Britain’s Cameron, in Kyiv, promises Ukraine aid for “as long as it takes”
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters British Foreign Secretary David Cameron promised £3 billion of annual military aid for Ukraine for “as long as it takes” on Thursday, adding that London had no objection to the weapons being used inside Russia. “We will give three billion pounds every year for as long as is necessary. We’ve just really […]
Kyiv issues restrictions on passports for military-age men
Reuters The Ukrainian Government, further tightening regulations as it seeks to address a shortage of troops, approved rules temporarily barring military-age men from applying for passports abroad. The provisions, and a subsequent clarification from Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry, were announced on Wednesday, a day after Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba suspended consular services for males aged 18 […]
Ukraine downs Russian strategic bomber after airstrike kills eight, Kyiv says
Kyiv/Dnipro, Ukraine Reuters Ukraine shot down a Russian strategic bomber 300 kilometres from its border on Friday after the warplane took part in an airstrike that killed at least eight people, including two children, in the central Dnipropetrovsk region, Kyiv said. Missiles rained down on the city of Dnipro and the surrounding region in the […]
Ukraine seeks G7, NATO help for battered air defences
Capri, Italy Reuters Ukraine warned foreign ministers from the Group of Seven major powers on Thursday they had to change strategy if they wanted Kyiv to withstand increasingly destructive Russian air assaults. G7 ministers meeting on the island of Capri acknowledged the need to get more air defence systems to Ukraine and applauded Ukrainian Foreign […]
Ministers to mark 75 years of NATO, discuss more support for Ukraine
Brussels, Belgium Reuters NATO foreign ministers meet on Thursday to celebrate the 75th anniversary of their alliance, having agreed to start planning for a greater role in coordinating military aid to Ukraine. On the second day of a meeting in Brussels, the ministers will mark the signing in Washington on 4th April, 1949, of the […]
Ukraine invites citizens to register wartime damage
The Hague, The Netherlands Reuters Ukrainians can begin filing claims for damages they have suffered in Russia’s invasion at a newly-established register based in The Hague, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Tuesday. The register will initially focus on damage to real estate but should be expanded to also include other kinds of material […]
Ukraine minister, responding to Pope Francis, says Kyiv will never raise white flag
Reuters Ukraine’s foreign minister, responding to Pope Francis’s call to show “the courage of the white flag” and negotiate an end to the war with Russia, said on Sunday that Kyiv would never capitulate and told the Vatican to pay special heed to its role in World War II. Francis made the comments in an […]
On Ukraine visit, Blinken, Austin pledge return of US diplomats, more security aid
Updated: 9:40am (AEST)Poland Reuters Washington’s top diplomat and its defense chief used the first official US visit to Ukraine since Russia invaded in February to announce a gradual return of US diplomats including a new ambassador and over $US300 million in new military aid to Kyiv. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense […]