KYIV—Intense fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces raged in the streets of the industrial city of Sievierodonetsk on Monday in a pivotal battle for advantage in eastern Ukraine, the provincial governor said. The Ukrainian defenders had over the weekend regained control over about half the city just as the Russians appeared on the verge of…
Battle for Ukraine’s Sievierodonetsk Ebbs and Flows Through City Streets
Russia Strikes Kyiv for First Time in Weeks as Battle Rages in East
KYIV—Russia struck Ukraine’s capital Kyiv with missiles early on Sunday for the first time in more than a month, while Ukrainian officials said a counter-attack on the main battlefield in the east had retaken half of the city of Sievierodonetsk. Dark smoke could be seen from many miles away after the attack on two outlying…
Putin Warns Russia Will Strike New Targets If US Gives New Missiles to Ukraine
June 5, 2022
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday warned Russia will strike new targets if the United States supplies long-range missiles to Ukraine. Giving new weapons to Kyiv only aims to “drag out the armed conflict for as long as possible,” Putin told state-run media. After long-range missiles are sent to Ukraine, Moscow will draw the “appropriate conclusions”…
NATO Chief Speaks With Erdogan About Finland, Sweden Joining
June 4, 2022
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BRUSSELS—NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has met with Finland’s prime minister and spoken to Turkey’s president as he seeks to overcome Turkish resistance to Finland and Sweden joining the alliance. Stoltenberg, who visited Washington this week, said on Twitter late Friday that he met with Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin while there and discussed “the need…
Russia Summons Heads of US Media Outlets, Warns of ‘Stringent Measures’
Russia’s Foreign Ministry said it was summoning the heads of U.S. media outlets in Moscow to a meeting next Monday to notify them of tough measures in response to U.S. restrictions against Russian media. “If the work of the Russian media—operators and journalists—is not normalized in the United States, the most stringent measures will inevitably…
Two Reuters Journalists Injured, Driver Killed in East Ukraine
June 4, 2022
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Two Reuters journalists were injured and a driver killed on Friday after the vehicle they were in came under fire while heading to the eastern Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk, the latest battle line in Russia’s assault on Ukraine. Photographer Alexander Ermochenko and cameraman Pavel Klimov were traveling in a car provided by Russia-backed forces on…
German Lawmakers Approve 100 Billion Euro Military Revamp
BERLIN—Germany’s Bundestag, the lower house of parliament, on Friday approved creation of the 100 billion euro ($107.2 billion) special defence fund that Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The money is destined to top up the regular defence budget of around 50 billion euros over several years to help re-build…
Ukraine Says Russian Troops Are Trying to Cut Access to Sievierodonetsk
KYIV—Kyiv said on Saturday Moscow had reinforced its troops around Sievierodonetsk and attempted to cut off Ukraine’s access to the industrial city, the focus of a Russian offensive to take the eastern Donbass region. Serhiy Gaidai, governor of Luhansk Province, said Russian forces were blowing up bridges across the Siverskyi Donets river to prevent Ukraine…
Ukrainians Hold Out as Russia Storms Eastern City on War’s 100th Day
SIEVIERODONETSK, Ukraine—Ukraine on Friday said it recaptured a large chunk of territory in fierce fighting for Sievierodonetsk and foiled an attempt by Russian troops to advance from the devastated eastern industrial city on the 100th day of Moscow’s invasion. Ukraine’s defense minister said his soldiers were training in Europe to operate advanced missile systems pledged…
German Exports Bounce Back in April From Ukraine War Impact
BERLIN—German exports rose more than forecast in April, as Europe’s biggest economy relied on trade with the United States and the euro area to recover from the initial impact of the war in Ukraine, government data showed on Friday. Exports rose 4.4 percent from the previous month, the Federal Statistical Office said, almost three times…
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