Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Moscow will press on with its military action in Ukraine until reaching its goals and mocked Western attempts to drive Russia into a corner with sanctions. Putin told an annual economic forum in…
Ukraine war: Russia wants to destroy Europeans’ normal life, Zelensky warns
Russia wants to destroy the normal life of every European citizen, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. “It is trying to attack with poverty and political chaos where it cannot yet attack with missiles,” Mr Zelensky said in his regular…
Ukraine children return to studies amid the sound of war
Antonina Sidorenko has put on her favorite clothes, selected the prettiest ribbon to adorn her hair, and can recite by heart the poem given by her schoolteacher. But with lessons taking place at home to the background sound of gunfire…
Former USSR member looks to ban Russian language in blow to Putin
Latvia, a former member of the Soviet Union that shares a border with Russia, could move to restrict the Russian language in workplaces in the near future in a potential blow to Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to the country’s…
Mine blast kills 3 at beach in Ukraine, video shows
Three people were killed and two others wounded when a mine exploded at a beach in Ukraine, local authorities said Monday. Footage shows beach-goers being fatally maimed as they swam Saturday at a beach in Zatoka in Ukraine’s Odesa region,…
Ukrainian Institute slams emergency German filmmaker program
The Ukrainian Institute has lambasted the organizers of a prestigious German filmmaker residency program for inviting Russians and Belarusians to take part as well as Ukrainians, slamming the emergency program for the “perpetuation of both an outdated Soviet perspective and…
Latvia Parliament calls Russia a state sponsor of terrorism
Latvia’s Parliament has declared Russia a “state sponsor of terrorism” for attacks on civilians during the war in Ukraine and has urged other countries to follow suit. Lawmakers on Thursday adopted a strongly worded statement that accuses Moscow of using…
Ukraine urges Lebanon to block ship with grain from leaving
Ukraine’s ambassador to Lebanon on Wednesday insisted a Syrian ship docked at a Lebanese port is carrying stolen Ukrainian grain and urged Lebanon to block the vessel from leaving. The claim comes just days before the tiny cash-strapped country receives…
First ship carrying Ukrainian grain since Russia invaded leaves Odesa
The first ship carrying Ukrainian grain set off from the port of Odesa on Monday under an internationally brokered deal that’s expected to release large stores of Ukrainian crops to foreign markets and ease a growing global hunger crisis. The…
A deal for Ukraine grain exports is due to be sealed in Istanbul
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan were due on Friday to oversee the signing of a key agreement that would allow Ukraine to resume its shipment of grain from the Black Sea to world markets and…