Tag: annexation

Port Jervis Mayor Delivers State of City Address, Not Seeking Reelection

In his 10th State of City address on Jan. 25, Port Jervis Mayor Kelly Decker recounted initiatives in the past year that improved the city’s recreational and cultural destinations and looked forward to future projects to make it an even more visitor-friendly place.  He highlighted the completion of a yearslong annexation project with the Town…


Sirens Wail in Kyiv, Governor Says Drone Attack Underway

KYIV—Residents of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv were urged to head to air raid shelters early on Friday as sirens wailed across the city, a day after Russia carried out the biggest aerial assault since it started the war in February. Shortly after 2.00 a.m. Kyiv’s city government issued an alert on its Telegram messaging app…


Russia’s Federation Council Ratifies Annexation of 4 Ukrainian Regions

LONDON—The upper house of Russia’s parliament voted on Tuesday to approve the incorporation of four Ukrainian regions into Russia, as Moscow sets about formally annexing territory it sized from Kyiv during its seven-month conflict. In a session on Tuesday, the Federation Council unanimously ratified legislation to annex the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia regions of…


Putin Declares Annexation of Ukrainian Lands in Kremlin Ceremony

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday presided over a ceremony to annex four Ukrainian regions partly occupied by his forces, escalating the seven-month war. “This is the will of millions of people,” he said in a speech before hundreds of dignitaries in the St. George’s Hall of the Kremlin. The ceremony took place three days…


CIA Director Sent to Moscow After Russian Forces Amass Near Ukrainian Border

President Joe Biden sent CIA Director Bill Burns to Moscow last week to caution senior Kremlin officials that the United States is monitoring Russia’s buildup of troops and military equipment near Ukraine’s northern border. Burns conveyed the message to the officials that the U.S. was closely monitoring the situation during his Nov. 2 meeting in…