During a meeting with the leaders of the African Union (AU), Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday accused Ukraine of signing a peace treaty with Moscow to end the ongoing war in 2022.
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African peace mission asks Ukraine, Russia to ‘settle the war’ through diplomacy
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reportedly ruled out talks until Ukraine can take back the territories captured by Russia, while Vladimir Putin reportedly “has shown an interest” in considering the peace initiative.
Putin confirms moving first batch of nukes to Belarus as a deterrent for the hostile West
Far from being imposed on Belarus, these Russian nuclear weapons were wanted by his country as a deterrent, said President Alexander Lukashenko.
Ukraine alleges kidnapping of 150 children by Russia; SA president brings peace mission
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s aircraft was stuck at the Warsaw Chopin airport, Poland, after landing because his security detail was not cleared by the Polish authorities. He reached Kyiv by train.
Ukraine counteroffensive slows down as Russia responds with fierce attacks
Russians have inflicted heavy damage on Odesa city with cruise missile strikes within the past couple of days, targeting supply lines essential for the Ukrainian counteroffensive.
Ukraine counteroffensive: Putin says Russia has lost 54 tanks but Ukraine has lost 160
Vladimir Putin said that Ukraine had used the US-made Himars rocket launch system to destroy the Kakhovka dam. The breach has resulted in massive flooding in and around Kherson.
Ukraine claims it has made gains, rescued citizens near Bakhmut in counteroffensive
Ukraine has reported heavy fighting in the eastern warfront of Donetsk and claimed its forces have made gains near the devastated city of Bakhmut, which was captured by Russia last month, but Moscow said Kyiv’s forces had failed to advance anywhere on the front lines.
Russia has started attacking Ukraine with Iranian drones, says White House
Citing newly declassified information, the US said that the Iranian drones had been shipped across the Caspian Sea, and that Russians were working with Iran to produce Iranian drones from inside Russia.
Ukrainian evacuees come under Russian shelling in flooded Kherson
Video footage shows Ukrainian evacuees trying to take shelter as a Russian missile comes thundering down the sky, leaving a trail of smoke.
Ukraine dam breach to have long term destructive effects, state experts
The breach in the Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine is set to have far reaching consequences, the United Nations warned.
