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West Fabricates Blame Against Russia Regarding Global Food Supply Shortages - Nebenzia

Pentagon Expects Russia to Treat Ukraine Azovstal Fighters in Line With Geneva Convention

Biden Announces Another $100Mln Ukraine Aid Package to Includes More Artillery, Radar

Biden Announces Another $100Mln Ukraine Aid Package to Includes More Artillery, Radar

Biden Announces Another $100Mln Ukraine Aid Package to Includes More Artillery, Radar

Biden Announces Another $100Mln Ukraine Aid Package to Includes More Artillery, Radar

Signs multiply Russia seeks control of south Ukraine

The Kremlin said Thursday it was important to ensure basic living conditions in war-torn Ukraine as signs multiplied that Moscow was seeking to permanently occupy or even annex the pro-Western country's southeast

Blinken Says Western Sanctions on Russia Not Causing Global Food Insecurity

The sanctions imposed on Russia by the Western nations are not causing food insecurity around the world, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in remarks to the UN Security Council on Thursday

EU Parliament Adopts Resolution Against EU Citizens in Leading Positions in Russian Firms

The European Parliament on Thursday adopted a resolution demanding that former EU politicians resign from posts in Russian enterprises and calling on the European Commission to sanction EU citizens in leadership positions in Russian entities or receiving money from Russia

Erdogan Says Will Continue 'Telephone Diplomacy' With Putin, Zelenskyy

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that he is not intending to sever ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and will continue to contribute to peace talks between the parties

Kremlin Says Not Aware Yet of Details of Plan for Ukraine Proposed by Italy, Welcomes Help

Moscow does not know yet the details of the plan proposed by Rome for the settlement in Ukraine, but welcomes any contribution to finding a political solution to the situation, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday

Key moments in the battle for Mariupol

Key developments in the battle for the strategic Ukrainian port of Mariupol where more than 1,700 Ukrainian fighters have surrendered to Russian forces after holding out for weeks inside a steelworks

Source on Ukrainian Diplomat's Call to Revive Normandy Format: Platform No Longer Exists

The Normandy Four format and the the Contact Group on Donbas do not exist anymore, a source in Moscow told Sputnik on Thursday, commenting on the call of Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany Andrij Melnyk for restoring the format

War in Ukraine: Latest developments

ICRC, Kiev Officials Check In on Ukrainian Militants in Russian Custody

Representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Kiev authorities on Thursday visited Ukrainian militants captured by Russian forces and found their detention conditions decent

Situation in Ukraine Showed Turkey, US Need to Cooperate More Closely - Cavusoglu

West-Led Kiev Preparing Bucha-Style Provocation in DPR - Russian Defense Ministry

Over 17,000 People Evacuated From Donbas, Ukraine to Russia in Past Day- Defense Ministry

Ukraine Frustrated With US Reluctance to Supply Multiple Launch Rocket Systems - Reports

US Sees No Evidence of Russia Using Anti-Drone Laser Weapons in Ukraine - Pentagon

The United States has not seen any evidence that Russian forces are using a new laser weapon system to destroy drones in Ukraine, a senior US Defense Department official said on Wednesday

Russia Accounts for 20% of World Arms Sales, Has Order Portfolio Worth $50Bln - Official

Russia accounts for about 20% of the world arms market, with a total order portfolio of about $50 billion, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said on Wednesday

More than 1,000 Ukrainians remain in Azovstal: separatist chief

More than 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers including senior commanders remain inside the besieged Azovstal steel plant in Ukraine's port city of Mariupol, a pro-Russian separatist leader said Wednesday

War in Ukraine: Latest developments

Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine: - Finland, Sweden submit NATO bids - Finland and Sweden submit their highly anticipated bids to join NATO, sealing their decision to jettison decades of military non-alignment, despite threats of reprisals from Moscow

Over 900 Azov Militants From Azovstal Surrendered Since Monday - Russian Defense Ministry

Over 900 Ukrainian militants from the Azov neo-Nazi battalion (under criminal investigation in Russia), who had been blocked in the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol for the past weeks, have surrendered since May 16, Russian defense ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said on Wednesday