Ukraine news – live: Russia dodges question on US nuclear warning Kremlin declines to give details of meeting with CIA chief The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2022
Downing of flight MH17: Dutch court sentences three men to life in prison Dutch judges on Thursday convicted three men of murder for their role in the 2014 shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine, and sentenced them to life in prison. A fourth man was acquitted. France 24 · Nov 17, 2022
Australia's role in seeking justice for families of MH17 crash victims In a matter of hours, a group of ordinary Australians will gather at a courtroom for the verdict in the MH17 trial. While the families are still looking for answers, others played an important role in the investigation led by the Netherlands. ABC News · Nov 17, 2022
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 267 of the invasion Russia carries out another mass strike on Ukraine; regional leaders say rockets were fired on critical infrastructure in Odesa and Dnipro The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2022
Dutch court sentences three to life in prison for 2014 downing of MH17 over Ukraine Dutch judges convicted two Russian men and a Ukrainian man in absentia of murder for their role in the shooting down of Flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014 with the loss of 298 passengers and crew, and handed them life sentences. Reuters · Nov 17, 2022
Dutch judges to deliver MH17 trial verdicts: Five things to know All 298 people on board the MH17 flight, from the Netherlands en route to Kuala Lumpur, died eight years ago. Al Jazeera · Nov 16, 2022
If America doesn’t lead on Ukraine aid, ‘the world will not follow,’ George W. Bush says DALLAS — Former President George W. Bush on Wednesday said the United States should continue providing military aid to Ukraine — warning a victory from Russian President Vladimir Putin in his nearly nine-month war will affect the stability of democracy across the world for generations to come. Tribune News Service · Nov 16, 2022
Polish village struck by Ukraine war missile struggling with trauma Przewodów ‘trying as much as possible to keep life normal’ – but tragedy has brought home proximity of war for tiny border village The Guardian - UK · Nov 16, 2022
Top US general says US will support Ukraine’s defence ‘for as long as it takes’ The White House has asked Congress to provide sufficient resources to keep Ukrainian forces supported through the end of the fiscal year The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2022
Ukraine's Zelenskiy says he met CIA head Burns in Kyiv Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday said he had held a Tuesday meeting with U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns, who is in the region to discuss the war in Ukraine. Reuters · Nov 16, 2022
Top U.S. general plays down probability of near-term Ukraine military victory The top U.S. general on Wednesday said Ukraine's chances of any near-term, outright military victory were not high, cautioning that Russia still had significant combat power inside Ukraine despite suffering battlefield setbacks since its invasion in February. Reuters · Nov 16, 2022
The Guardian view on the G20 and supporting Ukraine: stay on course Editorial: Russian missile strikes are intended to terrorise Ukraine’s civilians and make its backers think again. They should not be cowed The Guardian - UK · Nov 16, 2022
Ukraine says some 50 Russians killed or wounded in shelling attack Around 50 Russian soldiers were killed or wounded in a long-range Ukrainian artillery attack, Kyiv's military said on Wednesday in a rare instance of Ukraine claiming to have inflicted major casualties in a single incident. Reuters · Nov 16, 2022
U.S. to support Ukraine 'for as long as it takes' against Russia -Pentagon The United States will support Ukraine in its efforts to defend itself against invading Russian forces for as long as it takes, the top U.S. military leaders said on Wednesday, adding it was up to Kyiv to determine when and how to negotiate with Moscow. Reuters · Nov 16, 2022
Daily Mirror · Nov 16, 2022 Vladimir Putin’s most senior female official in Kherson reported missing by husband Since June, Ekaterina Gubareva had been the deputy head of the Russian “civil-military administration” in the annexed Kherson region in Ukraine but is now in detention by authorities
Reuters · Nov 16, 2022 U.S. has not seen anything to contradict Polish assessment on missile explosion The United States has not seen anything that contradicts Poland's preliminary assessment that a missile which landed within its borders on Tuesday was most likely the result of a Ukrainian air defense missile, U.S. National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson said on Wednesday.
Evening Standard · Nov 16, 2022 Signed flags, sunflowers and tears of joy – but Ukrainians in liberated Kherson are not out of danger yet Ukrainian forces have regained the one provincial capital Russia’s forces had captured since the war began, but Putin’s reign of terror is far from over for families on the ground. As authorities plan for an evacuation, Tom Mutch reports from the Black Sea region
Reuters · Nov 16, 2022 Serbia, Hungary and Austria agree to bolster fight against illegal migrations Serbia on Wednesday agreed with Hungary and Austria to deploy more joint police patrols along its southern borders and align visa policies with those of the European Union to stem the flow of illegal migrants to the West through the Western Balkans.
Reuters · Nov 16, 2022 Zelenskiy has 'no doubt' Ukrainian missile did not cause blast in Poland Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was quoted by Interfax Ukraine news agency as saying on Wednesday he had no doubt that an explosion that killed two people in Poland was not caused by a Ukrainian missile.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 16, 2022 Canada Imposes New Iran Sanctions over Drones for Russia, Human Rights Canada has imposed fresh sanctions on Iran, targeting individuals involved in alleged human rights abuses and companies it accused of supplying Russia with drones for use in Ukraine, the foreign ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. It is the fifth package of sanctions Canada has implemented against Iran this…
The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2022 Britain faces Russian security threat ‘for years to come’ over support for Ukraine, warns head of MI5 Moscow’s tactics include cyber attacks, disinformation, espionage and democratic interference, says Ken McCallum
Reuters · Nov 16, 2022 Ukraine working with allies on 'integrated' air defence system Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov said on Wednesday that Kyiv was working with international allies on an "integrated and echeloned" air defence system.
Reuters · Nov 16, 2022 Polish PM says missile incident could be result of provocation It is possible that the incident in which a missile hit a southeastern Polish village was the result of a provocation from the Russian side, the Polish prime minister said on Wednesday.
Daily Mirror · Nov 16, 2022 Poland missile blast that killed 2 caused by 'Ukraine rocket from 1980s malfunctioning' Defence expert Jarosław Wolski said Ukraine is being forced to use old Soviet rockets from the 1980s, which are prone to malfunction, after depleting its stock of missiles in its war with Russia
The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2022 8 years later, Dutch judges to pass verdicts in MH17 trial Dutch judges are set to deliver their verdict in the trial of three Russians and a Ukrainian over their alleged roles in the 2014 downing of a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet over eastern Ukraine