Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates | Russia claims partial control of flashpoint Ukraine city

[ad_1] A theatre in Ukraine’s capital has reopened for the first time since Russian forces invaded the country, and tickets sold out for Sunday’s performance. Russian gas producer Gazprom said its supply of gas to Europe through Ukraine via the Sudzha entry point was seen at 40.9 million cubic metres (mcm) on Tuesday versus 40.1 mcm on […]

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NATO holds Baltic Sea naval exercises with Finland, Sweden

[ad_1] NATO kicked off nearly a two-week United States-led naval exercise on the Baltic Sea on Sunday with more than 7,000 sailors, airmen and marines from 16 nations, including two aspiring to join the military alliance, Finland and Sweden. The annual BALTOPS naval exercise, initiated in 1972, is not held in response to any specific […]

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NATO chief Stoltenberg speaks with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan about Finland, Sweden joining

[ad_1] NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said he had a “constructive phone call” with Mr. Erdogan, calling Turkey a “valued ally” NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said he had a “constructive phone call” with Mr. Erdogan, calling Turkey a “valued ally” NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has met with Finland’s Prime Minister and spoken to Turkey’s President as […]

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Centre in talks with Hungary to admit Indian students: Jaishankar

[ad_1] The Union government has been “concerned” about the education of Indian medical students who fled the war-torn Ukraine following the Russian invasion, Union Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar said in Vadodara Monday. “We are talking to other nations around Ukraine in order to work out a solution so that Indian students can continue […]

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Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates | Russian offensive turns to key Donbas city, heavy shelling

[ad_1] Concern mounted on May 22 over the fate of the Ukrainian fighters who became Moscow’s prisoners as Russia claimed seizure of the steel plant-turned-fortress in Mariupol, capping a nearly three-month siege that left the strategic port city in ruins and more than 20,000 city residents feared dead. The Russian Defence Ministry released a video […]

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Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates | Ukrainian negotiator rules out ceasefire or concessions to Russia

[ad_1] Concern mounted on May 21 over Ukrainian fighters who became prisoners at the end of Russia’s brutal three-month siege of Mariupol, as a Moscow-backed separatist leader vowed they would face tribunals. Russia claimed full control of the Azovstal steel plant, which for weeks was the last holdout in Mariupol and a symbol of Ukrainian […]

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Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates | Russia claims to have taken full control of Mariupol

[ad_1] Russia claimed to have captured Mariupol on Friday in what would be its biggest victory yet in its war with Ukraine, after a nearly three-month siege that reduced much of the strategic port city to a smoking ruin, with over 20,000 civilians feared dead. The Group of Seven leading economies and global financial institutions […]

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Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates | Russia claims to have taken full control of Mariupol

[ad_1] Russia claimed to have captured Mariupol on Friday in what would be its biggest victory yet in its war with Ukraine, after a nearly three-month siege that reduced much of the strategic port city to a smoking ruin, with over 20,000 civilians feared dead. The Group of Seven leading economies and global financial institutions […]

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Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates | NATO chief hails ‘historic moment’ as Finland, Sweden apply

[ad_1] Russia said on Tuesday that 265 Ukrainian soldiers, including several dozen wounded troops, surrendered at the besieged Azovstal steel plant in Ukraine’s port city of Mariupol. Sweden on Tuesday signed a formal request to join NATO, a day after the country announced it would seek membership in the 30-member military alliance. Finland’s Parliament has also overwhelmingly […]

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