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Russian military attacks Ukraine’s Kharkiv region
Russian forces launched an attack across the Ukrainian border north of Kharkiv, potentially aiming to open a new front in the war that has long…
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Three to See Edmonton Events: Paint Drying and Oddbird both debut, Ukrainian art abounds
Paint Drying’s debut performance is at Blakbar Friday night. Photo by supplied photo /Tim Rechner Blakbar action: Get Us Together Music presents a triple bill…
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Ukraine recap: Putin celebrates Victory Day with nuclear threats to UK and France
Vladimir Putin, newly elected as Russian president for a fifth term (and being hailed, apparently, by some ultra-nationalist supporters as “imperator” like the tsars before…
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In Victory Day speech, Putin accuses West of ‘distorting history’
Russian President Vladimir Putin denounced the West — including the Ukraine he invaded in 2014 and 2022 — for “distorting history,” in a speech marking…
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Ukraine moves to send convicts to the front line — minus the rapists and killers
KYIV — In an attempt to bolster troop ranks, the Ukrainian parliament on Wednesday passed a bill on the voluntary mobilization of convicts for the…
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Ukraine claps back after Russia puts Zelenskyy on ‘wanted list’
The addition of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the Kremlin’s “wanted list” shows “the desperation of the Russian state machine and propaganda,” Ukraine’s ministry of…
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Ukraine retreats from Donetsk villages, citing lack of ammo
KYIV — Ukraine has been forced to make a tactical retreat from three villages in Donetsk, amid an intensifying Russian push in the region and…
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Ukraine recap: US$60 billion aid package brings fresh hope to desperate Kyiv
Across the broad sweep of history, it’s usually overly simplistic to talk about a single event as a “turning point”. This is especially the case…
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Russia will ramp up strikes on Western arms in Ukraine, Kremlin warns
Moscow will intensify attacks on Western weapons stored in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu warned Tuesday. The Kremlin’s reaction comes days after the Unites…
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US House passes Israel aid, sending full foreign assistance package to Senate
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to provide $26.3 billion in assistance to Israel, kicking the legislation across the Capitol nearly 10 weeks…
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