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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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Civilians evacuated from Mariupol, Pelosi meets Ukraine’s Zelenskiy

KYIV, Ukraine, May 2 (Reuters) - Around 100 civilians evacuated from the ruined Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol were due to arrive in a Ukrainian-held city on Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said,…

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The Ukrainian roundup

May 1 (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv, the latest show of support for Ukraine's fight against Russia by a senior Western…

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UPDATED: Nancy Pelosi visits Kyiv

KYIV, May 1 (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday said she had met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv to send the message that…

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UPDATED: More civilians evacuated from around Azovstal plant

BEZIMENNE, Ukraine, May 1 (Reuters) - A group of around 40 civilians arrived on Sunday at a temporary accommodation centre after leaving the area around the Azovstal steel plant in Ukraine's Mariupol,…

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Ukraine says Russian strike knocks out Odessa airport

DOBROPILLIA, Ukraine/KYIV, April 30 (Reuters) - A Russian missile strike at the airport in the southwestern port of Odesa - a city that has so far been relatively unscathed in the war…

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Russia says risks of nuclear war must be kept to minimum -TASS

April 30 (Reuters) - Russia believes the risks of nuclear war should be kept to a minimum and that any armed conflict between nuclear powers should be prevented, the TASS news agency…

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Lifting sanctions against Russia part of peace talks with Ukraine – Lavrov

April 30 (Reuters) - Lifting sanctions imposed on Russia is part of peace negotiations between Moscow and Ukraine, which are "difficult" but continue daily, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in remarks…

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Ukraine warns talks with Russia may collapse as battles rage in east

KYIV, April 30 (Reuters) - Ukraine and Russia traded accusations over shaky talks to end a war now in its third month as Russia pounded areas in the east of the country…

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The Ukrainian roundup

Ukraine acknowledged on Friday it was taking heavy losses in Russia's assault in the east but said Russian losses were even worse, as U.S. President Joe Biden called on Congress…

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Russian submarine strikes with cruise missiles, Ukraine acknowledges it is taking heavy losses

April 29 (Reuters) - Russia used a diesel submarine in the Black Sea to strike Ukrainian military targets with Kalibr cruise missiles, the defence ministry said on Friday. Ukraine acknowledged on Friday…

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Russian rockets hit Kyiv as UN chief visits, but besieged Mariupol main target

KYIV, April 29 (Reuters) - Two Russian missiles struck Kyiv during a visit by the head of the United Nations, Ukrainian officials said, but the West believes the battles for the besieged…

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Russian spy chief says U.S., Poland plotting division of Ukraine

Russia's foreign spy chief accused the United States and Poland on Thursday of plotting to gain a sphere of influence in Ukraine, the strongest signal from Moscow that the war could end with…

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Putin warns West of lightning retaliation for intervention in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned of lightning-fast retaliation if countries interfere in Ukraine, while U.S. President Joe Biden was set to comment on Thursday in support of Ukraine's fight against "Russia's brutal…

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The Ukrainian crisis roundup

April 27 (Reuters) - Russian energy giant Gazprom said it had halted gas supplies to Bulgariaand Poland for failing to pay for gas in roubles, the Kremlin's toughest response yet to sanctions imposed…

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Updated: Russia halts gas to Poland, Bulgaria, taking aim at European economies

WARSAW/SOFIA/KYIV, April 27 (Reuters) - Russia halted gas supplies to Bulgaria and Poland on Wednesday for rejecting its demand to pay in roubles, taking direct aim at European economies in its toughest…

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Russia warns ‘serious’ nuclear war risks should not be underestimated

Russia told the world not to underestimate the considerable risks of nuclear war that it said it wanted to reduce and warned that conventional Western weapons were legitimate targets in Ukraine,…

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Germany pledges quick decision on first heavy arms delivery to Ukraine

Germany will decide soon on whether to approve the delivery of 100 old Marder infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine, a government spokesperson said on Monday, in what would be the first…

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Ukraine calls for heavy arms as top U.S. officials visit; Easter prayers for peace

KYIV, April 25 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Kyiv late on Sunday and held talks President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, an aide to the…

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Borrell says no EU agreement on Russian energy embargo

BERLIN, April 25 (Reuters) - There is insufficient support from European Union member states for a complete embargo or punitive tariff on Russian oil and gas imports, the EU's top diplomat Josep…

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Ukraine proposes talks with Russia over fate of civilians, troops in Mariupol

April 24 (Reuters) - Ukraine proposed on Sunday a "special" round of negotiations with Russia to be held in the shadow of Mariupol's Azovstal steel plant to discuss the fate of the…

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Convulsed by war, tearful Ukrainians mark Orthodox Easter

YIV/KRAMATORSK (Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday that light would defeat darkness and Kyiv would triumph over Russia as Ukrainians marked a bitterly emotional Orthodox Easter overshadowed by the…

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Pope calls for Orthodox Easter truce in Ukraine war

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis called for halt to attacks in Ukraine on Sunday so aid can reach the exhausted population and urged leaders to "listen to the voice of…

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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine enters third month

Russia heads into the third month of its invasion of Ukraine on Sunday with no end in sight to fighting that has killed thousands, uprooted millions and reduced cities to…

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Odesa missile strike ‘kills 6 including 3-month old baby’, Ukraine says

Russia resumed its assault on the last Ukrainian defenders holed up in a giant steel works in Mariupol, a Ukrainian official said on Saturday, days after Moscow declared victory in…

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The Ukrainian crisis roundup

April 23 - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned late on Friday that Russia's invasion was just the beginning and Moscow has designs on countries beyond Ukraine, after a Russian commander said…

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UPDATED: Moldova protests to Russia over comments by top military commander

(Reuters) - The Moldovan foreign ministry said it had summoned Moscow’s ambassador on Friday to express “deep concern” about comments by a top military commander, who suggested the country’s Russian-speaking…

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