KYIV, Ukraine (AA) – Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss discussed the imposition of sanctions on Russia on Monday. “Call with @trussliz on next steps to apply more sanctions on Russia,” Kuleba said on Twitter. “Pressure must increase until Russia ceases its meaningless aggre...
ANTALYA, Turkiye (AA) – Europe should have the capacity to cope with the difficulties it faces on its own, the European Union’s foreign policy chief has said. “NATO is and will remain the way of ensuring territorial defense in Europe for all European member states. But at the same time, our union and treaties say […]
LONDON (AA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “barbaric actions” are “testing not just Ukraine but all of humanity,” British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday. His remarks came during a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, according to a government statement. Johnson and Zelenskyy “condemned the murders o...
ATHENS (AA) – At least 101 migrants have been rescued from the Aegean Sea off the island of Paros in the Cyclades, the Greek Coast Guard said on Sunday. Authorities received a distress call after the boat carrying migrants went adrift off the northern coast of the Aegean island. The coast guard said that their […]
LONDON (AA) – The UK is launching a fresh scheme to allow more people fleeing Ukraine into the country, Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove said on Sunday. Speaking to BBC on Sunday morning, Gove said more than 3,000 visas had been issued so far under the existing family scheme in which Ukrainians with family members […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AA) – A Russian missile strike on the western Ukrainian city of Lviv killed at least 35 people, local sources said on Sunday. Governor Maksym Kozytskyi said in a statement that Russian forces fired more than 30 cruise missiles at the Yavoriv military range area, located about 30 kilometers (19 miles) northwest of […...
KYIV (AA) – Russia has suffered “unprecedented” losses in its war with Ukraine, the Ukrainian president said on Saturday. In a news conference, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said these losses are “the biggest blow to the Russian army in decades.” Zelenskyy went on to say that Russia’s 31 battalion tactical groups have been neutralized....
KYIV (AA) – Belarusian troops may join the Russian side in the war against Ukraine, the Ukrainian military said on Saturday. In a statement, the General Staff said that the Russian troops are focused on taking control of the cities of Mariupol and Severodonetsk. “Enemy troops have captured the eastern periphery of Mariupol,” ...
ANKARA (AA) – The EU will work to “suspend Russia’s membership rights in the IMF and World Bank, the European Commission head has said. “We will deny Russia the status of most-favored-nation in our markets. This will revoke important benefits that Russia enjoys as a WTO (World Trade Organization) member,” said Ursula von der ...
PARIS (AA) – French security services saw a surge in the number of racist, xenophobic, and anti-religious offenses, the Interior Ministry has admitted. The analysis of the racist offenses was prepared by the ministry’s statistical service for internal security and released ahead of March 21, International Day for the Elimination of Racia...
