Month: April 2024

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У Путіна кажуть, що в РФ не планують додаткової мобілізації. Раніше про таке попередив Зеленський

Під час брифінгу з президентом Фінляндії Александером Стуббом президент України Володимир Зеленський заявив, що Росія готується на 1 червня 2024 року додатково мобілізувати 300 тисяч військових …

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Євросоюз

NATO foreign ministers to discuss proposed military fund for Ukraine

STATE DEPARTMENT — NATO foreign ministers meeting Wednesday in Brussels are expected to discuss a proposal to create a $100 billion fund for supporting Ukraine’s military. The plan, put forward by NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, also includes making NATO more directly involved in coordinating military assistance being provided by member countries, a role that has been filled by a U.S.-led coalition of more than 50 countries. A final decision on the proposal would not come until NATO heads of state meet at a summit in July. Ahead of the Brussels talks, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken renewed calls for the …

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UK police: Suspects in attack on Iranian journalist fled country

LONDON — The suspects who allegedly stabbed a journalist for an independent Iranian media outlet in London last week fled the country after the attack, police said on Tuesday. Pouria Zeraati, 36, a presenter for Persian-language Iran International, was stabbed in his leg last Friday afternoon outside his home in Wimbledon, southwest London. He was treated in a hospital for injuries to his leg and released on Monday. On Tuesday, Scotland Yard said three men carried out the attack. “Detectives have established the victim was approached by two men in a residential street and attacked,” it said in a statement. “The …

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Russia: Taliban could be removed from terror blacklist

ISLAMABAD — Russia said Tuesday that it is engaged in an “active dialogue” with Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban and is working toward removing them from Moscow’s list of terrorist organizations.  “The fact is that this is our neighboring country. In one form or another, we maintain communication with them,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, according to Russian news agency TASS.  “We have to resolve pressing issues, which also requires dialogue. In fact, we are in contact with them just like everyone else,” Peskov stated. “They are actually the ones who are in power in Afghanistan.”  He did not elaborate, but his …

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Blinken urges swift, impartial investigation into Israeli strike that killed aid workers in Gaza

State Department — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that the United States has urged Israel to promptly investigate an Israeli airstrike in Gaza that resulted in the deaths of seven humanitarian workers. Blinken reiterated the call for Israel to prioritize the protection of civilian lives.  “We’ve spoken directly to the Israeli government about this particular incident. We’ve urged a swift, a thorough and impartial investigation to understand exactly what happened,” Blinken said Tuesday during a press conference in Paris.  Humanitarian workers “have to be protected,” Blinken added. “We shouldn’t have a situation where people who are simply trying …

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