Ceasefire talks between Russia and Ukraine fail

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Delegations from Ukraine and Russia were unable to broker a 24-hour ceasefire in their meeting on Thursday morning in Turkey.…

Hungary’s Parliament elects country’s first female President

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Hungary’s Parliament elected Fidesz Vice President and Family and Youth Affairs Minister Katalin Novak as the country’s next President on…

Bombing of children’s hospital in Mariupol “genocide”, says Zelensky

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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky is calling Russian forces bombing on Wednesday of a 600-bed children’s and maternity hospital in the…

US Vice President’s trip to Poland, Romania overshadowed by fighter jet “debacle”

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The Guardian reports that on Wednesday morning US time Vice President Kamala Harris was travelling to Poland, where she’ll meet…

US ban on Russian hydrocarbons the price of “defending freedom”

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Russian state media outlets are reporting that Moscow has announced another humanitarian ceasefire to allow civilians to flee. Civilians continued…

Viktor Orban signs off on allowing additional NATO troops to station in Hungary

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Hungary will now allow NATO troops to deploy into the west of the country, reversing an earlier stance of not…

EU looks to abandon Russian fuel sources due to “tectonic shift in European history”

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Calling Russia's invasion of Ukraine "a tectonic shift in European history", the European Union is working out how to wean…

Moscow warns against getting involved in the conflict, while allies ponder loaning MIGs to Ukraine

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Russia has issued a veiled threat to Poland and Romania not to get involved in its operation against Ukraine, writes…

Peace talks to resume after humanitarian corridor failure

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Representatives from Ukraine and Russia are scheduled to meet on Monday for another round of peace negotiations. Despite their earlier…

NATO rejects “no-fly” zone request from Kyiv

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NATO cannot fulfil Kyiv’s wish for enforcement of a “no-fly zone” over Ukraine's territory, according to the defence alliance’s Jens…

Macron warns Putin of his “major mistake”, Ukraine and Russia agree on opening humanitarian corridors

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French President Emmanuel Macron spoke to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin by telephone for one-and-a-half hours on Thursday. He told his…

UN condemns Ukraine attack, calls for complete withdrawal of Russian forces

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In an emergency General Assembly meeting on Wednesday, the United Nations condemned Russia’s attack on Ukraine and called for complete…

Putin strikes at opportune moment

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Though united in their commitment to European and NATO positions on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Central and Eastern European…

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister calls Kharkiv missile attack a “war crime” against civilians

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As a massive Russian military convoy continued its approach toward the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, on Tuesday, the city of Kharkiv…

Ukraine war echoes as far as ‘neutral’ Singapore

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Singapore is sometimes compared to Switzerland, for its tradition of taking neutral positions on international conflicts. However the Asian nation's…

“Prove that you are with us,” Zelensky implores Brussels

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As a kilometres-long convoy of Russian forces approached the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, the country's President, Volodymyr Zelensky, gave a powerful…

EU, NATO providing defensive weapons to Ukraine

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As Ukraine’s second largest city, Kharkiv, was heavily bombarded by Russian forces on Monday, European Union foreign policy chief Josep…

Window for diplomacy opens, but Putin puts nuclear forces on high alert amid fresh EU sanctions

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On the evening of Sunday, 27 February, as Russian President Vladimir Putin had put his nuclear forces on high alert,…

There are no winners in war, but it does matter who loses: history turns on it – CET

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The war in Ukraine is a further nail in the coffin of the Pax Americana. Donald Trump began the dismantling…

As West tightens screws on Moscow, CEE countries hunker down

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On early Friday, Al Jazeera reported that Russian forces had sent missiles into Kyiv and other locations in Ukraine. Stating…