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Ukrainian Foreign Minister: no progress in talks with Russia
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said that the talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov have brought no results.
"We cannot stop the war if the aggressor country does not want to do it. Today, I was told that a ceasefire is possible if Ukraine fulfills Putin's conditions. However, Ukraine is not giving up. We will look for diplomatic solutions, and until this is achieved, we will protect our people from Russian aggression," the Ukrainian Foreign Minister said at a press …
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Lavrov claims Russia did not attack Ukraine
Russia Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov claims Russia did not attack Ukraine, stating instead that it launched a “special military operation” to defend Russian speakers in eastern Ukraine.
After a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba in Antalya, Turkey on Thursday, Lavrov was asked whether Russia was planning on attacking other countries. “We are not planning to attack other countries,” Lavrov responded. “We didn’t attack Ukraine in the first place.”
Lavrov merely parroted the …
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Russia admits to using thermobaric weapons in Ukraine
The Russian Ministry of Defense has confirmed that its forces have used the TOS-1A weapon system in Ukraine, which is classified as thermobaric.
As the UK Ministry of Defense tweeted, “the Russian MoD has confirmed the use of the TOS-1A weapon system in Ukraine. The TOS-1A uses thermobaric rockets, creating incendiary and blast effects.”
Thermobaric weapons, also referred to as vacuum bombs, suck oxygen from the surrounding air to generate a high-temperature explosion. Victims close to the …
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Kyiv: 8 Russian generals fired because of failed invasion of Ukraine
Secretary of the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) Oleksiy Danilov said that Russia has changed tactics regarding in its invasion of Ukraine, and 8 Russian generals had been fired because of the failed operation.
"Today we have a clear understanding of what plans the enemy has now. They have changed them a little since the beginning of the war, which they wanted to win in 2-3 days and march along Khreshchatyk [the main street of Kyiv]. It hasn’t happened and never will,” …
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Poland: decision to transfer fighter jets to Ukraine should be made by NATO
The decision to provide Ukraine with MiG-29 fighters should be unanimously adopted by NATO, said Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, reports Polskie Radio.
He stressed that Poland supplies Ukraine with "exclusively defense weapons."
"We did not agree to supply the aircraft ourselves, as this should be the decision made by NATO. This is a very important decision. We, as responsible politicians, are fighting on all possible fronts, and avoiding additional provocations, moves that could …