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Tension As Russia Accuses Ukraine Of Killing Darya Dugina

Tension As Russia Accuses Ukraine Of Killing Darya Dugina

August 23, 2022 5:53 am

Russia’s Federal Security Service accused Ukraine’s secret services yesterday of killing Darya Dugina, the daughter of an ultra-nationalist, in a car bomb attack near Moscow that President Vladimir Putin called ‘evil’.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that Dugina, whose father Alexander Dugin is a highly respected ideologue, was killed on Saturday when a bomb blew up the Toyota Land Cruiser she was driving, Russian investigators said.

Ukraine, defending itself from what it says is an imperial-style war of conquest waged by Russia, denied involvement in the attack, with Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak calling the accusation “propaganda”.

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‘Needed Victory’ – Zelensky Reacts As Ukraine’s Usyk Floors Joshua

August 21, 2022 12:35 pm

The President of war torn Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky has finally congratulated Oleksandr Usyk for defeating Nigerian Anthony Joshua and retain his title again.

Ukraine’s Usyk had defeated Anthony Joshua in Saudia Arabia on Saturday night.

Joshua had reportedly lost the match on a split decision as Usyk had managed to defend his IBF, WBO and WBA belts after beating Joshua for a second time.

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Reacting, Zelensky described Usyk’s victory as important and necessary one for Ukraine.

His tweet read: “Difficult but so important and necessary victory.

“Defending the title of …

There Could Be Nuclear Disaster In Ongoing War - Zelenskyy

There Could Be Nuclear Disaster In Ongoing War – Zelenskyy

August 12, 2022 6:59 am

The President of Ukraine President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned of another serious nuclear disaster similar to that of Chernobyl in 1986 if something is urgently done to stop Russia’s advance.

Speaking on Thursday, Zelensky referred to Russia as a ‘terrorist state’ that is holding the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant hostage.

At Ukraine donor conference in Copenhagen, the leader said Russia is more dangerous than the Soviet Union which tried to hide the Chernobyl tragedy.

‘No one needs new disasters. We must protect Europe from this threat’, Zelensky said.

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US Prepares Fresh $1bn Weapons Package For Ukraine

US Prepares Fresh $1bn Weapons Package For Ukraine

August 6, 2022 4:04 am

Reports reaching the desk of Africa Daily News, New York has it that the government of the United States is presently preparing a new $1bn security assistance package for Ukraine, which will include munitions for long-range weapons and armoured medical transport vehicles.

The upcoming package would be one of the largest so far and is expected to be announced as early as Monday or Tuesday, three sources briefed on the matter told Reuters.

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So far, Africa Daily News, New York reports that the US has given about $8.8bn in aid to Ukraine since Russia’s invasion on …

Ukraine War Russia Accuses US Of ‘Direct Involvement’

Ukraine War: Russia Accuses US Of ‘Direct Involvement’

August 3, 2022 6:20 am

The government of the United States has been accused by Russia of direct involvement in the Ukraine war, as the first ship carrying Ukrainian grain to world markets since Moscow’s invasion continued its passage to Lebanon without problems.

Moscow declared on Tuesday that it was reacting to remarks made by Vadym Skibitsky, the deputy head of military intelligence for Ukraine, regarding the manner in which Kyiv used long-range HIMARS rocket launch systems provided by the US based on what he referred to as excellent satellite imagery and real-time information.

While claiming that US officials were withholding specific target information, Skibitsky …

Russia Announces Blacklist Of 39 Britain Citizens, Including Cameron

Russia Announces Blacklist Of 39 Britain Citizens, Including Cameron

August 1, 2022 7:28 pm

While displaying its version of counter-sanctions due to the barrage of European sanctions on her due to the conflicts with Ukraine, Russia has on Monday announced that it would be blacklisting 39 British citizens, including Labour Party leader Keir Starmer and the former prime minister of the United Kingdom, David Cameron.

The reason is not far fetched from the fact that London has also been one of Kyiv’s most vocal supporters after President Vladimir Putin sent troops to Ukraine on February 24.

Russia’s foreign ministry said the citizens listed, including journalists, “contribute to the hostile course of London aimed at …

Russia 'Positive Development' - Russia Lauds Start Of Ukraine’s Grain Exports

Positive Development – Russia Lauds Ukraine’s Grain Exports

August 1, 2022 6:13 pm

As new developments encroach into the conflicts between them and Ukraine, Russia has welcomed the first shipment of grain from the port of Odesa on Ukraine’s Black Sea coast as a “positive’’ development.

“This is a good opportunity for testing the effectiveness of the functioning of mechanisms that were agreed during the negotiations in Istanbul,’’ Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov said.

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This is according to the Interfax news agency which had been announced on Monday.

“We hope that the agreements will be fulfilled by all sides and that …

Russia Announces Suspension Of Gas Supplies To Latvia

Russia Announces Suspension Of Gas Supplies To Latvia

July 30, 2022 8:41 pm

Gazprom, the Russian energy giant has on Saturday suspended gas supplies to Latvia following the rise of the tensions between Moscow and the West over the conflict in Ukraine and sweeping European and United States sanctions against Russia.

The declaration had come a day after Moscow and Kyiv accused each other of bombing a jail holding Ukrainian prisoners of war in Russian-held territory, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky saying more than 50 were killed and calling the attack a war crime.

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Zelenskyy Calls On Johnson Not To ‘Disappear’ From Politics

Zelenskyy Calls On Johnson Not To ‘Disappear’ From Politics

July 28, 2022 5:28 am

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hopes that embattled British Prime Minister Boris Johnson stays in a frontline political role when he leaves office in early September, after becoming one of Kyiv’s staunchest foreign backers.

In an interview which aired on Wednesday with Britain’s TalkTV monitored by Africa Daily News, New York, Zelenskyy further reaffirmed his hope that US President Joe Biden will join other Western leaders including Johnson who have made their way to Kyiv.

Biden failed to do so on two trips to Europe this year, but Zelensky said via an interpreter that a presidential visit “would be the strongest …

War Ukraine Sends Strong Warning To Russia

War: Ukraine Sends Strong Warning To Russia

July 23, 2022 5:45 am

The Ukrainian government has sent out strong warnings to Russia against provocations even as the ongoing war rages on. 

This is as the two countries signed a deal with the United Nations and Turkey on Friday to facilitate the export of grain.

The deal signed in Istanbul and mediated by Turkey and the UN would allow 5 million tonnes of grain exports per month from three Ukrainian ports, a senior UN official told CNN.

Ships carrying grains will now be able to navigate through a safe corridor in the Black Sea and then pass through the Bosphorus to reach global …

Food Crisis Russia, Ukraine Seal Grain Agreement In Istanbul

Food Crisis: Russia, Ukraine Seal Grain Agreement In Istanbul

July 23, 2022 5:28 am

Kyiv and Moscow yesterday signed a historic agreement with Turkey and the UN to open Ukraine’s Black Sea grain exports after a Russian embargo stoked concerns of a food crisis on a global scale.

Following numerous rounds of painstaking discussions, Russian and Ukrainian teams signed individual agreements with Ankara and the UN as their first significant accord following nearly five months of combat.

Ukraine declined to sign the same documents as Moscow because it had warned before the signing that any Russian “provocations” around its ringed Black Sea ports would be greeted with a fast military reaction.

‘Today, there is …

High Treason Zelenskyy Moves To Arrest ‘Spies

High Treason: Zelenskyy Moves To Arrest ‘Spies’

July 21, 2022 5:19 am

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s shocking removal of two top law enforcement officials has revealed another front in the conflict closer to home — against spies and Kremlin sympathisers even as the Ukrainian army is putting up intense frontal resistance against Russian forces.

It is unprecedented since the invasion began that he fired prosecutor general Iryna Venediktova and SBU security chief Ivan Bakanov, both of whom were friends of President Zelenskyy from their youth.

Zelenskyy chastised the pair for failing to stop Russian spies’ and collaborators’ operations in Ukraine when the judgement was announced on Sunday and ratified by parliament on Tuesday.…

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