Japan will impose a cap on the purchase price of Russian oil by lowering it in half, in tandem with the Group of Seven (G-7) nations’ campaign against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Sunday. Kishida said the Japanese government would establish a mechanism to ensure that Russian oil “will not…
Japan to Cap Russian Oil at Half Current Price: Kishida
July 4, 2022
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Russia Imposes Ruble Restriction on Countries Buying Wheat and Sunflower Oil
July 3, 2022
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Russia, facing sanctions from the West for its invasion of Ukraine, will now export grains to other nations only in exchange for rubles. In addition to grains, the Russian government has added sunflower oil and extracted meal to the list of export items to be paid in rubles. A resolution to this effect was adopted…
Russia Says It Holds All of Ukraine’s Luhansk With Capture of Last City
Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told President Vladimir Putin on Sunday that Moscow and its allies now controlled all of Ukraine’s Luhansk region after capturing the last major city, Lysychansk. There was no immediate response from Ukraine on the Russian claim, which, if confirmed, would mark a significant milestone for Moscow on day 130 of…
Russia Says Its Forces Have Full Control of Ukraine’s Luhansk Region
KYIV–Russia said it had taken full control of the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk on Sunday after capturing the final Ukrainian bastion of the city of Lysychansk, where Kyiv said it had withdrawn to save the lives of its troops. The region’s capture, a key Russian war aim, hands Moscow a boost after weeks of…
Russia Says Its Forces Fully Control Luhansk Region in Ukraine
KYIV—Russia said it had taken full control of the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk on Sunday after capturing the final Ukrainian bastion of Lysychansk, the city where Kyiv said it had withdrawn to save the lives of its troops. The region’s capture, a major Russian war aim, is a political victory for the Kremlin after…
Ukrainian Missile Strike on Russian City Kills Several People: Kremlin
Russian officials on Sunday claimed Ukraine fired a missile at the Russian Belgorod region, killing several people and injuring more. The governor of Russia’s Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, confirmed the casualties to Russian state-backed media, saying that air defenses were also triggered. Some of the air defense systems were able to intercept the alleged Ukrainian…
Former Australian PM Kevin Rudd Joins Ukraine Advisory Group
July 2, 2022
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Former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd has joined an international advisory group set up by the president of Ukraine to look at ways to prevent future Russian aggression. The ‘who’s who’ group of ex-government foreign policy specialists held its first meeting earlier this month after being established by Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy in May. The…
Ukraine Says 144 of Its Soldiers Released in Biggest Prisoner Swap of War
KYIV—Ukraine on Wednesday carried out its biggest exchange of prisoners of war since Russia invaded, securing the release of 144 of its soldiers, including 95 who defended Mariupol’s steelworkers, Ukraine’s military intelligence agency said. The majority of the Ukrainians were badly wounded, suffering from gunshot and shrapnel wounds, blast traumas, burns, fractured bones, and amputated…
US Sending Ukraine Two Surface-to-Air Missile Systems: Pentagon
WASHINGTON—The United States is sending Ukraine two NASAMS surface-to-air missile systems, four additional counter-artillery radars and up to 150,000 rounds of 155mm artillery ammunition as part of its latest weapons packages for Ukraine, the Pentagon said on Friday. The assistance package, worth about $820 million, was broadly announced by President Joe Biden on Thursday in…
Blasts Rock Ukraine City as Russian Forces Advance on the Ground
KYIV/SERHIIVKA, Ukraine—Explosions rocked the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv on Saturday, the mayor said, at the end of a week in which Russian missiles have slammed into an apartment block and a shopping mall in other cities, killing dozens of people. Air raid sirens sounded in the Mykolaiv region, which borders the vital Black Sea…
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