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‘Special Partnership:’ Canadian Loan of $120 Million Welcomed by Ukrainian President

OTTAWA—The president of Ukraine has thanked Canada for a $120-million loan aimed at bolstering his country’s economy amid a hostile buildup of 100,000 Russian troops and hundreds of tanks and armoured personnel carriers along its borders. Volodymyr Zelensky, through a statement issued late Friday by the Ukrainian Embassy in Ottawa, said the loan represents another…


Russia Faces Severe Sanctions If It Moves Further Into Ukraine, Says Canada’s Joly

OTTAWA—Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says Canada will join allies in imposing severe sanctions on Russian officials if the country takes further military action to compromise Ukrainian sovereignty. Russia has positioned about 100,000 troops across Ukraine’s borders along with tanks and other heavy artillery, stoking fears across Europe of an invasion, but Russia has denied…


Iran Tampered With Victims’ Electronic Devices in Aftermath of PS752 Downing: Report

OTTAWA—A new report is accusing Iranian authorities of tampering with the electronic devices and misidentifying the remains of some of the passengers killed on Ukrainian Airlines Flight 752. The findings are among new revelations contained in a lengthy report by the Association of the Families of Flight PS752 Victims that examines the Jan. 8, 2020…


Ukrainian Lawmakers Pass Law on Oligarchs After Assassination Attempt

KYIV—Ukraine’s parliament passed a law on Thursday to order “oligarchs” to register and stay out of politics, a day after an attempt to kill a top aide to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, which officials said could have been a response to the reform. The law provides a definition for an oligarch and gives a body headed…


Police Clash With Protesters Near Ukrainian President’s Office

KYIV, Ukraine—Police clashed with protesters from a nationalist party near the office of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Saturday when they tried to break through a police cordon. Reuters TV footage from the scene showed members of Ukrainian police and protesters spraying tear gas at each other. The protesters attacked with long sticks and threw…


Ukrainian Police Detain Man Who Threatened to Detonate Grenade in Government Building

KYIV—Kyiv police detained a man who forced his way into Ukraine’s main government building on Wednesday morning and threatened to detonate a grenade, head of the National Police Ihor Klymenko said. “We were able to get out of this situation, neutralize this criminal,” Klymenko told a briefing. He said the man, whose demands were unclear,…


Kremlin Says NATO Membership for Ukraine Would Be ‘Red Line’

MOSCOW—The Kremlin said on Thursday that Ukrainian membership of NATO would be a “red line” for Moscow and that it was worried by talk that Kyiv may one day be granted a membership action plan. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov made the remarks a day after U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin held…


Russian Troops Start Pulling Back From Ukrainian Border

MOSCOW—Russian troops began pulling back to their permanent bases Friday after a massive buildup that has caused Ukrainian and Western concerns. On Thursday, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu declared the sweeping maneuvers in Crimea and wide swaths of western Russia over, and he ordered the military to bring the troops that took part in them…


Ukraine Rehearses Repelling Tank Attack Near Russian-Annexed Crimea

KYIV—Ukraine’s armed forces rehearsed repelling a tank and infantry attack near the border of Russian-annexed Crimea on Wednesday, the Ukrainian military said in a statement. The drills came a day after U.S. President Joe Biden phoned Russian President Vladimir to discuss a build-up of Russian troops near eastern Ukraine and in Crimea, among other U.S….