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Moscow says Ukraine ‘taking Europe hostage’ by shelling nuclear plant

MOSCOW, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Russia on Monday accused Kyiv of trying to "take Europe hostage" by shelling the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine. In a statement, Russia's foreign ministry…

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UN chief demands international access to Ukraine nuclear plant after new attack

Aug 8 (Reuters) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Monday for international inspectors to be given access to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant after Ukraine and Russia traded accusations over the shelling…

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Ukraine accuses Russia of shelling nuclear plant again

KYIV, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Ukraine accused Russia on Sunday of again shelling Europe's largest nuclear power plant, the Zaporizhzhia, and called for new international sanctions on Moscow for "nuclear terror". Ukraine's…

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Four more cargo ships sail from Ukraine – Turkish, Ukrainian officials

KYIV/ISTANBUL, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Four more ships carrying almost 170,000 tonnes of corn and other foodstuffs sailed from Ukrainian Black Sea ports on Sunday under a deal to unblock the country's exports after Russia's invasion, Ukrainian and…

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Zelenskiy calls for tougher international response after shelling of nuclear plant

KYIV, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on Sunday for a stronger international response to what he described as Russian "nuclear terror" after shelling at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power…

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Amnesty regrets ‘distress’ caused by report rebuking Ukraine

KYIV, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Amnesty International apologised on Sunday for "distress and anger" caused by a report accusing Ukraine of endangering civilians which infuriated President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and triggered…

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Russia reports highest number of COVID-19 cases since late March

Aug 7 (Reuters) - Russia reported 20,303 new daily coronavirus cases on Sunday, authorities said, the highest such figure since March 28. Forty-four people in Russia died of coronavirus over the last…

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U.S. says Ukraine war making 40 million people go hungry, Africa to bear brunt

The United States' ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield on Friday said Russia's invasion of Ukraine will cause 40 million people to become food insecure and that sub-Saharan Africa…

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Russia’s Chubais discharged from Italian hospital after treatment

MILAN, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Anatoly Chubais, the former privatisation tsar of post-Soviet Russia who quit his post as a Kremlin special envoy due to the war in Ukraine, has…

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U.S. readies new $1 billion Ukraine weapons package

WASHINGTON, Aug 5 (Reuters) - The Biden administration's next security assistance package for Ukraine is expected to be $1 billion, one of the largest so far, and include munitions for long-range weapons…

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UPDATED: Pope hails departure of Ukrainian grain ships as ‘sign of hope’

VATICAN CITY, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Sunday welcomed the departure from Ukrainian Black Sea ports of the first ships carrying grain previously blockaded by Russia, saying the breakthrough could…

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UN’s nuclear watchdog chief condemns shelling at Zaporizhzhia plant

ZURICH, Aug 6 (Reuters) - The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) raised grave concerns on Saturday about the shelling the previous day at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in…

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FT says Western governments are alarmed over Turkey’s deepening ties with Russia

(Reuters) - Western governments are increasingly alarmed about deepening economic ties between Turkey and Russia, warning of the mounting risk that Turkey could be hit by punitive retaliation if it…

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Head of Amnesty’s Ukraine office quits after group accuses Kyiv

KYIV (Reuters) -The head of Amnesty International's Ukraine office has quit the human rights body in a disagreement with it after the group accused Ukraine's armed forces of endangering civilians…

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UPDATED – The war in Ukraine: What you need to know right now

Aug 6 (Reuters) - Russia and Ukraine accused each other on Friday of shelling Europe's biggest nuclear power plant as fighting raged again in the crucial border region of the Donbas and three more…

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EXPLAINER-Nord Stream turbine tension puts focus on gas pipeline parts

This content was produced in Russia where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine MOSCOW (Reuters) - Tension over giant turbines that Moscow blames for the reduction of flows…

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Ukraine health crisis worsens as medics work amid shelling – WHO

LONDON, (Reuters) - Ukraine is facing a worsening health emergency as the conflict with Russia rages on, the World Health Organization said, with a combination of burnt-out staff, increased shelling and the…

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Putin and Erdogan agree to boost cooperation, some rouble payments for gas

MOSCOW, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan agreed on Friday to boost cooperation in the transport, agriculture, finance and construction industries, they said in a joint statement…

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FACTBOX -Putin and Erdogan contacts underline complex Russia-Turkey ties

Aug 5 (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin and Tayyip Erdogan meet on Friday for the second time in just over two weeks, after Turkey helped broker a deal to resume Ukraine's Black Sea…

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War in Ukraine can’t be ended by ignoring Russia – Erdogan aide

ANKARA, Aug 5 (Reuters) - A top aide to Turkey's president said on Friday the international community cannot end the war in Ukraine by ignoring Moscow, as Tayyip Erdogan headed to Russia…

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Amnesty accuses Ukraine of basing troops in residential areas, angering Kyiv

KYIV,(Reuters) - Human rights group Amnesty International accused Ukraine on Thursday of endangering civilians by basing troops in residential areas during Russia's invasion in a report that Kyiv likened to Russian propaganda…

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Russia ready to discuss prisoner swap with U.S., Lavrov says

Aug 5 (Reuters) - Russian said on Friday that it was ready to discuss prisoner swaps with Washington through an existing diplomatic channel, a day after basketball star Brittney Griner was handed a nine-year prison sentence…

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Three new ships with grain leave Ukraine, Kyiv calls for Black Sea deal to extend to other products

Aug 5 (Reuters) - Ukraine has called for the deal that relaxes Russia's blockade of its Black Sea grain exports to be extended to include other products, such as metals, the Financial…

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NATO chief: Ukraine war Europe’s most dangerous time since WW2

UTOEYA, Norway, Aug 4 (Reuters) - The war in Ukraine is the most dangerous moment for Europe since World War Two, and Russia must not be allowed to win, NATO…

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Ukraine warns of new Russian offensive, Ukraine calls on China to help end war

KYIV/WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Ukraine said Russia had started creating a military strike force aimed at President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's hometown of Kryvyi Rih, while NATO moved closer to its most significant…

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Ukraine says Russia creating strike force aimed at Zelenskiy’s hometown

Ukraine said that Russia had started creating a military strike force aimed at President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's hometown of Kryvyi Rih and warned that Moscow could be preparing new offensive operations…

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Azerbaijan says it crushed Armenia attack near enclave, EU wants end to fighting

BAKU, (Reuters) - Azerbaijan said its forces had crushed an Armenian attack near the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh on Wednesday, prompting international calls for an end to fighting in a…

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Former German chancellor Schroeder says Ukraine grain deal may pave way for ceasefire

ISTANBUL/LONDON, Aug 3 (Reuters) - The deal between Moscow and Kyiv to unblock Ukrainian grain exports may offer a way forward to a possible ceasefire in the five-month conflict, said former German…

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West could trigger nuclear war over Ukraine, Russia says at U.N.

The conflict in Ukraine does not warrant Russia's use of nuclear weapons, but Moscow could decide to use its nuclear arsenal in response to "direct aggression" by NATO countries over…

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First grain ship to leave Ukraine anchors off Turkish coast

ISTANBUL, Aug 2 (Reuters) - The first grain-carrying ship to leave Ukrainian ports in wartime safely anchored off Turkey's coast on Tuesday, while a senior official said Ankara expects roughly one grain…

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China says politicians who ‘play with fire’ on Taiwan will pay, finds Russian support

Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday that those U.S. politicians who "play with fire" on the Taiwan issue will "come to no good end", according to a ministry…

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Russia accuses U.S. of direct Ukraine war role, grain ship sighted off Turkey

ISTANBUL/LONDON, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Russia on Tuesday accused the United States of direct involvement in the Ukraine war while the first ship carrying Ukrainian grain to world markets since Moscow's invasion…

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Russia’s supreme court designates Ukraine’s Azov Regiment a ‘terrorist’ group

MOSCOW, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Russia's supreme court on Tuesday designated Ukraine's Azov Regiment as a terrorist group, a Reuters correspondent in the courtroom reported. The Azov Regiment, which has far-right and ultra-nationalist roots, has been one of the…

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Russia says it carries out strikes in Ukraine’s Mykolaiv, Kharkiv regions

Russia's defence ministry said on Tuesday it had carried out deadly strikes against Ukrainian forces in the Mykolaiv and Kharkiv regions of Ukraine. The Kharkiv Times reported that the Russians launched…

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U.S. says Russia using ‘nuclear shield’ in Ukraine, risks terrible accident

The United States has accused Russia of using Ukraine's biggest nuclear power plant as a "nuclear shield" by stationing troops there, preventing Ukrainian forces from returning fire and risking a terrible nuclear accident. Secretary of…

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Ukraine gets more U.S., German rocket launcher systems – minister

Ukraine has received more German and U.S.-made multiple rocket launcher systems, part of a series of deliveries of the high-precision heavy weapons promised by its allies, its defence minister said on…

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Russia puzzled by Biden proposal to replace nuclear arms treaty

A Russian foreign ministry source expressed puzzlement on Monday about a proposal from U.S. President Joe Biden to negotiate a new nuclear arms control framework to replace the New START Treaty when it…

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Ukraine grain ship crew overjoyed to set sail amid worries about mines

News that his ship would be allowed to leave the Ukrainian port of Odesa carrying grain was the "best feeling" of the year, a joyful crew member said on Monday,…

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Pope to visit Kazakhstan, may meet Russian Orthodox patriarch

Pope Francis will attend a meeting of religious leaders in Kazakhstan in September, the Vatican said on Monday, a gathering where he has said previously he hoped to meet with…

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First Ukraine grain ship will anchor off Istanbul on Tuesday -minister

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The first ship carrying grain to leave Ukraine under a safe passage agreement will anchor off the coast of Istanbul around 1200 GMT on Tuesday for a…

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Russia hits southern Ukraine city, killing grain exporter, governor says

KYIV, July 31 (Reuters) - Heavy Russian strikes hit the southern Ukrainian port city of Mykolaiv overnight and early on Sunday, killing the owner of one of the country's largest grain producing…

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UPDATE – On navy day, Putin says United States is main threat to Russia

ST PETERSBURG, Russia, July 31 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin on Sunday signed a new naval doctrine which cast the United States as Russia's main rival and set out Russia's global maritime…

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First grain ship could leave Ukraine on Monday -Turkish presidential spokesperson

ISTANBUL, July 31 (Reuters) - The possibility of the first grain-exporting ship leaving Ukraine's ports on Monday is high, a spokesperson for President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday. "If all (details) are…

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Ukraine attacks Russian Black Sea Fleet HQ, Sevastopol governor says

DESA, Ukraine, July 31 (Reuters) - Ukrainian forces struck the headquarters of Russia's Black Sea Fleet in Russian-held Sevastopol early on Sunday, the Crimean port city's governor said, while Ukraine reported heavy…

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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy announces mandatory evacuation of Donetsk region

KYIV, July 30 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday his government was ordering the mandatory evacuation of people in the eastern Donetsk region, scene of fierce fighting with Russia.…

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UPDATE – Russia invites U.N., Red Cross experts to probe Ukraine jail deaths

KYIV, July 31 (Reuters) - Russia on Sunday invited United Nations and Red Cross experts to probe the deaths of dozens of Ukrainian prisoners held by Moscow-backed separatists, while Ukraine's president ordered…

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Seafarer shortage stands in way of Ukraine grain corridor

Finding enough seafarers willing to sail ships stuck inside Ukraine's ports is set to pose a major challenge to the proposed grains corridor designed to ease an international food crisis.…

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Blood, treasure and chaos: the cost of Russia’s war in Ukraine

LONDON, (Reuters) - Russia's Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine has left tens of thousands of dead, displaced millions and sown economic strife across the world. Following are the main impacts of the…

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Update – Ukraine says scores of Russians killed in fighting in the south

ODESA/KYIV, Ukraine, July 30 (Reuters) - The Ukrainian military said on Saturday it had killed scores of Russian soldiers in fighting in the south, including the Kherson region that is the focus…

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UK says Russia looking to hold referendums in newly occupied areas of S. Ukraine

July 30 (Reuters) - Russian-installed authorities in newly occupied territories in southern Ukraine are under pressure and possibly preparing to hold referendums on joining Russia later this year, Britain military said on…

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Red Cross offers to help evacuate wounded from Ukrainian POW attack

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is seeking access to the site of a deadly attack on a facility holding Ukrainian prisoners of war and has offered to…

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Blinken and Lavrov hold first discussion since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday said he has held a telephone conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and pressed the Kremlin to accept the…

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Photo Story: Ukraine issues new postage stamp commemorating resistance to the Russian invasion

The new postage stamp reading 'Good evening, we are from Ukraine!' during its presentation at the central post office in Odesa, Ukraine. The new stamp 'Good evening, we are from…

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Russia, Ukraine trade blame for prisoner deaths in missile strike

KYIV, July 29 (Reuters) - Dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war appear to have been killed in an missile strike on Friday, with Moscow and Kyiv accusing each other of carrying out…

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UPDATED: Russia supports ‘one China’ policy on Taiwan, Lavrov says

July 29 (Reuters) - Russia supports Beijing's "One China" policy on the issue of Taiwan, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday after Chinese President Xi Jinping warned U.S. President…

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UPDATED: Ukraine ready to ship grain, awaits signal for first shipment

ODESA, Ukraine, July 29 (Reuters) - Ukraine is ready to start shipping grain from two Black Sea ports under a U.N.-brokered agreement but no date has been set for the first shipment,…

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Russia tasks mercenaries with frontline sectors as infantry losses mount – UK

KYIV, July 29 (Reuters) - Russia has tasked mercenaries to hold sections of the frontline in Ukraine in a sign it is running short of combat infantry, Britain's Ministry of Defence said…

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