EU chief von der Leyen expected to travel to Ukraine for Europe Day
In another surprise visit, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is expected to travel to Ukraine for Europe Day, the EU’s executive announced on Monday (8 May).
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April 7, 2023 Cyprus to offer technical aid to Ukraine on mines clearance
Cyprus will offer Ukraine technical training on landmine clearing as part of its humanitarian assistance, its defense minister said on Friday.
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WORLD
March 26, 2023 Ukraine demands emergency UN meeting over Putin nuclear plan
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s government on Sunday called for an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council to “counter the Kremlin’s nuclear blackmail” after Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed plans to station tactical atomic weapons in Belarus.
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WORLD
March 22, 2023 China watching the world’s response to war in Ukraine – Blinken
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told lawmakers on Wednesday that China was “very carefully” watching how Washington and the world respond to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the impact of which he said was being felt in Asia.
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EUROPE
March 4, 2023 Ukraine: 92% want EU membership by 2030
Ninety-two per cent of Ukrainians favour EU membership by 2030, the latest poll by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology for the National Democratic Institute (NDI) finds. Before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in December 2021, only 67% said they would vote ‘yes’ in a referendum for immediate accession.
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EUROPE
February 5, 2023 Ukraine renews case for membership to visiting EU top officials
Ukraine’s leadership on Thursday (2 February) made an unequivocal plea for EU membership as the bloc’s top officials met their government counterparts in Kyiv in a first-of-its-kind gathering.
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WORLD
February 1, 2023 US to send new missiles to Ukraine with a 93-mile range
Washington is preparing to send missiles to Ukraine which could strike almost the entire Russian-occupied region of the country, US officials have said.
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GREEKS ABROAD
January 27, 2023 Archbishop Makarios of Australia visits Athens to attend roundtable talks on Ukraine
Archbishop Makarios of Australia was in Athens, Greece this week to participate in roundtable discussions about the current war in Ukraine.
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WORLD
January 22, 2023 Germany and France vow support for Ukraine, including military
PARIS (Reuters) – Germany and France on Sunday vowed to assist Ukraine for as long as needed and to support efforts to prosecute war criminals.
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POLITICS
December 28, 2022 Italy minister cautious on supplying air defence systems to Ukraine
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s defence minister struck a cautious tone on whether Italy would be able to supply Ukraine with air defence systems, as requested by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
