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Over 1,000 Kenyans recruited to fight in Russia war for 350,000 shillings, intelligence report says
1+ hour, 59+ min ago (407+ words) Over 1,000 Kenyans have been recruited to fight in the Russia-Ukraine war for Moscow, an intelligence report from the country said, suggesting that the numbers are five times more than authorities had earlier estimated. Reading the report of Kenya's National Intelligence…...
Did Russia back plot to assassinate Kyiv’s public figures? Moldova, Ukraine launch joint probe
8+ hour, 49+ min ago (252+ words) Moldova and Ukraine have opened a joint investigation into an alleged plot backed by Russia to assassinate prominent Ukrainian public figures, authorities said. Moldovan police said on Thursday(February 19) that the investigation was launched in coordination with Ukrainian authorities, with…...
Zelenskyy says Ukraine elections can only be held after ceasefire
1+ week, 1+ day ago (415+ words) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that the country will hold elections only after it reaches a ceasefire with Russia, an assertion he has made several times in the past despite US pressures to hold fresh ballots. "We will move…...
‘Mom, forgive me’: Is Russia recruiting central Asian women for Ukraine war?
1+ week, 2+ day ago (918+ words) Russia is facing renewed scrutiny over allegations that it is coercing migrants from Central Asia " including women " into joining its military campaign in Ukraine, often by offering freedom from prison in exchange for enlistment. According to Radio Free Europe/Radio…...
Ukraine and France to start joint weapons production
1+ week, 3+ day ago (326+ words) Ukraine and France will start joint weapons production soon, as trilateral talks with Russia and the US are not yielding any breakthroughs. The Ukrainian defence minister made the announcement as he hosted his French counterpart in Kyiv. Ukraine's Defence Minister…...
Russia and Ukraine hold prisoner exchange after 'long pause"
2+ week, 5+ hour ago (370+ words) Russia and Ukraine have conducted a prisoner of war and civilian exchange, days after trilateral talks with the US ended inconclusively in Abu Dhabi. The swap, first in four months, included an equal number of Russians and Ukrainians. Moscow released…...
With Ukraine under attack, Russia says trilateral talks to end war have 'moved things in positive direction"
2+ week, 22+ hour ago (368+ words) After Ukraine, Russia has come forward to respond positively to the recently held trilateral talks with the US in Abu Dhabi. On Thursday, Moscow's top negotiator said that there was "progress" in the talks. "There is definitely progress, things are…...
US, Russia and Ukraine at UAE truce talk: They fight war while they discuss peace
2+ week, 1+ day ago (464+ words) The second round of trilateral talks between the US, Russia, and Ukraine concluded on a positive note, according to Kyiv, although no breakthrough was reached. While the three countries, with Washington as the mediator, huddled in Abu Dhabi, Russia continued…...
US-mediated Ukraine peace talks begin: Kremlin says war won’t end until Kyiv accepts Russian terms
2+ week, 1+ day ago (415+ words) As Ukraine and Russia met for US'brokered talks in the UAE, the Kremlin on Wednesday warned the war would continue until Kyiv accepted Moscow's terms. "Until the Kyiv regime makes the appropriate decisions, the special military operation continues," said Kremlin…...
Russia, US and Ukraine to hold second round of peace talks in Abu Dhabi, confirms Kremlin
2+ week, 3+ day ago (191+ words) Russia has confirmed that a new round of talks with Ukraine and the United States in Abu Dhabi on ending the four-year-war will start Wednesday, after they were postponed from this weekend. Moscow blamed a scheduling issue for the delay,…...