The Dispatch

EXCLUSIVE-Ukraine requests Turkey detain Russian-flagged ship it says carrying Ukrainian grain

LONDON/ISTANBUL, July 1 (Reuters) - Ukraine has requested that Turkey detain and arrest the Russian-flagged cargo ship Zhibek Zholy carrying a cargo of Ukrainian grain taken from the Russian-occupied port of Berdyansk,…

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Biden says Americans will have to stomach high gas prices for “as long as it takes” to beat Putin

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday he would not directly press Saudi Arabia to increase oil output to curb soaring crude prices when he sees the Saudi king and…

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Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now

July 1 (Reuters) - Russia rained missiles down near Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odesa on Friday, Ukrainian officials said, hitting an apartment building and a resort and killing at least 18…

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Zelenskiy says Ukraine is now exporting power to EU

(Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the launching of power transmissions to Romania was the start of a process that could help Europe reduce its dependence on Russian hydrocarbons. Zelenskiy's comments…

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UPDATED: We’ll be with you on ‘long road’ to membership, EU tells Ukraine

BRUSSELS/KYIV, July 1 (Reuters) - Ukraine now has a "very clear European perspective" but the road to EU membership will take time and require hard work, the president of the EU executive…

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Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now

June 30 (Reuters) - Russian forces have withdrawn from Snake Island in the Black Sea in a move Ukraine hailed as a victory and Russia said showed Moscow was not seeking to…

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UPDATED: Russia abandons Snake Island in strategic victory for Ukraine

KYIV, June 30 (Reuters) - Russian forces abandoned the strategic Black Sea outpost of Snake Island on Thursday, in a major victory for Ukraine that could loosen a Russian grain…

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Putin still wants most of Ukraine, war outlook grim -U.S. intelligence chief

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin still wants to seize most of Ukraine, but his forces are so degraded by combat that they likely can only achieve incremental gains in the near term, the…

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Ukraine tells NATO Russia wants to dictate future world order

KYIV, June 29 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told NATO leaders on Wednesday his country needed more advanced weapons and money to defend itself against Russia, warning that Moscow's ambitions did…

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Pope: Ukraine shopping centre bombing the latest ‘barbarous’ attack

VATICAN CITY, June 29 (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Wednesday called the bombing of a crowded shopping centre in the city of Kremenchuk the latest in string of "barbarous attacks"…

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New U.S. sanctions target Russian gold imports, defense industry

The United States imposed sanctions on more than 100 targets and banned new imports of Russian gold, acting on commitments made by the Group of Seven leaders this week to…

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Civilian deaths mount as Russia presses attacks on Ukraine

KREMENCHUK, Ukraine, June 29 (Reuters) - A Russian missile strike killed at least three people in a residential building in southern Ukraine on Wednesday, authorities said, as the search continued for dozens…

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Russia denies hitting Ukrainian shopping centre with missiles

LONDON, June 28 (Reuters) - Russia on Tuesday denied hitting a shopping mall in the Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk with missiles, saying that it had struck a nearby depot of U.S. and European…

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Rescuers dig for survivors after Russian missiles pound Ukrainian shopping mall

KREMENCHUK, Ukraine, June 28 (Reuters) - Firefighters and soldiers searched on Tuesday for survivors in the rubble of a shopping mall in central Ukraine after a Russian missile strike killed at least…

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At least 11 killed in Russian missile strike on shopping mall, Ukraine says

Two Russian missiles slammed into a crowded shopping centre in the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk on Monday, killing at least 11 people and wounding 50, the regional governor said.…

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G7: we will stand with Ukraine ‘for as long as it takes’

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Reuters) - Leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy democracies on Monday pledged to stand with Ukraine "for as long as it takes" by cranking up sanctions on…

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Ukraine pleads for air defence as Russia turns sights on Lysychansk

KYIV, June 27 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday urged Western leaders to supply anti-aircraft defence systems to his embattled nation as Russian forces assaulted Lysychansk, the last big city…

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Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now

June 27 (Reuters) - Russian forces were battling on Monday to capture Lysychansk, the last major city still held by Ukrainian troops in the eastern province of Luhansk, after Moscow-backed separatists said…

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European politicians duped into deepfake video calls with mayor of Kyiv

The mayors of several European capitals have been duped into holding video calls with a deepfake of their counterpart in Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko. The mayor of Berlin, Franziska Giffey, took…

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Russia steps up missile strikes on Ukraine as G7 leaders gather

KYIV/POKROVSK, Ukraine, June 26 (Reuters) - Russian missiles hit an apartment block and kindergarten in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Sunday, in strikes U.S. President Joe Biden condemned as "barbarism" as world…

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Missiles kill one person and hit strategic bridge near Ukraine’s Cherkasy – officials

KYIV, June 26 (Reuters) - Russian missiles struck near the central Ukrainian city of Cherkasy on Sunday, killing one person and hitting a bridge that helps connect western regions with eastern battle…

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Biden says G7 must stick together as gold sanctions target Putin’s ‘war machine’

SCHLOSS ELMAU, Germany, June 26 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden told allies "we have to stay together" against Russia, as world leaders met on Sunday at a G7 summit in the…

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Ukraine spy chief says Russia is conducting covert mobilisation campaign

Russia is using its reserve forces in a covert mobilisation to replenish its ranks in eastern Ukraine and there is no point in simply waiting for its offensive potential to…

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UPDATED: Russian missiles rock central Kyiv, ‘It’s more of their barbarism’, says Biden

KYIV/POKROVSK, Ukraine, June 26 (Reuters) - Russian missiles hit an apartment block and kindergarten in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Sunday, in strikes U.S. President Joe Biden condemned as "barbarism" as world…

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G7 to announce ban on import of new Russian gold on Tuesday

LONDON, June 26 (Reuters) - Britain, the United States, Japan and Canada will ban new imports of Russian gold as part of efforts to tighten the sanctions squeeze on Moscow for its…

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Ukraine suffers major setback after fall of Sievierodonetsk

KYIV/POKROVSK, June 26 (Reuters) - Ukraine special forces remained in Sievierodonetsk directing artillery fire against Russian-backed troops, said an adviser to Ukraine's president, after the city fell in a major setback for…

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Sievierodonetsk falls to Russia after one of war’s bloodiest fights

KYIV/POKROVSK, Ukraine (Reuters) - Russian forces have fully occupied Sievierodonetsk, the mayor of the eastern Ukrainian city said on Saturday, confirming Kyiv's biggest battlefield setback for more than a month,…

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UK’s Johnson says he fears Ukraine will be coerced to make a ‘bad peace’

KIGALI, June 25 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday that he feared Ukraine could face pressure to agree a peace deal with Russia that was not in its…

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Russian missiles strike across Ukraine, says Kyiv

KYIV, June 25 (Reuters) - Russian missiles rained down across Ukraine on Saturday, hitting military facilities in the west and the north as well as a southern city as the biggest land…

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Ukraine forces ordered to withdraw from key battleground city

KYIV, June 25 (Reuters) - Ukrainian forces have been ordered to withdraw from the key battleground city of Sievierodonetsk after weeks of fierce street fighting, in order to limit more casualties and…

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U.S. to send $450 million in security aid to Ukraine in latest package

The United States will provide an additional $450 million in security assistance to Ukraine, including more long-range rocket systems, U.S. officials said on Thursday. Moscow’s forces are advancing in Ukraine’s…

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Ukraine’s EU candidacy will strengthen Europe as Russia threatens freedom – Zelenskiy

KYIV, June 24 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukraine's formal candidature to join the European Union was a big step towards strengthening Europe at a time when Russia was testing its…

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Ukrainian forces will have to leave embattled Sievierodonetsk -governor

KYIV, June 24 (Reuters) - Ukrainian troops will "have to be withdrawn" from the mostly Russian-occupied battleground city of Sievierodonetsk, the regional governor said on television on Friday. "Remaining in positions smashed…

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EU grants Ukraine candidate status in ‘historic moment’

BRUSSELS, June 23 (Reuters) - European leaders formally accepted Ukraine as a candidate to join the EU on Thursday, a bold geopolitical move triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine but a reminder…

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Ukraine takes tentative step towards EU membership as Donbas battles reach ‘fearsome climax’

Ukraine will be accepted as a candidate to join the European Union on Thursday, a move that will boost the country's morale as the battle with Russian troops for two cities in…

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G7 hopes to show unity on Ukraine despite darkening economic outlook

The Group of Seven rich democracies will seek to demonstrate their long-term support for Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression at a summit starting on Sunday even as the war's growing…

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Russian momentum in Ukraine could slow for lack of resources – British PM

Britain's defence intelligence service believes that Russia's momentum in the war in Ukraine will slow in the next few months as its army exhausts its resources, British Prime Minister Boris…

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Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now

June 22 (Reuters) - Russian forces pounded Ukraine's second largest city Kharkiv and surrounding countryside with rockets, killing at least 15 people, in what Kyiv called a bid to force it to…

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UPDATED: Lithuania: We’re ready if Russia cuts us out of common power grid over Kaliningrad disruptions

VILNIUS, June 22 (Reuters) - Lithuania will be prepared if Russia disconnects it from the regional power grid in retaliation for blocking rail shipments of some Russian goods to Moscow's Kaliningrad exclave,…

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Ukraine says Russians hitting Kharkiv as they did Mariupol, Possible drone strike shuts Russian oil refinery

KYIV/KHARKIV, June 22 (Reuters) - Russian forces pounded Ukraine's second largest city Kharkiv and surrounding countryside with rockets, killing at least 15 people, in what Kyiv called a bid to force it…

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Finland is ready to fight Russia if attacked – defence chief

HELSINKI, June 22 (Reuters) - Finland has prepared for decades for a Russian attack and would put up stiff resistance should one occur, its armed forces chief said. The Nordic country has…

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Ukraine on course for EU candidacy at summit, EU says

Ukraine is set to become an official candidate for European Union membership on Thursday in a symbolic but morale-boosting decision following Russia's invasion, ministers and diplomats said . EU leaders…

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Russia pounds eastern Ukraine, Putin to mark WWII anniversary

June 22 (Reuters) - Ukrainian and Russian forces were entrenched in eastern Ukrainian battlegrounds on Wednesday, a day of commemoration in both countries to mark the anniversary of Hitler's invasion of the…

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Two detained Americans endangered Russian servicemen, Kremlin says

Two Americans detained in Ukraine while fighting on the Ukrainian side of the war were mercenaries who endangered the lives of Russian servicemen and should face responsibility for their actions, the Kremlin…

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Ukraine braces for Russian ‘storm’ in east in run-up to EU meeting

Ukraine acknowledged on Tuesday difficulties in fighting in its east as Russian forces regrouped after stepping up pressure and making advances on two cities ahead of an EU summit this week…

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Port of Odesa comes under missile attack as Russians advance in eastern Ukraine

Russian forces captured territory along a frontline river in eastern Ukraine on Monday and President Volodymyr Zelenskiy predicted Moscow would escalate attacks ahead of a summit of European leaders expected…

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Ukraine to restrict Russian books, music in latest cultural break from Moscow

KYIV, (Reuters) - Ukraine’s parliament on Sunday voted through two laws which will place severe restrictions on Russian books and music as Kyiv seeks to break many remaining cultural ties between the…

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Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now

June 20 (Reuters) - Russian forces captured territory along a frontline river in eastern Ukraine on Monday, and President Volodymyr Zelenskiy predicted Moscow would escalate attacks ahead of a summit of European…

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EU nations push for new Russia sanctions, more military aid to Ukraine

LUXEMBOURG, June 20 (Reuters) - Several European Union countries are pushing to start work on a new package of sanctions against Russia and Belarus for the invasion of Ukraine and also want…

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Ukrainian refugee influx could ease euro zone labour shortage: ECB

FRANKFURT, June 20 (Reuters) - The influx of Ukrainian refugees into the European Union could gradually ease labour shortages in the euro zone as some of those fleeing the war are likely…

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UPDATED: Russia’s blockade of Ukrainian grain exports is a war crime – EU’s top diplomat

BRUSSELS, June 20 (Reuters) - Russia is committing a war crime by blocking the export of millions of tonnes of Ukrainian grain, the European Union's foreign policy chief said on Monday as EU foreign ministers met to…

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Ukraine president expects Russia attacks to intensify with EU summit this week

KYIV, June 20 (Reuters) - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy predicted Russia will escalate its attacks this week as European Union leaders consider whether to back his country's bid to join the bloc…

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As battles in Ukraine’s east grind on, NATO warns of long war

KYIV, June 19 (Reuters) - The war in Ukraine could last for years, the head of NATO said on Sunday, calling for steadfast support from Ukraine's allies as Russian forces battle for…

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Russia says eastern attack is going well, strikes Ukraine with missiles

June 19 (Reuters) - Russia said on Sunday that its offensive against Sievierodonetsk in eastern Ukraine was proceeding successfully after it took control of a district in the outskirts of the city. "The offensive in the…

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NATO warns of long Ukraine war as Russian assaults follow EU boost for Kyiv

KYIV, June 19 (Reuters) - The war in Ukraine could last for years, the head of NATO said on Sunday, as Russia stepped up its assaults after the European Union recommended that Kyiv become a candidate to join the bloc. Jens Stoltenberg said…

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Warning of elevated cyber threats in wake of Russia’s war in Ukraine

WASHINGTON(Reuters) - U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo warned bankers about elevated cyber threats in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and underscored the department's commitment to sharing real-time intelligence, Treasury said. Adeyemo…

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Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now

June 18 (Reuters) - As war rages in the east, Ukraine got a major boost on Friday when the EU recommended it become a candidate to join the bloc, a potentially dramatic…

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