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March 08, 2023

Russia-Ukraine War

Wagner mercenary group claims control of 'eastern part' of Bakhmut

The Wagner mercenary group has taken full control of the eastern part of Bakhmut, its founder Yevgeny Prigozhin claimed Wednesday, the eastern Ukrainian town where fighting has raged for weeks. Pressure has been mounting on Ukrainian troops trying to hold the town against Russian soldiers hoping to capture it no matter the cost. Follow our live blog for all the latest developments on the war in Ukraine.

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Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of the Wagner mercenary group, speaks in Paraskoviivka, Ukraine, in this still image from an undated video released on March 3, 2023. © Concord Press Service vía Reuters

March 07, 2023

Russia-Ukraine War

Russia vows to capture Bakhmut, push further into east

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – Russia vowed Tuesday to capture the Ukrainian town of Bakhmut, the epicentre of fierce fighting for months, as a precursor for offensives deeper into eastern Ukraine.

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A Ukrainian serviceman walks through a trench in a front line region of Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region © Anatolii Stepanov / AFP

March 07, 2023

Russia-Ukraine War

‘Bakhmut will fall’ – Ukrainian tank soldier to AFP

Kiev’s troops on the ground are reportedly concerned that the government is clinging to a key Donbass city

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FILE PHOTO: A Ukrainian infantryman outside Artyomovsk (Bakhmut). © John Moore / Getty Images

March 04, 2023

Russia-Ukraine War

With Western support for Ukraine flagging, a protracted war is in Vladimir Putin’s interest

Ambiguity has held Kyiv’s allies together so far – but it will divide them when the conflict’s final stages approach.

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Photo by Maksim Blinov / Sputnik / AFP via Getty Images

March 03, 2023

Russia-Ukraine War

Wagner chief calls on Zelenskiy to abandon ‘encircled’ Bakhmut

Yevgeny Prigozhin says his troops are fighting against old men and children in besieged eastern Ukraine town

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A video grab showing an aerial view of destroyed buildings in Bakhmut earlier this week. Photograph: AFPTV/AFP/Getty Images

March 02, 2023

Russia-Ukraine War

Blinken Presses Russia’s Lavrov in Unscheduled G-20 Discussion

Ukraine war overshadows gathering of top diplomats, with Russia and China rejecting a collective condemnation of the invasion

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, seated in front, at the G-20 foreign ministers’ meeting. PHOTO: OLIVIER DOULIERY/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES

February 27, 2023

Russia-Ukraine War

China Reportedly Negotiating with Russia To Supply Kamikaze Drones

The U.S. and Germany have warned China not to deliver weapons to Russia. According to information obtained by DER SPIEGEL, however, Beijing and Moscow are said to be negotiating the purchase of 100 strike drones, which could be delivered as soon as April.

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Top Chinese foreign policy official Wang Yi and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (in July 2022 on Bali): Dispensing with the usual diplomatic niceties Foto: Stefani Reynolds / AP

February 26, 2023

Russia-Ukraine War

Why Moldova fears it could be next for Putin

Moldova is the most affected country after Ukraine (by) the war.

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February 25, 2023

World

Nuclear warfare? China arming Russia? Fears of new Cold War rise.

Without arms control, the U.S. and Russian nuclear arsenals could double in size, according to the Federation of American Scientists.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin greets Chinese Communist Party's foreign policy chief Wang Yi during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023.

February 25, 2023

Russia-Ukraine War

Ukraine war: Zelensky wants Xi Jinping meeting following China's peace plan

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he plans to meet China's leader Xi Jinping to discuss Beijing's proposals on ending the war in Ukraine.

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AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES / Zelensky said victory "will inevitably await us"

February 24, 2023

Russia-Ukraine War

Moldova warns of Russian 'psy-ops' as tensions rise

Moldova's leaders have rejected Russian claims that Ukraine is planning to attack the country's breakaway pro-Russian territory, and called for calm.

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ROBERT GHEMENT/EPA-EFE/REX/SHUTTERSTOCK / Moldova's President Maia Sandu has warned that some are hoping to install a Russian puppet government in her country

February 24, 2023

Russia-Ukraine War

New US sanctions for Russia on war anniversary

The US has marked a year since Russia invaded Ukraine by announcing a new range of sanctions against Russia and new military aid for Ukraine.

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REUTERS / The US President visited Ukraine earlier this week.

February 22, 2023

World

China and Russia reaffirm close ties as Putin meets top diplomat

On eve of Ukraine invasion anniversary Russian leader says China relations ‘proceeding as planned’

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The top Chinese diplomat, Wang Yi, and Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged to strengthen their countries’ relationship during a meeting in Moscow. Photo: Anton Novoderezhkin/Zuma Press

February 21, 2023

World

‘Global war’: Putin issues nuclear threat

Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the West of wanting to wipe out Russia and issued a veiled nuclear threat in a landmark address to the nation.

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