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War in Ukraine
Ten prisoners of war from countries including the United States and Britain have been transferred to Saudi Arabia as part of an exchange between Russia and Ukraine, the Gulf state said Wednesday. The
Sep. 22, 2022
War in Ukraine
The Russian authorities, pushed into a military and political corner by the recent victorious counter-offensive by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kharkiv Region, have nevertheless dared to take some d
Sep. 22, 2022
War in Ukraine
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused almost $1 trillion of damage, a Kyiv government official said Thursday, as the war batters the country’s economy. In terms of “direct and indirect costs” Ukrain
Sep. 22, 2022
Interest is in short instruments The Ministry of Finance continues to attract small amounts of funds, mainly for short-term tenors. Despite higher rates, longer maturities are in very low demand. The
Sep. 22, 2022
War in Ukraine
Since Russia’s start of a full-scale war with Ukraine, more than 20 attempts to set military registration and enlistment offices on fire have been recorded. At the same time, the number of railroad de
Sep. 22, 2022
War in Ukraine
“Don’t worry, it’s us” who are firing, said Nataliya, a shopkeeper in Siversk, implacable behind her counter as the Ukrainian artillery bombarded Russian positions about 10 kilometres away. But the Ru
Sep. 22, 2022
Russia
More than 1,300 people have been arrested at demonstrations across Russia against President Vladimir Putin’s announcement of a partial mobilisation of civilians to fight in Ukraine, a police monitorin
Sep. 22, 2022
War in Ukraine
Amid the military victories of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the pro-Russian authorities in the four occupied regions of Ukraine – Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia – have declared their inten
Sep. 22, 2022
War in Ukraine
G7 foreign ministers have said they will pursue further sanctions against Russia, following President Vladimir Putin’s move to mobilize reservists for the war in Ukraine. Ministers from the Group of S
Sep. 22, 2022
A 17-year-old resident of Kyiv has won the Chegg.Org Global Student Prize – an award given to one exceptional student for “having a real impact on learning, the lives of their peers and on society as
Sep. 22, 2022
War in Ukraine
Pressure ratcheted up on President Vladimir Putin as his decision to send reservists to Ukraine triggered spreading protests and hundreds of arrests at home, and Western leaders tore into the Russian
Sep. 22, 2022
War in Ukraine
Western experts predicted Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s new troop mobilization would prolong the war but not change the balance on the ground, and warned against downplaying his re
Sep. 22, 2022
Russia
European Union foreign ministers agreed on Wednesday Sep. 21 to prepare new sanctions on Russia and increase weapons’ deliveries to Kyiv after President Vladimir Putin ordered the country’s first wart
Sep. 22, 2022
On the sidelines of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly in New York, EU High Representative Josep Borrell convened an ad-hoc meeting of EU Foreign Ministers late on Sep. 21, following which a
Sep. 22, 2022
War in Ukraine
Turkey on Wednesday, Sep 21, condemned Russia’s “illegitimate” plans to hold annexation referendums in four Moscow-controlled regions of Ukraine. “Such illegitimate fait accomplis will not be recognis
Sep. 22, 2022
War in Ukraine
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky presented the “Ukraine’s peace formula” while speaking via video link at the UN General Assembly. “So, all five items of our formula: punishment for aggression;
Sep. 22, 2022