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Turkey maintains cordial links with Russia on first anniversary of Ukraine war

With Russia's invasion of Ukraine entering its second year, questions over Turkey's equivocal approach to the conflict are likely to become more insistent. While Europe united in condemning Russia and swiftly imposed stringent sanctions on Moscow, Nato member Turkey took a more nuanced stance.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 25, 2023

Most G20 nations condemn Russia over Ukraine invasion, China stays silent

Finance chiefs of the world's largest economies strongly condemned Moscow for its war on Ukraine on Saturday, with only China and Russia itself declining to sign a joint statement. Read FRANCE 24's liveblog below to see how the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+1).

France 24 · Feb 25, 2023

White House: Russia May Send Fighter Jets to Iran

The White House on Friday said it believed Moscow might provide Iran with fighter jets and other military equipment in exchange for Iran's expanded support for Russia's war in Ukraine, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said. Kirby told reporters the United States had information that Iran had shipped…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 25, 2023

All you need to know about China’s plan for Russia-Ukraine talks

Beijing has released a 12-point position paper, calling for a ceasefire between Kyiv and Moscow.

Al Jazeera · Feb 24, 2023

Dozens detained by Russian police on Ukraine war anniversary - rights centre

Dozens of people were detained by police in Russia on Friday for actions to commemorate the first anniversary of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, in some cases just for placing flowers, a human rights group said on Friday.

Reuters · Feb 24, 2023

US announces new Ukraine aid, Russia sanctions on war anniversary

Pentagon to send more HIMARS ammunition and drones to Ukraine as Washington targets Russian firms and sanction evasion.

Al Jazeera · Feb 24, 2023

Russians mark Ukraine war anniversary with flowers, arrests

Russians in Moscow and other cities brought flowers to Ukrainian poets and held one-person pickets with antiwar slogans to mark the first anniversary of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2023

China cease-fire proposal for Ukraine falls flat with US, allies

China called for a cease-fire between Russia and Ukraine in a position paper on ending the war that offered some reprieve to Moscow but was quickly dismissed by Kyiv’s allies as the conflict enters its second year.

Tribune News Service · Feb 24, 2023

Russia warns West over threatening its troops in breakaway Moldovan region

Russia told the West on Friday that it would view as an attack on itself any actions that threatened Russian peacekeepers in Moldova's breakaway Transdniestria region, one day after Moscow accused Ukraine of planning an invasion.

Reuters · Feb 24, 2023

In Moscow one year on, a mixture of defiance and some sadness over Ukraine conflict

One year after Russia sent its troops into Ukraine in what it called a "special military operation" the mood in the Russian capital on Friday was muted but defiant, with some saying they saw no choice but to fight until victory was achieved.

Reuters · Feb 24, 2023