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As Russia intensifies push for Donbas, Ukraine rules out ceasefire

KYIV/OSLO, May 21 (Reuters) - Ukraine ruled out a ceasefire or concessions to Moscow on Saturday as Russia intensified an offensive in the eastern Donbas region and stopped providing gas to Finland.…

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Russia halts gas flow to Finland, intensifies push for Donbas

KYIV/OSLO, May 21 (Reuters) - Russia stopped providing gas to Finland in an escalation of a row over energy payments with the West on Saturday, and intensified an offensive in the Donbas…

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The Ukrainian roundup

May 21 (Reuters) - Russia pressed for control of Ukraine's Donbas region, claiming victory in the months-long battle for Mariupol's Azovstal steel plant and launching a major offensive on the remaining Ukrainian-held…

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Zelensky says only ‘diplomacy’ can end Ukraine war

The war in Ukraine can only be resolved through diplomacy, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said - despite a current deadlock in negotiations between the two sides. Speaking on Ukrainian…

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Russia advances in Ukraine’s Donbas, Moscow stops Finland gas flow

KYIV, May 21 (Reuters) - Russia moved nearer to control over Ukraine's Donbas region, claiming victory in the months-long battle for Mariupol's steel plant and launching a major offensive on the remaining…

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WHO calls emergency meeting as monkeypox cases top 100 in Europe, Concern it could spread as people party over summer

LONDON, (Reuters) - The World Health Organization held an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss the recent outbreak of monkeypox, a viral infection more common to west and central Africa, after over…

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The Ukrainian roundup

May 20 (Reuters) - Ukraine's industrial Donbas region, the focus of recent Russian offensives, has been destroyed, President Zelenskiy said as some of the world's richest countries pledged to bolster Kyiv with…

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‘Hell’ in Ukraine’s Donbas as Russia piles on pressure, warns Zelenskiy

KYIV/SLATYNE, Ukraine, May 20 (Reuters) - Ukraine's industrial Donbas region, the focus of recent Russian offensives, has been destroyed, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said as some of the world's richest countries pledged to…

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Silence from Kyiv as Russia claims more than 1,700 surrender in Mariupol

Moscow said on Thursday that 1,730 Ukrainian fighters had surrendered in Mariupol over three days, including 771 in the past 24 hours, claiming a surrender on a far bigger scale…

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The Ukrainian roundup

May 18 (Reuters) - Finland and Sweden formally applied to join NATO on Wednesday, prompted by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and triggering one of the most significant changes in Europe's security architecture…

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UPDATED: EU offers 9 bln euro loan to Ukraine, prepares reconstruction -Commission

BRUSSELS, May 18 (Reuters) - The European Commission proposed on Wednesday a 9 billion euro ($9.5 billion) loan to Ukraine to keep the country going as it struggles to fend off the…

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Fears for Mariupol defenders after surrender to Russia

MARIUPOL, Ukraine, May 18 (Reuters) - Concerns grew on Wednesday for the welfare of more than 250 Ukrainian fighters who surrendered to Russian forces at the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol after weeks…

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UPDATED: Turkeys Erdogan links Sweden NATO bid to return of “terrorists”

ANKARA, May 18 (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday Sweden should not expect Turkey to approve its NATO bid without returning "terrorists", and Swedish and Finnish delegations should not come to…

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Ukrainian troops evacuate from Mariupol, ceding control to Russia

Ukraine's military said on Tuesday it was working to evacuate all remaining troops from their last stronghold in the besieged port of Mariupol, ceding control of the city to Russia after…

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Putin appears to back off threats as Nordics prepare to join NATO

Vladimir Putin appeared to climb down on Monday from Russia's objections to Sweden and Finland joining NATO, saying Moscow had no issues with them entering the U.S.-led military alliance they now aim…

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UPDATED: Putin warns Finland and Sweden any military expansion ‘would demand a reaction’

Vladimir Putin said Russia had no issue with Finland and Sweden, but that the expansion of military infrastructure on their territory would demand a reaction from Moscow, as the Nordic…

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Russia says it shot down three Ukrainian fighter jets, one near Snake Island

May 16 (Reuters) - Russia on Monday said its forces had shot down three Ukrainian fighter jets, one near Snake Island in the Black Sea and the others in the Mykolaiv and…

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The Ukrainian roundup

May 15 (Reuters) - A Ukrainian counteroffensive was underway near the Russian-held town of Izium, but its military said Russian forces were advancing elsewhere in the key Donbas region, Ukraine said. FIGHTING,…

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UPDATED: Finnish president confirms his country will apply to join NATO

HELSINKI, May 15 (Reuters) - Finland's President Sauli Niinisto confirmed on Sunday that his country would apply for membership of the NATO military alliance. The announcement came after Niinisto and Prime Minister…

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Ukrainian forces press towards Russian-held Izium in east

KYIV/BEZRUKY, Ukraine, (Reuters) - Ukrainian forces have launched a counteroffensive near the Russian-held town of Izium in eastern Ukraine, in what could prove a serious setback for Moscow's plans to capture the…

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Foreign ministers of Finland, Turkey, to meet over NATO tensions, Haavisto says

BERLIN, May 14 (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of Finland and Turkey will meet in Berlin later on Saturday to try and solve disagreements over Finland's and Sweden's plan to join NATO,…

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Putin tells Finland that swapping neutrality for NATO is a mistake

May 14 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinisto on Saturday that ditching neutrality and joining NATO would be a mistake that could damage relations between their…

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Ukraine collects Russian dead as war rages on multiple fronts

KYIV, May 14 (Reuters) - The bodies of Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine were brought to a rail yard outside Kyiv and stacked with hundreds of others in a refrigerated train, waiting…

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Moscow will respond if NATO moves nuclear forces closer to Russia’s border – RIA

May 14 (Reuters) - Moscow will take adequate precautionary measures if NATO deploys nuclear forces and infrastructure closer to Russia's border, RIA news agency quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko as saying…

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Duma deputy head visits Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Kherson – RIA

May 14 (Reuters) - Senior Russian lawmaker Anna Kuznetsova visited the Russian-occupied region of Kherson in Ukraine to discuss social and healthcare needs of the local population, the state RIA news agency…

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The Ukrainian roundup

May 13 (Reuters) - Ukrainian forces destroyed a pontoon bridge and parts of Russian armoured column as it tried to cross a river in the Donbas region, video footage released by Ukraine's…

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Ukraine says it damaged another Russian ship, seeks evacuation of wounded Mariupol fighters

KHARKIV, Ukraine, May 13 (Reuters) - Ukraine said it had damaged a Russian navy logistics ship near Snake Island, a small but strategic outpost in the Black Sea, while relatives of Ukrainian…

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The Ukrainian roundup

May 12 (Reuters) - Finland said on Thursday it would apply to join NATO "without delay", with Sweden expected to follow suit, suggesting Russia's invasion of Ukraine will bring about the very…

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Russia warns West over risk of conflict with NATO

LONDON, May 12 (Reuters) - One of President Vladimir Putin's closest allies warned the West on Thursday that the increasing military support given to Ukraine by the United States and its allies…

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UPDATED: Finland must apply for NATO membership without delay, Finnish President and PM say

HELSINKI, May 12 (Reuters) - Finland must apply to join the NATO military alliance "without delay", Finnish President Sauli Niinisto and Prime Minister Sanna Marin said on Thursday, a major policy shift…

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NATO to welcome Nordic members as Ukraine pushes back Russian forces

KYIV/BRUSSELS, May 12 (Reuters) - Finland is expected to announce on Thursday its intention to join NATO with Sweden likely to follow soon after, diplomats and officials said, as Russia's invasion of…

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Nearly 5 million jobs lost in Ukraine as war pummels economy – ILO

LONDON, May 11 (Reuters) - Around 4.8 million jobs have been lost in Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion in February, as the conflict shut down businesses, strangled exports and…

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The Ukrainian roundup

May 11 (Reuters) - Flows of Russian gas to Europe through a transit point into Ukraine dried up on Wednesday, while Kyiv reported battlefield gains over invading Russian forces that could signal…

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Fight continues between Russian, Ukrainian forces at Snake Island

May 11 (Reuters) - Fighting between Russia and Ukrainian forces has continued on Zmiinyi Island, also known as Snake Island, with Russia repeatedly trying to reinforce its exposed troops. "If Russia consolidates…

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Ukrainian forces seeking to cut off Russian supply lines, U.S. concern about future course of war

KHARKIV, Ukraine, May 11 (Reuters) - Ukraine prepared to suspend the flow of some Russian gas to Europe through a key transit point on Wednesday, as it claimed battlefield gains over invading…

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Presidents Metsola, Macron call for convention to discuss EU reform

Updated 1500 French President Emmanuel Macron backed calls on Monday for a convention to discuss possible changes to the treaties that govern the European Union. Macron said he is "in favour…

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Ukrainians report fierce fighting as Russia marks Soviet WW2 victory

Russian President Vladimir Putin told his armed forces they were fighting for their country at a parade of Russian firepower in Moscow while his troops stepped up their 10-week-old assault…

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Russia to mark Soviet WW2 victory as Ukraine decries school bombing

ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine, May 9 (Reuters) - Kremlin forces bombed a village school in eastern Ukraine killing about 60 people, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, as Russia prepared to mark the Monday anniversary of…

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Russian Deputy PM visits ruined Ukrainian city of Mariupol

May 8 (Reuters) - Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin has visited Mariupol, the country's most senior government official yet to set foot in the Ukrainian southern port city after weeks of…

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EU edges towards oil sanctions on Russia, no deal yet

BRUSSELS, May 8 (Reuters) - European Union governments moved closer on Sunday to agreeing tough sanctions against Russia that include a ban on buying Russian oil, but scheduled more talks for Monday…

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Bombing of school in Ukrainian town kills two, 60 more under debris – governor

May 8 (Reuters) - Two people have been killed in the Russian bombing of a school in the Ukrainian village of Bilohorivka and 60 who remained under debris are feared dead, Serhiy Gaidai,…

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Ukraine says all women, children now evacuated from Mariupol steel mill

KYIV, May 7 (Reuters) - All women, children and elderly civilians have been evacuated from the Azovstal steel mill in Mariupol, Ukrainian officials said on Saturday, after a week-long effort rescued hundreds…

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UK to provide 1.3 billion pounds of further military support to Ukraine

LONDON, May 7 (Reuters) - Britain said it would provide a further 1.3 billion pounds ($1.60 billion) in military support and aid to Ukraine, making the pledge ahead of a planned video…

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The Ukrainian roundup

May 6 (Reuters) - Ukraine said a new attempt was under way on Friday to evacuate scores of civilians trapped in a heavily bombed steel works in the city of Mariupol, after…

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UPDATED: EU tweaks Russia oil sanctions plan in bid to win over reluctant states – sources

BRUSSELS, May 6 (Reuters) - The European Commission has proposed changes to its planned embargo on Russian oil in a bid to win over reluctant states, three EU sources told Reuters on…

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Russian fighting destroys, damages nearly 400 hospitals, Mariupol evacuation attempt on Friday

ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine, May 6 (Reuters) - Russia's invasion of Ukraine has devastated hundreds of hospitals and other medical institutions and left doctors without drugs to tackle cancer or the ability to perform…

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The Ukrainian roundup

May 5 (Reuters) - Civilians will need to be dug from bunkers under a steel works that is the last holdout of resistance in Ukraine's Mariupol, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, after a…

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Russia practiced nuclear drills in Kaliningrad enclave

Russia said its forces on Wednesday had practised simulated nuclear-capable missile strikes in the western enclave of Kaliningrad, amid Moscow's military campaign in Ukraine. During Wednesday's war games in the…

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Prolonged truce needed for Mariupol evacuations, Ukraine’s president says

KYIV, May 5 (Reuters) - Civilians including women and children are still trapped inside Ukraine's besieged city of Mariupol and a prolonged ceasefire is needed to ensure their evacuation as Russia presses…

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The Ukrainian roundup

May 4 (Reuters) - The European Union's chief executive proposed a phased oil embargo on Russia, as well as sanctions on its top bank and a ban on Russian broadcasters, in its…

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EU proposes to ban in a month’s time shipping, financing services for Russian oil, UK issues new sanctions

BRUSSELS, May 4 (Reuters) - The European Commission has proposed to ban in a month's time all shipping, brokerage, insurance and financing services offered by EU companies for the transport of Russian…

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UPDATED: EU plans phased oil ban on Russia, also targeting more banks and broadcasters

STRASBOURG, May 4 (Reuters) - The European Union's chief executive on Wednesday proposed a phased oil embargo on Russia, as well as sanctions on its top bank and to ban Russian broadcasters…

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Scholz warns: “Don’t assume ‘imperialistic’ Putin won’t attack other countries”

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said no-one could assume that Russia would not attack other countries given its violation of international law in Ukraine and Germany would support Finland and Sweden…

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UPDATED: Ukraine says Russian forces are storming Azovstal plant as EU set to unveil sanctions on Russian oil

Russia has reportedly sent its forces into the last pocket of resistance in Mariupol, the Azovstal steel mill. Hundreds of civilians are holed up there, along with the last of the…

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Ukraine’s ‘finest hour’: UK’s Johnson invokes Churchill as he predicts Russia will lose

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told Ukraine on Tuesday he believed it would defeat Russia and expose the "gigantic error" of the Kremlin's invasion as he invoked Britain's wartime leader Winston Churchill…

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In shift, Germany says it could back immediate EU ban on Russian oil

Germany said on Monday it was prepared to back an immediate European Union embargo on Russian oil, a major shift from Moscow's biggest energy customer that could let Europe impose such a ban within days.…

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Ukraine evacuees flee to safety after ordeal in Mariupol steel works

ZAPORIZHZHIA/BEZIMENNE, Ukraine (Reuters) -The first evacuees from the ruins of Mariupol's Azovstal steel works were expected to arrive in the Ukrainian-controlled city of Zaporizhzhia later on Monday after weeks of cowering from…

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