Ukraine’s Chief of Defence Intelligence Kyrylo Budanov revealed Vladimir Putin survived an assassination attempt two months ago.
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Ukraine’s Chief of Defence Intelligence Kyrylo Budanov revealed Vladimir Putin survived an assassination attempt two months ago.
"Looking Over The Italy Peace Plan To End War In Ukraine": Russia
Russia-Ukraine War: Russia today said it was looking over an Italian peace plan proposal to end the conflict in Ukraine. Russia's lead negotiator Vladimir Medinsky said that Russia was willing to resume negotiations but the onus was on Ukraine.
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Russia today said it was looking over an Italian peace plan proposal to end the conflict in Ukraine.
"We have received it recently and are studying it," Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko told reporters.
He declined to provide any details, saying Russia would comment at a later stage.
"It has not been discussed between Russia and Italy," he said in comments carried by Russian news agencies. Talks between Russia and Ukraine to end the hostilities have essentially ground to a halt.
Russia's lead negotiator Vladimir Medinsky said yesterday that Russia was willing to resume negotiations but the onus was on Kyiv.
Henry Kissinger: Ukraine Should Give Up Territory to Russia to Reach Peace
The former U.S. Secretary of State said to continue the war means risking destroying Europe's stability in the long term.
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Kissinger, who served under the administrations of Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford in the 1970s, warned against dragging on the war, and pressed for negotiations.
The former secretary of state said Russia has been an essential part of Europe for 400 years, acting as balancing power in critical times for the continent. Kissinger said Western countries should remember the importance of Russia in Europe and not get swept up "in the mood of the moment."
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What old relics like Kissinger doesn't realize that Russia is NOT the USSR. Back in 1990, the population of the USSR was 280+ million (compared to the US's 250 million), and stretched from the Pacific to the Atlantic. Today Russia is but a shadow of the USSR - a GDP per capita not even in the top 50 of nations, and only 140 million population that is rapidly aging. Its only significant exports are oil/gas/wheat and most of those earnings have only accrued to the very, very few. It's only claim to infamy is its stock of nuclear weapons and I doubt even 90% of them are in useable condition.
Ukraine’s Armed Forces have released chilling footage showing the devastating impact of Russia’s TOS-1A artillery strikes hitting their positions. As per reports, the Russian thermobaric bomb strikes took place near Novomykhailivka and Lyman in the Donetsk region in Donbas.
The 30-barrel or 24-barrel multiple rocket launcher, mounted on a T-72 tank chassis, is capable of firing thermobaric warheads, a type of explosive that uses oxygen in the surrounding area to generate a high-temperature blast.
The video was posted from a Ukraine govt account with a message that read "this is what the largest and most horrific war of the 21st century looks like."
Fearsome. Good thing their range is only 6 km. Ukraine needs to ensure that these don't get too close to the front line with their own airforce, artillery and drones.
Biden administration just approved release of the HIMARs MLRS rocket artillery which has a range of 30-50 km, depending on projectile used. Hopefully they can turn the tide of battle.
White House greenlights transfer of MLRS to Ukraine — NYT
The Bidenadministration has approved the transfer to Ukraine of long—range multiple rocket launchers requested byKyiv,The New York Times reported with reference to U.S. officials.
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As Garry Kasparov points out, Ukraine shows us all Western countries that democracy does not have to mean a soulless consumer society.
It's about self determination, the right to be represented and basic human freedoms, esp from the like of tyrants like Putin. I, for one, am proud that Canada has been supporting Ukraine all these years to build up their military, so that now they're ready to fight the Russians. And they've performed so well.
I hope someone in Bombardier is paying attention bc I'd love to see them startup a drone division, in competition with the Turkish Bayraktar program. In fact, Bayraktar was using Bombardier engines then Bombardier banned sales to them.
Drones have proven themselves in this war and I can only see their growth in the future.
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The first of three chartered flights for Ukrainians escaping war arrived in Winnipeg on Monday, welcomed by friends, family and volunteers ready to help them resettle in Canada.
Today it's Montreal Trudeau.
I watched a bit on tv and it was extremely touching.
All because of a mentally ill, narcissistic dictator.
A video of Ukrainian soldiers using Russian-made BMP-3 tracked armored vehicle was recently published by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Ukrainian forces are using these vehicles to fight off the Russian army which originally owned them. Russian armored vehicles are not the only weapon Ukraine is using against Putin’s invading forces.
Earlier, Ukrainian forces captured a batch of intact Russian missiles and fired them back at Russian troops on May 22.
I wonder who the real Nazis are working for:
www.romea.cz
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The Times: Putin has sent mercenaries to Kyiv led by an admirer of the Nazis to murder Zelenskyy and the Klitschko brothers - Romea.cz - Everything about Roma in one place
The Times reports that more than 400 Russian mercenaries are operating in Kyiv on orders from the Kremlin to murder Ukrainian President Volodymyr
What is Russia's Wagner group, and what has happened to its leader?
The UK government wants to designate Wagner a terrorist group because it threatens global security.
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Russian Forces Take Parts of Severodonetsk in Donbas
Russian forces took parts of Severodonetsk on Tuesday, as Moscow continued its push to take the strategically important city in Ukraine's Donbas. The Russian-backed leader of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic, Leonid Pasechnik, told the Russian state-run TASS news agency on Tuesday that
Smoke rose in Severodonetsk during heavy fighting between Ukrainian and Russian troops in Ukraine's Donbas on Monday.ARIS MESSINIS/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES
Russian forces took parts of Severodonetsk on Tuesday, as Moscow continued its push to take the strategically important city in Ukraine's Donbas.
The Russian-backed leader of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic, Leonid Pasechnik, told the Russian state-run TASS news agency on Tuesday that a third of Severodonetsk was controlled by separatist forces. Video from Chechen fighters allied with Russia in the city showed soldiers moving unimpeded in the city center.
The Luhansk region and neighboring Donetsk make up Donbas.
The fall of Severodonetsk would put the Russians closer to their goal of controlling Donbas.
“Street fighting continues in Severodonetsk,” said Luhansk Region Governor Serhiy Haidai, adding that Ukrainian forces were trying to drive Russian troops to the city’s outskirts.
Should Ukraine cede Severodonetsk to the Russians, Kyiv’s troops would likely fall back to the neighboring city of Lysychansk, which overlooks Severodonetsk from across the Siverskyi Donets River.
Two Russian Soldiers Convicted in Second Ukrainian War-Crimes Trial
The men were found guilty of firing rockets indiscriminately toward civilian areas in Ukraine’s second war crimes trial since Moscow’s attempt at a full-scale invasion began in February.
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A Ukrainian court found two Russian soldiers guilty Tuesday of firing rockets indiscriminately toward civilian areas, in the country’s second war crimes trial since Moscow’s attempt at a full-scale invasion began in February.
Cpl. Oleksandr Ivanov and Pvt. Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Bobykin were each sentenced to 11 years and six months in prison, six months short of the maximum sentence in Ukraine for violating the laws of war.
Themselves and themselves only.I wonder who the real Nazis are working for:
The Times: Putin has sent mercenaries to Kyiv led by an admirer of the Nazis to murder Zelenskyy and the Klitschko brothers - Romea.cz - Everything about Roma in one place
The Times reports that more than 400 Russian mercenaries are operating in Kyiv on orders from the Kremlin to murder Ukrainian President Volodymyr
What is Russia's Wagner group, and what has happened to its leader?
The UK government wants to designate Wagner a terrorist group because it threatens global security.
Aren't you here for the same reason?
100 jours de guerre.....des milliers d'innocentes victimes...des milliers de soldats abattus dans une cause injustifiée.....et les grands gagnants sont???.....oui vous l'avez bien deviné....LES FABRICANTS D'ARMES.... 
Hear Zelensky’s message on 100th day of war in Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a brief video message that Ukrainians have been defending their country for 100 days against Russian aggression and that "victory shall be ours." CNN’s Ben Wedeman reports as fighting continues in multiple parts of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions, Russian forces are trying to advance from several directions as they seek to take more of the area, according to the Ukrainian military.
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