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France to send more tanks, armoured vehicles to Ukraine amid Russia war

The trip to Paris was part of Zelenskyy's weekend-long whirlwind tour of several major European allies, ahead of an expected major Ukrainian counteroffensive against Russia

Ukraine-Russia 'all-for-all' prisoner exchange to take place in stages

"The release of all captives held by the parties involves certain risks so all the steps to implement the swap deal will be "prudent and well-considered," report citing statement said

100,000 Russians killed in Ukraine war, 20,000 casualties since Dec: US

The White House said Monday it now estimates that just since December Russia has suffered 100,000 casualties, including 20,000 killed, as Ukraine has rebuffed a heavy-assault by Russian forces in eastern Ukraine. In what has become a grinding war of attrition, the fiercest battles have been in the eastern Donetsk region, where Russia is struggling to encircle the city of Bakhmut in the face of dogged Ukrainian defense. White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the U.S. estimate is based on newly declassified American intelligence. He did not detail how the intelligence community derived the number. Troops from Russia's Wagner mercenary group and other forces are fighting Ukrainian troops house-to-house to try to gain control of what has become known as the road of life the last remaining road west still in Ukrainian hands, which makes it critical for supplies and fresh troops. Both sides have cited gains in recent days. Col. Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, the head o

Pope speaks of secret peace 'mission,' help for Ukraine kids amid war

Pope Francis has revealed that a secret peace mission in Russia's war in Ukraine was underway, though he gave no details, and said the Vatican is willing to help facilitate the return of Ukrainian children taken to Russia during the war. I'm available to do anything, Francis said on Sunday during an airborne press conference en route home from Hungary. There's a mission that's not public that's underway; when it's public I'll talk about it. Francis gave no details when asked whether he spoke about peace initiatives during his talks in Budapest this weekend with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban or the representative of the Russian Orthodox Church in Hungary. Deportations of Ukrainian children have been a concern since Russia invaded Ukraine last year. Francis said the Holy See had already helped mediate some prisoner exchanges and would do all that is humanly possible to reunite families. All human gestures help. Gestures of cruelty don't help, Francis said. The International

Canada provides new military aid package for Ukraine amid war with Russia

This donation comes from the remaining funds across the government of Canada's various funding envelopes for military assistance to Ukraine

Ukraine will win war of technologies against Russia: Minister Fedorov

As Ukrainian and Russian troops fight conventional battles on the front lines, Europe's first major war of the internet age has also sparked a war of technology as both sides vie for advantage with their drones and satellite communications. While the two sides have kept pace with one another thus far, Ukraine's minister in charge of technology told The Associated Press in an interview Friday that he was confident his country had the motivation and abilities to out-innovate Russia in the end. Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine's Minister of Digital Transformation, said unmanned aerial vehicles (drones), electronic warfare, satellite communications and other technologies had been a fundamental part of the war with Russia that began more than a year ago. Technologies allow traditional and modern artillery to be more accurate, and they help save the lives of our soldiers, he said. When you have eyes' over you, you can make more effective decisions about managing your troops. He acknowledged th

Ukraine's top prosecutor tells US lawmakers of 'evil' Russian atrocities

Russia's invading forces are deliberately using rape, torture and kidnapping to try to sow terror among civilians in Ukraine, the top prosecutor in Ukraine told US lawmakers in graphic testimony Wednesday. Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin said nearly 80,000 cases of war crimes have been registered in Ukraine since the war began in February 2022. Focusing on just one area of the country that has felt the brunt of the war, Kostin described some of the discoveries made when the Ukrainian military liberated Kherson last November. He said some 20 torture chambers were found and more than 1,000 survivors have reported an array of abuses, including the use of electric shocks, waterboarding, being forced to strip naked, and threats of mutilation and death. Kostin said more than 60 cases of rape were documented in the Kherson region alone. In areas still controlled by Russian forces, residents, including children, are being forcefully relocated to other occupied territories or to Russia. Su

Ukraine to receive financial assistance of $4.5 bn from IMF amid war

Last month, the IMF approved a four-year Extended Fund Facility program for Ukraine in the amount of $15.6 billion to support the country's stability and economic recovery

Russian missile strike in Ukraine's Sloviansk claims at least 8 lives

According to the report, the assault happened following Putin's signature on a bill that will make it simpler to enlist civilians in the military and prevent them from fleeing the country if called up

Zelenskyy, entourage embezzled $400 mn from fuel purchases aid: Report

The level of corruption in Kyiv is "approaching that of the Afghan war, although there will be no professional audit reports emerging from Ukraine," according to a report

Must feel full price: Zelenskyy calls for confiscating Russia's funds

In an appeal to the heads of the IMF and World Bank, Ukraine's president on Wednesday renewed his call to confiscate Russian Central Bank assets held around the world and use them to help rebuild Ukraine. To charge the aggressor with compensation for damages," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said by video link. "Russia must feel the full price of its aggression." The U.S. announced at the start of Russia's invasion that America and its allies had blocked access to more than $600 billion that Russia held outside its borders. The U.S and its allies continue to impose rounds of targeted sanctions against companies and the wealthy elite with ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin. It must be clearly stated that the assets of the Russian Central Bank will be confiscated. It will be a peacemaking act on a global scale, Zelenskyy said. He was patched in for a session with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, World Bank President David ...

Leaked documents about Ukraine war very serious risk to security: Pentagon

The online leaks of scores of highly classified documents about the Ukraine war present a very serious" risk to national security, and senior leaders are quickly taking steps to mitigate the damage, a top Pentagon spokesman said Monday. Chris Meagher, assistant to the secretary of defense for public affairs, told reporters that Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin first became aware on Thursday that a number of classified briefing slides detailing the U.S. military efforts in the Ukraine war and intelligence involving other nations were leaked. In the days since Austin was notified, he has reached out to allies, held daily meetings to assess damage and set up a group not only to assess the scope of the information lost but review who has access to those briefings. The department is looking closely at how this type of information is distributed and to whom, Meagher said, but would not say if steps had already been taken to tighten control over who can access it. At the State Department, ..

Russia's Wagner claims to have captured Ukraine's Bakhmut, hoists flag

"Technically we have captured Bakhmut," Prigozhin added

Domestic cooking gas prices rise by Rs 50, at highest level since Feb 2014

The state-run companies also raised commercial LPG rates by Rs 350 for the 19 kg commercial cylinders, which now costs Rs 2,119 per refill in Delhi

India defies US curbs: Russian oil imports at record high in February

American shipments to India plummeted 58% from a year earlier

Lessons from a year of war

Nine errors from Moscow, and one thing Kyiv got right

Risks to the market rally are rising; oil stocks a good bet: Chris Wood

Energy-related stocks remain the best hedge against a Ukraine-triggered spike in energy / oil prices, Wood said

Will deploy Sarmat N-missiles: Putin; G7 raise Ukraine support to $39 bn

Ukraine's parliament imposed sweeping 50-year sanctions on Thursday on Russian financial institutions including the central bank, all commercial banks, investment funds, insurers and other enterprises

Ukraine war, a year on: Equity markets see negative second-order impact

Still, one-year equity returns globally, since the war began, have been subdued and marred by intense volatility

Russia-Ukraine war brings about structural changes in global trade

Even the western countries will find it difficult to absorb the costs of helping Ukraine fight Russia and rebuild its civilian infrastructure and host millions of refugees