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 […]
Russia’s war aims in Ukraine widen; Ukrainian First Lady appeals to US Congress
Reuters Russia’s military “tasks” in Ukraine now go beyond the eastern Donbas region, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday, as its forces shelled eastern and southern Ukraine. Lavrov also told state news agency RIA Novosti that Moscow’s objectives will expand still further if the West keeps supplying Kyiv with long-range weapons such as the […]
Fighting intensifies for Ukraine’s last bastion in eastern Luhansk province
Kyiv, Ukraine/Konstyantynivka, Ukraine Reuters Fighting intensified on Saturday for Lysychansk, Ukraine’s last bastion in the strategic eastern province of Luhansk, while blasts shook a southern city after the civilian toll from Russian strikes climbed in towns well behind the front lines. Rodion Miroshnik, ambassador to Russia of the pro-Moscow self-styled Luhansk People’s Republic, told Russian […]
After EU’s nod, Ukraine vows to prevail as it battles Russian assaults
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters With a blessing for its EU ambitions and a pledge of unwavering support from Britain, Ukraine vowed on Saturday to prevail against Moscow as it battled Russian assaults near a key eastern city and multiple locations came under shell and missile attack. European Union countries are expected at a summit next week […]
Russian shelling triggers fire in eastern city of Sievierodonetsk – Governor
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Russian shelling of the Azot chemical plant in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk ignited a big fire on Saturday after a leak of tonnes of oil, the regional governor said, as the battle for the city raged on. In neighbouring Donetsk province, Russian media reported that a huge cloud of smoke could […]
Putin recognises Ukraine rebel regions, sends troops on what Moscow calls peacekeeping mission
Updated: 9.25am (AEDT)Moscow, Russia Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin recognised two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as independent on Monday and ordered the Russian army to launch what Moscow called a peacekeeping operation in the area, upping the ante in a crisis the West fears could unleash a major war. Putin told Russia’s defence ministry […]