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Russia agrees ‘in principle’ to UN and Red Cross involvement in evacuations from Mariupol

UKRAINE (April 26, 2022)--- The UN chief, who was in the Russian capital for talks on the war in Ukraine, also met with the country’s Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov. During his “tête-a-tête meeting” with President Putin, Mr. Guterres reiterated the UN’s position on Ukraine, according to a readout issued by his Spokesperson,…
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Ukraine Update: UN Aid, Russian Shelling Attacks, Mass Exodus, And The Besieged City Of Mariupol

UKRAINE (April 19, 2022)--Amidst devastating Russian shelling and attacks on health care facilities and personnel, UN aid agencies said on Tuesday that they continue to mobilize inside Ukraine in an effort to help the country’s most vulnerable people.  Seven weeks since the Russian invasion, an estimated six million people need…
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Ukrainian Officials Rejected Demands By Russian Forces To Lay Down Their Arms In City Of Mariupol

UKRAINE (April 17, 2022)---Ukrainian officials have rejected demands by Russian forces that defenders of the city of Mariupol should lay down their arms. Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said in an interview with ABC that Ukrainian forces still in the city would "fight to the end". Troops of the Azov Battalion are…
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Ukraine Update: Russians Forces Retreated From Northern Ukraine, Leaving Civilians Lying Dead In Streets Of Bucha

UKRAINE (April 17, 2022)---Russian President Vladimir Putin's "special military operation" into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian troops invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to the east. Russian forces have since been met with "stiff resistance" from Ukrainians, according to U.S. officials. In recent days, Russian…
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Ukraine War Update: U.S. Approved $100 Million In Aid, Bodies are Burned in Bucha, EU New Proposed Sanctions, France Offered Zelenskyy Tech Support, and Johnson said the war is “a stain on the honor of Russia”

WASHINGTON (April 6, 2022) — President Joe Biden approved a $100 million transfer of Javelin anti-armor missiles to Ukraine on Tuesday, according to an administration official. The transfer brings the total of U.S. military assistance for Ukraine to $2.4 billion since Biden took office last January. The White House announced…
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Yemen Accepted The UN’s Proposal For A Two-Month Truce, PM Boris Johnson Said “An Opportunity To Secure Peace

ENGLAND (April 1, 2022)--- today Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Twitter "We now have a window of opportunity to finally secure peace and end the humanitarian suffering – I urge all parties to work towards a lasting political solution."  https://twitter.com/BorisJohnson/status/1509945843167731719?s=20&t=jY4DlDrDDwa63mcHlDrX6A The Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg announced that…
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Russia and Ukraine ‘close to agreeing’ on neutral status, says Sergei Lavrov

UKRAINE (March 16, 2022)---A peace deal under which Ukraine abandons its Nato aspirations in return for Russian withdrawal and western security guarantees appeared to inch closer on Wednesday even as Vladimir Putin’s troops were accused of killing people queueing for bread in a northern Ukrainian city. Russia’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov,…
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