Tag: Ukraine

Thursday, July 27th 2023 - 10:40 UTC
Russian drones attack Ukrainian alternative inland grain ports on the Danube

Russia has destroyed Ukrainian grain warehouses on the Danube River and injured seven people in a drone strike this week, expanding the target area of an air campaign launched last week after it pulled out of the Black Sea grain deal, the Kiev government said.
Wednesday, July 19th 2023 - 10:27 UTC
Russia v Ukraine: “Tomorrow it could be us,” says Chilean president

Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font Tuesday urged his fellow Latin American leaders in Brussels during the EU-Celac summit to recognize Russia's aggression against Ukraine and warned that “tomorrow it could be us.”
Wednesday, July 19th 2023 - 09:58 UTC
With the Black Sea deal closed, EU looking to expand Ukraine export routes via road and rail

Following on Russia's unilateral withdrawal from the Black Sea grain deal and its threats to ships transporting agricultural goods from Ukraine, the EU said on Tuesday that it was looking into expanding export routes via road and rail.
Thursday, June 1st 2023 - 10:22 UTC
Pope Francis and Lula discuss Ukraine and possible trips

Pope Francis and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Wednesday discussed the situation in Ukraine during a telephone conversation in which the South American leader invited the Argentine priest to visit his country soon.
Saturday, May 27th 2023 - 10:00 UTC
Lula not to travel to St Petersburg for Putin meeting

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has become a major player in South American diplomacy lately, but he has been forced to decline an invitation from his Russian colleague Vladimir Putin to go to St. Petersburg. “I can't go to Russia now,” Lula said days after a frustrated meeting with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky in Hiroshima.
Wednesday, May 24th 2023 - 10:05 UTC
Lula says Zelensky stood him up

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva said he was supposed to have met with his Ukrainian colleague Volodymyr Zelensky last weekend in Hiroshima but that the European leader must have had more important engagements. “I'm not disappointed, I'm upset,” Lula was quoted as saying while confirming the meeting had been arranged.
Tuesday, May 16th 2023 - 10:25 UTC
Sunak pledges further help to Ukraine

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Monday promised additional military help in the form of missiles and drones to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a meeting in London. Zelensy is on a support-gathering tour of Europe which included previous stops in Italy, Germany, and France.
Thursday, May 11th 2023 - 10:55 UTC
Brazilian envoy meeting Ukrainian officials to devise a peace plan

Ukrainian diplomat Andrij Melnik Wednesday said Brazil can “play an important role” in stopping the war with Russia ahead of his meeting with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's envoy Celso Amorim in Kyiv.
Wednesday, May 3rd 2023 - 14:43 UTC
Drones crash into Kremlin, Russia accuses Ukraine of attempted Putin's assassination

The Kremlin announced on Wednesday that its HQ had been targeted for the first time in the war unleashed against Ukraine. At least two drones reportedly attempted to strike the residence of President Vladimir Putin but were shot down by the residential complex's anti-aircraft defenses, it was reported by the presidential press service.

Drones crash into Kremlin, Russia accuses Ukraine of attempted Putin's assassination
Monday, April 24th 2023 - 16:32 UTC
Moscow warns Ukraine's Black Sea “export channel” conditioned by West obstacles to Russian trade

Moscow warned that the outlook for extending a deal beyond May 18 that allows the safe wartime export of grain and fertilizer from several Ukrainian Black Sea ports was “not great” as Russia’s own such exports still faced obstacles.