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23 Mar 2024
Slovaks voted on Saturday in the first round of a tight presidential election pitting the Moscow-leaning ruling camp against a pro-Kyiv candidate amid deep divisions in the country on the war in neighbouring Ukraine.
22 Mar 2024
A Russian missile attack has "completely" cut off the electricity and heat supply to Ukraine's second largest city, Kharkiv, its mayor said on Friday.
22 Mar 2024
The International Monetary Fund's executive board confirmed Thursday that it will disburse $880 million to Ukraine in the third phase of a $15.6 billion aid package to support the country's war-torn economy.
21 Mar 2024
Several explosions sounded early Thursday morning in the centre of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, following an air alert prompted by missiles and drones launched by Russia, according to an AFP journalist.
21 Mar 2024
Ahead of a pivotal European Council meeting, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni addressed Parliament, outlining Italy's foreign policy priorities. The meeting, set for later this week, will focus on the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and the crisis in the Middle East. PM Meloni welcomed Sweden and Finland's NATO accession, denouncing Russia's hostility towards these nations…
14 Mar 2024
NATO head Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday alliance members "are not providing Ukraine with enough ammunition" and the shortfall has allowed Russia to push Kyiv's forces back.
11 Mar 2024
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that Russian advances had been "halted" in Ukraine and the situation was now "much better" for his troops than in recent months.
5 Mar 2024
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, says the fact that Nigeria accepted grains from Ukraine does not make Nigeria a weak or failed state.
5 Mar 2024
Germany sought Tuesday to downplay an audio leak of senior military personnel discussing the war in Ukraine, blaming "individual error" and stressing that Berlin still had the trust of allies.
4 Mar 2024
The 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Monday, expressed his disappointment that Nigeria, a country that was once economically self-sufficient, now has to rely on food assistance from a war-torn country like Ukraine. “As laudable as Ukraine's kind gesture is, it speaks volumes for us as a people endowed with all…
3 Mar 2024
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday called on the West to rapidly deliver more air-defence systems as a wave of Russian missile, drone and artillery strikes killed at least 11 people.
28 Feb 2024
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is due to meet with leaders from southeast Europe in Albania on Wednesday, seeking to keep support and weapons flowing to Kyiv as Russia makes gains on the battlefield two years after invading its neighbour.
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