Germany says UN General Assembly will not accept ‘peace dictated by Russia’ in Ukraine
Scholz told UNGA that ‘if we want Putin’s war to end, then we cannot be indifferent to how it ends’
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Month: September 2022
McDonald’s reopens in war-torn Kyiv for the first time since invasion
Fast-food outlet open for delivery only for now
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Why did Putin start the Russia Ukraine conflict?
Vladimir Putin’s military assault continues in face of near-unanimous international condemnation
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Ex-Putin adviser warns UK cities could be hit with nuclear weapons if Britain ‘continues to be aggressor’
Sergey Markov says ‘a lot of people in Western countries’ could be killed in nuclear war on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme
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Putin announces ‘partial’ military mobilization, makes nuclear threat
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday announced an immediate partial mobilization and threatened to deploy nuclear weapons in his war against Ukraine. In a pre-recorded address broadcast on state TV, Putin said he was calling up reservists to aid in Russia’s war against Ukraine, but would not implement a general conscription drive for now. He […]
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Germany nationalizes energy giant Uniper
The German state will become the majority shareholder of ailing energy giant Uniper, its previous majority owner, Finland’s Fortum, announced Wednesday. The deal between Fortum, the German government and Uniper will allow Berlin to “take full control of Uniper to secure energy supply in Germany,” the statement reads. Germany will own 98.5 percent of the company […]
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[Ticker] EU condemns Russia’s plans to hold referenda in Ukraine
The EU strongly condemns Russia’s plans to hold referenda in parts of Ukraine and will not recognise the results of the votes, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said in a statement on Tuesday. “Russia, its political leadership, and all those involved in these ‘referenda’ and other violations of international law in Ukraine will be […]
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[Ticker] German foreign minister urges Iran to listen to women protesters
Germany’s foreign minister Annalena Baerbock on Tuesday called on Iran’s leadership to listen to the women protesting in the streets over the death of a woman in police custody, Reuters reported. Mahsa Amini, 22, fell into a coma and died while waiting with other women held by Iranian morality police, who enforce strict rules requiring […]
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Can Putin go it alone? Russia ups ante as world leaders meet at UN
How does a Russia in retreat read the room at the United Nations General Assembly? On the day that world leaders gather in New York for UN Week, Vladimir Putin’s proxies are unveiling plans for hastily-staged referendums to annex conquered parts of Ukraine that are now under assault from a counter-attack.
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Live: Russia says 300,000 reservists to be mobilised
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said Wednesday that President Vladimir Putin’s decree on partial mobilisation would see 300,000 additional personnel called up to serve in Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine. Putin said earlier Wednesday in a televised address that he has signed a decree on partial mobilisation, declaring that he was defending Russian territories and that […]
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