In late November 2013, President Viktor Yanukovych announced he was suspending an agreement to bring the country closer to the European Union and instead would deepen ties with President Vladimir Putin’s Russia.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Austin meets with Zelensky in Kyiv
Lloyd Austin said Ukraine’s effort to defeat Russia’s invasion ‘matters to the rest of the world’ and that U.S. support would continue ‘for the long haul.’
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More than 2,400 Ukrainian children taken to Belarus, Yale study finds
At least 2,442 children, including those with disabilities, were taken to Belarus from 17 cities of the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia regions of Ukraine between Feb. 24, 2022, and Oct. 30, 2023.
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Finland to close 4 border crossings, accusing Russia of organizing flow of migrants
Finnish President Sauli Niinistö on Wednesday linked Russia’s actions to Finland’s NATO membership in April after decades of military non-alignment, something that infuriated Moscow.
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Putin approves new restrictions on media coverage ahead of presidential elections
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved changes to the law that governs presidential elections putting new restrictions on media coverage, local news agencies reported on Tuesday. The changes come ahead of the election to be held in March in which Putin, who has ruled Russia for the last 24 years, is expected to […]
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Russia ramps up attacks on key cities in eastern Ukraine
Ukrainian troops had recaptured the heights over Bakhmut and made some advances west, north, and south of the city since Kyiv launched its summer counteroffensive.
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Russia reportedly is using Ukrainian POWs to fight in their homeland on Moscow’s side
Experts say such actions would be an apparent violation of the Geneva Conventions, which forbids POWs from being exposed to combat or from working in unhealthy or dangerous conditions – coerced or not.
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Putin calls for closer Russia-China cooperation on military satellites, prospective weapons
The Russian leader emphasized the importance of developing closer military links, noting that cooperation in high-tech spheres now takes priority.
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Ukrainian officers investigated for holding a ceremony that was struck by Russia
The missile strike killed 19 Ukrainian soldiers and sparked a wave of criticism among Ukrainians who questioned on social media the planning of an event so close to the battlefield.
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Zelensky hosts EU official as Russian attacks wound at least 14 in Ukraine
In the Kherson region, five people were wounded, said Gov. Oleksandr Prokudin. He said that attacks in the region came from artillery, mortars, drones, warplanes, and tanks.