Tag: Russian
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Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky visits Canada for first time since Russia invasion Published
Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in Canada for the first time since the Russian invasion. Canadian TV showed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meeting Mr Zelensky and the first lady on the runway in Ottawa. It comes after increasing doubts from international partners over how it should continue providing aid to Kyiv. Mr Zelensky arrived…
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Ukraine war: Russian ‘evil cannot be trusted’, Zelensky tells UN
“Evil cannot be trusted,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has told the UN General Assembly, as he urged the world to unite to end Russian aggression against his country. In a passionate speech in New York, Mr Zelensky said a nuclear-armed Moscow must be stopped from “pushing the world to the final war”. He also accused…
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Kim Jong-un Arrives In Russia On Bulletproof Train For Meeting With Putin
North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un has arrived in Russia ahead of a meeting with President Vladimir Putin where both leaders could agree on a potential arms deal for Moscow’s war in Ukraine. Kim spent 20 hours travelling 1,180km (733 miles) on the slow-moving green-and-yellow train, according to South Korean reports. The train’s heavy armoured protection…
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Ukraine Ready To Continue Exports Despite Russian Exit From Grain Deal – Zelensky
Putin has repeatedly threatened to pull out of the arrangement, arguing that elements of the deal allowing the export of Russian food and fertilisers have not been honoured. President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that Ukraine is prepared to continue grain exports after Russia announced it was exiting a landmark deal brokered with Turkey and the…
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Russia Says One Killed, 41 Injured In East Ukraine Attack
Russia said Wednesday that one person was killed and another 41 injured, including two children, by Ukrainian fire in the east Ukraine town of Makiivka, controlled by Russian forces. The Donetsk region has been partially occupied by Kremlin-backed separatists since 2014 and its complete capture is Russia’s primarily military objective in Ukraine. But the industrial…
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UN Worried As Clock Ticks On Ukraine Grain Export Deal
The United Nations said Wednesday that it was “worried” about the survival of a grain exports deal for Ukraine, which could collapse within a fortnight, threatening food security for the world’s most vulnerable. The Black Sea Grain Initiative aimed at easing a global food crisis is set to expire on July 17 unless Russia, which…
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Wagner crisis shows Ukraine war ‘cracking Russian power’ — EU
Wagner’s aborted mutiny shows Moscow’s war in Ukraine is splintering Russian power, the European Union’s top diplomat said Monday, warning instability in the nuclear-armed power is “not a good thing”. “What has happened during this weekend shows that the war against Ukraine is cracking Russian power and affecting its political system,” EU foreign policy chief…
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UK organisers rate Russia’s companies high at food, beverage exhibition
The BtoB Events has commended the Russian contingents to the just-concluded Food and Beverage West Africa exhibition, stating that exports from the country are estimated at $22 million. The exhibition was held at the Landmark Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. This year’s Food and Beverage West Africa was a major food exhibition in sub-Saharan Africa. It…
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Russian Fashion Designer Valentin Yudashkin Dead At 59
Russian designer Valentin Yudashkin, who for years featured in Paris Fashion Week until he was excluded over his failure to condemn the Ukraine offensive, died aged 59. A spokesperson for his fashion company told AFP on Tuesday that “Yudashkin has passed away”. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Yudashkin “made a major contribution to…
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Russia Begins Evacuating More Than 200 People From Sudan
The defence ministry said in a statement the evacuees included diplomats, military personnel and other Russian nationals as well as citizens of “countries of the former Soviet Union and other friendly countries who asked for help”. Russia’s armed forces said on Tuesday they were evacuating more than 200 people from Sudan on four military transport…