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EU Members, NATO Reject Sending Troops to Ukraine

This Is Beirut, 27/02 16:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron faced uneasy reactions from European allies and a warning from the Kremlin on Tuesday after he refused to rule out the dispatch of Western ground troops to Ukraine in its fight against the Russian invasion. Macron said after a conference of European leaders on Monday that "everything that is necessary" must be ...

Macron Rallies EU Support for Ukraine

This Is Beirut, 26/02 22:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron urged swift action on Monday, in support of Ukraine, as he inaugurated a conference focused on bolstering Western backing for Kyiv. French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday called for rapid action in favor of Ukraine as he opened a conference aimed at strengthening Western support for Kyiv among European ...

Hungary Approves Sweden's NATO Bid

This Is Beirut, 26/02 22:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Hungary's parliament approved Sweden's NATO membership bid on Monday, removing the last hurdle for the military alliance's expansion driven by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Hungary's parliament on Monday ratified Sweden's bid to join NATO, clearing the final obstacle for an enlargement of the military alliance spurred by Russia's invasion of ...

Kiev Regrets Delays in Western Arms Deliveries

This Is Beirut, 25/02 16:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Half of Western military aid to Kyiv is delivered later than promised, delays that hobble Kyiv's ability to defend itself against Russian attacks and cost Ukrainian lives, the country's Defence Minister Rustem Umerov said on Sunday. Ukraine, which is struggling with an ammunition shortage, has for months said that Western aid is too slow to reach ...

Zelensky Promises Victory Over Russia on Second War Anniversary

This Is Beirut, 24/02 15:37 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky promised victory against Russia on the second anniversary of the invasion on Saturday as his troops fight on despite a lack of Western aid and recent Russian gains. "We will win," he said at a ceremony at Kyiv's Gostomel airport, which was targeted by Russia in the first days of the all-out assault in ...

2 Years of War: Ukrainians of Lebanon Speak Out

Maureen Décor, 24/02 13:45 - Reading : less than a minute

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There are those who have lived in Lebanon for decades, those who found refuge there after the Russian invasion, and those who come from both cultures. The Ukrainians of Lebanon speak out, two years after the start of the war.

Russia Steps Up Attacks on Ukraine as US Unveils New Sanctions

This Is Beirut, 23/02 10:28 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Ukraine remained under Russian missile and drone attacks on Friday February 23, while Washington announced new sanctions against Moscow. The United States plans to impose sanctions on Friday on more than 500 targets involved in Russia's war in Ukraine, as Moscow claims fresh battlefield advances two years after its invasion. Ukraine, grappling ...

US Announces Fresh Iran Sanctions Over Support for Russia

This Is Beirut, 22/02 22:36 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The White House announced, on Thursday, that the United States will soon enact fresh sanctions against Iran due to its support for Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The United States will soon impose new sanctions on Iran over its backing of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the White House said Thursday. "In response to Iran's ongoing support for ...

European Union to Face Unprecedented Challenges

Rami Rayess, 21/02 18:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Even if the Russian-Ukrainian war has united Europe behind it, this does not mean that the old continent has overcome the many obstacles and issues that at times threaten to disintegrate and fragment it, contrary to what the early Europeans aspired to when they launched the unification project, which has made significant and historic ...

Navalny’s Mother’s Case to Be Heard in Russian Court

This Is Beirut, 21/02 14:12 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A court in the Russian Far North will next month hear a case brought by the mother of dead russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who has been prevented from seeing his body, his allies said Wednesday. Lyudmila Navalnaya has travelled to the remote IK-3 prison where her son died, but since Saturday, when she arrived, she has been prevented ...

Alexei Navalny: Daring Opposition Leader Who Died Behind Bars

This Is Beirut, 16/02 18:25 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died in an Arctic prison on Friday, was so loathed by President Vladimir Putin that the Kremlin leader refused to mention him by name. The 47-year-old had, for over a decade, been Putin's most prolific critic, running against the long-time ruler in 2018 and frequently blasting what he perceived as ...

Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny Dies in Prison

This Is Beirut, 16/02 13:53 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died Friday at the Arctic prison colony where he was serving a 19-year-term, Russia's federal penitentiary service said in a statement. "Navalny felt bad after a walk, almost immediately losing consciousness. Medical staff arrived immediately and an ambulance team was called. Resuscitation measures were ...

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