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Ukrainian government supports launch of new international organization – highlighting President Zelenskyy’s bravery and Ukraine’s fight against authoritarianism. Humanity for Freedom, a new global nonprofit led by US political advocate Dane Waters and world-renowned filmmaker Aaron Kaufman, launched today with the mission of aiding in the fight against authoritarian governments…

(KYIV) — The head of the Russian private army Wagner claimed Saturday that his forces have taken control of the city of Bakhmut after the longest and most grinding battle of the Russia-Ukraine war, but Ukrainian defense officials denied it. In a video posted on Telegram, Wagner head Yevgeny Prigozhin…

Russian troops have taken control of the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, the Russian defense ministry said on Saturday, which if true would mark an end to a ferocious and bloody battle that raged for months. The head of the Wagner Group of Russian mercenaries reported the capture of Bakhmut…

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky meet during the G7 leaders’ summit in Hiroshima on Saturday. (Photo: AFP) HIROSHIMA, Japan: President Volodymyr Zelensky made a landmark visit to Hiroshima for talks with G7 leaders Saturday, after securing long-sought access to advanced US fighter jets for Ukraine’s…

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The leaders of the seven powerful democracies started their meeting in Hiroshima by touring a museum and peace park built on the site that was ground zero for the first nuclear attack 78 years ago. The visit was steeped in symbolism given Russian President Vladimir Putin’s periodic threats to use…

Jakkie Cilliers, chairperson of the Institute for Security Studies, said most analysts who participated in the annual high-level Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development this week believed there was no space now for outside mediation:  “Eventually, this war will probably be resolved by direct negotiations.” Analysts believe a “mutual-hurting stalemate”…

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 put Ukrainian communications in a literal jam: Just before the invasion, Russian hackers knocked out Viasat satellite ground receivers across Europe. Then entrepreneur Elon Musk swept in to offer access to Starlink, SpaceX’s growing network of low Earth orbit (LEO) communications satellites. Musk soon…

General Christopher Cavoli—the current commander of U.S. forces in Europe—testified in Congress about the U.S. assessment of how Russia's invasion of Ukraine is progressing, noting that Moscow's military threat remains potent. But a number of his comments have been taken out of context and edited in social media posts, misrepresenting…

US President Joe Biden arrives to attend the G7 Summit at the US Marine Corps base in Iwakuni on May 18, 2023. — AFPUS President, Joe Biden, on Thursday arrived in Hiroshima, Japan, to attend the Group of Seven (G7) Summit to discuss the war in Ukraine and China's rising…