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Tuesday, 03 October 2023 04:33

What to know after Day 586 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Leaked US strategy on Ukraine sees corruption as the real threat Biden administration officials are far more worried about corruption in Ukraine than they publicly admit, a confidential U.S. strategy document obtained by POLITICO suggests. The “sensitive but unclassified” version of the long-term U.S. plan lays out numerous steps Washington is taking to help Kyiv root out malfeasance and otherwise reform an array of Ukrainian sectors. It stresses that corruption could cause Western allies to abandon Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s invasion, and that Kyiv cannot put off the anti-graft effort. “Perceptions of high-level corruption” the confidential version of…

Monday, 02 October 2023 04:21

What to know after Day 585 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine gets bad news from two NATO allies Ukraine received troubling news from two allies in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as it continues its counteroffensive effort against Russia to reclaim occupied territory. NATO emerged as a crucial ally for Ukraine after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a "special military operation" against the country in February 2022. The military alliance has provided Ukraine with tens of billions of dollars to bolster its defense effort, which has left the Russian military in a more tenuous condition, blunting any future military plans for Putin. However, both the United States…

Sunday, 01 October 2023 04:36

What to know after Day 584 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE British defense chief wants to send UK troops to Ukraine In his discussions with the Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, Shapps also reportedly said that Britain’s Navy could play a role in “defending commercial vessels” the Black Sea, according to The Telegraph. “Britain is a naval nation so we can help and we can advise, particularly since the water is international water,” he said without elaborating what kind of help he offered Zelensky. The UK military conducted an official operation to train and arm Ukrainian troops since 2015, which has since shifted out of the country. British Royal Marines…

Saturday, 30 September 2023 04:49

What to know after Day 583 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russian attack hits site in western Ukraine, limited evacuation ordered Authorities in the western Ukrainian region of Vinnytsya ordered an evacuation early on Saturday, saying an infrastructure site had been struck in a Russian attack. "At this time there is no need for a general evacuation, apart from the immediate area around the site of the hit, said Vasyl Polishchuk, head of administration for the town of Kalynivka, according to the town's website. It did not say what target had been struck or what weapon had been used. Regional Governor Serhiy Borzov had reported the hit on an…

Friday, 29 September 2023 05:02

What to know after Day 582 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russian shelling kills five in southern, eastern Ukraine Russian shelling on Thursday killed three women in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson and two people in eastern Donetsk region, local officials said. Prosecutors said the three women were killed on a street in Kherson, a town abandoned by Russian troops late last year along with other settlements on the west bank of the Dnipro River. Russian forces routinely shell Kherson and nearby areas from positions on the river's east bank. Prosecutors in Donetsk region in the east said two people died when Russian forces shelled Krasnohorivka, west of…

Thursday, 28 September 2023 04:33

What to know after Day 581 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Ukrainian troops surrendering en masse – TASS Large numbers of Ukrainian troops have surrendered to the Russian military in recent weeks, using a special radio frequency designed for fighters willing to lay down arms, TASS reported on Wednesday. The frequency, 149.200 call sign ‘Volga’, was set up by the Russian military during the summer. Thus far, it has been used by more than 10,000 Ukrainian servicemen who were subsequently taken into Russian custody, according to a source with knowledge of the situation cited by TASS. The person added that the radio frequency is active along the entire front…

Wednesday, 27 September 2023 04:39

What to know after Day 580 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE US lawmakers propose major cut to Ukraine aid The US Senate has reached a provisional deal on a spending bill needed to avert a federal budget crisis, with lawmakers agreeing to slash nearly $20 billion in proposed aid for Ukraine following push-back by some Republicans. The upper chamber ended debate on the budget legislation on Tuesday night, garnering the support needed to advance to a final vote, officials from both parties said. “All through the weekend – night and day – Senate Democrats and Republicans worked in good faith to reach an agreement on a continuing resolution that…

Tuesday, 26 September 2023 04:54

What to know after Day 579 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE US running low on cash for Ukraine – White House The Pentagon will only be able to support Ukraine’s war effort for a “few weeks” should Congress fail to pass a new funding bill, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby has claimed. Speaking to CNN for an interview published on Monday, Kirby was asked what impact a government shutdown could have on US aid to Kiev, as lawmakers continue heated negotiations over a stop-gap budget bill which could contain up to $25 billion in assistance to Ukraine. “We’ve got a little bit more funding to go,…

Monday, 25 September 2023 04:55

What to know after Day 578 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia's air attack on Odesa injures one, damages infrastructure - Ukraine official One woman was injured and port infrastructure was damaged in Russia's overnight missile and drone attack, Oleh Kiper, governor of the Odesa region in southern Ukraine, said early on Monday. A fire broke out in a non-residential high-rise in the city of Odesa, the administrative centre of the Odesa region, as a result of the attack, but was promptly extinguished, Kiper wrote on the Telegram messaging app. Reuters could not independently verify the report. The scale of the attack and the full extent of the damage…

Sunday, 24 September 2023 04:37

What to know after Day 577 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Pope says countries should not "play games" with Ukraine on arms aid Pope Francis suggested on Saturday that some countries were "playing games" with Ukraine by first providing weapons and then considering backing out of their commitments. Francis made his comments aboard the plane returning from a trip to the French port city of Marseilles. He was responding to a reporter's question about whether he was frustrated that his efforts to bring about peace had not succeeded. He has sent an envoy, Italian Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, to Kyiv, Moscow, Washington and Beijing to meet with leaders there. He…

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Saturday, 23 September 2023 04:43

What to know after Day 576 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Poland says it will no longer supply Ukraine with weapons The Polish government said on Thursday it will only carry out previously agreed weapons deliveries to Ukraine but has not ruled out deliveries in the future. The latest comments come on the heels of an announcement by Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, who said on Wednesday that Poland would no longer send weapons to Kyiv and instead focus on its own defense. Warsaw has also summoned Kyiv's ambassador amid a growing row over grain exports. What did the Polish prime minister say? "We are no longer transferring weapons to…

Friday, 22 September 2023 04:48

What to know after Day 575 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Kiev has ‘nothing to show’ for all the money spent – US senator The US should not endlessly pour money into Ukraine, especially since Kiev has “nothing to show for it,” Senator Josh Hawley has said, following President Joe Biden’s request for additional funds. “If there’s some path to victory in Ukraine, I didn’t hear it today. And I also heard that there’s going to be no end to the funding requests,” Hawley, a Republican from Missouri, told reporters following a closed-door Senate briefing on the situation in Ukraine on Wednesday. “What we were basically told is ‘Buckle…

Thursday, 21 September 2023 04:19

What to know after Day 574 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Blasts heard in Kyiv, other parts of Ukraine Blasts could be heard in Kyiv after an air raid alert on Thursday morning, Reuters witnesses said, as authorities sent rescue teams to at least two locations in the Ukrainian capital. Air defences are at work and rescuers are on their way to possible blast sites in the city's eastern and southern districts, city Mayor Vitali Klitschko wrote on the Telegram messaging app. Missile debris fell in central Kyiv and non-residential buildings were damaged in the east, causing a fire, he said, with some people seeking medical help. Officials and…

Wednesday, 20 September 2023 04:44

What to know after Day 573 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE At UN General Assembly, Biden asks world to stand with Ukraine U.S. President Joe Biden appealed to world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday to stand with Ukraine against Russian invaders, hoping Republicans in Congress will also take notice. "Russia believes that the world will grow weary and allow it to brutalize Ukraine without consequence," Biden said in his speech to UNGA. "If we allow Ukraine to be carved up, is the independence of any nation secure?" Biden drew applause when saying that the United States and its allies would stand with Ukraine's fight for freedom.…

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