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Ukraine hails excellent connection with France

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French and Ukrainian officials are working together to defeat Russia. With Zelenskyy meeting with Bonn and Dumont in Paris. There’s an excellent connection between our teams, said Yermak. There is a “great link” between French and Ukrainian officials who are working together to defeat Russia, according to a top Ukrainian source. The two met with … Read more

Chris Parry, Andrew Bagshaw’s bodies recovered in prisoner swap

Chris Parry and Andrew Bagshaw

The bodies of Chris Parry, 28, and Andrew Bagshaw, 47, have been found. The two volunteers were caught in eastern Ukraine’s bombardment last month. It is the second prisoner exchange that has taken place between the two nations this year. In exchange for Russian prisoners, the bodies of two British men who died in eastern … Read more

Ukraine urges control of arms deliveries amid smuggling concerns

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Brussels concerned about arms being smuggled out of war-torn Ukraine to arm European criminal gangs. EU creating hub in Moldova to fight arms smuggling from Ukraine to Moldova. Kyiv says it closely monitors the weapons it receives from Western partners.   A Ukraine presidential aide on Thursday urged lawmakers to form a monitoring committee to … Read more

Official: 50 more civilians evacuated from steel plant in Mariupol

50 people were evacuated from the Azovstal steel facility in Mariupol on Saturday. The Ukrainian government and the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic said. Andriy Yermak, the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, “The evacuation of people from the Azovstal steel plant was very difficult. The Russians constantly provoked, did not stop firing, … Read more

Ukraine says UN-led Mariupol rescue operation

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About 500 civilians have been evacuated since the start of a UN-led rescue mission in Mariupol and its besieged Azovstal steel complex on Friday, according to the director of Ukraine’s presidential office. “We have managed to evacuate almost 500 civilians,” said Andriy Yermak on Telegram. He stated that Kyiv will “do everything to save all … Read more

Ukraine hoping for EU candidate status in weeks: Zelensky

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Ukraine is hoping to obtain weeks candidate USA’s reputation for becoming a member of the European Union, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday as he met with the EU’s envoy to Ukraine in Kyiv. Zelensky surpassed the envoy, Matti Maasikas, in volumes in response to a membership questionnaire brought through European Commission chief Ursula von … Read more