after the Kremlin announced that a Russian delegation has …
Read More »U.S. provides 350 mln USD worth of weapons to Ukraine
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Saturday that the United States is offering 350 million U.S. dollars worth of “lethal defensive” weapons to Ukraine to help defend itself against the ongoing Russian military operations. Blinken said in a statement that U.S. President Joe Biden authorized …
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