Contents tagged with War in Ukraine
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Putin threatens to 'knock out' Patriot air defense systems to be delivered to Ukraine by U.S.
Russian president Vladimir Putin promised to knock out those Patriot air defense systems that the United States will deliver to the Ukrainian military.
"They say patriots can be delivered there. Okay, let them bring it, we'll knock out those Patriots. Those who oppose us proceed from the fact that these are supposedly defensive weapons. Okay, we'll just keep that in mind. And there will always be an antidote. So those who do it are doing it in vain. This is just prolonging the conflict, that' …
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Kremlin disappointed no calls for peace with Russia were made during Zelensky’s visit to U.S
Moscow closely followed the visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the United States and his talks with American President Joe Biden and did not see in them readiness for reconciliation with Russia, said the spokesman of the Russia president, Dmitry Peskov, at a briefing.
"There were no calls for peace, no real calls for peace – not on camera, but real ones. This suggests that the United States really continues its policy of de facto and indirectly fighting with Russia to the last …
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Putin promises unlimited financing for the Russian army
The Russian Defense Ministry has no restrictions on financing, and therefore the country's leadership expects appropriate results from the army on the battlefield, said Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting of the Russian Defense Ministry.
"We have no funding restrictions. The country, the government gives everything the army asks for. All. I hope that the answer will be properly formulated, and appropriate results will be achieved," Putin said.
He added that Russia plans to "maintain …
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Kyiv: Russia has detained 22 people on suspicion of blowing up Crimean Bridge
Russian authorities detained 22 people who they believe were involved in blowing up the Crimean bridge across the Kerch Strait, said the acting head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) Vasyl Malyuk in an interview with the 1+1 TV channel.
"Regarding the Crimean Bridge. In accordance with the norms of international law, the norms of the current legislation of Ukraine, the customs and traditions of warfare and based on the analysis of the operational situation, we are simply obliged to cut …
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Entire Russian battalion from Crimea refuses to fight in Ukraine
The reconnaissance battalion of the Russian army, stationed in the annexed Crimea, refused to take part in hostilities in Ukraine, reported Telegram channel ASTRA, citing an order to issue a strong warning to the battalion commander.
From the document published by the news outlet, it follows that the battalion commander was reprimanded for "a low level of work with personnel."
"They refused because there are very large losses. They don't want to die in vain," said one of the relatives of the …
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Ukrainian Defense Minister: only Russia’s capitulation will end the war in Ukraine
Only one side can capitulate In Russia's war against Ukraine, the Kremlin, said Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov on the Telegram page of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry. Reznikov once again reminded that the Russians will not be able to intimidate Ukrainians, nor plunge them into cold and darkness.
"Today, the Russian authorities are trying, using terror and blackmail, perhaps to bargain for themselves some topics for negotiations," the Minister said, stressing that the Russians will …
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Kyiv admits it tried to kill Russian Chief of Staff Gerasimov when he was in Ukraine
The Ukrainian Armed Forces tried to kill the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Army Valery Gerasimov, said adviser to the head of the Ukrainian Presidential Administration Oleksii Arestovich in an interview with Russian lawyer Mark Feygin.
"We struck the command center where he was. Smashed it to the mother of all, to zero. Even without Gerasimov, enough senior officers died there. He managed to leave a little earlier. We did not have time, " Arestovich said, adding that it was in late …
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Russian Defense Minister Shoygu visits troops in Ukraine after meeting with Putin
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoygu visited the positions of the Russian military in Ukraine, reported the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry on Telegram. Shoygu "made a working trip to the Southern Military District and inspected the grouping of troops," said the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry.
The ministry published a video of Sergei Shoygu getting into a helicopter, listening to the updates of the Russian military commanders, and examining from the helicopter …
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German Chancellor Scholz: talks with Putin will be needed to end Russia’s war against Ukraine
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz does not rule out further negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the Russian Federation against Ukraine. "Our goal is for Russia to stop its war of aggression, and Ukraine to defend its integrity," the head of the German government told the newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung.
In order to achieve this, it will be "necessary to talk," the chancellor explained. "It remains to be seen whether this will happen by phone, video link or at a long table," …
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Putin visits Russian army headquarters, rumored to be taking personal control over Russian 'military operation' in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the joint headquarters of the Russian armed forces, met with commanders and, as emphasized, spent the whole day with the military, reported the Kremlin’s press service.
According to the media reports, this is the first case in almost ten months of war against Ukraine, when the Russian president publicly demonstrates such a deep involvement in military affairs. The video published by the Kremlin, shows that the meeting with the participation of the …