Tag: Kyiv

Zelensky: Ukraine Must Recognize It Will Not Join NATO

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said his country has to accept that it will not become a member of the NATO military alliance, a critical Russian concern that was used to justify the invasion. “Ukraine is not a member of NATO. We understand that. We have heard for years that the doors were open, but we…


Russian Shelling of Kyiv Intensifies as EU Leaders Head to Ukraine Capital to Meet Zelensky

Russian shelling of Kyiv intensified Tuesday morning as the leaders of Poland, the Czech Republic, and Slovenia were setting out on a trip by train to the Ukrainian capital on a European Union mission to meet with the country’s top leadership. “In such critical times for the world it is our duty to be where…


4th Round of Ukraine-Russia Talks Paused as UN Says 2.8 Million People Have Fled

The fourth round of negotiations between Ukrainian and Russian delegations on a possible ceasefire has been paused until Tuesday, said an adviser to the Kyiv government on Monday. “A technical pause has been taken in the negotiations until tomorrow,” said Mykhailo Podolyak, the adviser, in a Twitter post. “For additional work in the working subgroups…


Fighting Rages Around Kyiv, Russian Forces Regroup for Fresh Offensive

Fighting raged northwest of Kyiv on Saturday, with the bulk of Russian ground forces around 16 miles from the center of the Ukrainian capital, according to British intelligence, while sources told The Epoch Times that Ukrainian forces were battling groups of Russian saboteurs in several Kyiv suburbs. Elements of a large Russian column north of…


Satellite Images Appear to Show Russian Convoy Near Kyiv Has Dispersed, Redeployed

Satellite images taken on Thursday appear to show that the large Russian military convoy that had been slowly advancing towards the Ukraine capital city of Kyiv has dispersed and redeployed into nearby locations. The convoy, which stretches for as much as 40 miles, was last seen northwest of Kyiv near Antonov airport. On March 7,  U.S. Press Secretary John…


Ukraine Government May Move Sensitive Data Abroad If Russia Advances Further

The Ukrainian government is considering potentially transferring its sensitive data and servers outside the country if Russia’s military further advances in the country, an official said Wednesday. Speaking with the Reuters news agency, Victor Zhora, the deputy chief of Ukraine’s State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection, said Ukraine has a contingency plan to move its…


Russian Troops Push Towards Kharkiv; President Biden Says Gas Prices Will Go Up | NTD News Today

The mayor of Kyiv warns that the capital will run out of resources quickly if Russia surrounds the city, a bipartisan agreement was reached on the latest aid package for Ukraine, and President Biden says gas prices will go up following the U.S. ban on Russian oil imports.


Trudeau to Meet NATO Leader in Latvia After Pledging Support to Baltic Leaders

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived Tuesday at one of NATO’s military bases on the Russian border after telling three Baltic leaders that Canada will stand with them to fight the Kremlin’s war on Ukraine and its cyberattacks on their countries. “You are literally on the front lines of this challenge with Russia,” he said earlier…


Russia Again Offers Humanitarian Corridors Leading to Russia, Belarus: Report

Moscow has again proposed to set up humanitarian corridors out of key Ukrainian cities that would lead mostly to Russia and Belarus starting from 9 a.m. local time, Russian news agencies reported. According to Interfax news agency, civilians departing the Ukrainian cities of Kyiv, Chernigov, and Kharkiv would travel to Russia, some via Belarus. The…


Russian Convoy Near Kyiv ‘Still Stuck’: Pentagon

The Russian convoy heading towards Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, remains stalled, Press Secretary John Kirby said in an update on Monday. The convoy, which stretches for as much as 40 miles from near Prybisk in the north to the southern end near the Antonov airport, was moving steadily south at the onset of the war….