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Russian President Vladimir Putin shows no sign of being willing to engage in “serious diplomacy”, US vice president Kamala Harris said. Speaking during a visit in Romania, Harris said the US is committed to finding a…
Early morning shelling has hit two Ukrainian cities early this morning, according to regional authorities. Explosions were reported in Lutsk in northwestern Ukraine, near the Polish border, as well as in Dnipro, a major…
Vladimir Putin has said Russia must welcome volunteers who want to fight Ukrainian forces and help them to get to combat areas. Speaking to the Russian security council, Reuters reports that the Russian president said…
Gabriel Weinberg, the founder of DuckDuckGo, announces the search engine will ‘down-rank sites associated with Russian disinformation following the invasion of Ukraine. In his series of tweets, he made it clear that the…
Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba has arrived in Antalya, Turkey, for negotiations with Russian foreign minister Lavrov. In just under one hour the pair will meet in the highest-level meeting between the two…
Poland is ready to supply MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine - but only within the framework of NATO, an adviser to the president has said. It comes after the US rejected a proposal to provide Washington with Polish planes,…
Ukraine says Russia has agreed to ceasefire on humanitarian corridors from 9am to 9pm The Ukrainian deputy prime minister has said that Russian armed forces have agreed to stop firing in areas of humanitarian corridors…
The oil giant Shell has apologised after buying a shipment of Russian oil last week at a discounted price as it pledged to end its relationship with oil, gas and petroleum from the country, reports Reuters. Chief…
The Ukrainian government says the first stage of evacuation from Sumy has begun Footage from the humanitarian corridor in Sumy, shared by the Ukrainian government, which says the first stage of the evacuation has begun:…
Russia is “probably targeting” Ukraine’s communication infrastructure to reduce access to reliable news sources, Britain’s Ministry of defence has said. A recently published defence intelligence update reads: Russia is…
Nigerians who escaped Russia’s ongoing military offensive in Ukraine arrived in Abuja, the nation’s capital, on Friday, narrating how they escaped the intense bombings and missiles fired by Russia’s military forces. The…
Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has reportedly been seized by Russian military forces, according to regional authorities. An update written at 7.30 am on the State Inspectorate for Nuclear Regulation of…
MTN has said it will offer free international calls and short message service (SMS) to prepaid and postpaid customers affected by the Ukraine crisis. Its CEO, Karl Toriola, in a statement, said the offer is aimed at…
No fewer than 427 Nigerians based in Ukraine arrived at Nnamdi Azikwe International airport, Abuja on Friday morning. They arrived en route to Romania on Maxi air. It was gathered the Federal Government will give each…
More than one million people have fled Ukraine since Russian forces invaded the country last week, the head of the United Nations refugee agency has said. Filippo Grandi said in a post over Twitter on Thursday: In just…
Alphabet's Google and Facebook owner Meta Platforms are among Internet companies facing possible punitive measures in Russia after failing to open local offices and take other measures required by a communications law.…
At least 102 civilians in Ukraine have been killed since Russia launched its invasion last Thursday, with a further 304 injured, but the real figure is feared to be “considerably higher”, UN human rights chief Michelle…
World football’s governing body FIFA has decided that no international competition shall be played in Russia, with home matches being played on neutral territory and without spectators. FIFA disclosed its decision in a…
There are mounting witness reports now of artillery and fire in Kyiv now. One person told Reuters they could hear artillery blasts coming from an unspecified location somewhere near the city centre. A reporter for the…
Ukraine has asked Apple’s chief executive, Tim Cook, to cut Russia off from the App Store and Apple products. Mykhailo Fedorov, the country’s Vice Prime Minister and the minister of digital transformation, has published…
