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Zelensky calls for immediate international action to prevent prolonged war with Russia
In a stark warning, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky emphasized the critical importance of swift action to prevent the ongoing war with Russia from dragging on for years, or even decades.
Speaking at the Golden Plate Award ceremony in the United States on September 23, Zelensky highlighted that the upcoming few months are pivotal for Ukraine in the conflict with Russia. He stressed that Ukraine has limited time to achieve significant results on the battlefield and avoid a prolonged war. …
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Lavrov : Putin's support for Kamala Harris was just a joke
In an interview, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov clarified Vladimir Putin's supposed support for Kamala Harris in the upcoming U.S. presidential elections, stating it was merely a joke.
Addressing Putin's early September comments on backing Harris, Lavrov, speaking to Sky News Arabia, emphasized that his boss’s remarks were humorous in nature. "He has a good sense of humor," Lavrov noted.
Lavrov dismissed any significant distinctions between current and future U.S. election campaigns. …
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Zelensky refutes Wall Street Journal's report on Ukrainian casualties, cites lower figures
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has labeled a recent report by The Wall Street Journal, claiming that Ukraine has suffered 80,000 losses on the front, as false. A day earlier, WSJ journalists had asserted that total casualties for Ukraine and Russia purportedly reach 1 million people. Zelensky emphasized that the media highly overestimated the defense forces' losses.
According to Interfax-Ukraine, Zelensky stated that the casualty figure for Ukraine in the war, cited by The Wall Street …
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Baltic States and Poland call for immediate EU ban on Russian LNG to safeguard unity and security
In a joint statement, the chairpersons of the EU affairs committees of the Baltic States and Poland have called on the European Union to urgently cease importing liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia. As reported by Postimees, the joint appeal highlights the security risks and the undermining of EU unity posed by continued Russian energy purchases.
"By continuing to purchase LNG from Russia, the European Union remains dependent on a state that uses energy as a hybrid weapon and a means of …
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EU to provide Ukraine with €35 billion loan funded by frozen Russian assets
The European Union plans to extend a loan of up to €35 billion to Ukraine, which will be financed through revenues from frozen Russian assets, according to details revealed at a joint press conference involving European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on September 20.
"We are confident that we can swiftly provide this loan to Ukraine, covered by the unforeseen revenues from the frozen Russian assets," von der Leyen declared.
In her …