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(Reuters) - Russia launched 17 drones overnight attempting to strike Ukraine's northern, central and western regions, Ukraine's Air Force said on Saturday. The Air Force said that 15 of the Russia-launched Iranian-made Shahed drones were shot down. It was not immediately clear what happened to the two drones that were…

Belarus will respond to aggression without warning, President Alexander Lukashenko.He called for diplomacy between Ukraine and Russia.But asserted that Belarus would help Russia.Russian President Vladimir Putin is not pushing Belarus into joining the war in Ukraine, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said, but he warned that Minsk would respond to external…

Alexander Khodakovsky, commander of the Vostok brigade. File photo- Reuters Alexander Khodakovsky, the commander of the “Vostok” Battalion, has put forth a proposal to halt the conflict in Ukraine, advocating for a freeze along the existing frontlines. This idea revives a perspective that had been largely dormant since Yevgeny Prigozhin…

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ANKARA — The first cargo ship to leave a Ukrainian port under Russian threat reached Turkish waters safely on Thursday. According to the Vessel Finder website, which tracks marine traffic, Hong Kong-flagged Joseph Schulte reached Turkish waters safely Thursday evening local time. It departed from Ukraine’s Black Sea port of…

Foreign Affairs Why Peace Talks, But No Peace? The U.S. has prevented earnest negotiations and prolonged the war in Ukraine. (Photo by OLEKSII FILIPPOV/AFP via Getty Images) Rarely mentioned in current commentaries on the war in Ukraine, in the early weeks that followed the February 24, 2022, Russian invasion, Russia…

The chief of staff for NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has angered Kyiv officials for suggesting Ukraine could become a member of NATO if it ceded some of its territory to Russia. Stian Jenssen, who has held the title of director of the Private Office of the NATO Secretary General…

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Russia lost 4,140 troops in Ukraine in the past week, according to a Monday update from the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces. The news comes as Kyiv also reported multiple advances on the battleground over the weekend. The General Staff said Russia has suffered a total of 254,380 troop…

Last Updated: August 14, 2023, 17:23 IST Moscow, Russia Russian S-400 missile air defence systems are seen during a training exercise at a military base in Kaliningrad region, Russia August 11, 2020. (Reuters File Photo) Russia assures on-time delivery of S-400 anti-aircraft systems to India amid concerns over Ukraine conflict…