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Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba in Berlin Sunday to discuss the provision of more weapons and other aid ...

But water supply and water shortages remain the number one issue in the city," Petro Andriushchenko said Sunday in a Telegram post that was translated by NBC News. "The restoration of centralized water supply has, as expected, turned into a farce," he said. The pair also talked about the continuation of food exports to Africa and Asia, Kuleba tweeted after the meeting. A formal membership application will likely be submitted to NATO headquarters in Brussels next week. Ukraine’s military also said that Russian forces were retreating from Kharkiv, the country’s second-largest city. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, meanwhile, said Ukrainians were doing their “maximum” to drive out the invaders and that the outcome of the war would depend on support from Europe and other allies. Ukraine’s general staff said the Russian forces were pulling back from the northeastern city of Kharkiv and focusing on guarding supply routes, while launching mortar, artillery and airstrikes in the eastern province of Donetsk in order to “deplete Ukrainian forces and destroy fortifications.” The Ukrainian band was the beneficiary of a last-minute wave of 439 votes from the television audience that put it in front. More weapons and other aid is on the the way to Ukraine, the country's foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba tweeted after a meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Blinken added that there was support “almost across the board” from existing members of NATO for Finland and Sweden to join the organization. “American diplomats have returned to Ukraine after several weeks of working out of Poland,” Blinken told top diplomats from the 30 member states of the trans-Atlantic military alliance at a meeting in Berlin. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba in Berlin Sunday to discuss the provision of more weapons and other aid to the country.

Finland's prime minister and president formally announced Sunday that the country is seeking NATO membership.

The State Department said Blinken discussed “details regarding the latest tranche of U.S. security assistance to bolster Ukraine’s defenses” and potential solutions to exporting Ukraine’s grain to international markets. “We agreed to work closely together to ensure that Ukrainian food exports reach consumers in Africa and Asia.” The report will be submitted to Parliament on Monday. “We hope that the Parliament will confirm the decision to apply for NATO membership during the coming days. This is how Ukraine’s Eurovision presenter and commentator Timur Miroshnychenko reacted to the news of Kalush Orchestra’s victory. “I am sure that our victorious chord in the battle against the enemy is not far away,” he added, seeking to link Ukraine’s win in Eurovision with its prospects of victory over Russian forces. The video is dedicated to “the brave Ukrainian people,” the “mothers protecting children” and to “those who gave their lives to our freedom,” it says. “If they decide to apply, this would be a historic moment,” Stoltenberg said. The members of Kalush Orchestra received special permission to travel to Italy for Eurovision, even though Ukraine has banned most men between 18 and 60 from leaving the country in case they are called to fight. She noted that the Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine has led to greater unity and pushed Finland and Sweden toward the idea of NATO membership. The top U.S. diplomat said that during a meeting in Berlin of NATO foreign ministers, he “heard almost across the board very strong support” for the Nordic countries’ plan to join. But on Monday, Massie spoke to Trump for the first time in more than two years — and received the former president’s endorsement in the May 17 Kentucky primary.

British military intelligence said Russia's offensive in the Donbas “has lost momentum and fallen significantly behind schedule” with a dramatic acceleration ...

- Geoana said Russia’s military advance in Ukraine appears to be faltering and he expressed hope that Kyiv can win the war. - Russia’s ambassador to the US, Anatoly Antonov, said the country’s diplomats in Washington are being threatened with violence. - British military intelligence said Russia’s offensive in the Donbas “has lost momentum and fallen significantly behind schedule” with a dramatic acceleration unlikely over the next 30 days.

Russia-Ukraine war Live updates: On the orders of President Vladimir Putin, Russian troops crossed into neighbouring Ukraine on February 24.

- Russia and Finland share a 1,300-km border. Maxim Kozitsky, the governor of Lviv, has said on his Telegram page that a missile strike hit some military infrastructure this western Ukrainian region. - May 15, 2022 02:02 PM IST Sweden’s ruling Social Democrats will back NATO membership in a move that paves the way for joining neighbouring Finland in an entry bid. - May 15, 2022 09:01 PM IST Of these, 28 are in Europe, with the other two being the US and Canada.

Russian forces are retreating from Ukraine's north but intensifying attacks on the east, Ukrainian officials say, as NATO foreign ministers meet in Germany ...

The General Staff also said that Russian forces were intensifying efforts in this area, reporting that "the enemy tried to break through the defenses of our troops but was unsuccessful. The enemy suffered heavy losses of manpower and equipment." About 2,000 people return to Kharkiv every day, and the number is growing every day." It continues the regrouping of troops to resume the offensive in the direction of Barvinkove and Sloviansk," two key goals for Russian forces in the region. Ukraine has provided few details about its counter-offensive in the Kharkiv region, where its troops have made significant advances to the north and east towards the Russian border. However, Oleh Syniehubov, head of the Kharkiv regional military administration, said Ukrainian units "are constantly strengthening their positions, pushing the enemy from the borders of the city of Kharkiv to the borders of the Russian Federation. The northern and north-eastern directions are the hottest; there are active hostilities there."

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said a $40 billion package of US aid to Ukraine may be approved on Wednesday. Sweden's ruling Social Democrats will ...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Almost three months after Russia shocked the world by invading Ukraine, its military faced a bogged-down war, the prospect of a bigger ...

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Ukrainian forces continued to battle Russian troops as President Joe Biden's $40 million request for military-and-economic aid to Ukraine stalled in the ...

We are holding the defense and continue fighting despite everything,” Sviatoslav Palamar said during an online session of the Kyiv Security Forum, noting that Russian forces continue to bombard the steel mill. This war is also about values and ideology.” Plans to annex the Russian-occupied city of Kherson were announced Wednesday by Russian-appointed authorities. “This is not only about territories and borders. Finland shares an 830-mile border with Russia. The last Ukrainian army unit left in the Azovstal steel mill plant in Mariupol is determined to hold out against Russian forces "as long as they can" despite the shortages of food, water, medicine and ammunition, according to the deputy commander of the Azov Regiment.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in his nightly address early on May 15 that "the situation in Donbas remains very difficult" and Russian troops ...

"We believe our place is inside the European Union...and hope that in the next few weeks and months the EU will recognize our European aspirations." The Kremlin said Putin stressed in the call that abandoning Helsinki's traditional policy of military neutrality "would be a mistake, since there are no threats to Finland's security. "Taking into account the extremely unfriendly course of Great Britain towards our country, and to avoid financial losses and other possible problems, we recommend Russian citizens abstain, if possible, from trips to Great Britain and attempts to obtain British visas. "This shows that they plan to make it a long war," Ukrainian Interior Ministry adviser Viktor Andrusiv said in televised remarks on May 13. After moving for a short time to Russia, she returned to Crimea shortly before Russia's invasion and subsequent illegal annexation of the Ukrainian peninsula in 2014. "This shows that they plan to make it a long war," Ukrainian Interior Ministry adviser Viktor Andrusiv said in televised remarks on May 13. RFE/RL's Live Briefing gives you all of the major developments on Russia's invasion, how Kyiv is fighting back, the plight of civilians, and Western reaction. The winner is decided on a vote of a professional jury and by public vote. RFE/RL's Live Briefing gives you all of the major developments on Russia's invasion, how Kyiv is fighting back, the plight of civilians, and Western reaction. "The president of Ukraine has signed a law banning pro-Russia political parties! "Congratulations to Ukraine for winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2022," Johnson tweeted on May 15. RFE/RL's Live Briefing gives you all of the major developments on Russia's invasion, how Kyiv is fighting back, the plight of civilians, and Western reaction.

Almost three months after Russia invaded Ukraine, its military faces a bogged-down war, the prospect of a bigger NATO and an opponent buoyed by its wins on ...

The German delegates told him Ukraine will “inevitably” be granted EU candidate status, Kuleba said Sunday. However, the country has taken steps to join the European Union. While international law recognizes legal uses of phosphorus and other incendiary munitions on the battlefield, it bars their use to directly target enemy personnel or civilians. The invasion of Ukraine has other countries along Russia’s flank worried they could be next. The assessments of Russia’s war performance by Ukraine’s supporters came as Russian troops retreated from around Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, after bombarding it for weeks. But it appeared to be a back-and-forth slog without major breakthroughs on either side. The Ukrainian military said Sunday that it had held off a renewed Russian offensive in the Dontesk area of the Donbas. Russian troops also tried to advance near the eastern city of Izyum early Sunday, but Ukrainian forces stopped them, the governor of Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, Oleh Sinegubov, reported. Britain’s Defense Ministry said in its daily intelligence update Sunday that the Russian army had lost up to one-third of the combat strength it committed to Ukraine in late February and was failing to gain any substantial territory. Ukraine said it held off Russian offensives Sunday in the country's east, and Western military officials said the campaign Moscow launched there after its forces failed to seize Kyiv, Ukraine's capital, had slowed to a snail's pace. Even with its setbacks, Russia continues to inflict death and destruction across Ukraine. Over the weekend, its forces hit a chemical plant and 11 high-rise buildings in Siverodonetsk, in the Luhansk area of the Donbas, the regional governor said. KYIV, Ukraine -- Almost three months after Russia shocked the world by invading Ukraine, its military faced a bogged-down war, the prospect of a bigger NATO and an opponent buoyed Sunday by its wins on and off the battlefield. Almost three months after Russia invaded Ukraine, its military faces a bogged-down war, the prospect of a bigger NATO and an opponent buoyed by its wins on and off the battlefield

Ministry of Defence says Putin's campaign in the east has lost momentum and has failed to make big gains in past month.

At a meeting of Nato foreign ministers in Berlin, the foreign secretary, Liz Truss, said it was essential to maintain support for the government in Kyiv to help it “push Russia out”. In its latest assessment, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said the Russian campaign in the east of Ukraine had “lost momentum” and was now “significantly behind schedule”. Russia may have lost a third of the invasion force it sent into Ukraine as its offensive continues to struggle in the face of stiff resistance, British military intelligence has said.

Almost three months after Russia shocked the world by invading Ukraine, its military faced a bogged-down war, the prospect of a bigger NATO and an opponent ...

They made a surprise visit to Kyiv on Saturday in a show of support. Most of the victims were Black. Officials said they are investigating the shooting as a racially motivated hate crime. CTVNews.ca has some tips on how to catch the astronomical event. CTVNews.ca has some tips on how to catch the astronomical event. The women painted a grim picture of the troops' situation, saying they suffered severe food, water and medicine shortages; untreated injuries were sometimes leading to sepsis. The regional governor said there had been no shelling in the city for several days, though Russia continued to strike the wider Kharkiv region. Gov. Serhii Haidaii said two people were killed in the shelling and warned residents still in the city to stay in underground shelters. The Ukrainian prosecutor-general's office said regional prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into Moscow's alleged use of restricted incendiary bombs at the steelworks. The band's frontman, Oleh Psiuk, said at a news conference Sunday that the musicians were "ready to fight" when they return home. They will return to a country still fighting for survival. Finland announced Sunday that it was seeking to join NATO, citing how the invasion had changed Europe's security landscape. On the diplomatic front, both Finland and Sweden took steps bringing them closer to NATO membership despite Russian objections.

As the UK Ministry of Defence reveals it is likely that Russia has lost a third of its invasion force, there are signs that doubt is beginning to be openly ...

The commentary by these widely read milbloggers may fuel burgeoning doubts in Russia about Russia’s prospects in this war and the competence of Russia’s military leaders.” They also expressed the concern that the constant pushing of Russia’s propaganda lines was making it hard for them to understand what was actually going on.” Such comments are potentially a breach of Moscow’s draconian censorship laws banning any criticism of the military.

Russian forces are retreating from Ukraine's north but intensifying attacks on the east, Ukrainian officials say, as NATO foreign ministers meet in Germany ...

At this stage, it is not possible for us to see this positively." "It only serves one very obvious argument that NATO has learned from the political mistakes which has been done back in 2008 by making promises without delivering on decisions and membership which has basically led to three wars, two of which are now happening in Ukrainian territory.” For a week at the beginning of May, Lahuta said, the Russians had blocked the route taken by Arkadiy and others. But we stayed in the car, we had a lot of animals. Bondarenko said that others had told her the Russians would often force people to take off their clothes because they "are looking for tattoos of nationalist content. "This is not some handout," he said about the spending. "This is not a decision that we have taken lightly." "Everyone immediately began to hide behind the cars. So that was not surprising and it won't create a problem," he said. After his meeting with German officials, Kuleba also engaged in talks with G7 foreign ministers and said that they “welcomed the idea that it is necessary to freeze Russian assets and transfer them to Ukraine to help rebuild our country. The German elites have a choice to lead this process and inscribe their names in the history of Europe or it will still happen but without their leadership,” he added. "I told them it is going to happen anyway.

Russia Ukraine War Live: Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell and a delegation of GOP senators met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv ...

Ukrainian forces have launched a counteroffensive near the Russian-held town of Izium in eastern Ukraine, Reuters reported on Saturday. This could prove a serious setback for Moscow’s plans to capture the entire Donbas region. Russian forces have focused much of their firepower on the Donbas in a “second phase” of their invasion that was announced on April 19, after they failed to reach the capital Kyiv from the north in the early weeks of the war. Meanwhile, Group of Seven foreign ministers vowed on Saturday to reinforce Russia’s economic and political isolation, continue supplying weapons to Ukraine and tackle what Germany’s foreign minister described as a “wheat war” being waged by Moscow.

Russian forces are retreating from Ukraine's north but intensifying attacks on the east, Ukrainian officials say, as NATO foreign ministers meet in Germany ...

Russia is thought to have committed about 100 battalion tactical groups to the offensive in eastern Ukraine, but Western officials say many of these groups are under strength. The pullback of Russian forces from areas around Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, has revealed new evidence of atrocities. Where the fighting is happening: In the country's north, Ukraine continues to press on with a counteroffensive in the Kharkiv region, where its troops have made significant advances to the north and east towards the Russian border.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Russia's war in Ukraine is not going as Moscow had planned.

Russia is pummelling positions in the east of Ukraine, its defence ministry has said, as it seeks to encircle Ukrainian forces in the battle for Donbas and fend off a counteroffensive around the strategic Russian-controlled city of Izium. - Russia pummels positions in the east of Ukraine as it seeks to encircle Ukrainian forces in the battle for Donbas. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Russia’s war in Ukraine is not going as Moscow had planned as Russia pummels positions in the east of Ukraine.

The Russian military has lost a third of its forces, according to the U.K. Defense Ministry. That's tens of thousands of dead soldiers, sailors and airmen ...

That’s a fifth of the tanks the Russian army had in service before the war. Russia supports large mercenary firms, in particular the shadowy Wagner Group with its thousands of former Russian soldiers. After halting the Russians in the Kharkiv suburbs, Ukrainian brigades counterattacked—and now are pushing the last few Russian battalions out of the northeast. Both the helmets and rifles are from the 1950s. Ukraine’s supply lines are short and robust where Russia’s are long and fragile. The analysts at Oryx blog have confirmed the destruction of 361 Russian tanks. Thousands of soldiers. Russia does not have a deep reserve of professional infantry. The heavy losses are contributing to a spiral of declining combat effectiveness. Ukraine’s TB-2 drones range across the war zone and deep into the Black Sea, sniping at Russian command posts and warships with their laser-guided missiles. Some of the more-intact battalions then shifted east and south. It’s not for no reason that, with each passing week, the Kremlin ratchets down its war aims.

Russia has focused its military efforts in the eastern Luhansk Oblast, said its governor Serhiy Haidai. According to him, Russians are shelling Severodonetsk ...

“We know that with the bravery of the Ukrainian people and army and with our help Ukraine can win this war," said NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană. No casualties have been reported, but the military object was completely destroyed. On Sunday, Russian shelling has damaged a hospital in Sievierodonetsk. Russia has likely lost one third of its ground forces in Ukraine, according to the UK Defense Ministry. According to its statement, Russia’s offensive in Donbas is unlikely to accelerate its pace in the next 30 days. Russians also targeted residential houses, chemical plant, and a vocational school. Russia has focused its military efforts in the eastern Luhansk Oblast, said its governor Serhiy Haidai. According to him, Russians are shelling Severodonetsk and nearby villages.

Sweden follows Finland in application to join Nato; Nato pledges open-ended military support to Ukraine; British intelligence estimates Russia has lost a ...

Zelenskiy has warned that the war in his country risks triggering global food shortages and has urged international intervention to prevent global famine. As Russian forces struggle in Ukraine, Ukrainian forces made inroads. UK defence chiefs said Russia’s offensive in the eastern Donbas region had “lost momentum” and that Moscow’s battle plan was “significantly behind schedule”.

As Russian forces struggle in Ukraine, Ukrainian forces made inroads. The first Ukrainian battalion reached the Russian border in the Kharkhiv region today.

“The United States and our allies and partners are focused on giving Ukraine as strong a hand as possible on the battlefield, and at any negotiating table, so that it can repel Russian aggression and fully defend its independence and sovereignty.” American diplomats have returned to Ukraine after several weeks working out of Poland. We’re reopening our embassy in Kyiv – we’re taking all necessary precautions, but that work is underway – and we will resume operations very soon.” In Bucha, a city whose people suffered unspeakable atrocities, life goes on amid the rubble. As Russian forces struggle in Ukraine, Ukrainian forces made inroads. This comes amid reports that Russia is considering sending in 2,500 reservists to Ukraine. Sweden has indicated that it will follow Finland in applying for Nato membership.

Meanwhile, Moscow's forces are trying to stave off Ukraine's advance toward the Russian border near Kharkiv, Ukrainian military officials said. Russia is also ...

In the southern port city of Mariupol, Zelensky said, Ukrainians “continue very complicated and delicate negotiations to save our people.” Civilians were recently evacuated from a steel plant where Ukrainian soldiers remain isolated and under assault, officials say. Almost three months into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Moscow’s forces are stalled in eastern regions that President Vladimir Putin promised to “liberate.” In Donbas, which Russia no longer recognizes as part of Ukraine, Moscow’s gains have been limited. The weapons: Ukraine is making use of weapons such as Javelin antitank missiles and Switchblade “kamikaze” drones, provided by the United States and other allies. Ukrainian troops appear to have forced a Russian withdrawal in Kharkiv and are launching counterattacks near the northeastern city with the aim of disrupting supply lines and making it harder for Moscow to encircle Kyiv’s forces and capture the entire Donbas region, analysts and local officials say. Meanwhile, Moscow’s forces are trying to stave off Ukraine’s advance toward the Russian border near Kharkiv, Ukrainian military officials said. Kharkiv: Ukrainian forces have mounted a counterattack in the area, pushing away Russian troops, officials say. Others turned their faces to the sun and enjoyed a moment of calm between explosions. Zaporizhzhia: In this southeastern region, the front lines have almost completely frozen — with both sides effectively in stalemate, a Pentagon intelligence official said last week. Kyiv: A wartime curfew began an hour later starting Sunday, as the capital treads cautiously toward some semblance of normalcy. One by one, they took a knee to test their rocket-propelled grenades as watching comrades cracked jokes. Ukrainian officials say they are negotiating with Russians to release wounded fighters. “Rest while you can.”

As fighting continues in the eastern regions of Luhansk and Donetsk, Ukrainian forces say they are making headway in the northeastern Kharkiv region.

As a school principal, she believes they saw her as the enemy. Instead, they were looking for her Ukrainian textbooks. “They were searching everywhere, even the drains and outdoor toilet,” she explained.

Russia-Ukraine war LIVE updates: The war between the two countries have entered its 82nd day. Ukrainian military has reportedly said that Russian troops ...

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Russian and Ukrainian fighters are battling village-by-village for Ukraine's eastern industrial heartland, the Donbas. Ukrainian soldiers have fought Moscow- ...

McConnell is leading a delegation to the region of Republican Party senators, who made a surprise visit to Kyiv on Saturday. The band's frontman, Oleh Psiuk, said at a news conference Sunday that the musicians were "ready to fight" when they return home. The women said the troops were suffering from a lack of food, water and medicine. Russian troops were retreating from around Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city and a key military objective earlier in the war. An announcement by the cabinet was expected to follow. Russian missiles also destroyed "military infrastructure facilities" in the Yavoriv district of western Ukraine, near the Polish border, the Lviv region's governor said. Airstrikes and artillery barrages make it extremely dangerous for reporters to move around, and both Ukraine and the Moscow-backed separatists fighting in the east have introduced tight restrictions on reporting from the combat zone. Over the weekend, Russian forces hit a chemical plant and 11 high-rise buildings in Siverodonetsk, in the Donbas, regional Gov. Serhii Haidaii said. The Ukrainian military said it stopped a renewed Russian offensive in the Donetsk area of the Donbas. It also blew up two railway bridges that had been seized by Russian forces in the eastern region of Luhansk, Ukraine's Special Operations Command said Sunday. The aim was to prevent Russia from bringing in more troops to attack the towns of Lisichansk and Severodonetsk. One said the unit went "to the dividing line with the Russian Federation, the occupying country. Mr. President, we have reached it. On Sunday, a Ukrainian battalion in the Kharkiv region reached the Russian border and made a victorious video there addressed to President Volodymyr Zelensky. The video posted on Facebook by Ukraine's Ministry of Defence shows a dozen fighters around a post covered with blue and yellow, Ukraine's colours.

Ukrainian forces say they have pushed back the Russian military in the region around Kharkiv while attention is on Russia's reaction to Finland's NATO bid.

"Russia's war in Ukraine is not going as Moscow had planned," he said at a press conference. "This is going to go down on a list of huge blunders by President Putin and the Kremlin," he said. ... The unconditional victory still remains the way forward." His comments came after Finland announced it would apply to join the military alliance in what marks a historic move for the traditionally neutral Nordic country. "The 227th Battalion of the 127th Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine of Kharkiv city pushed back the Russians and reached a section of the state border," the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine posted on "But we are not overoptimistic in that regard," she said in an interview on ABC's "This Week." "We see that Putin has readjusted his strategy, and the only possible winning scenario for him is a long-lasting war, which is not the case for us and the democratic world. On Sunday, Ukraine's military said it is preparing for more Russian attacks around Izyum, a city to the south of Kharkiv that's become a focus of fighting in recent days. Ukrainian forces say they have pushed back the Russian military in the region around Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine, and near the border with Russia. "Belarusian President Lukashenko is likely balancing support for Russia's invasion with a desire to avoid direct military participation with the risk of Western sanctions, Ukrainian retaliation and possible dissatisfaction in the Belarusian military," the ministry said. "This is so good for the alliance, but it's also good for both countries and for all of Europe," he said. Ukrainian forces say they have pushed back the Russian military in the region around Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine, and near the border with Russia, continuing a counteroffensive that has prompted Russian troops to withdraw from around Ukraine's second-largest city. "The presence of Belarusian forces near the border will likely fix Ukrainian troops, so they cannot deploy in support of operations in the Donbas," the U.K.'s Ministry of Defence said in an intelligence update on Twitter Monday.

Independent analysts and Ukrainian officials say Russian forces are focusing on securing a smaller portion of eastern Ukraine. NATO plans to fast track the ...

“It’s a decision for the Ukrainians to make — my definition of victory is whatever Zelensky and the Ukrainians conclude is a satisfactory end,” he said. At the same time, NATO is poised to expand along Russian borders after Finland’s decision to apply for membership in the Western military alliance. Finland shares a border with Russia, and, on Saturday, a Russian energy company halted the export of electricity to the country. “For NATO to decide to provide a security guarantee or to even intervene militarily does not require an Article Five commitment,” said Mr. Daalder, president of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, a research institute. The village of Andriivka, near Kyiv, was heavily destroyed when Russian forces occupied the area and were then pushed out under Ukrainian bombardment. But after the initial pause, wealthier Russians have found ways to resume vacationing in popular destinations such as France and Italy, compounding an apparent sense of normalcy. “In the history of McDonald’s, it was one of our proudest and most exciting milestones,” Mr. Kempczinski wrote. He added: “Some might argue that providing access to food and continuing to employ tens of thousands of ordinary citizens is surely the right thing to do. McDonald’s said in March that it would temporarily close its operations there, as did several other chains, including Starbucks and Yum Brands, the parent company of KFC and Pizza Hut. Many employees and activists have pushed for a full retrenchment. As globalist aspirations have fractured in recent years amid the coronavirus pandemic and geopolitical tensions, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has forced many companies that hoped to operate as normal to take action. He will also address the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, later this month to discuss reconstruction of Ukraine when the war is over. Mr. Haidai said on Sunday that Sievierodonetsk was hit with artillery barrages that killed two people and damaged a chemical plant, a school, a hospital and residences.

Sweden looks set to join Finland in formally announcing a bid to join NATO, a move that will deal a serious diplomatic blow to Russian President Vladimir ...

They launched a counterattack to push Russian troops back from the area in recent weeks. Russia said last month that its goal was to achieve the “full liberation of the Donetsk and Luhansk republics,” which together make up the Donbas region. The agreement provides for an option for Renault Group to buy back its shares in Avtovaz during the next six years. Russia and Ukraine account for almost a third of global wheat exports. The local wheat harvest has been adversely affected by record-breaking heatwaves that started in March. New Delhi said the ban is not permanent and could be revised. It was the latest evidence that an invasion launched to counter NATO and control Kyiv is increasingly strengthening the West while Russian forces scale back their goals in the east after continued struggles.

A Ukrainian unit fighting north of Kharkiv says it has reached the Russian border. According to Ukrainian officials, Russian forces are retreating from the ...

Get the latest updates here. Fighting. Russian forces are targeting civilian and military sites in multiple towns in the Donetsk region including Dovhenke, ...

- Zelenskyy urged European leaders to impose more sanctions on Russia and its energy sector claiming “the time of Europe’s dependence on Russian energy resources is coming to an end”. - Ukrainian PresidentVolodymyr Zelenskyycondemned the attacks in Donetsk and said Russian troops are at “a dead end” in Ukraine. - Russian forces are targeting civilian and military sites in multiple towns in the Donetsk region including Dovhenke, Ruski Tyshki, Ternova and Petrivka, the Ukrainian military said.

Russia-Ukraine War: Local officials in Ukraine's second city of Kharkiv in the north have said Russian troops were withdrawing from the surrounding region ...

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