MOSCOW—The Kremlin said on Tuesday it did not know the location of two Americans captured while fighting in eastern Ukraine, but that they were mercenaries and could be sentenced to death in Russian-backed breakaway territories. Americans Alexander Drueke, 39, and Andy Huynh, 27, went missing this month while fighting near Kharkiv. Russian state media later…
Kremlin Does Not Know Location of Captured US ‘Mercenaries,’ Says They Should Bear Responsibility for ‘Crimes’
Moscow Fumes After EU Cuts Off Shipments to Baltic Outpost
June 21, 2022
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KYIV—Russia summoned the European Union’s ambassador in Moscow on Tuesday, fuming over what it calls an illegal rail blockade of a Russian outpost on the Baltic Sea, the latest stand-off over sanctions imposed over the war in Ukraine. On the ground in eastern Ukraine, Russia’s separatist proxies said they were advancing towards Kyiv’s main battlefield…
Ukrainian Refugee Influx Could Ease Eurozone Labor Shortage: ECB
June 20, 2022
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FRANKFURT—The influx of Ukrainian refugees into the European Union could gradually ease labor shortages in the eurozone as some of those fleeing the war are likely to settle permanently, the European Central Bank said on Monday. Around seven million people, mostly women and children, have fled Ukraine so far since Russia launched its invasion on…
Russians Advance, Zelenskyy Expects Escalation as EU Set to Welcome Ukraine
KYIV—Russian forces captured territory along a frontline river in eastern Ukraine on Monday, and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy predicted Moscow would escalate attacks ahead of a summit of European leaders expected to welcome Kyiv’s bid to join the EU. Moscow’s separatist proxies claimed to have captured Toshkivka, a town on the mostly Ukrainian-held western bank of…
Miners Rescued After Being Trapped Underground in East Ukraine: Separatists
Seventy-seven miners were rescued on Saturday after being trapped underground during a power outage and Ukrainian’s shelling of territory controlled by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, local officials said. The miners were underground when power was lost in the Zasyadko coal mine in Ukraine’s Donetsk region but all were now safe and no one was…
EU Backs Ukraine’s Membership Bid as War Brings Huge Shift
BRUSSELS/KYIV, Ukraine—The European Union gave its blessing on Friday to Ukraine to become an official candidate to join the bloc, along with its neighbor Moldova, a historic eastward shift in Europe’s outlook brought about by Russia’s invasion. Ukraine applied to join the EU just four days after Russian troops poured across its border in February….
Russian Gas Flows to Europe Fall, Hindering Bid to Refill Stores
LONDON—Russian gas supply to Europe via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline fell further on Thursday and Moscow said more delays in repairs could lead to suspending all flows, putting a brake on Europe’s race to refill its gas inventories. The faltering flows came as the leaders of Germany, Italy, and France visited Ukraine, which is…
EU Leaders Visit Ukraine in Show of Support After Criticism
June 16, 2022
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KYIV—The leaders of Germany, France, and Italy—all criticized in the past by Kyiv for support viewed as too cautious—made a joint visit on Thursday to show solidarity with Ukraine. “It’s an important moment. It’s a message of unity we’re sending to the Ukrainians,” French President Emmanuel Macron said after pulling into Kyiv on an overnight…
Ukraine Defies Russia’s Sievierodonetsk Ultimatum
KYIV/NIU-YORK, Ukraine—Ukraine ignored a Russian ultimatum to surrender the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk on Wednesday as Washington urged NATO defense ministers weighing more military support for Kyiv not to lose focus, saying the stakes were too high. Sievierodonetsk, now largely in ruins, has for weeks been the main focal point of the war. Russia had…
Ukraine Says Troops Holding out in Sievierodonetsk After Last Bridge Destroyed
KYIV—Ukraine said on Tuesday its forces were still holding out inside Sievierodonetsk and trying to evacuate civilians, after Russia destroyed the last bridge to the devastated eastern city in a potential turning point in one of the war’s bloodiest battles. Russia said it would give Ukrainian fighters holed up in a chemical plant inside the…
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