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Russia Criticized at UN Security Council Over Ukraine Strikes

par This Is Beirut, 09/07 19:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Russia came under fire at the UN Security Council on Tuesday for conducting "systemic attacks" on Ukraine's medical facilities after a wave of deadly strikes across the country. President Volodymyr Zelensky said 38 people across Ukraine were killed — including four children — and 190 were wounded in the wave of nearly 40 missiles that ...

NATO Begins F-16 Jets Transfer to Ukraine

par This Is Beirut, 10/07 20:21 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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NATO allies announced on Wednesday that they started the long-promised transfer of F-16 jets to Ukraine as leaders meet for a summit in Washington clouded by political uncertainties in the United States. With the pomp of the three-day gathering in the US capital, President Joe Biden is aiming to rally the West and reassure US voters amid intense ...

NATO Criticize China, as it Begins Military Exercises in Belarus

par This Is Beirut, 11/07 10:16 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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China is staging army drills with Belarus this week at NATO's eastern border, in a sign of escalating tensions between Beijing and the US-led defense alliance. The joint "antiterrorist" exercises on Russian ally Belarus's soil near the Polish border come as NATO leaders gather for a summit in Washington, with the war in nearby Ukraine high on ...

US Foil Russian Assassination Plot Against German CEO

par This Is Beirut, 12/07 17:34 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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CNN reported on Friday that US intelligence successfully foiled a plot earlier this year to assassinate Rheinmetall’s CEO, Armin Papperger. Rheinmetall is one of the world's biggest producers of artillery and tank shells, supplying weaponry to Ukraine since the start of the war. The Irish Times reports that the company is set to produce about ...

Russian, US Defense Chiefs Discussed Lowering Escalation in Call

par This Is Beirut, 12/07 20:59 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov and his US counterpart Lloyd Austin held a telephone call where they discussed lowering the risk of "possible escalation", the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday. The call, which was initiated by Moscow, comes as tensions between the two sides flare over Washington's plan to deploy long-range missiles ...

Kremlin Warns US Missiles Could Turn European Capitals Into Targets

par This Is Beirut, 13/07 17:38 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Kremlin on Saturday warned that the deployment of US missiles in Germany could make European capitals targets for Russian missiles in a repeat of Cold War-style confrontation. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov spoke of a "paradox" in which "Europe is a target for our missiles, our country is a target for US missiles in Europe". "We have enough ...

Russian Oil Depot Ablaze Following Ukrainian Drone Attack

par This Is Beirut, 13/07 19:23 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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An oil depot caught fire Saturday in Russia's Rostov region after a Ukrainian drone attack, its governor Vasily Golubev said on Telegram. Both Moscow and Kyiv have extensively used drones, including larger self-detonating craft with ranges stretching hundreds of kilometres, throughout the conflict, which began in February 2022. "After a drone ...

Zelensky Calls on Russia to Attend Second Ukraine Summit

par This Is Beirut, 15/07 17:16 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday that Russia should be represented at a second summit aiming to secure lasting peace with the Kremlin, after more than two years of war. Both sides have shunned direct peace talks since negotiations between Russian and Ukraine delegations fell through in the early weeks of Russia's invasion ...

Russia Gives Cautious Reaction to Zelensky's Summit Offer

par This Is Beirut, 16/07 14:04 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Kremlin on Tuesday gave a cautious reaction to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's apparent invitation to a future peace summit, saying that Russia first needs to understand what Kyiv means before attending talks. Zelensky said on Monday that Russia "should be" represented at a second summit on the Ukraine conflict, following high-level ...

Russia and Ukraine Each Free 95 POWs in Latest Exchange

par This Is Beirut, 17/07 18:51 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Russia and Ukraine have released a total of 190 captured soldiers in the latest prisoner exchange between the two countries, officials in Moscow and Kyiv announced on Wednesday. Thousands of POWs have been freed in more than 50 individual exchanges throughout the war – an area where the two sides have been able to strike rare agreements since ...

Russia Destroys 33 Ukrainian Drones Over Crimea

par This Is Beirut, 18/07 10:38 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Russia downed 33 Ukrainian aerial drones overnight over Crimea and 10 naval drones that were heading for the peninsula, Moscow's defense ministry said Thursday. "Air defense systems on duty destroyed and intercepted 33 aerial drones over... Crimea," the ministry said in a Telegram post, adding that forces "in the Black Sea destroyed 10 naval ...

WSJ Reporter Evan Gershkovich Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison

par This Is Beirut, 19/07 10:32 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Wall Street Journalist Reporter Evan Gershkovich was sentenced to 16 years in a penal colony Friday, accused of spying in a trial the US has called a sham. US reporter Evan Gershkovich was sentenced to 16 years in a Russian penal colony on Friday for "espionage", a verdict reached after three weeks of secretive hearings condemned by Washington as ...

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