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Putin lays out the rules as Russians assault a Ukrainian city.

Kharkiv(AFP): As Moscow’s military blasted the country’s second city and Western nations prepared to ratchet up sanctions, Russian President Vladimir Putin laid out the criteria for ending Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Monday. Putin’s ultimatum came as Moscow and Kyiv had their first discussions since the conflict erupted last Thursday,Read More →

Kyiv is open to negotiations, but rejects Moscow’s proposal for Belarus.

KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that he is ready for talks with Russia, but that he rejects Moscow’s proposal to hold them in Belarus, which he believes is a staging ground for invading forces. “Warsaw, Bratislava, Budapest, Istanbul, and Baku are all places worthRead More →

The EU has added Putin and Lavrov to its sanctions list in response to the invasion of Ukraine.

BRUSSELS: The EU sanctioned Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, according to the EU’s foreign policy leader, Josep Borrell. The action was agreed upon during a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels to formally adopt a wideRead More →

Macron summoned Putin and demanded that Russia’s aggression be halted immediately.

BRUSSELS – French President Emmanuel Macron contacted Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Thursday to “demand an urgent halt” to Moscow’s incursion in Ukraine, according to the Elysee Palace. “After speaking with the Ukrainian president and working with him, the president (Macron) contacted Vladimir Putin to urge an immediate halt toRead More →