Ukraine

Russia warns sanctions could cause ISS to crash,

Sanctions against Russia could cause the International Space Station (ISS) to crash and lead to a 500-tonne structure to “fall down into the sea or onto land”, the head of…

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Israel, Ukraine deny report Bennett recommended yielding to Russian demands

LVIV, Ukraine, March 12 (Reuters) - A top Ukrainian adviser and an Israeli official on Saturday pushed back against a media report suggesting Israel tried to nudge Ukraine into caving to Russian…

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Satellite images suggest Russian units ‘actively firing’ at residential areas

New satellite images show homes on fire as Russian troops advance closer to Kyiv, with long lines of cars trying to flee the Ukrainian capital. The UK's Ministry of Defence…

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EU to ban steel imports from Russia, luxury goods exports to Moscow

The European Union will suspend Moscow's privileged trade and economic treatment, crack down on its use of crypto-assets and ban exports to Russia of EU luxury goods and imports of…

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UPDATED: Governor of Ukraine’s Kyiv region says evacuations ongoing

LVIV, Ukraine, March 12 (Reuters) - Evacuations of civilians from frontline towns in Ukraine's Kyiv region were proceeding on Saturday and are planned to continue on Sunday, regional governor Oleksiy Kuleba told…

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U.N. says no evidence to back Russian claim of Ukraine biological weapons program

The United Nations said it had no evidence Ukraine had a biological weapons program while Washington and its allies accused Russia of spreading the unproven claim as a possible prelude…

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Facebook owner defends policy on calls for violence that angered Russia

LONDON (Reuters) - Facebook owner Meta Platforms FB.O said that a temporary change in its content policy, only for Ukraine, was needed to let users voice opposition to Russia's attack, as Russia opened a…

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Russian central bank: money transfers from abroad will be paid only in roubles

Russians receiving money transfers from foreign banks will only be allowed to withdraw the cash in roubles, the central bank said, the latest move in a bid to cope with…

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UPDATED: Belarus denies plans to join Russian invasion but is ‘rotating’ troops at border

LONDON, March 12 (Reuters) - Belarus has no plans to join the Russian invasion of Ukraine but is sending five battalion tactical groups (BTGs) to its border on rotation to replace forces…

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Severe warning from Biden over possible use of chemical weapons by Russia

While President Joe Biden has repeated that the U.S. will not send troops to Ukraine to fight Russia, he warned Friday that "Russia would pay a severe price" if it…

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Malta announces coordinated effort to address humanitarian needs of people of Ukraine

The Government of Malta is committed to providing official aid to address the humanitarian needs of the people of Ukraine so as to help alleviate the suffering as a result…

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Africa could be hit hard by loss of Ukrainian grain exports -IfW institute

HAMBURG, March 11 (Reuters) - African countries may be hit hard by any continuing halt to Ukraine’s grain exports caused by the war, a report from Germany’s Kiel Institute for the World…

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War in Ukraine could more than halve German GDP growth – IAB study

BERLIN, March 11 (Reuters) - Russia's war in Ukraine could reduce Germany's 2022 economic expansion by 2 percentage points, more than halving the growth rate for this year, according to a study…

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Sweden expects 76,000 Ukrainian refugees in coming months, Over 109,000 refugees registered in Germany so far

STOCKHOLM, March 11 (Reuters) - Sweden's main scenario is to receive 76,000 Ukrainian refugees in coming months in the wake of Russia's invasion, Sweden's Migration Agency said on Friday. The agency said…

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FACTBOX-Airline hedging and surcharges offset some oil price pain

March 11 (Reuters) - The price of oil this week surged to its highest point since 2008 after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, adding to airline costs at a time when carriers have been…

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UN rights office has credible reports of Russian cluster bomb use in Ukraine

GENEVA, March 11 (Reuters) - The U.N. human rights office said on Friday it had received "credible reports" of several cases of Russian forces using cluster munitions in populated areas in Ukraine,…

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Don’t take Russia back to 1917, Russian metals king Potanin warns

LONDON, March 11 (Reuters) - Confiscating the assets of companies that have fled Russia after the invasion of Ukraine would shatter investor confidence for decades and take Russia back to the calamitous…

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“If you don’t act now, you’ll suffer a worse fate later” – Ukrainian refugee

CDE News - Strasbourg Failure of the West to stop Vladimir Putin’s “shameful aggression” of Ukraine will force a “worse fate on Europe” sooner or later, Bozhena Boriak warned in…

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Ukraine to sow more cereals in 2022, cut corn, sunseed

LVIV, Ukraine, March 11 (Reuters) - Ukraine is likely to reduce the area sown to sunseed, rapeseed and corn in 2022 and replace it with cereals - buckwheat, oats, millet, its agriculture…

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Russians are not real Russians if ashamed of Ukraine conflict – Kremlin

LONDON, March 11 (Reuters) - Russians who say they are ashamed of the country's "special military operation" in Ukraine are not real Russians, the Kremlin said on Friday. "A real Russian is…

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The Ukrainian crisis roundup

Here's what you need to know about the Ukraine crisis so far: March 11 (Reuters) - Russian forces bearing down on Kyiv are regrouping northwest of the Ukrainian capital, satellite pictures showed,…

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U.N. agency warns Ukraine war could trigger 20% food price rise

ROME, March 11 (Reuters) - International food and feed prices could rise by between 8% and 20% as a result of the conflict in Ukraine, triggering a jump in global malnourishment, the U.N.…

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IMF agrees to give Moldova more financial support after refugee influx

CHISINAU, March 11 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund will increase financial support to Moldova to help it withstand the extra pressure created by the arrival of over 270,000 refugees from Ukraine,…

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UPDATED: U.N. says 564 civilians killed so far in Ukraine, Suffered $119 billion in losses because of war

The U.N. human rights office (OHCHR) said on Friday it has confirmed the deaths of 564 civilians in Ukraine since Feb. 24, including 41 children. The real toll is thought…

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UPDATED: Putin sees “certain positive shifts” in talks with Ukraine

March 11 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday some progress had been made in Moscow's talks with Ukraine, while the Kremlin said the conflict would end when the West…

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UPDATED – UK sanctions Russian lawmakers who supported Ukraine breakaway regions

LONDON, March 11 (Reuters) - Britain announced asset freezes and travel bans on 386 members of the Russian Duma, its lower house of parliament, who voted for the independence of two breakaway regions in…

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Jailed Navalny calls for anti-war protests across Russia on Sunday, His press secretary put on wanted list

LONDON, March 11 (Reuters) - Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny called for anti-war protests in Moscow and other cities on Sunday. "Mad maniac Putin will most quickly be stopped by the people of…

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UPDATED: EU wants less dependence on imported chips, food, raw materials, as Ukraine war rages

VERSAILLES, France, March 11 (Reuters) - European Union leaders will say on Friday they want to cut their dependence on global suppliers of food, microprocessors, drugs, raw materials and digital technologies, as…

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UPDATED: Ukraine says 78 children have been killed since Russia invaded; assault on Kyiv seen within days

LVIV, Ukraine, March 11 (Reuters) - At least 78 children have been killed in Ukraine since Russian invaded, Ukrainian human rights ombudswoman Lyudmyla Denisova said on Friday. She said fighting around the…

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Bulgaria to host up to eight Dutch fighter jets and 200 troops

SOFIA, March 11 (Reuters) - NATO member Bulgaria will host up to eight Dutch warplanes and 200 troops to help it with its air policing tasks amid the Russian invasion…

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UPDATED: More than 2.5 million people have fled Ukraine, UN says

GENEVA, March 11 (Reuters) - More than 2.5 million people have fled Ukraine as of March 11, the U.N. migration agency said on its website on Friday. That represents around 200,000 additional…

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U.N. Security Council to convene on Friday at Russia’s request

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council will convene on Friday at Russia's request, diplomats said, to discuss Moscow's claims, presented without evidence, of U.S. "biological activities" in Ukraine, a move Washington described…

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WHO says it advised Ukraine to destroy pathogens in health labs to prevent disease spread

The World Health Organization advised Ukraine to destroy high-threat pathogens housed in the country's public health laboratories to prevent "any potential spills" that would spread disease among the population, the…

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U.S. Senate passes $1.5 trillion gov’t funding bill with Ukraine aid

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate approved legislation providing $1.5 trillion to fund the federal government through Sept. 30 and to allocate $13.6 billion to aid Ukraine. The 2,700-page bill passed in…

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UPDATED: Putin says Russia to use Middle East volunteer fighters against Ukraine

LONDON, March 11 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin gave the green light on Friday for up to 16,000 volunteers from the Middle East to be deployed alongside Russian-backed rebels…

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Biden to call for an end of normal trade with Russia, Putin says Russia will emerge stronger

LVIV, Ukraine, March 11 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday will call for an end of normal trade relations with Russia and clear the way for increased tariffs on Russian…

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Immediate ceasefire needed in Ukraine, Finnish president tells Putin

Finland's president urged Russian leader Vladimir Putin during an hour-long telephone call on Friday to establish an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and to allow the evacuation of civilians via humanitarian…

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Photo Story: Danish National Museum’s colonnade dressed in yellow and blue to support Ukraine

The National Museum's colonnade is dressed in yellow and blue like the flag of war-torn Ukraine in Copenhagen, Denmark. Via EPA-EFE/LISELOTTE SABROE

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Russian economy in ‘shock’ from unprecedented economic war – Kremlin

March 10 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russia's economy was experiencing a shock and that measures were being taken to soften the impact of what it described as an "absolutely unprecedented" economic…

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VW chief warns economic damage from war risks being worse than pandemic- FT

March 10 (Reuters) - Volkswagen AG's chief executive officer has warned that a prolonged war in Ukraine risks being "very much worse" for the European regions economy than the coronavirus pandemic, the…

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Russia acknowledges conscripts were part of Ukraine operation, some are POWs

Russia's defence ministry acknowledged on Wednesday that some conscripts were taking part in the conflict with Ukraine after President Vladimir Putin denied this on various occasions, saying only professional soldiers…

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European, trans-Atlantic flight bookings fall after Ukraine invasion – ForwardKeys

March 10 (Reuters) - Russia's invasion of Ukraine has stalled a travel recovery for airlines and led to a 23% fall in flight bookings within Europe and a 13% fall in trans-Atlantic…

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FACTBOX-What assets do UK-sanctioned Russian oligarchs have?

LONDON, March 10 (Reuters) - Britain imposed sanctions on Chelsea soccer club owner Roman Abramovich and Igor Sechin, the chief executive of Russian oil giant Rosneft, hitting them with asset freezes and…

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Egypt bans export of some staples including wheat for three months

CAIRO, March 10 (Reuters) - Egypt will ban the export of lentils, pasta, wheat, flour and fava beans for three months from March 11, its trade ministry said in a document seen…

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The Ukrainian crisis roundup

Here's what you need to know about the Ukraine crisis so far: HEADLINES March 10 (Reuters) - Russia's war in Ukraine entered its third week on Thursday with its key stated objectives…

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U.S. dismisses Russian claims of biowarfare labs in Ukraine

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday once more spoke about chemical or biological weapons in Ukraine. The United States denied renewed Russian accusations that Washington was operating biowarfare labs…

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UPDATED: EU leaders to offer stronger bonds, deeper partnership to Ukraine -draft

VERSAILLES, France, March 10 (Reuters) - European Union leaders will offer to strengthen the bloc's bonds with Ukraine and deepen its partnership as the European Commission assesses if Kyiv is ready to…

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Developments in Ukraine accelerate need for Social Climate Fund – MEP David Casa

CDE News - Strasbourg The aggressive invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation and the consequent European need to cut off its dependency on Russian gas has accelerated the need…

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Half of Kyiv population has fled since Russian invasion,

Speaking on Ukrainian television, Kyiv’s mayor Vitali Klitschko said half of the capital’s total population have left the city as Russian forces advance on the city. From our information, one…

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UPDATED: Lithuania tightens state of emergency, limits free speech

VILNIUS, March 10 (Reuters) - Lithuania imposed a stricter state of emergency on Thursday in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, limiting rights to free expression and peaceful assembly, in what critics…

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UPDATED: More than 2.3 million have fled Ukraine – IOM

More than 2.3 million people have fled Ukraine so far since the start of the Russian invasion two weeks ago, the UN said today. The UN migration agency said that…

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UPDATED: No progress on Ukraine ceasefire in Lavrov-Kuleba meeting

ANTALYA, Turkey, March 10 (Reuters) - Talks between Russia and Ukraine's foreign ministers on Thursday made no apparent progress towards a ceasefire in the two-week-old conflict or on a humanitarian corridor from…

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UPDATED: UK very concerned about the potential use of chemical weapons in Ukraine – Truss

LONDON, March 10 (Reuters) - Britain is very concerned about the potential use of chemical weapons by Russia in Ukraine, British foreign minister Liz Truss told CNN, warning that it would be a grave…

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UPDATED: Germany’s Scholz, France’s Macron demand ceasefire in Putin call

BERLIN, March 10 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron demanded an immediate ceasefire in a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, said a German government official. Macron…

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UPDATED: ECB winds down bond purchases despite Ukraine uncertainty

FRANKFURT, March 10 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank plans to end asset purchases in the third quarter, it said on Thursday, accelerating its exit from extraordinary stimulus in a surprise move,…

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UPDATED: Rio first big miner to cut Russia ties; Sony, Nintendo halt console sales

March 10 (Reuters) - Rio Tinto became the first major mining company to cut ties with Russian businesses and Japan's Sony and Nintendo suspended deliveries of their gaming consoles, joining a global…

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UPDATED: Belarus to ensure power supply to Chernobyl plant

March 10 (Reuters) - Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has instructed Belarusian specialists to ensure power supply to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, the BelTA news agency reported on Thursday. Ukraine…

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