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Ukraine war: 21,000 alleged war crimes being investigated, prosecutor says

July 7, 2022 8:02 am Add a Comment

Ukraine says it is investigating more than 21,000 war crimes and crimes of aggression allegedly committed by Russia since the start of its invasion. Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova told the BBC she was receiving reports of between 200 to 300 … Read more →

Ukraine war: UK joins ban on imports of Russian gold

June 27, 2022 7:55 am Add a Comment

The UK, US, Canada and Japan will ban imports of Russian gold in an effort to hit Moscow’s ability to fund the war in Ukraine. The UK PM said the move would “strike at the heart of Putin’s war machine”. … Read more →

Ukraine war: EU blames Russia for food crisis prompting walkout

June 7, 2022 9:51 am Add a Comment

Russia’s UN ambassador has stormed out of a UN Security Council meeting after the European Council president blamed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for causing a global food crisis. Charles Michel said Russia was using food supplies as a “stealth missile” … Read more →

Quad Summit: World faces ‘dark hour’ with Ukraine war – Biden

May 24, 2022 7:47 am Add a Comment

The world is “navigating a dark hour in our shared history” with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, US President Joe Biden told key Asian allies. The war has now become a “global issue” underscoring the importance of defending international order, he … Read more →

Ukraine war: Russia bombards cities as eastern offensive begins

April 19, 2022 7:27 am Add a Comment

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has said Russia has launched an assault to seize the eastern Donbas region. Moscow bombarded cities with rocket and artillery fire on Monday and in a video address Mr Zelensky said that the battle “for the … Read more →

Ukraine war: Zelensky tells UN of horrors of Russian invasion

April 6, 2022 9:19 am Add a Comment

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused the Russian military of carrying out the worst crimes since World War Two. He told the UN security council that civilians had been murdered and Russian tanks had crushed people “for pleasure”. He called … Read more →

Ukraine war: Russian journalist Oksana Baulina killed in Kyiv shelling

March 24, 2022 7:58 am Add a Comment

A Russian journalist has been killed during shelling by Russian forces in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. Oksana Baulina had been reporting from Kyiv and the western city of Lviv for investigative website The Insider, the outlet said in a statement. … Read more →