By Laurie Chen and Lidia Kelly TIANJIN (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin, after talking with China’s Xi Jinping and India’s Narendra Modi, said on Monday the issue of NATO’s eastward enlargement would have to be addressed for there to be sustainable peace in Ukraine. Putin ordered tens of thousands of troops to invade Ukraine in…
DONETSK, Russian-controlled Ukraine (Reuters) -The head of the Russian-held Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine said a water crisis that is forcing people to queue at water trucks can only be fixed if Russia takes full control of the region, including a vital canal. Donetsk is one of four Ukrainian regions that Russia claimed as its…
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — An emboldened Russia has ramped up military offensives on two fronts in Ukraine, scattering Kyiv’s precious reserve troops and threatening to expand the fighting to a new Ukrainian region as each side seeks an advantage before the fighting season wanes in the autumn. Moscow aims to maximize its territorial gains before…
For months the talk in Kyiv was of a much-anticipated Russian offensive that would aim to gobble up more of Ukraine’s eastern regions. So far, it’s been underwhelming – but the Russians have made some gains and vastly reinforced their troop numbers in some areas. Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to pursue territorial gains as…