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June 30 (Reuters) - Russian forces have withdrawn from Snake Island in the Black Sea in a move Ukraine hailed as a victory and Russia said showed Moscow was not seeking to…

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Leaders at G7 mock bare-chested horseback rider Putin

SCHLOSS ELMAU, Germany (Reuters) - Leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations mocked the macho image of their absent adversary Vladimir Putin on Sunday, at a meeting in Germany…

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Putin promises Belarus Iskander-M missiles to counter “aggressive” West

MOSCOW, June 25 (Reuters) - Russia will supply Belarus with Iskander-M missile systems within a few months, Russian President Vladimir Putin told a televised meeting with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Saturday.…

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In call with Putin, Xi says all sides should work to resolve Ukraine crisis

BEIJING, June 15 (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping told Russian President Vladimir Putin during a phone call on Wednesday that all parties should work towards resolving the crisis in Ukraine "in…

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Putin hints at further invasions in ominous comments

Suspicions that Vladimir Putin does not intend to stop at Ukraine in his efforts to expand Russia's territory have formed a backdrop to the war since he ordered his forces…

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Polish president says calls with Putin like speaking to Hitler

BERLIN, June 9 (Reuters) - Polish President Andrzej Duda slammed the leaders of France and Germany over their phone calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying it was like having…

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Russia must not be humiliated despite Putin’s ‘historic’ mistake – Macron

PARIS, June 4 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said it is vital that Russia is not humiliated so that when the fighting stops in Ukraine a diplomatic solution can…

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US intelligence officials believe Vladimir Putin has cancer and likely survived assassination attempt

Russian President Vladimir Putin is in ill-health and is receiving treatment for cancer, according to a new US intelligence report. High-ranking US Intelligence officials say a classified report confirmed Putin…

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The Ukrainian roundup

May 30 (Reuters) - Russian troops have entered the outskirts of the Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk, the regional governor said on Monday, describing "very fierce" fighting in the ruins of a city…

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The Ukrainian roundup

May 29 (Reuters) - Ukrainian forces were resisting a Russian assault on Sievierodonetsk, the largest city they still hold in the eastern Donbas region, but were weathering heavy artillery barrages, Ukrainian officials…

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Sievierodonetsk under assault as Russian forces advance in east Ukraine

KYIV, May 29 (Reuters) - Russian forces have stepped up their assault on the Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk after claiming to have captured the nearby rail hub of Lyman, as Kyiv intensified…

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The Ukrainian roundup

May 27 (Reuters) - Russia's separatist proxies in eastern Ukraine claimed full control of the important battlefield town of Lyman, and Ukraine appeared to concede it, as Moscow presses its biggest advance…

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Ukraine needs to face reality and talk to Putin – Zelenskiy

KYIV, May 27 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday said Ukraine was not eager to talk to Russia's Vladimir Putin but that it has to face the reality that this…

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The Ukrainian roundup

May 23 (Reuters) - Ukraine said on Monday it had held off the latest assault on an eastern city that has become the main target of Moscow's offensive since Russian forces finally…

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UPDATED: Ukraine says 87 killed in strike on barracks, worst military loss of war

KYIV/MARIUPOL, May 23 (Reuters) - Kyiv acknowledged its worst military losses from a single attack of the Ukraine war on Monday, saying 87 people had been killed last week when Russian forces…

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The Ukrainian roundup

May 21 (Reuters) - Russia pressed for control of Ukraine's Donbas region, claiming victory in the months-long battle for Mariupol's Azovstal steel plant and launching a major offensive on the remaining Ukrainian-held…

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Russia advances in Ukraine’s Donbas, Moscow stops Finland gas flow

KYIV, May 21 (Reuters) - Russia moved nearer to control over Ukraine's Donbas region, claiming victory in the months-long battle for Mariupol's steel plant and launching a major offensive on the remaining…

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The Ukrainian roundup

May 20 (Reuters) - Ukraine's industrial Donbas region, the focus of recent Russian offensives, has been destroyed, President Zelenskiy said as some of the world's richest countries pledged to bolster Kyiv with…

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‘Hell’ in Ukraine’s Donbas as Russia piles on pressure, warns Zelenskiy

KYIV/SLATYNE, Ukraine, May 20 (Reuters) - Ukraine's industrial Donbas region, the focus of recent Russian offensives, has been destroyed, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said as some of the world's richest countries pledged to…

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The Ukrainian roundup

May 18 (Reuters) - Finland and Sweden formally applied to join NATO on Wednesday, prompted by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and triggering one of the most significant changes in Europe's security architecture…

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Russia says it shot down three Ukrainian fighter jets, one near Snake Island

May 16 (Reuters) - Russia on Monday said its forces had shot down three Ukrainian fighter jets, one near Snake Island in the Black Sea and the others in the Mykolaiv and…

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The Ukrainian roundup

May 15 (Reuters) - A Ukrainian counteroffensive was underway near the Russian-held town of Izium, but its military said Russian forces were advancing elsewhere in the key Donbas region, Ukraine said. FIGHTING,…

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Ukrainian forces press towards Russian-held Izium in east

KYIV/BEZRUKY, Ukraine, (Reuters) - Ukrainian forces have launched a counteroffensive near the Russian-held town of Izium in eastern Ukraine, in what could prove a serious setback for Moscow's plans to capture the…

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The Ukrainian roundup

May 13 (Reuters) - Ukrainian forces destroyed a pontoon bridge and parts of Russian armoured column as it tried to cross a river in the Donbas region, video footage released by Ukraine's…

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Kremlin says no agreement reached on possible meeting between Putin and Pope Francis

May 4 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Wednesday that no agreement had been reached on a possible meeting between President Vladimir Putin and Pope Francis for talks about Ukraine.…

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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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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: 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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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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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’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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Putin attends midnight Orthodox Easter mass in Moscow

(Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin on Sunday attended an Easter mass conducted by the Russian Orthodox Church, which has strongly backed the Kremlin leader's "special military operation" in Ukraine. Putin,…

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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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The Ukrainian crisis roundup

April 22 (Reuters) - Russia pressed its new offensive in eastern Ukraine while in the port city of Mariupol, teams of volunteers collected corpses from the ruins after Moscow declared victory there…

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Russia refuses Orthodox Easter truce, U.S. to deliver “Ghost” drones to Ukraine

KYIV, April 22 (Reuters) - Ukrainian fighters were clinging to their last redoubt in Mariupol on Friday after Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed victory in the biggest battle of the war, declaring…

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April 21 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin claimed victory in the biggest battle of the Ukraine war on Thursday, declaring the port of Mariupol "liberated" after nearly two months of siege, despite…

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UPDATED: Putin claims victory in Mariupol despite leaving defenders holed up

KYIV, April 21 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin claimed victory in the biggest battle of the Ukraine war on Thursday, declaring the port of Mariupol "liberated" after nearly two months of siege,…

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The Ukrainian crisis roundup

April 20 (Reuters) - Ukrainian officials said they hoped to get thousands of women and children out of the besieged southeastern city of Mariupol as Russia pressed ahead with a new offensive…

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The Ukrainian crisis roundup

April 17 (Reuters) - There were no signs of Ukrainian forces in Mariupol laying down their arms three hours after an 0300 GMT surrender ultimatum by Russia took effect in the strategic…

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Great-granddaughter of Soviet leader Khrushchev warns Putin ‘plans to win at any cost’

The great-granddaughter of former Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev has said President Vladimir Putin will try to "win at any cost" as the war in Ukraine continues. Nina Khrushcheva warned that…

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Austrian chancellor says Putin believes he is winning the war

Austria’s Chancellor Karl Nehammer told NBC that he thinks Russia's President Vladimir Putin is "in his own war logic" after speaking to him this week. He said that Mr Putin believes he…

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The Ukrainian crisis roundup

Powerful explosions were heard in Kyiv early on Friday, and air raid sirens blared across Ukraine as residents braced for new Russian attacks after Moscow's lead warship in the Black…

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Powerful explosions heard in Kyiv, Russia warns of nuclear deployment if Sweden and Finland join NATO

KYIV/LVIV, Ukraine, April 15 (Reuters) - Powerful explosions were heard in Kyiv early on Friday, and air raid sirens blared across Ukraine as residents braced for new Russian attacks after Moscow's lead…

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