Ukraine

Ukraine ‘temporarily’ loses access to Sea of Azov – Defence Ministry

March 19 (Reuters) - Ukraine's defence ministry said late on Friday it lost access to the Sea of Azov "temporarily" as invading Russian forces were tightening their grip around the Sea's major…

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Russia tells Google to stop spreading threats against Russians on YouTube

March 18 (Reuters) - Russia on Friday demanded that Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google stop spreading what it called threats against Russian citizens on its YouTube video-sharing platform, a move that could presage an outright…

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Putin’s warning to ‘traitors’ sends chilling message

Graffiti warnings daubed on the doors of activists in Moscow. A food blogger threatened with up to 15 years in jail for "discrediting" Russia's army. A call to sack a…

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Norway prepares for up to 100,000 Ukraine refugees, PM says

OSLO, March 18 (Reuters) - Norway believes the country will receive around 30,000 Ukrainian refugees this year but is preparing for a situation in which up to 100,000 may arrive…

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Britain, U.S. warn of satellite communications risks after Ukraine hack

LONDON, March 18 (Reuters) - Britain and the United States have warned organisations of the risks associated with using satellite communications following a cyberattack on satellite internet modems as Russia invaded Ukraine.…

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Pope calls Ukraine war a ‘perverse abuse of power’ for partisan interests

VATICAN CITY, March 18 (Reuters) - Pope Francis, ramping up his implicit criticism of Russia, on Friday called the war in Ukraine a "perverse abuse of power" waged for partisan interests which…

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The Ukrainian crisis roundup

March 18 (Reuters) - Russian missiles struck an airport near the western city of Lviv, where hundreds of thousands found refuge from Ukrainian battlefields as Moscow tries to regain initiative in its…

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UPDATED: Ukraine president says he expects progress on EU membership bid within months

LVIV, Ukraine March 18 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he spoke with the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen on Friday and Ukraine expects progress to be…

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Germany’s Baerbock warns supply shortfall from Ukraine war will be severe

BERLIN, March 18 (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock warned that supply shortfalls due to the war in Ukraine will be severe and could lead to further conflicts in already vulnerable…

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UPDATED: U.N. refugee agency says fewer Ukrainians fleeing

GENEVA, March 18 (Reuters) - The number of people crossing borders to flee the war in Ukraine has slowed in recent days but could rise again if the fighting spreads…

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Belgian royal family funds hosting of Ukrainian families

The Belgian royal family will make three properties available for Ukrainian refugee families, the palace confirmed. Three Ukrainian families will be hosted by the Royal Trust, an entity managing the…

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Poland to propose Ukraine peacekeeping mission at NATO summit, says PM

WARSAW, March 18 (Reuters) - Poland will formally submit a proposal for a peacekeeping mission in Ukraine at the next NATO summit, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Friday. Poland's ruling party…

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Blinken agrees war crimes committed in Ukraine, U.S. experts working to document attacks

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he agrees with President Joe Biden that war crimes have been committed in Ukraine and U.S. experts were gathering evidence to prove it.…

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PayPal expands payments services to help Ukrainian citizens, refugees

PayPal Holdings Inc expanded its services to allow Ukrainian citizens and refugees to receive payments from overseas, a move a senior Ukrainian official called a huge help as Russian forces…

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Japan imposes more sanctions on Russian officials, arms exporter

TOKYO, March 18 (Reuters) - Japan said on Friday it will impose sanctions on 15 Russian individuals and nine organisations, including defence officials and the state-owned arms exporter Rosoboronexport. The sanctions, which…

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UPDATED: At least 816 civilians killed in Ukraine since conflict began, UN says

GENEVA, March 18 (Reuters) - The U.N. rights office (OHCHR) said on Friday that at least 816 civilians had been killed and 1,333 wounded in Ukraine through to March 17. Most of…

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UPDATED: Kyiv says 222 killed in capital since start of war, including 60 civilians

LVIV, Ukraine March 18 (Reuters) - Kyiv city authorities on Friday said 222 people had been killed in the capital since Russia's invasion of Ukraine began, including 60 civilians and four children.…

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Russian sanctions over Ukraine grow, Biden to talk to Xi as U.S. warns about China military aid for Ukraine war

KYIV/LVIV, Ukraine, March 18 (Reuters) - Japan and Australia on Friday slapped fresh sanctions on Russian entities as punishment for Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, which the West says has been stalled by…

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Russian government sites facing unprecedented cyber attacks -report

March 17 (Reuters) - Russian government websites are facing unprecedented cyber attacks and technical efforts are being made to filter foreign web traffic, the TASS news agency cited the digital…

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European leaders’ risky Kyiv mission causes some unease among European allies; Criticism of those who went, and one leader who didn’t

PRAGUE/KYIV, (Reuters) - When headlines flashed on Tuesday morning that the leaders of Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovenia were on a train to Kyiv for talks with the Ukrainian president, it…

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Ukraine crisis could cut 1% off global growth this year – OECD

PARIS, March 17 (Reuters) - The Ukraine crisis could knock more than a percentage point off global growth this year and add two and a half percentage points to inflation, the OECD…

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Factbox: Sweden or Austria as military model for Ukraine neutrality

Ukraine could become a non-aligned or neutral state like Sweden or Austria, Russia said on Wednesday, as it seeks a compromise with Kyiv to end three weeks of war. Here…

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The Ukrainian crisis roundup

Here's what you need to know about the Ukraine crisis so far: March 17 (Reuters) - Russian forces in Ukraine were blasting cities and killing civilians but no longer making progress on…

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Kremlin says talks with Ukraine continue, no deal yet

LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russia was putting colossal energy into talks on a possible peace deal with Ukraine that could swiftly stop the Russian military…

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UPDATED: Estimate that over 7,000 Russian troops killed during war in Ukraine

More than 7,000 Russian soldiers have died since Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine last month, estimates from American intelligence agencies show. Pentagon officials told the New York Times they were able…

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Mariupol searches for survivors, says theatre bomb shelter held

LVIV, Ukraine, March 17 (Reuters) - A bomb shelter under a theatre in the besieged city of Mariupol withstood what Ukraine said was a Russian air strike and there are…

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Putin should be recognised as war criminal, Ukrainian defence minister tells EU lawmakers

BRUSSELS, March 17 (Reuters) - Ukrainian defence minister Oleksii Reznikov told European Union lawmakers on Wednesday that they should recognise Russian President Vladimir Putin as a war criminal after Russia invaded Ukraine.…

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UPDATED: Kremlin says it will not take heed of court’s demand to stop invasion

Russia has signalled it will not stop its invasion of Ukraine, after the United Nations' top court ordered it to halt immediately. The court had said it was "profoundly concerned"…

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French foreign minister warns Moscow against use of chemical weapons -Le Parisien

PARIS, (Reuters) - France would consider Russia responsible for any use of chemical or bacteriological weapons in the war in Ukraine, Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told French newspaper Le Parisien in…

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UPDATED: Zelenskiy urges Germany: tear down wall between peace and strife in Europe

BERLIN, March 17 (Reuters) - Invoking the fall of the Berlin Wall, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday urged German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to tear down a wall between peace and strife…

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UPDATED: Ukraine’s president says 1991 borders must be recognised – adviser

LVIV, Ukraine, March 17 (Reuters) - Ukraine's president has not altered his position that the international borders in place when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991 must continue to be recognised, a…

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More than 3 million refugees have fled Ukraine, UN says; Hungary PM flags arrival of “bigger wave” of Ukraine refugees

According to UN estimates, more than three million people have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded on 24 February. Most have sought refuge in neighbouring Poland, arriving to the border by…

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Russian Orthodox Church leader discusses Ukraine war with Pope Francis

VATICAN CITY(Reuters) - Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church and Pope Francis discussed the war in Ukraine on Wednesday, Kirill's office said, the first known contact between the two…

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Russia’s war in Ukraine may ‘fundamentally alter’ global economic, political order – IMF

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia's invasion of Ukraine will affect the entire global economy by slowing growth and jacking up inflation, and could fundamentally reshape the global economic order in the longer term,…

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Ninety percent of Ukrainian population could face poverty in protracted war – UNDP

GENEVA, March 16 (Reuters) - Nine out of 10 Ukrainians could face poverty and extreme economic vulnerability if the war drags on over the next year, wiping out two decades of economic…

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The number of Ukrainians who’ve fled to Poland is equal to the population of Warsaw

About 3 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia's invasion began in February, the United Nations says — a remarkable pace that has placed Ukraine among the world's worst refugee…

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UPDATED: Ukraine President Zelenskiy in speech to U.S. Congress asks for no-fly zone

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy is addressing members of the US Congress via videolink, where he has vowed his country is “not giving up”. The invasion of Ukraine by Russia is…

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Pope evokes spectre of nuclear war wiping out humanity

VATICAN CITY, March 16 (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Wednesday evoked the spectre of a nuclear war, where whoever is left of humanity would have to start all over again…

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Photo Story: EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson in show of support for Ukraine

European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson,from Estonia, (L) dressed in Ukrainian colours chats with another commissioner during an EU Commission weekly college meeting in Brussels, Belgium. Via EPA-EFE/OLIVIER HOSLET /…

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EU plans to buy measles, polio vaccines for Ukraine refugees

The European Union is planning to buy and distribute vaccines against measles, polio, tuberculosis and COVID-19 to immunise Ukrainian children and other unvaccinated Ukrainian refugees, EU health commissioner Stella Kyriakides…

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20,000 residents have left Mariupol in private cars so far; At least 500 Kharkiv city residents killed

LVIV, Ukraine, March 16 (Reuters) - About 20,000 civilians have managed so far to leave the besieged port city of Mariupol in private cars, Interior Ministry adviser Vadym Denysenko said on Wednesday.…

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UPDATED: Russia says parts of a Ukraine compromise deal are close

March 16 (Reuters) - Russia said on Wednesday that some parts of a possible peace deal with Ukraine were close to being agreed after Kyiv agreed to discuss neutrality, raising hopes of…

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UPDATED: U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, without citing evidence, says Russian forces shot dead 10 people in Chernihiv bread line

LVIV, Ukraine, March 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv said on Wednesday Russian forces had shot and killed 10 people waiting in line for bread in the Ukrainian city of…

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UPDATED: NATO vows more help for Ukraine, begins planning to adapt to ‘new reality’

BRUSSELS, March 16 (Reuters) - The United States and other NATO members said on Wednesday they would keep helping Ukraine fight off Russia's invasion, while also adapting the alliance's own security to…

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UPDATED: Polish, Czech and Slovenian PMs back in Poland after Kyiv trip, says spokesperson

WARSAW, March 16 (Reuters) - The delegations including the prime ministers of Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovenia have arrived in Poland after their visit to Kyiv, a Polish government spokesperson said…

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Ukraine-Russia talks have restarted, Ukrainian negotiator says

Kyiv and Moscow resumed talks on the war in Ukraine on Tuesday after a pause on Monday, Ukrainian negotiator Mykhailo Podolyak said. "Consultations on the main negotiation platform renewed. General…

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WATCH: Kyiv struck by Russian bombing, Ukraine says at least two killed

Ukraine's capital Kyiv came under Russian bombardment overnight, and images released by the country's State Emergency Service on Tuesday showed a high-rise apartment block in flames after being struck. Firefighters tried to…

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Three EU Prime Ministers to travel to Kiev by train in show of support

LVIV, Ukraine, March 15 (Reuters) - Three European prime ministers were travelling to Kyiv on Tuesday, the first foreign leaders to visit the Ukrainian capital since Russia launched its invasion…

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International Court to rule in Ukraine case against Russia on March 16

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) said it would rule tomorrow, Wednesday in the case that Ukraine has brought against Russia. In a hearing which was boycotted by Russia on…

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Refugee exodus reaches 2.8 million as Russia strikes hit west Ukraine

People fleeing what had been the relative safety of western Ukraine joined thousands crossing into eastern Europe on Monday after Russia attacked a Ukrainian base near the border with NATO-member Poland. Ukraine…

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UK will continue providing Ukraine with defensive weapons -PM’s spokesman

Russian missile strikes on a Ukrainian base near the Polish border are deeply concerning but will not deter Britain from continuing to provide Ukraine with defensive weapons, Prime Minister Boris…

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War could be over by May, says Ukrainian presidential adviser

The war in Ukraine is likely to be over by early May when Russia runs out of resources to attack its neighbour, Oleksiy Arestovich, an adviser to the Ukrainian president's…

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First convoy escapes besieged Mariupol but aid convoy blocked

Russian forces let a first column of cars escape Ukraine's besieged port of Mariupol on Monday but blocked an aid convoy trying to reach the city, Ukraine said, after 10…

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Russian oligarch Abramovich spotted in Israeli airport

JERUSALEM, March 14 (Reuters) - Sanctioned Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich was seen in Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport on Monday shortly before a jet linked to him took off for Istanbul. A…

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Mayor of Ukraine’s Kharkiv says Russian forces firing at city non-stop

LVIV, Ukraine March 14 (Reuters) - The mayor of Ukraine's front line city of Kharkiv on Monday said the city had been under constant attack by Russian forces, who had fired at…

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Berlin warns Ukrainian refugees about trafficking danger

BERLIN, March 14 (Reuters) - The city of Berlin has warned Ukrainian refugees not to accept offers of money or accommodation at the main train station due to concerns that…

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Hope for trapped civilians as first convoy escapes besieged Mariupol

LVIV, Ukraine, March 14 (Reuters) - Russian forces allowed a first convoy of cars to escape Ukraine's besieged port of Mariupol on Monday after 10 days of failed attempts to relieve civilians…

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