MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Monday that its forces had taken Fyholivka in Ukraine’s eastern Kharkiv region. (Reporting by Reuters, Writing by Felix Light; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s sovereign wealth fund chief Kirill Dmitriev will meet a U.S. delegation in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to focus on strengthening ties and increased economic cooperation, a source in Riyadh told Reuters. The meeting involving Dmitriev is the first confirmation that the U.S.-educated former Goldman Sachs banker will be involved in talks …
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By Borut Zivulovic VILLACH, Austria (Reuters) – The Syrian asylum seeker suspected of carrying out a deadly stabbing rampage in the Austrian town of Villach had sworn allegiance to Islamic State and was radicalised online, authorities said on Sunday. A 14-year-old boy was killed in Saturday afternoon’s attack in the centre of Villach and five …
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PARIS (Reuters) – Europe is at a turning point in terms of its relations with the United States which forces Europe more than ever before to defend Ukraine and boost its defence spending, said French government minister Manuel Valls on Monday. “We are at a turning point,” Valls told France Info radio. “This forces us …
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KYIV (Reuters) – Russian drone attacks on Ukraine damaged storage facilities and private residences after Russia launched 147 drones to attack the country overnight, Ukrainian military and officials said on Monday. Out of 147, Ukraine’s air force shot down 83 drones and 59 more did not reach their targets likely due to electronic countermeasures. It …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Konstantin Rachalovsky, the deputy governor and agriculture minister of Russia’s Rostov region, a major grain-producing province, has been detained by law enforcement, state news agency TASS reported on Monday. TASS reported that Rachalovsky had been charged with exceeding his authority, resulting in damages of almost 156 million roubles ($1.70 million). Rostov is …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he believes he could meet “very soon” with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss ending the war in Ukraine. Speaking to reporters, Trump said he was working hard to achieve peace, and said he believes both Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy want to stop …
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(Reuters) – Russia’s air defence units intercepted and destroyed 90 Ukrainian drones overnight, the Russian defence ministry said on Monday. Thirty-eight of the drones were downed over the Sea of Azov, 24 over the southern Russia region of Krasnodar, and the rest over several other regions in the south and west of the country, as …
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TAIPEI (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department’s Taiwan page last week removed a previous reference to not supporting Taiwan’s independence. Below are some questions and answers about what is meant by the term “Taiwan independence”: WHAT IS TAIWAN’S HISTORY AND FORMAL NAME TODAY? Previously known as Formosa, the island has been home to indigenous people …
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(This Feb. 15 story has been refiled to correct the first reference to Keith Kellogg in paragraph 5) By Andrew Gray, Lili Bayer and John Irish MUNICH (Reuters) – Europe won’t have a seat at the table for Ukraine peace talks, Donald Trump’s Ukraine envoy said on Saturday, after Washington sent a questionnaire to European …
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