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Turkey deactivates a mine discovered in Bosphorus strait

Turkey deactivates a mine discovered in Bosphorus strait

-- 2022-03-26 21:53:29

Turkey's military deactivated a mine on Saturday that had drifted in from the Black Sea, setting off a loud explosion north of Istanbul, days after Russia warned several of them had washed away from U...

Iran, world powers close to agreement on reviving nuclear deal: EU diplomat

Iran, world powers close to agreement on reviving nuclear deal: EU diplomat

-- 2022-03-26 19:49:17

Top EU diplomat Josep Borrell said on Saturday Iran and world powers were "very close" to agreement on reviving their 2015 nuclear deal, which would curb Tehran's nuclear programme in exchange for lif...

Russian forces take control of Chernobyl workers’ town

Russian forces take control of Chernobyl workers’ town

-- 2022-03-26 17:36:19

Russian forces have taken control of a town where workers at the defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant live, the governor of the Kyiv region said on Saturday, and fighting was reported in the streets of the...

War has killed 136 children so far, Ukraine says

War has killed 136 children so far, Ukraine says

-- 2022-03-26 13:23:28

The war in Ukraine has killed 136 children in the 31 days since the start of the Russian invasion, Ukraine's office of the prosecutor general said on Saturday in a message on the Telegram app. Of the...

US sees Russia prioritising eastern Ukraine, senior US defence official says

US sees Russia prioritising eastern Ukraine, senior US defence official says

-- 2022-03-26 11:19:56

The United States assesses that Russia is prioritising eastern Ukraine's Donbass, as opposed to Kyiv, in what could be an effort to build leverage in negotiations and cut off Ukrainian forces in the e...

Ukrainian forces advance east of Kyiv as Russians fall back

Ukrainian forces advance east of Kyiv as Russians fall back

-- 2022-03-25 17:31:29

Ukrainian troops are recapturing towns east of Kyiv and Russian forces who had been trying to seize the capital are falling back on overextended supply lines, Britain said on Friday, one of the strong...

300 dead in Russian airstrike on theatre in Mariupol 

300 dead in Russian airstrike on theatre in Mariupol 

-- 2022-03-25 17:17:28

About 300 people died in a Russian airstrike last week on a theater being used as a bomb shelter in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol, the city’s government said Friday, citing eyewitnesse...

US assesses up to 60pc failure rate for some Russian missiles

US assesses up to 60pc failure rate for some Russian missiles

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-03-25 14:17:11

The United States assesses that Russia is suffering failure rates as high as 60 per cent for some of the precision-guided missiles it is using to attack Ukraine, three US officials with knowledge of t...

Western sanctions won't sway Kremlin, says Russia's former president Medvedev

Western sanctions won't sway Kremlin, says Russia's former president Medvedev

-- 2022-03-25 13:50:33

It is "foolish" to believe that Western sanctions against Russian businesses could have any effect on the Moscow government, Russian ex-president and deputy head of security council Dmitry Medvedev wa...

West assails Russian 'barbarism' as Ukrainians shelter from bombardment

West assails Russian 'barbarism' as Ukrainians shelter from bombardment

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-03-25 10:37:06

Western leaders piled on military and humanitarian aid for Ukraine on Thursday and denounced Moscow's invasion of its neighbour as "barbarism" as thousands in besieged cities sheltered underground fro...

Ukraine urges Western nations to take 'serious steps' in trio of summits

Ukraine urges Western nations to take 'serious steps' in trio of summits

-- 2022-03-24 15:06:44

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged Western nations gathering in Brussels on Thursday to take "serious steps" to help Kyiv fight Russia's invasion, as an unprecedented one-day trio of NATO,...

Turkey calls for more Ukraine ceasefire efforts, vows to continue mediation

Turkey calls for more Ukraine ceasefire efforts, vows to continue mediation

-- 2022-03-24 14:18:25

Turkey called for ramped up efforts to achieve a ceasefire in Ukraine and vowed to continue its "mediation and facilitation" work between Moscow and Kyiv, ahead of a NATO summit where leaders will dis...

NATO likely to ramp up eastern flank forces

NATO likely to ramp up eastern flank forces

-- 2022-03-24 12:48:35

NATO will likely decide on Thursday to ramp up military forces on its eastern flank, the head of the alliance said, while also warning Russia against using nuclear weapons after its February 24 invasi...

Ukraine refugee exodus exceeds 3.6 million

Ukraine refugee exodus exceeds 3.6 million

-- 2022-03-24 11:34:46

Kateryna Mytkevich endured four weeks living with the fear of planes, rockets and missiles raining on her native city of Chernihiv in northern Ukraine before deciding to flee with her child. "I have...

'Russia will pay': West to warn Putin in trio of summits

'Russia will pay': West to warn Putin in trio of summits

-- 2022-03-24 10:50:27

Western nations will warn Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday that his country will pay "ruinous" costs for invading Ukraine during an unprecedented one-day trio of NATO, G7 and EU summits th...

Ukraine uses facial recognition to identify dead Russian soldiers, minister says

Ukraine uses facial recognition to identify dead Russian soldiers, minister says

-- 2022-03-24 10:12:37

Ukraine is using facial recognition software to identify the bodies of Russian soldiers killed in combat and to trace their families to inform them of their deaths, Ukraine's vice prime minister told...

Veteran Putin aide quits over Ukraine war and leaves Russia

Veteran Putin aide quits over Ukraine war and leaves Russia

-- 2022-03-24 08:47:17

A veteran aide of President Vladimir Putin has resigned over the Ukraine war and left Russia with no intention to return, two sources said on Wednesday, the first senior official to break with the Kre...

Reuters removes Russian news agency from business-to-business marketplace

Reuters removes Russian news agency from business-to-business marketplace

-- 2022-03-23 21:19:23

Reuters has removed TASS from its business-to-business marketplace for customers, according to a Reuters message to staff on Wednesday, amid growing criticism of how Russia's state-owned news agency i...

Russia will sell gas to ‘unfriendly’ countries in roubles, says Putin

Russia will sell gas to ‘unfriendly’ countries in roubles, says Putin

-- 2022-03-23 21:05:54

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday Russia would start selling gas to "unfriendly" countries in roubles, after a freeze on Russia's assets by foreign nations had destroyed Moscow's trus...

NATO head says Russia must understand that it can never win a nuclear war

NATO head says Russia must understand that it can never win a nuclear war

-- 2022-03-23 20:20:07

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warned on Wednesday against Russia's war in Ukraine sliding into a nuclear confrontation between Moscow and the West. "Russia should stop this dangerous irresp...

WikiLeaks' Assange to get married in prison

WikiLeaks' Assange to get married in prison

-- 2022-03-23 18:49:53

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will marry his long-term partner Stella Moris inside a high-security prison in southeast London on Wednesday at a small ceremony attended by four guests, two official...

Russia would only use nuclear weapons if existence threatened, Kremlin says

Russia would only use nuclear weapons if existence threatened, Kremlin says

-- 2022-03-23 16:11:28

Russia's security policy dictates that the country would only use nuclear weapons if its very existence were threatened, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview on Tuesday. The comment,...

Under pressure over Ukraine, Putin plans to attend G20 summit

Under pressure over Ukraine, Putin plans to attend G20 summit

-- 2022-03-23 13:48:12

Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to attend a G20 summit being hosted by Indonesia later this year, Russia's ambassador in Jakarta said on Wednesday, following calls by some members for the c...

US, Western allies to review Russia's G20 membership

US, Western allies to review Russia's G20 membership

-- 2022-03-23 12:49:16

The United States and its Western allies are assessing whether Russia should remain within the Group of Twenty (G20) grouping of major economies following its invasion of Ukraine, sources involved in...

Zelensky says 'confrontational' Russia talks moving forward

Zelensky says 'confrontational' Russia talks moving forward

-- 2022-03-23 09:25:44

Talks between Ukraine and Russia are confrontational but moving forward, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday, as the West plans to announce more sanctions against the Kremlin amid a worseni...

Russian journalist donates his Nobel Peace Prize medal for Ukrainian refugees

Russian journalist donates his Nobel Peace Prize medal for Ukrainian refugees

-- 2022-03-22 21:31:17

Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov, a co-winner of last year's Nobel Peace Prize, said on Tuesday he would donate his Nobel medal to be auctioned to raise funds for Ukrainian refugees. The Novaya Gaze...

Kremlin critic Navalny sentenced to nine years in prison

Kremlin critic Navalny sentenced to nine years in prison

-- 2022-03-22 19:55:28

Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was sentenced to nine years in prison after a Russian court found him guilty of large-scale fraud and contempt of court on Tuesday, and police detained both of his...

Ukraine urges Russia to allow humanitarian supplies into Mariupol

Ukraine urges Russia to allow humanitarian supplies into Mariupol

-- 2022-03-22 19:49:17

Ukraine appealed to Russia on Tuesday to allow humanitarian supplies into Mariupol and let desperate civilians out of the besieged city, which President Volodymyr Zelensky said had been devastated by...

Over 3.5 million people have fled Ukraine, UNHCR says

Over 3.5 million people have fled Ukraine, UNHCR says

REUTERS 2022-03-22 15:14:41

The number of Ukrainians fleeing abroad is now 3,528,346, the United Nations' Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday, with more than 2 million crossing the border into Poland.

Ukraine rejects Russia's ultimatums as conflict intensifies

Ukraine rejects Russia's ultimatums as conflict intensifies

-- 2022-03-22 09:15:49

Ukraine said on Monday it would not obey ultimatums from Russia after Moscow demanded it stop defending besieged Mariupol, where hundreds of thousands of civilians are suffering through Russian bombar...