67 h. ago EU agrees to indefinitely freeze Russian assets, removing obstacle to Ukraine loan

The European Union agreed on Friday to indefinitely freeze Russian central bank assets held in Europe, removing a big obstacle to using the cash to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia. The EU wants to keep Ukraine financed and fighting as it sees Russia’s invasion as a threat to its own security. To do so, […]

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4 d. ago Russia says UK should disclose what British soldier killed in Ukraine was doing

Russia’s Foreign Ministry called on Thursday for Britain to disclose what a British soldier killed in Ukraine was doing there, and accused London of directly helping Kyiv to carry out attacks which it said were “acts of terrorism” on Russia. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova provided no evidence for her assertion in comments to reporters […]

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4 d. ago Russia says Ukraine launched major drone attack, including on Moscow

Russia said on Thursday that Ukraine had launched a major aerial attack with at least 287 drones downed over a number of regions including Moscow. Russia’s defence ministry said at least 40 drones were shot down over the Moscow region, which along with the city itself has a population of more than 22 million. The […]

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4 d. ago Russia says Ukraine launched major drone attack, including on Moscow

Russia says Ukraine launched major drone attack, including on Moscow  Cyprus Mail

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1 week ago Turkish FM Warns Russia–Ukraine War Is Expanding, Criticizes EU Over Cyprus Veto

Turkish FM Warns Russia–Ukraine War Is Expanding, Criticizes EU Over Cyprus Veto  Yetkin Report

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1 week ago Russia turns Cyprus into its Middle Eastern stronghold, Ukrainian Ambassador says

Russia turns Cyprus into its Middle Eastern stronghold, Ukrainian Ambassador says  Ukrinform

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1 week ago Russia’s prevalence would compromise Cyprus solution, says Polish ambassador

If Russia is allowed to prevail and subjugate Ukraine, this would adversely impact the Cyprus problem by altering world order through an invasion, Polish ambassador in Nicosia Marek Szczepanowski said on Wednesday. He pointed out that “if we accept such a scenario, all the other countries which have similar situations would be also in jeopardy.” […]

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1 week ago Russian attacks cut power, heating supply for tens of thousands in southern Ukraine

Tens of thousands of people were left without power and heating in southern Ukraine after Russian night-time attacks on the frontline city of Kherson and Ukraine’s largest seaport, Odesa, local authorities and the energy company said on Thursday. As winter approaches, Russia has sharply increased the number and intensity of attacks on Ukraine’s energy and […]

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1 week ago Our View: Finger on button, Putin blaming Europe for Ukraine crisis

As was widely expected, Tuesday’s talks between the United States and Russia made no progress towards a Ukraine peace deal. This was the view expressed by a Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov to the Russian media, after the five-hour meeting with President Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio […]

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1 week ago EU proposes using frozen Russian assets or borrowing to give Ukraine €90bn

The European Commission proposed on Wednesday an unprecedented use of frozen Russian assets or international borrowing to raise 90 billion euros ($105 billion) for Ukraine to cover its struggling military and basic services against Russia’s war. The European Union’s executive body has declared it favours a “reparations loan” using Russian state assets immobilised in the […]

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2 w. ago Russia unwilling to make concessions on Ukraine as leak shows Witkoff advised Moscow

Russia will make no big concessions on a peace plan for Ukraine, a senior Russian diplomat said on Wednesday, after a leaked recording of a call involving U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff showed he had advised Moscow on how to pitch to Donald Trump. Witkoff is expected to travel to Moscow next week with other senior […]

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2 w. ago Ukraine backs ‘essence’ of peace deal with Russia but sensitive issues linger

Ukraine on Tuesday signalled support for the framework of a peace deal with Russia but stressed that sensitive issues needed to be fixed at a meeting between President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and U.S. President Donald Trump. Kyiv’s message hinted that an intense diplomatic push by the Trump administration could be yielding some fruit but any optimism […]

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3 w. ago Court rules those on EU sanctions list to lose Cyprus citizenship

The administrative court has issued another interim ruling upholding a 2022 cabinet decision to revoke the Cypriot citizenship of people included on an EU sanctions list concerning Ukraine, the attorney-general’s office said on Monday. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in 2022 the cabinet – acting on EU Regulation 2022/581 – decided to strip a number […]

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3 w. ago US, Ukraine work on ‘refined’ peace plan to end war with Russia

The United States and Ukraine sought on Monday to narrow the gaps in a peace plan to end the war with Russia after agreeing to modify a U.S. proposal that Kyiv and its European allies saw as a Kremlin wish list. Washington and Kyiv said in a joint statement they had drafted a “refined peace […]

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3 w. ago US threatens to cut intel, weapons to press Ukraine into peace deal

The United States has threatened to cut intelligence sharing and weapons supplies for Ukraine to press it into agreeing to the framework of a U.S.-brokered peace deal, two people familiar with the matter said. Washington has presented Ukraine with a 28-point plan, which endorses some of Russia’s principal demands in the war, including that Kyiv […]

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3 w. ago Limassol launches major sterilisation drive to tackle stray cat surge

The Limassol municipality has launched a large-scale sterilisation programme aimed at curbing the city’s soaring stray cat population. Local authorities say the initiative is paramount for animal welfare, public health and urban cleanliness. During a press conference on Thursday, Limassol mayor Yiannis Armeftis, announced that the €40,000 municipal programme would fund the sterilisation of approximately […]

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3 w. ago Explosions shake western Ukraine after Russian missile attacks, Poland closes 2 airports after strikes

Explosions rocked the western Ukrainian cities of Lviv and Ternopil on Wednesday, Ukrainian media and a Reuters witness reported, after Ukraine’s military reported Russian missile and drone attacks. “Russia is once again attacking our energy infrastructure,” Ukraine’s Energy Ministry said on the Telegram messaging app. “Emergency power outages have been introduced in a number of […]

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3 w. ago Ukraine needs more drones and better tactics, senior commander says

As winter looms and Russian forces adapt their tactics, Ukrainian troops need to double down on technological innovation and flood the front line with more drones to halt Moscow’s territorial gains, a senior commander said. Oleksandr Pivnenko, head of Ukraine’s National Guard, said Russia continued to have the manpower advantage after nearly four years of […]

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last month TOURISE drives $113bn in deals, launches global AI travel protocol

Finance and technology announcements at the inaugural TOURISE Summit in Riyadh set out major investment commitments and the launch of a new global digital framework for tourism. TOURISE said it catalysed $113 billion in portfolio investments aimed at accelerating growth across the global tourism ecosystem. It said the portfolios were announced at the summit as […]

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