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Ukraine allies see risk in Russia’s response to battlefield setbacks

18 Sep 2022 18 Sep 2022

By Pavel Polityuk and Phil Stewart IZIUM, Ukraine (Reuters) – The top U.S. general warned on Sunday it was unclear how Russia would react to its battlefield setbacks in Ukraine, as Britain said Moscow’s forces had widened strikes on civilian infrastructure and were likely to expand their targets further. Ukraine’s General Staff said Ukrainian forces …

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Brazil’s Bolsonaro draws heat for pointed campaign speech before Queen’s funeral

18 Sep 2022 18 Sep 2022

By Gram Slattery RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was accused by opposition figures on Sunday of turning his trip to London for Queen Elizabeth’s funeral into an election campaign event, in what critics said was his latest attack on Brazil’s reputation. Bolsonaro flew to London just two weeks before the Oct. …

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Police clash with right-wing protesters at LGBTQ march in Serbia

18 Sep 2022 18 Sep 2022

BELGRADE (Reuters) – Police clashed with right-wing protesters on Saturday as several thousand people joined an LGBTQ march in Serbia to mark the end of EuroPride week, an event staged in a different European city each year. Police clashed with two right-wing groups trying to disrupt the march, Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said, adding that …

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In a first, EU moves to cut money for Hungary over damaging democracy

18 Sep 2022 18 Sep 2022

By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union executive recommended on Sunday suspending some 7.5 billion euros in funding for Hungary over corruption, the first such case in the 27-nation bloc under a new sanction meant to better protect the rule of law. The EU introduced the new financial sanction two years ago precisely in …

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Around 3.7 million tonnes of food left Ukraine ports under grain deal – ministry

18 Sep 2022 18 Sep 2022

KYIV (Reuters) – A total of 165 ships with 3.7 million tonnes of agricultural products on board have left Ukraine under a deal brokered by the United Nations and Turkey to unblock Ukrainian sea ports, the Ukrainian infrastructure ministry said on Sunday. The ministry said 10 ships with 169,300 tonnes of agricultural products are due …

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Russia has likely extended locations it is prepared to strike, UK says

18 Sep 2022 18 Sep 2022

(Reuters) – Russia has likely extended the locations it is prepared to strike in a move to undermine the morale of the Ukrainian government and people, the British military said on Sunday. Russia has increased its targeting of civilian infrastructure even where it probably perceives no immediate military effect during the last seven days, the …

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Ukraine searches for its dead at Russian occupation burial site

17 Sep 2022 17 Sep 2022

By Ivan Lyubysh-Kirde IZIUM, Ukraine (Reuters) – Dressed in white protective suits and wearing rubber gloves, Ukrainian emergency workers on Saturday dug up more bodies from a wooded burial site in territory recently recaptured from Russian forces, while townspeople looked for dead relatives. Ukraine says hundreds are buried at the site discovered this week, including …

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Russia says it launched strikes on Ukrainian troops in several regions

17 Sep 2022 17 Sep 2022

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s defence ministry said on Saturday that its forces had launched strikes on Ukrainian positions in several parts of Ukraine, and accused Kyiv of carrying out shelling near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Russian forces conducted their strikes in the Kherson, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv and Donetsk regions, according to the ministry, which added …

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Exclusive-Zelenskiy accuses Russia of war crimes, sees no early end to war

17 Sep 2022 17 Sep 2022

By Tom Balmforth KYIV (Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy accused Russia on Friday of committing war crimes in Ukraine’s northeast and said it was too early to say the tide of the war was turning despite rapid territorial gains by his forces this month. The Ukrainian leader also told Reuters in an interview that the outcome …

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Sanctions hamper Russia’s ability to make advanced weapons, NATO says

17 Sep 2022 17 Sep 2022

By Andrius Sytas TALLINN (Reuters) – Western sanctions are starting to hurt Russia’s ability to make advanced weaponry for the war in Ukraine, a top NATO military adviser told Reuters on Friday, although he added Russian industry could still manufacture “a lot of ammunition”. The United States, the European Union and other countries announced several …

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