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Ukraine's Zelenskiy says Macron wasting time in considering dialogue with Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in an interview published on Sunday that the French leader Emmanuel Macron was wasting his time considering any sort of dialogue with Russia.

Reuters · Feb 19, 2023

Ukraine’s allies are working through the consequences of the long war ahead

Ukraine’s main allies are starting to come to terms with what will be required to support the government in Kyiv through what they now expect will be a long war.

Tribune News Service · Feb 19, 2023

US warns China not to send weapons to Russia for Ukraine war

Secretary of State Antony Blinken says U.S. intelligence suggests China is considering providing arms and ammunition to Russia

The Independent UK · Feb 19, 2023

Russia accuses Kyiv of planning to stage nuclear incident

Russia said on Sunday that Ukraine was planning to stage a nuclear incident on its territory to pin the blame on Moscow ahead of a United Nations meeting, without providing evidence for the accusation.

Reuters · Feb 19, 2023

Moldova protesters want energy subsidies, president to quit

Several thousand protesters have rallied in Moldova’s capital to demand that the country’s new pro-Western government fully cover citizens’ winter heating bills amid a cost-of-living crisis and skyrocketing inflation

The Independent UK · Feb 19, 2023

Lindsey Graham: U.S. should designate Russia state sponsor of terrorism

"Don't worry about provoking Putin. Worry about beating him."

Axios · Feb 19, 2023

Ukraine troops prepare for threat of Russia capturing Bakhmut

Ukrainian troops conducting weekend exercises near the small town of Siversk, in the country's east, said they were preparing to defend one of the possible targets of a new Russian offensive.

Reuters · Feb 19, 2023

Estonian leader: Russia must be held accountable after war

Estonia's prime minister says once the war in Ukraine ends, Russia must be brought to justice for war crimes as well as for the decision to invade its neighbor if it is to have any chance of developing normal ties with the West

The Independent UK · Feb 19, 2023

Chechnya's Kadyrov: one day I plan my own mercenary group

Ramzan Kadyrov, the ally of President Vladimir Putin who leads Chechnya, said on Sunday that he one day planned to set up his own private military company in the style of Yevgeny Prigozhin's Wagner Group of mercenaries.

Reuters · Feb 19, 2023

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The Independent UK · Feb 19, 2023