Moscow, July 4 (IANS) Russia claimed that its armed forces had taken full control of the city of Konstantinovka in eastern Ukraine.”The main news is that Konstantinovka has been completely taken,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov was quoted by RIA Novosti as saying on Friday.Konstantinovka is a key stronghold located in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, reports Xinhua news agency.Following the announcement, Russian President Vladimir Putin said the capture of Konstantinovka “carries great strategic si…
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United Nations, May 6 (IANS) The United Nations welcomes the unilateral ceasefires announced respectively by Ukraine and Russia, said a UN spokesperson. “We welcome the unilateral ceasefire announced by Ukraine, to begin on the night of 5 to 6 May, as well as the one by the Russian Federation, to take place over 8 and 9 May,” said Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, on Tuesday (local time).The secretary-general looks forward to their successful implementation,…
United Nations, Feb 24 (IANS) The intractable Ukraine War entered its fourth year on Tuesday with no early sign of an end to the conflict that has spread its tentacles across the world, destabilising geopolitics and international trade. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called it “a stain on our collective consciousness and remains a threat to regional and international peace and security.”According to the UN, more than 15,000 Ukrainian civilians have been killed and 41,000 injured in the fou…
Washington, Dec 28 (IANS) US President Donald Trump is set to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Florida on Sunday, as Kyiv presses ahead with a new 20-point peace plan aimed at ending Russia’s nearly four-year war in Ukraine.The White House on Friday (local time) announced that Trump would meet Zelensky at Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday, December 28.Ahead of the meeting, Trump cast himself as the final arbiter of any potential agreement between Ukraine and Russia, striking a guarded…