Tag: Ukraine

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.
Monday, April 24th 2023 - 10:41 UTC
Portugal and Brazil do not think alike regarding Ukraine

While Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva insisted in Lisbon on the need for a “negotiated” peace between Russia and Ukraine, his Portuguese hosts were quick to show their disagreement with an initiative that could “benefit the offender.”
Thursday, April 20th 2023 - 10:59 UTC
Lula's stance could jeopardize Mercosur-EU deal

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's stance on the war in Ukraine might jeopardize the Mercosur-European Union deal, according to a confidential report drafted ahead of a European foreign ministers' summit and accessed by Politico.
Monday, April 17th 2023 - 15:52 UTC
Ukraine rejects Lula's peace initiative to end the Kyiv/Moscow conflict

Ukraine, arguing sovereignty and territorial integrity has rejected a peace plan proposed by former Brazilian President Lula da Silva, stating that they will not renounce Crimea. Lula's proposal involved the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine and the establishment of an autonomous region in the Donbass region.
Friday, April 14th 2023 - 10:09 UTC
Ukrainians operating veteran Falklands war Sea King helicopter donated by UK

BBC has reported that a military helicopter donated to Ukraine by the UK government was used in the Falklands conflict more than 40 years ago, but despite its age, the Ukrainian military says the chopper will help in the fight against Russia.
Saturday, April 8th 2023 - 10:28 UTC
Ukraine tells Lula “thanks but no thanks”

Despite Brazilian President Luiz Inàcio Lula da Silva's efforts to come up with a peace plan for the ongoing war in Europe, Ukraine replied Friday that it will not give up Crimea, a peninsula annexed by Russia in 2014, in exchange for the end of the conflict, something which the South American leader had suggested as a possible course of action.
Saturday, April 1st 2023 - 10:25 UTC
Lukashenko fears nuclear war, calls for a truce in Ukraine

Belarusian President Alexandr Lukashenko Friday called for a truce in Ukraine “without preconditions” during which time neither Moscow nor Kyiv would be allowed to regroup troops or move equipment.
Tuesday, March 7th 2023 - 10:13 UTC
Britain's security compromised due to ammo shortage after aiding Ukraine

The British House of Commons Defense Committee urged the Government to devise a plan to boost the UK arms industry after a shortage in ammunition was reported due to constant assistance to Ukraine since the Russian invasion a little over a year ago. The House of Commons defense committee also warned that the UK's ammunition stockpile had dropped to a point that it jeopardized the country's security.