UKRAINE

Ukraine Shocked Over US Military Aid Pause
05 Mar

Ukraine Shocked Over US Military Aid Pause

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Ukrainians have voiced their shock and dismay at the US pausing its military aid to the country — what one politician called a "dangerous" situation. "We'll see very soon the serious consequences — dangerous consequences," Oleksandr Merezhko, who chairs the Ukrainian parliament's foreign affairs committee, told the BBC. Merezhko said the pause could start having an impact on the ground as soon as "in the coming days". Ukraine woke up to the news on Tuesday that the US was "pausing and reviewing" its military aid. A White House official told the BBC's US news partner, CBS, that its reason for…
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Russia vs Ukraine: Macron arrives US White House to meet Trump
24 Feb

Russia vs Ukraine: Macron arrives US White House to meet Trump

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French President, Emmanuel Macron on Monday, visited the White House for talks with US President Donald Trump. The visit is expected to cover discussions on ending the Ukraine war amid differences on how to proceed. Macron is the first European leader to visit Trump since his second return to the White House a month ago. The two leaders were to participate in a G7 call, hold bilateral talks and then preside over a joint press conference scheduled for 2 p.m. EST. The British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is also expected to visit Trump later in the week, following alarm in…
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No Fighting Experiences But On Ukraine Frontlines: The Dilemma Of 14 Ghanaians Deceived Into Russia
02 Oct

No Fighting Experiences But On Ukraine Frontlines: The Dilemma Of 14 Ghanaians Deceived Into Russia

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Some Ghanaian men who say they were lured with promises of securing well-paid security and agricultural jobs in Russia are now stranded in Ukraine, facing a dire situation amid the ongoing war. A recent report by TV3 threw light on the plights of these men, revealing what began as a journey of hopes of a better future turned out to be their worst nightmares. It added that the men left Ghana on June 24, 2024, bidding farewell to their families filled with dreams of a better future, travelling through Togo to reach Russia in anticipation and joy. However, upon arrival,…
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“Assist ECOWAS With Resources In Terror Fight, Like You Do For Ukraine” – Pres Akufo-Addo To UK, US, & EU
12 Oct

“Assist ECOWAS With Resources In Terror Fight, Like You Do For Ukraine” – Pres Akufo-Addo To UK, US, & EU

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The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has called on leaders of the global community to put into full effect the provisions of Chapters Seven and Eight of the UN Charter and provide proportionate support to Africa’s fight against terrorism and violent extremism. According to President Akufo-Addo, despite the considerable economic difficulties confronting ECOWAS Member States, eleven (11) Member States of the fifteen (15) Member States of ECOWAS, the four (4) military-led States having been suspended, have made clear their willingness to take the fight to the terrorists, if they were sufficiently empowered. “Comparisons, they say, are odious,…
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Ukraine Sues EU Neighbours Over Food Imports Ban
19 Sep

Ukraine Sues EU Neighbours Over Food Imports Ban

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Ukraine has filed lawsuits to the World Trade Organization (WTO) against Slovakia, Poland and Hungary over their bans on food imports from Kyiv. It said such restrictions were a violation of international obligations by Ukraine's EU neighbours. They say the bans are needed to protect their farmers from cheap imports. Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine last year all but closed the main Black Sea shipping lanes and forced Ukraine to find alternative overland routes. That in turn led to large quantities of grain ending up in central Europe. Farmers in those countries have since held protest rallies, saying that Ukrainian…
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Chelsea Sign Shakhtar Donetsk Forward Mykhailo Mudryk In £89m Deal
16 Jan

Chelsea Sign Shakhtar Donetsk Forward Mykhailo Mudryk In £89m Deal

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Chelsea have spent an initial £62m on a player with 12 career goals who has never played outside Ukraine, so who is Mykhailo Mudryk and why has he caught the eye? The 22-year-old Shakhtar Donetsk left winger, who has played eight times for Ukraine, increased his stature in this season’s Champions League. Until this season he had only scored two goals in 47 appearances for three different clubs in his homeland. But this season his form and profile have soared to greater heights. Mudryk netted three times in the Champions League group stage for Shakhtar – at Leipzig and then two against…
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IMF To Consider $1.3 Billion In Emergency Funding For Ukraine On Friday
05 Oct

IMF To Consider $1.3 Billion In Emergency Funding For Ukraine On Friday

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The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) executive board will consider Ukraine's request for $1.3 billion in additional emergency funding on Friday as Russia's war against the country continues, two sources familiar with the matter said. IMF staff have prepared the necessary documents and believe Ukraine has received sufficient financial assurances from its global partners to meet the IMF's debt sustainability requirements and qualify for further emergency funds, the sources told Reuters. If approved, the funds would come from a new emergency lending program to address food shortages approved by the board last week. read more An IMF spokesperson declined to comment.…
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Ukraine 0-0 Scotland: Buckets Of Feelgood Earned Along With Nations League Promotion
28 Sep

Ukraine 0-0 Scotland: Buckets Of Feelgood Earned Along With Nations League Promotion

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There's not a lot that unites the deadpan Steve Clarke and the occasionally dead funny John Cleese. However, you'd fancy the Scotland manager's chances of reprising one of the Monty Python man's most famous characters - the Black Knight of Holy Grail fame, Holy Grail being an apt description of what the visitors found on a remarkable night in Krakow. Clarke suffered a desperate - near freakish - buffeting on the injury and suspension front ahead of this stalemate, one of the more stressful and joyous and significant draws the national team has recorded in an age. A draw that…
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