Ukraine
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Poland readies for possible refugee influx from Ukraine
Feb 21, 2022Przemysl is a Polish town in the far southeast of the country, only 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) from the Ukrainian border. The market square is surrounded by beautiful, newly renovated houses. The Austro-Hungarian Empire previously owned... -
Russian forced to stay in Belarus and Ukraine braced for war
Feb 20, 2022Russian military exercises in Belarus will continue, Minsk announced Sunday, leaving Moscow with a large force near the northern Ukraine border as Western powers warn of an imminent invasion. The announcement came as French President Emmanuel... -
Macron and Putin to meet as Ukraine front line grows more volatile
Feb 20, 2022On Sunday, French President Emmanuel Macron will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in an attempt to avert an invasion of Ukraine, which Western nations believe is imminent. Civilians were evacuated from increasingly bombarded front line... -
Ukraine soldier killed in clashes near Russia border
Feb 19, 2022Ukraine’s army on Saturday reported the first death of a soldier in weeks and accused Moscow-backed rebels of sharply escalating attacks that have redoubled fears of an imminent Russian invasion. The joint military command for east... -
G20 finance leaders’ meeting begins with Ukraine warning
Feb 17, 2022G20 finance ministers and central bank governors met for the first time on Thursday, with Indonesia’s president warning that the Ukraine conflict could jeopardize the post-pandemic recovery. The negotiations are being held in a hybrid format... -
Ukraine leader tells Scholz Russia using gas link as ‘weapon’
Feb 14, 2022Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky informed German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday that Russia was using the Nord Stream 2 gas project as a “geopolitical weapon.” Germany’s relations with Washington and Kyiv have become increasingly strained as... -
Portugal-Ukraine flight forced to land in Moldova
Feb 13, 2022Due to the conflict with Russia, an aircraft from Madeira, Portugal, to Kyiv was denied entry into Ukraine on Sunday and forced to land in Moldova, according to its operator. The plane’s Irish leasing company removed... -
The US has warned that Russia might attack Ukraine at any time
Feb 12, 2022The US upped the alarm over Ukraine on Friday, saying that a Russian invasion might start in days, starting with civilians caught in aerial bombings, and advising US citizens to escape within 48 hours. White House... -
Biden wants Americans to leave Ukraine as soon as possible
Feb 11, 2022As NATO raised the alarm over Russian live-fire drills in Belarus, President Trump stated “things might go crazy rapidly.” In the case of a confrontation, Biden cautioned that the US would not conduct a citizen evacuation.... -
Hopes rise as efforts intensify to defuse Ukraine tensions
Feb 10, 2022As German Chancellor Olaf Scholz meets Baltic leaders in Berlin on Thursday, and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson travels to NATO and Poland, hopes are building that attempts to prevent Russia from invading Ukraine are beginning...