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Russian authorities on Sunday, Sep. 25, promised to fix the mistakes in their troop call-up for Ukraine, after some public outrage over students, older or sick people being mistakenly ordered to repor
Sep. 26, 2022
Tens of thousands of Hasidic Jews gathered in the Ukrainian city of Uman for their annual pilgrimage, officials said Sunday, Sep. 25, despite authorities asking them to skip the trip because of the wa
Sep. 26, 2022
War in Ukraine
A British man freed from captivity in east Ukraine in a prisoner swap told Sunday, Sep. 25, how his captors stabbed him in the back and forced him to sing the Russian national anthem. Aiden Aslin, who
Sep. 25, 2022
War in Ukraine
Backed Into a Corner ( Read Part I here.) Yet while the nuclear threats are directed against NATO countries rather than Ukraine, Ukraine is the reason why Russia is in trouble and which now seems to o
Sep. 25, 2022
War in Ukraine
Roman Gerstein, an 83-year-old Ukrainian Holocaust survivor, has a blunt riposte for Kremlin justifications of its invasion: “There are no Nazis here.” For supporters of Russian President Vladimir Put
Sep. 25, 2022
War in Ukraine
Slightly after dusk on Sep. 22, Ukrainian air defense operators near Mykolaiv in southern Ukraine detected a swarm of Russian drones volleying over the front lines. Coming at them were some of Moscow’
Sep. 25, 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. 25, 2022
War in Ukraine
A Moroccan prisoner of war released as part of an exchange between Moscow and Kyiv said he wanted to draw attention to the “struggle” of Ukraine as he returned home Saturday, Sep. 24. “I’m happy to co
Sep. 25, 2022
Abu Dhabi’s indifference to the war in Ukraine is not driven by the financial windfall it reaps from Kremlin-linked fugitives flocking there en masse so much as peddling the myth of authoritarian stab
Sep. 25, 2022
War in Ukraine
The European Union is facing a tough balancing act over how to deal with Russians fleeing military mobilisation, as some countries look to block entry and others offer possible refuge. President Vladi
Sep. 25, 2022
Washington is a city known for being muggy and rushed: Everyone is late for something, and today’s top news is tomorrow’s forgotten history. However, the topic of Ukraine, now nearly seven months afte
Sep. 25, 2022
War in Ukraine
Russian authorities on Saturday, Sep. 24, detained more than 700 people at protests against partial mobilisation ordered this week by President Vladimir Putin, according to independent monitoring grou
Sep. 25, 2022
War in Ukraine
When war erupted in Ukraine, the head of Latvia’s fashion chamber Dita Danosa did not hesitate to become an army reservist, swapping her usually stylish clothes for military fatigues. “I really felt I
Sep. 24, 2022
The presentation of the Olena Zelenska Foundation, wife of President Volodymyr Zelensky, took place at a charity evening in New York at the venue presented by the Metropolitan Opera. As reported on th
Sep. 24, 2022
The United States will never recognize Ukrainian territory as anything other than part of Ukraine and together with its partners in the world it will reject whatever fabricated outcomes Russia will an
Sep. 24, 2022
War in Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelensky lamented on Friday, Sep.23, the lack of aid from Israel during Russia’s war against his country. The head of state, who is of Jewish origin, noted that at the same time I
Sep. 24, 2022
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The June 19 defense pact signed between Russia and North Korea included a promise to provide military assistance to one another – within days Pyongyang said it was sending troops to Ukraine.
Jun. 26