Ukrainian forces claim to destroy a Russian warship in the Black Sea

“The Ukrainian Armed Forces, together with the Defence Ministry’s intelligence unit, destroyed the large landing ship Tsezar Kunikov. It was in Ukrainian territorial waters near Alupka at the time of the hit,” Ukraine’s military said on the Telegram messaging app. The Ukrainska Pravda media outlet earlier Wednesday reported that sea drones hit and damaged a large […]

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Blinken and Lavrov to attend G20 talks with Ukraine, Gaza on the agenda

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov are both expected in Rio de Janeiro for the first high-level G20 meeting of the year — though not China‘s Wang Yi. In a world torn by conflicts and divisions, Brazil, which took over the rotating G20 presidency from India in December, has voiced hopes for what President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva calls “the

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Ukraine war: ‘Artificial shortage’ of weapons helps Putin, says Zelensky

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has made an urgent appeal for more weapons to avoid a “catastrophic” situation in Europe. An “artificial deficit of weapons” will only help Russia, Mr Zelensky told an international conference in Germany. Ukrainian troops have been running out of ammunition as vital US support has been held up by supporters of

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