Tag: Ukraine conflict

Friday, March 3rd 2023 - 09:37 UTC
Chile's Senate agrees to virtual appearance by Ukrainian President

Chile's Senate has voted in favor of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenski making a virtual appearance at the South American country's legislative, while a green light from the Lower House was to be confirmed shortly to make it a joint session if possible. Zelenski's telecast would be sometime between the last week of March and the first week of April.
Saturday, February 25th 2023 - 10:58 UTC
Lula determined to form Peace Club to end Ukraine conflict

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva launched Friday through social media a negotiated peace proposal for the one-tear-old war in Ukraine which has consequences the world over.
Friday, February 24th 2023 - 12:13 UTC
The Falkland Islands continue to support Ukraine

Today, one year ago, Russia made an unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. To mark this sad anniversary the Falkland Islands Government and the community continue to express their support for Ukraine in their fight for peace against a hostile nation.
Wednesday, February 22nd 2023 - 08:23 UTC
Biden reaffirms US commitment not to let Russia beat Ukraine

The day after his surprise visit to the Ukrainian capital, US President Joseph Biden insisted Tuesday in Warsaw that the western world would stand behind President Volodymyr Zelenski in fending off the Russian invaders.
Wednesday, February 1st 2023 - 15:34 UTC
Uruguayan soldier says he fights in Ukraine to “get value” out of his military experience

Teddy, a 26-year-old Uruguayan soldier who has been fighting with the Ukrainian Army since the Russian invasion began on February 24, 2022, spoke to Uruguay’s Telenoche and told that he joined the war to “take advantage” of everything he learned in his military training.
Wednesday, January 18th 2023 - 20:18 UTC
Ukraine's Interior Minister killed in helicopter crash

Ukraine's Interior Minister Denis Monastyrskyi, Deputy Minister Yevgeny Yenin, and the ministry's state secretary Yurii Lubkovytch were among the 16 people killed Wednesday when a relief helicopter crashed in Brovary, a town of about 100,000 people in eastern Kyiv en route to “one of the hot spots in our country where fighting is going on,”
Friday, December 9th 2022 - 09:34 UTC
Putin reported having exit plan to Venezuela if Ukraine bid fails

Russian leader Vladimir Putin was reported to have an exit plan for Venezuela, should he fall from grace in Moscow if his country does not succeed militarily in Ukraine. Argentina and China were also said to have been under consideration but were eventually discarded.
Monday, November 21st 2022 - 10:19 UTC
Black Sea corridor for Ukraine grain exports renewed; Russia expects similar conditions for its fertilizers

The UN and Turkey-sponsored deal aimed at easing global food shortages by facilitating Ukraine’s agricultural exports from its southern Black Sea ports was extended for 120 days last Friday, though Moscow complained that its own demands had not been fully addressed.
Saturday, November 5th 2022 - 10:08 UTC
“Ukraine's grain corridor” in the Black Sea sponsored by UN and Turkey resumes operations

Russia has finally agreed to resume the agreement allowing safe passage of Ukrainian crop exports, abruptly reversing course after Turkey and the United Nations pushed ahead with the shipments over Moscow’s objections.
Friday, October 7th 2022 - 10:35 UTC
Argentina, Brazil, Mexico not siding with OAS on Russia statement

The delegations of Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico were among those who refused to sign a statement from the Organization of American States (OAS) condemning Russia's military deployment in Ukraine as the continental group's 52nd General Assembly kicked off in Lima.