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Diplomacy
President Zelensky Speaks to Xi Jinping for the First Time Since Russian Invasion
On Wednesday Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksy spoke on the phone to China's Xi Jinping for the first time, exactly 61 weeks after the Russian invasion of Ukraine commenced.
Zelensky later commented that the phone call was "long and meaningful", whereas...
Europe
Russia Accidentally Bombs Own City Near Ukraine Border
Russia acknowledged late on Thursday that one of its bombs accidentally hit the Russian city of Belgorod which is located near the border with Ukraine.
The city of 340,000 about 25 miles east of the border with Ukraine, has faced...
Europe
Ukraine Vows to Find Killers of Unarmed Ukrainian Soldier
A video has emerged online which appears to show the execution of an unarmed Ukrainian soldier who was taken as a prisoner of war (POW) by Russian forces.
The video shows the serviceman smoking a cigarette before being gunned down...
Europe
US President Joe Biden in Surprise Visit to Ukraine
Joe Biden has arrived in Kyiv, Ukraine defying threats of Russian missile attacks, to announce significant additional US weapons supplies, as Ukraine prepares to mark the sombre anniversary of last year’s full-scale Russian invasion.
The US president, closely surrounded by...
Europe
Zelensky Appeal to EU Leaders: Ukraine Needs Jets to Fight Russia
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday thanked EU leaders for their support in countering Russia’s invasion but urged them to supply even more weaponry, including fighter jets.
During a speech at the European Council in Brussels, Zelensky said: "I...
Europe
Ukraine Suffers Deadliest Civilian Attack in Months at Dnipro
The mayor of Dnipro in Ukraine has warned there may be no further survivors after Saturday's Russian missile strike on an apartment building.
A whole section of the nine-story block collapsed, and the city administration says at least thirty-five people...
Europe
Scores of Russian Soldiers Killed by Missile Strike in Occupied Ukraine
Ukraine says it killed around four hundred Russian soldiers in a missile attack in the occupied Donetsk region just after midnight on New Year's Day. Russia has said that sixty-three of its troops were killed.
The missile targeted a building...
Diplomacy
US to Send Ukraine $1.85bn Military Aid Package and Patriot Missiles System
On Wednesday, President Joe Biden announced that Ukraine will receive a Patriot missile battery and up to $1.85 billion worth of military equipment and ammunition from the US. The announcement came amid Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to Washington...
Diplomacy
President of Greece Sakellaropoulou in Solidarity Visit to Ukraine
President of Greece Katerina Sakellaropoulou made an unannounced visit to Ukraine on Thursday expressing her solidarity with the nation defending itself against the Russian invasion.
Sakellaropoulou, who is accompanied by the Minister of National Defense Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos, held talks with...
Diaspora
Oxi Day Foundation Honors Zelensky With Courage Award
The Washington Oxi Day Foundation honored men and women who have contributed to the preservation of freedom and democracy on Thursday in Washington D.C.
The Foundation commemorated the day Greece refused to surrender when faced with a demand to allow...