KYIV, Ukraine (AA) – Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said thousands of Ukrainian civilians were evacuated Wednesday from the cities of Mariupol and Huliaipole. Speaking on her social media account, Vereshchuk said seven of nine evacuation corridors were used to take civilians out of conflict zones. A total of 4,554 people were...
MOSCOW (AA) – Russia has handed US Ambassador John Sullivan a list of American diplomats who were declared persona non grata. The step was taken in response to expulsion of Russian diplomats from the Russian Permanent Mission to the UN in New York and a Russian employee of the UN secretariat, the Russian Foreign Ministry […]
Bureij, Palestinian Territories – AFP After Russia invaded Ukraine, Viktoria Saidam knew she needed to find a “safer place” than Kyiv and ultimately chose her husband’s homeland — a Palestinian territory not typically associated with security: Gaza. Saidam, 21, was born Viktoria Breij in Vinnytsia, a town some 200...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The UN Security Council on Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected a draft resolution from Russia on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine. Only China joined Russia in voting in favor of the text, with all of the chamber’s other 13 members abstaining. The draft resolution expresses “grave concern at the deteriorat...
WASHINGTON – US President Joe Biden has said that he believes use of chemical weapons in Ukraine by Russia is a “real threat.” “I think it’s a real threat,” said Biden ahead of his departure for Europe when asked how high is the threat of chemical warfare right now. Biden is scheduled to attend a […]
MOSCOW – The special envoy of Russian President Vladimir Putin resigned from his post, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced. “(Anatoly) Chubais resigned of his own accord. As for whether he left or not — it’s his own business,” Peskov told reporters in Moscow. It is the first time since the beginning of the w...
GENEVA – The Swiss government has invoked a special residential status for Ukrainians fleeing the war in their country. Ukrainians fleeing the war with Russia will be eligible for a permit called “S” protection, a status not granted before, Swissinfo reported, and some questioned why it had not been used before. This is the first [&helli...
BERLIN – Germany has said that it will accelerate arms deliveries to Ukraine to help the country defend itself against the Russian army. Addressing lawmakers during a budget debate, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said further supplies of Strela anti-aircraft missiles are now on the way to Ukraine. “We are one of the largest arms suppliers ...
KYIV, Ukraine (AA) – A Ukrainian journalist, who was allegedly “captured” last week by Russian security forces in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Berdyansk, has been released on Tuesday, according to local media. “Our journalist Victoria Roshchyna was released from Russian captivity. Now she is on her way to her hometown, Zaporizhzhia...
BERLIN (AA) – Germany has reiterated its opposition to energy sanctions on Russia, warning that it could have negative consequences for European economies. Speaking at a joint news conference with European Parliament President Roberta Metsola in Berlin, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said European countries should carefully asses the sugg...
