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Russia’s war on Ukraine latest news: Ukraine marks a Soviet-era famine

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Nov 26 (Reuters) – Ukraine on Saturday accused the Kremlin of using the same “genocidal” tactics it used against the Kremlin in the 1930s under Josef Stalin as Kiev commemorated a Soviet-era famine that killed millions of Ukrainians in the winter of 1932-33. GRAIN TOP * Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy organized a summit in Kiev … Read more

Germany is in talks with allies over Polish insistence on sending Patriots to Ukraine

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NATO says the decision on whether to deploy Patriots depends on a specific country Poland asked to send German launchers to Western Ukraine BERLIN/WARSAW, Nov 25 (Reuters) – Germany said on Friday it was discussing with allies Poland’s request to send German Patriot air defense units to Ukraine after the NATO chief suggested the military … Read more

A bleak winter looms as Russian attacks cripple Ukraine’s power capacity

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Ukrainians with little or no heating after bombing Temperatures in several areas already below freezing Residents of Kherson receive offers to evacuate to safer regions Ukraine’s security services raid the famous Kiev monastery KYIV, Nov 22 (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy appealed to Ukrainians to conserve energy amid brutal Russian strikes that have cut the … Read more

China is stepping up efforts to control Western infrastructure, key industries – NATO

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BRUSSELS, Nov. 21 (Reuters) – Western countries should be careful not to create new dependencies on China as they wind down Russia’s energy supply amid Moscow’s war against Kiev, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg warned Monday. “We see increasing Chinese efforts to control our critical infrastructure, supply chains and key industrial sectors,” he said during a … Read more

‘Playing with fire’: UN warns as a team to inspect damage to Ukrainian nuclear power plant

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IAEA chief warns: ‘You are playing with fire!’ after explosions Russia, Ukraine trade debt for shelling President Zelensky says the eastern region has been hit by heavy artillery ‘Fierce battles’ in the Donetsk region, says Zelensky LONDON/LVIV, Ukraine, Nov 21 (Reuters) – The head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog has warned that whoever fired artillery … Read more

G7 calls for ‘significant’ UN response to North Korea missile launches

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ROME, Nov 20 (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council must take “significant action” in response to North Korea’s latest intercontinental ballistic missile launch, foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) major industrialized nations said Sunday. . The Security Council will discuss North Korea in a meeting Monday at the request of the United … Read more

Ukraine says Russians are pounding frontline positions with artillery

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LVIV, Ukraine, Nov 20 (Reuters) – Russian forces pounded Ukrainian positions with artillery fire and launched nearly 400 attacks in the eastern region alone on Sunday, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in a video address. Russia withdrew its troops from the southern city of Kherson this month and moved some of them to reinforce positions in … Read more

North Korea’s Kim oversees ICBM test and vows more nuclear weapons

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SEOUL, Nov 19 (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong-un vowed to fight US nuclear threats with nuclear weapons as he inspected a test of the country’s new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), state media KCNA said on Saturday. The isolated country tested the Hwasong-17 ICBM on Friday a day after it warned of “steeped military … Read more

Ukraine may gain access to missile blast site – Polish officials

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PRZEWODOW, Poland/WARSAW, Nov 17 (Reuters) – Ukraine may be granted requested access to the site in southeastern Poland’s border region where two people were killed by a rocket on Tuesday, Polish officials said on Thursday. Warsaw and its Western allies say crime scene evidence indicates the explosion was caused by a Ukrainian air defense missile … Read more

North Korea fires missile, vows ‘fierce’ response to US allies

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SEOUL, Nov 17 (Reuters) – North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Thursday as it warned of “fierce military responses” to US efforts to increase its security presence in the region with its allies. Washington is taking a “gamble it will regret”. “. North Korea has conducted a record number of such tests this year … Read more