Russian Foreign Affairs Minister, Sergey Lavrov, said there will be no cessation of hostilities along the contact line in Ukraine. “We have a constitution”, Lavrov said, adding that such a halt in fighting is not feasible. The Russian Foreign Minister also made it clear that Moscow would not agree to any deals that would involve further arming the Ukrainian government....
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Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, passed a resolution to hold elections after “a comprehensive, just, and sustainable peace is secured”. The resolution to “support for democracy in Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression” stipulates that elections cannot be held under martial law, emphasising the “need for continuity of leadership” in such...
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The UN adopted Ukraine’s resolution condemning “the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation into Ukraine”. The resolution was supported by 93 votes in favour, 18 against, including the US, Russia, Belarus, Hungary, Israel, North Korea, the Central African Republic, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Mali, Sudan, Niger, Nicaragua, Palau and the Marshall...
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The US has provided roughly $183 billion in aid to Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with $65.9 billion spent on military support, according to the Pentagon and an interagency oversight group responsible for reporting to Congress. A further $3.9 billion approved by Congress remains unspent. Of the $183 billion in total aid, approximately $58 billion has been spent in the US....
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Russia has forcibly conscripted thousands of Ukrainians from the temporarily occupied territories, surpassing its 2024 mobilisation plan by 104%, as Moscow seeks to minimise its war costs by having Ukrainians fight against their own people....
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Russia has been targeting both Ukrainian and foreign journalists covering its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Nearly 150 journalists have been victims of forced disappearances, shootings, executions, and hostage-taking since 24 February 2022. 13 journalists have been killed by Russian forces, while 18 remain arbitrarily detained by Russia, and 1 is still missing – Reporters Without Borders (RSF). North Korea’s participation in the war against Ukraine will have long-term consequences for the security of the Asia-Pacific region, as North Korea modernises its technologies and gains combat experience. Ukrainian Defence Intelligence (DIU) chief, Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov, highlighted the recent...
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Peace talks this week between Russia and the US aimed at ending 3 years of war in Ukraine have not impressed front-line Ukrainian troops, who see no quick end to the fighting if Kyiv is left out of negotiations. Front-line troops say they are determined to fight on, citing years of bitter sacrifices and the loss of tens of thousands of comrades-in-arms. 20:02 – The US has signalled that it could leave an international effort to prosecute Russia for invading Ukraine. The US has not yet officially withdrawn from the scheme and is expected to attend its next...
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