Tag: Ukraine

NATO Warns of Long Ukraine War as Russian Attacks Follow EU Boost for Kyiv

KYIV—The head of NATO said on Sunday the war in Ukraine could last years and Ukrainian forces faced intensified Russian attacks after the EU executive recommended that Kyiv should be granted the status of a candidate to join the bloc. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg was cited by Germany’s Bild am Sonntag newspaper as saying…


Russia Continues Attacks After EU Boost for Ukraine

Ukrainian forces faced intensified Russian attacks after the EU executive recommended that Kyiv should be granted the status of a candidate to join the bloc. Sievierodonetsk, a prime target in Moscow’s offensive to seize full control of the eastern region of Luhansk, was again under heavy artillery and rocket fire as Russian forces attacked areas…


Russian Missiles Destroy Fuel Depot in East Ukraine Town, Injure 11: Official

Three Russian missiles destroyed a fuel storage depot in the eastern Ukrainian town of Novomoskovsk on Saturday, the head of the regional administration said in an online message. Valentyn Reznichenko posted a picture of what he said was a large blaze at the depot. Novomoskovsk lies just to the north east of Dnipro, the regional…


Miners Rescued After Being Trapped Underground in East Ukraine: Separatists

Seventy-seven miners were rescued on Saturday after being trapped underground during a power outage and Ukrainian’s shelling of territory controlled by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, local officials said. The miners were underground when power was lost in the Zasyadko coal mine in Ukraine’s Donetsk region but all were now safe and no one was…


European Commission Back Ukraine’s EU Candidacy

European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union (EU), said on Friday that they support the organization to consider war-ravaged Ukraine as a potential member. “The Commission recommends that Ukraine be given the perspective to become a member of the European Union. It should be granted candidate status on the understanding that steps are…


Putin: Western ‘World Order Is Finished’ Amid Russia–Ukraine Conflict

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said that the Western world order is collapsing and that U.S. and EU sanctions against his government have failed. “The previous world order is finished,” Putin said St. Petersburg International Economic Forum at the International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg. Dismissing the sanctions as part of a “propaganda campaign,” Putin added,…


Boris Johnson Makes 2nd Surprise Visit to Kyiv Since Russian Invasion Began

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has made a surprise visit to Kyiv to hold face-to-face talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the second such visit since the Russian invasion began in February. On Friday afternoon, Johnson posted a photograph of himself with Zelenskyy on Twitter, adding: “Mr. President, Volodymyr, it is good to be in Kyiv…


New Jersey and San Francisco Bay Area to Host 2026 World Cup; Elon Musk Addresses Twitter Employees | NTD Daybreak

It’s official, the 2026 FIFA World cup is coming to New Jersey and the San Francisco Bay Area. Fans celebrate the announcements made Thursday. Elon Musk addresses Twitter employees in a leaked internal online Q&A meeting. Find out what was discussed during the video call. Leaders from France, Germany, and Italy visit Ukraine to show…


Russia Has ‘Strategically Lost’ Ukraine War Despite ‘Tactical Successes’: UK Military Chief

Russia has already “strategically lost” the war in Ukraine despite achieving “tactical successes” in recent weeks, the head of the UK’s armed forces has said. Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, the UK’s chief of defence staff, called the war “a dreadful mistake by Russia,” in which he said it has lost 25 percent of its land…


EU Backs Ukraine’s Membership Bid as War Brings Huge Shift

BRUSSELS/KYIV, Ukraine—The European Union gave its blessing on Friday to Ukraine to become an official candidate to join the bloc, along with its neighbor Moldova, a historic eastward shift in Europe’s outlook brought about by Russia’s invasion. Ukraine applied to join the EU just four days after Russian troops poured across its border in February….