United Nations condemns Russia’s move to annex parts of Ukraine
United NationsReuters The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday overwhelmingly condemned Russia’s “attempted illegal annexation” of four partially occupied regions in Ukraine and called on all countries not to recognize the move, strengthening a diplomatic international isolation of Moscow since it invaded its neighbor. Three-quarters of the 193-member General Assembly – 143 countries – voted […]
Putin finalises ‘annexation’ in Ukraine even as troops flee front
Lyman/Bila Tserkva, Ukraine Reuters President Vladimir Putin signed a law to incorporate four partially occupied Ukrainian regions into Russia on Wednesday, in what Kyiv called the act of a “collective madhouse” at a time when Russia’s forces have been fleeing from the front lines. The new law would incorporate around 18 per cent of Ukraine’s […]
Russia presses on with annexation plan despite battlefield setbacks
Kramatorsk/Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin looked set to finalise his plan to annex four Ukrainian regions on Tuesday even as Ukraine pushed back his forces on two separate battlefield fronts, reducing the amount of seized territory Moscow controls. Russia has escalated its seven-month war with the annexation drive, a military mobilisation and warnings […]
Ukraine troops say they take key town, Putin ally mulls possible nuclear response
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Ukrainian troops said on Saturday they had taken the key bastion of Lyman in occupied eastern Ukraine, a stinging defeat that prompted a close ally of President Vladimir Putin to call for the possible use of low-grade nuclear weapons. The capture came just a day after Putin proclaimed the annexation of four Ukrainian […]
Defiant Putin proclaims Ukrainian annexation as military setback looms
Updated: 8:20am, 1st October, 2022 (AEST)London, UKReuters A defiant Vladimir Putin proclaimed Russia’s annexation of a swathe of Ukraine in a pomp-filled Kremlin ceremony, promising Moscow would triumph in its “special military operation” even as he faced a potentially serious new military reversal. The proclamation of Russian rule over 15 per cent of Ukraine – […]
Ukraine annexation votes to end amid Russian mobilisation exodus
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Russian-organised referendums that could lead to annexing 15 per cent of Ukraine’s territory were due to end on Tuesday as the Kremlin said it made no decisions on closing its borders as the first mobilisation since World War II prompted some to flee. Voting in the Ukrainian provinces of Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson […]
Four Ukraine regions prepare to hold referendums on joining Russia
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Four areas of Ukraine controlled by Russia and pro-Moscow forces were preparing to hold referendums on Friday on joining Russia, a move widely condemned by the West as illegitimate and a precursor to illegal annexation. Russian-installed leaders on Tuesday announced plans for the votes, a challenge to the West that could sharply escalate […]
Explainer – Russia unfolds annexation plan for Ukraine
London, UKReuters Russia on Tuesday announced plans by separatists in Ukraine to hold referendums paving the way for the formal annexation of swathes of territory after nearly seven months of war with its neighbour, a former Soviet republic. Pedestrians walk past a monument to Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Luhansk, Ukraine, on 20th […]
Essay: The US can help Israel and Palestinians reach a just peace
Rev ELIZABETH A EATON, Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and Rev Dr MAE ELISE CANNON, executive director of Churches for Middle East Peace, says American lawmakers have a role to play in helping to build peace in the Middle East…
Jordan PM hints at support for one Israeli-Palestinian state
Jerusalem, IsraelAP Jordan’s Prime Minister says the kingdom would look “positively” on the creation of a binational state that guarantees equal rights to Israelis and Palestinians if Israel’s proposed annexation of parts of the occupied West Bank closes the door on a two-state solution. The international community and the Palestinian leadership remain committed to a […]