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International Community Meet at First Ukraine Peace Summit

par This Is Beirut, 16/06 12:53 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The international community gathered in Switzerland Sunday for the first Ukraine Peace Summit. Dozens of countries meeting for a landmark international summit on peace in Ukraine agreed Sunday that Kyiv should enter dialogue with Russia on ending the war, while strongly supporting Ukraine's independence and territorial integrity. Leaders and top ...

Ukraine Says EU Security Accord to Be Signed Soon

par This Is Beirut, 19/06 19:48 - Reading : less than a minute

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Ukraine said Wednesday it would soon sign a security agreement with the European Union, the latest in a series of accords that it hopes will ensure military aid for years to come as it battles Russia. President Volodymyr Zelensky last week hailed an "unprecedented" 10-year security deal agreed with the United States as a "bridge" to NATO ...

Russia Launches 'Massive' Attack on Ukraine Power Network

par This Is Beirut, 22/06 10:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Ukraine on Saturday said Russia had launched a "massive" overnight attack on energy infrastructure in the west and south, adding that at least seven people died from Moscow strikes elsewhere. Russia launched 16 cruise missiles from land, sea and air as well as 13 attack drones, aiming at energy infrastructure in several regions, Ukraine's ...

EU Unlocks 1.4 bn Euros from Russian Assets for Ukraine

par This Is Beirut, 24/06 21:52 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The EU on Monday agreed to start paying out a first chunk of funds worth 1.4 billion euros ($1.5 billion) earned from Russian frozen assets to help arm Ukraine, bypassing blockages from Hungary. The money is part of roughly three billion euros a year in interest from immobilized Russian central bank funds that the EU agreed to use for Kyiv in ...

Ukraine and Russia Exchange 90 Prisoners of War

par This Is Beirut, 26/06 00:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Ukraine and Russia have exchanged 90 prisoners of war each in the biggest swap between the two warring sides in almost five months, officials said Tuesday. Moscow and Kyiv have carried out over 50 prisoner exchanges since Russia invaded Ukraine more than two years ago, despite ongoing hostilities and both sides accusing each other of derailing ...

China Plans "Major" Reforms in Key Political Gathering

par This Is Beirut, 28/06 14:56 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Chinese President Xi Jinping said Friday the Communist Party was planning on implementing "major" reforms, ahead of a closely watched political conclave that is expected to put economic recovery high on the agenda. Chinese policymakers have struggled to reignite growth since the Covid-19 pandemic. The world's second-largest economy is beset by a ...

Xi Calls on World Powers to Help Russia and Ukraine 'Resume Direct Dialogue'

par This Is Beirut, 08/07 11:26 - Reading : 8 minute(s)

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Chinese President Xi Jinping told Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Monday that world powers should help Russia and Ukraine re-start direct negotiations during a visit to Beijing branded a “peace mission” by the European leader. Orban's trip to China comes a day before NATO is due to hold a summit to mark its 75th anniversary, with ...

Russian Missiles Kill 36, Bombards Children's Hospital Ukraine

par This Is Beirut, 08/07 14:38 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Russia struck cities across Ukraine on Monday with a missile barrage that killed three dozen people and ripped open a children's hospital in Kyiv, an assault condemned as a ruthless attack on civilians. Dozens of volunteers including hospital staff and rescue workers dug through debris from the Okhmatdyt pediatric hospital in a desperate search ...

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 Marks 75th Anniversary as Worries in the Alliance Grow

par This Is Beirut, 10/07 11:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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NATO convenes in Washington on Wednesday to mark the military alliance’s 75th anniversary, as the ongoing Ukraine war and political uncertainties in the West spark worries. NATO leaders meet on Wednesday for their 75th anniversary, seeking ways to ramp up support for Ukraine as deadly Russian strikes and political uncertainties in the West stir ...

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 ...

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