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Three Dead in Russian Attacks on East, South Ukraine

This is Beirut, 2024-12-10 13:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Three people were killed and more than a dozen wounded in Russian attacks on southern and eastern Ukraine over the past 24 hours, authorities said Tuesday. Tensions over the three-year war have escalated in recent weeks, with Moscow pummelling Ukrainian energy infrastructure and threatening to strike Kyiv with its new hypersonic missile. In the ...

Russia and Ukraine to Attend Rare Joint Summit in Malta

This is Beirut, 2024-12-04 21:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Russia and Ukraine will send their foreign ministers to Malta this week for a summit of the OSCE, officials said Wednesday, in one of the few events attended by both countries since Moscow's Ukraine offensive began. The trip marks Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's first to an EU member since the start of the conflict in February 2022, and ...

New EU Chiefs to Visit Kyiv on First Day

This is Beirut, 2024-12-01 10:41 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The EU's new top diplomat Kaja Kallas and head of the European Council Antonio Costa arrived in Kyiv Sunday in a symbolic show of support for Ukraine on their first day in office. "We came to give a clear message that we stand with Ukraine, and we continue to give our full support," Costa told media outlets including AFP ...

New EU Commission Gets Green Light to Launch Defense, Economy Push

This is Beirut, 2024-11-27 14:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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European lawmakers on Wednesday gave Ursula von der Leyen's new executive team the green light to start work, as the EU chief warned there was "no time to waste" to boost the bloc's defenses and competitiveness. From supporting Kyiv against Russia's invasion to war in the Middle East, China's economic rivalry and the imminent return of Donald ...

Kyiv, Seoul Say Will Deepen Security Ties Over N.Korea Troops

This is Beirut, 2024-11-27 13:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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South Korea and Ukraine agreed Wednesday to deepen security cooperation in response to the "threat" posed by the deployment of North Korea troops in Russia, the presidency in Seoul announced. The statement followed a meeting between South Korea's president and Ukraine's defense minister after their countries sounded the alarm ...

How Hybrid Warfare has Turned Ukraine into a War on Many Fronts

Cian Ward, 2024-11-26 12:20 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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The war in Ukraine is in large part a battle of bullets, blood and trenches, yet it has also catalyzed new dimensions of ‘hybrid warfare’ beyond the conventional boundaries of conflict. In the days following Ukraine’s 2014 Revolution of Dignity, when incendiary protests in Kyiv’s Maidan Square led to the overthrow of ...

NATO Chief Holds Talks with Trump on "Global Security"

This is Beirut, 2024-11-23 10:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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NATO chief Mark Rutte held talks with US President-elect Donald Trump in Florida on the "global security issues facing the alliance", a spokeswoman said Saturday. The meeting took place on Friday in Palm Beach, NATO's Farah Dakhlallah said in a statement. In his first term Trump aggressively pushed Europe to step up defence spending and ...

Zelensky Seeks New Air Defense Systems Following Latest Russian Strike

This is Beirut, 2024-11-22 22:07 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Ukraine is asking its Western partners for updated air defense systems after Russia fired an ultra-fast ballistic missile at the city of Dnipro this week, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday. "Ukraine's defense minister is already holding meetings with our partners on new air defense systems, exactly the kind of systems that can ...

Ukraine Parliament Scraps Session Over Russian Missile Strike Threat

This is Beirut, 2024-11-22 13:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Ukraine's parliament has cancelled Friday's session, lawmakers said, citing the risk of a Russian missile attack on the district of Kyiv where government buildings are located. The move comes after several foreign embassies, including the US representative office, shuttered temporarily over the threat of a strike on Kyiv. "The hour of questions ...

Russia Gave N. Korea Oil, Anti-air Missiles in Exchange for Troops

This is Beirut, 2024-11-22 10:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Russia provided North Korea with oil, anti-air missiles and economic help in exchange for troops to support Moscow's war on Ukraine, government officials and a research group said Friday. The United States and South Korea have accused the nuclear-armed North of sending more than 10,000 soldiers to help Russia fight Ukraine, with experts saying ...

Russia Used 'Experimental' Missile in Ukraine Strike: US official

This is Beirut, 2024-11-21 19:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Russia's strike on Ukraine was not an ICBM, but an "experimental" medium-range ballistic missile, a US official said Thursday, playing down the significance of the attack. "Russia may be seeking to use this capability to try to intimidate Ukraine and its supporters... but it will not be a game changer in this conflict," the US official ...

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