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2023
Zelenskyy holds security talks with Sudanese army general at Shannon Airport
Burhan is the head of Sudan’s army, since he seized power during a coup in 2021.
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Sep 23rd 2023, 3:27 PM
Zelenskyy calls on United Nations to strip Russia of Security Council veto power
Tensions erupted even before Zelenskyy spoke, with the Russian side questioning the decision to allow him to go first.
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Sep 20th 2023, 6:00 PM
Biden warns against appeasing Russia as Zelensky takes UN stage
The US President said the United Nations must take a stand against Russia’s “naked aggression”.
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Sep 19th 2023, 4:39 PM
Ireland battles 'Ukraine fatigue' at UN and will confirm €23m in non-lethal funding for Kyiv
Micheál Martin is expected to announce additional funding for Ukraine this week.
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Sep 18th 2023, 9:12 AM
Zelensky wins Erdogan's NATO backing after securing US cluster bombs
“There is no doubt that Ukraine deserves membership of NATO,” Erdogan told reporters in Istanbul.
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Jul 8th 2023, 7:40 AM
Dnipro airstrike kills two-year-old girl and injures 22 others
The attack damaged a pair of two-storey buildings, 10 private homes, a shop and a gas pipeline.
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Jun 4th 2023, 7:26 AM
Russia strikes Ukraine medical facility, killing at least two people
A video distributed by officials showed a blaze ripping through a two-storey building in Dnipro.
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May 26th 2023, 9:25 PM
Ukraine to push for European Union membership at summit in Kyiv
Ukraine gained EU candidate status in June last year, several months after Vladimir Putin sent Russian troops rolling across the border.
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Feb 1st 2023, 7:49 AM
Biden rejects calls to supply Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets as Russia claims advances
Ukraine has expanded the list of weaponry it needs to be better able to drive Russian forces from occupied territories.
Ukraine has expanded the list of weaponry it needs to be better able to drive Russian forces from occupied territories.
But US president Joe Biden has appeared to draw the line on supplying American fighter jets to Ukraine.
It comes as a Kremlin-appointed Donetsk leader claimed Russian forces were advancing near a strategically valuable town.
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Jan 31st 2023, 7:30 AM
Tom Clonan: How Leopard 2 tanks could give Ukrainian forces a 'dramatic advantage'
'It's killing more of our people': Ukraine denounces 'global indecision' on tanks
Zelensky has said there is ‘no alternative’ but for the West to give Ukraine heavy tanks.
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Jan 21st 2023, 1:03 PM
Ukraine’s first lady asks for help against Russia as Dnipro death toll rises to 45
Olena Zelenska will speak to government officials, corporate titans, academics and activists in the snowy Swiss town.
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Jan 17th 2023, 5:31 PM
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2022
Zelensky tells US congress aid is 'investment in global security'
Zelensky enjoyed a hero’s welcome on a trip to Washington to rally support
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Dec 22nd 2022, 10:56 AM
'Pro-Kremlin group’ launches cyber attack on EU Parliament website after Russia ‘terrorism’ vote
The move by the European legislators is a symbolic political step with no legal consequences.
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Nov 23rd 2022, 3:58 PM
US actor Sean Penn gives Oscar award to Ukraine's president during visit to Kyiv
Penn told Zelensky: ‘If I know this is here with you, then I will feel better and stronger for the fight.’
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Nov 9th 2022, 9:38 AM
Ukraine warns of Russian ‘brutality’ in eastern region
Moscow-backed separatists controlled part of Donetsk for nearly eight years before Russia invaded Ukraine in late February.
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Nov 6th 2022, 12:55 PM
'A catastrophe on a grand scale': Ukraine warns Russia is planning to destroy hydro dam
Hundreds of thousands of people around the lower Dnipro River would be in danger of rapid flooding if the dam was destroyed.
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Oct 21st 2022, 6:57 AM
Elon Musk in Twitter row with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy over Russia 'peace plan'
Musk sparked the controversy on Twitter by proposing a peace deal involving re-running annexation referendum under UN supervision.
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Oct 4th 2022, 7:37 AM
Key week for Ireland's term on UN Security Council during Ukraine-dominated General Assembly
Taoiseach Micheál Martin will also arrive in New York later today.
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Sep 21st 2022, 2:19 PM
Ukraine warns only talks can end war as Russia cuts Finland gas
Ukraine’s president says “there are things that can only be reached at the negotiating table”.
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May 21st 2022, 7:25 PM
'We cannot imagine what you've gone through': Five-year-old Ukrainian and her mother get Dáil applause
Blue and yellow dress attire dotted through the Dáil chamber this morning for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s address.
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Apr 6th 2022, 2:30 PM
Timeline: What has happened in the first week of the Russian invasion of Ukraine?
The invasion of Ukraine, which began on 24 February, has completely changed European and world politics.
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Mar 3rd 2022, 4:39 PM
Zelensky’s unlikely journey from comedian to Ukrainian hero
The comedian actually became president after starring in a TV show about a teacher who seeks office after becoming fed up with corrupt politicians.
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Feb 26th 2022, 8:51 PM
Ukrainian and Russian forces clash near Kyiv as EU sanctions Putin, Lavrov
The Ukrainian defence ministry has told citizens to resist the invasion.
Ukraine military vehicles have entered Kyiv to defend the city.
The country's government says it has handed out 18,000 assault rifles to volunteers.
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Feb 25th 2022, 10:00 PM
Further sanctions from EU as Russian troops advance on Kyiv
Explosions sounded before dawn in Kyiv as Western leaders scheduled an emergency meeting.
Explosions in Kyiv before dawn as Western leaders scheduled emergency meeting.
At least 137 Ukrainians killed during first 24 hours of Russian attack.
A spokesperson for Putin has said the Krelim is ready to send a delegation for talks with Ukraine.
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Feb 25th 2022, 12:00 PM
'Russia is on the side of evil': Ukrainian President decries invasion, breaks diplomatic ties
Volodymyr Zelensky compared Russia’s actions to those of Nazi Germany during World War II.
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Feb 24th 2022, 10:11 AM
Biden says Russian attack on Ukraine 'remains very much a possibility'
It comes after Ukraine said sites for the country’s defence ministry and state banks had been hit by a cyberattack.
Talks between new German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Russian President Vladimir Putin took place this afternoon.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister, Dmytro Kuleba, says that if a 'real withdrawal' follows the Russian statements, it will be the beginning of a real de-escalation.
Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg said that there should be 'cautious optimism', but there are no signs of de-escalation on the ground.
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Feb 15th 2022, 10:01 PM
Putin slams Western 'provocation' as he holds almost 3 hrs of calls with Biden and Macron
Irish citizens in Ukraine told to 'leave immediately by commercial means'
Ukrainian soldier killed as tensions with Russia soar
The army said Russian separatists had launched three attacks within 24 hours using grenade launchers and small arms.
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Jan 1st 2022, 1:30 PM
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Putin warns West of military measures over Ukraine threats
He said Russia “will react toughly to unfriendly steps”, adding that he wanted to underscore that “we have every right to do so”.
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Dec 21st 2021, 8:20 PM
EU leaders look to deepen relations with former Soviet republics
The EU summit with its Eastern partnership came on the same day as Russia issued Washington a series of security demands.
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Dec 15th 2021, 11:00 PM
US vows to boost military presence if Russia attacks Ukraine
US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin are due to hold talks via video call tomorrow.
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Dec 6th 2021, 10:33 PM
The Ukranian President has defended posting a film recommendation in order to end a hostage crisis
The hostage situation ended after the president posted about a documentary narrated by actor Joaquin Phoenix.
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Jul 22nd 2020, 7:41 PM
Match that was abandoned after player called a 'Nazi' to resume
Rayo Vallecano will play Albacete in an empty stadium following an incident involving Roman Zozulya.
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Dec 27th 2019, 7:39 PM
US moved to freeze Ukraine aid 90 minutes after Trump's phone call with Zelensky
Trump is accused of withholding $400 million in assistance to Ukraine to push Kiev to investigate his political rival, Joe Biden.
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Dec 23rd 2019, 2:52 PM
Russia says it's 'too early' to say whether it could work with Ukraine's new leader
Volodymyr Zelensky won a landslide victory yesterday.
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Apr 22nd 2019, 5:04 PM
Comedian wins 'landslide victory' in Ukranian presidential election, exit polls indicate
Volodymyr Zelenski took 73 percent of the vote, according to exit polls.
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Apr 21st 2019, 6:25 PM