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The UN adopts resolution demanding Russia immediately withdraw troops from Ukraine

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly approved a Ukrainian resolution today demanding an immediate withdrawal of all Russian troops from Ukraine on the third anniversary of the invasion.…

John McCarthy February 24, 2025

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Trump betrays Ukrainian democracy. Will he betray ours, too?: OP-ED

This week, Donald Trump twice blamed Ukraine for starting its war with Russia, but it might not be the worst thing he’s said recently. I can think of only three…

John McCarthy February 22, 2025

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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says Trump is living in a Russian-made ‘disinformation space’

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday of living in a Russian-made “disinformation space,” pointed comments that risked further souring relations with…

John McCarthy February 19, 2025

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Zelenskiy postpones his visit to Saudi Arabia, says no talks behind Kyiv’s back

ANKARA (Reuters) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said today he had postponed his visit to Saudi Arabia planned for tomorrow and that talks on how to end the war with…

John McCarthy February 18, 2025

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Ukraine kills Russian chemical weapons chief Igor Kirillov in Moscow

MOSCOW — A top Russian general accused by Ukraine of being responsible for the use of chemical weapons against Ukrainian troops was assassinated in Moscow by Ukraine's SBU intelligence service…

John McCarthy December 17, 2024

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Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says

KYIV — Russia fired a hypersonic intermediate-range ballistic missile at the city of Dnipro today in response to the U.S. and UK allowing Kyiv to strike Russian territory with advanced…

John McCarthy November 21, 2024

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Ukraine hits Russia with US ATACMS missiles for first time on war’s 1,000th day

KYIV — Ukraine used U.S. ATACMS missiles to strike Russian territory today, taking advantage of newly granted permission from the outgoing administration of President Joe Biden on the war's 1,000th day. Russia said…

John McCarthy November 19, 2024

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Russian frontline soldiers reduced to eating canned dog meat from North Korea

KURSK, Ukraine — Videos of Russian army soldiers eating canned meat supplied by the DPRK are being circulated on various social media. As it turned out, the Russians received canned dog meat from North Korea. This was reported…

John McCarthy November 7, 2024

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How Russia looked the wrong way as Ukraine invaded

KYIV — In the hours before Ukrainian soldiers stormed across Russia's western border, there was no sign from Moscow that anything was amiss. At midnight at the start of August…

John McCarthy August 17, 2024

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Russia sets Ukrainian nuclear power plant on fire

KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said today that Russia has started a fire on the grounds of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest such facility in Europe. It…

John McCarthy August 11, 2024