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President Vladimir Putin said in an interview published on Thursday that Russia would take full control of Ukraine’s Donbas region by force unless Ukrainian forces withdraw — something Kyiv has flatly rejected. Putin sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine in February 2022 after eight years of fighting between …
Read More »Russian foreign minister says country’s objectives in Ukraine now go beyond Donbas
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that the geographical objectives of Moscow’s “special military operation” in Ukraine are no longer limited to the eastern Donbas region but include a number of other territories, Russian state news agency RIA Novosti reported. Lavrov also said that Russia’s objectives will expand …
Read More »Ukraine to take next step in long EU membership process as Donbas battles rage
Updates from Day 120 of the invasion EU begins 2-day summit, expected to accept Ukraine as a candidate for membership. Competing claims over degree of control of Severodonetsk in the Donbas. Ukraine President Zelensky took his message to Canadian students on Wednesday. Germany triggers new stage in energy plan, warns …
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