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Zelenskyy rebuffs Merz proposal, says Ukraine deserves full EU membership
8+ hour, 33+ min ago (306+ words) President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has insisted that Ukraine deserves full EU membership, while German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has pitched making Kyiv an "associate member" without voting rights. According to a letter to the bloc's leadership, Merz suggested this status for the…...
Newspapers: Mattresses for Ukraine and fire devastates business
19+ hour, 25+ min ago (352+ words) Here's our weekly round up of stories from across local websites in the West of England. We have a daily round up as well. Make sure you look out for it on the website and the local section of the…...
Ukraine and Hungary move to resolve deadlock over minority rights that has stalled Kyiv's EU bid
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (497+ words) Hungary and Ukraine have launched on Wednesday their first expert-level talks on minority rights since the new government took office in Budapest, signalling a tentative step towards improving bilateral relations. Hungary's foreign affairs minister Anita Orban called the consultations - which…...
Zelenskyy claims a 'significant' number of Russian regions are in a state of bankruptcy
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (36+ words) Yahoo News Canada Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday claimed a "significant number" of Russian regions were in a state of bankruptcy....
Ukraine's attack on Moscow is another sign the war is not so distant anymore for Russians
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (1053+ words) It's getting harder for officials in the Kremlin to cast the war in Ukraine " now in its fifth year " as something so distant that it doesn't affect the daily routines of Russian civilians. From irritating internet disruptions to this month's…...
Death toll rises after attack on Kyiv apartment building
1+ week, 1+ day ago (177+ words) Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has said a Russian missile attack on a Kyiv apartment building the previous day killed 24 people, including three children. Emergency workers finished digging through the building's rubble after more than a day, Mr Zelensky said on…...
Ukraine's anti-corruption court places Zelenskiy's former chief of staff under arrest
1+ week, 2+ day ago (316+ words) By Pavel Polityuk and Dan Peleschuk KYIV, May 14 (Reuters) - Ukraine's anti-corruption court on Thursday ordered the arrest of Andriy Yermak, a "close ally of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and former head of his "administration, on money-laundering charges. The court also set…...
Putin let his desperation show with unexpected claim his war with Ukraine is ending
1+ week, 4+ day ago (861+ words) Pausing, turning and pointing, like hounds catching a new scent, Europe's leaders are picking up a blood trail from the Kremlin. Vladimir Putin's forces were once the hunters "now they are bleeding and Ukraine has the whiff victory in its…...
Putin claims war with Ukraine could be coming to an end
1+ week, 6+ day ago (51+ words) Yahoo News Canada Putin declared the war in Ukraine was "heading to an end" on Saturday, even though the first day of a US-brokered ceasefire was marred by mutual accusations of violations and a scaled-down Victory Day parade....
Russia and Ukraine agree on three-day US-mediated ceasefire
2+ week, 1+ day ago (806+ words) By Guy Faulconbridge, Mark Trevelyan and Steve Holland MOSCOW/WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) - Russia and Ukraine confirmed on Friday that they had agreed to a three-day ceasefire announced by U. S. President Donald Trump that will run from May 9 to May 11. Trump's announcement…...