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'You are my hero': Hollywood star Ben Stiller meets Zelenskyy in Kyiv

The 'Dodgeball' actor was visiting Ukraine in his role as a UNHCR goodwill ambassador.

21/06/2022

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Ukraine war: Five things you need to know on Monday

From Sievierodonetsk "engulfed in fire" due to Russian shelling to the EU calling Russia's blockade of Ukrainian grain exports a "war crime", these are the five latest and most important developments.

20/06/2022

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Arena di Verona celebrates 99 years with Verdi`s Aida

Giuseppe Verdi’s Aida, a symbol of the Opera Festival, was performed at the Arena of Verona on Saturday night, the second day of the opening weekend.

20/06/2022

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Russian strike damages Kharkiv veterinary academy

A Russian strike damaged the building of Kharkiv's State Zoo Veterinary Academy on Sunday.

20/06/2022

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'Sad statistics': How Ukraine's culture is being destroyed by war

Ukraine has claimed Russia is trying to "destroy the identity and historical memory of Ukrainian people" - an allegation Moscow denies.

20/06/2022

Europe News

Russian blockade of Ukraine grain exports a 'real war crime': Borrell

"The war is going to have dramatic consequences for the world," said the EU's foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell.

20/06/2022

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More Russian hostility coming ahead of 'fateful' week, warns Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the coming week "historic" and "fateful" as EU leaders discuss his country's EU candidacy.

20/06/2022

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Ukrainian medic who filmed Mariupol siege thanks Zelenskyy for release

The video posted on social media came after the Ukrainian president announced Paievska, also known as Taira, was home.

19/06/2022

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NATO secretary-general warns of a possible lengthy war in Ukraine

Meanwhile, in Kharkiv, the Ukrainian military says they have found 103 bodies, believed to be of Russian troops, in territories liberated from the Kremlin's forces.

19/06/2022

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Food prices soar as Russia's Ukraine invasion halts grain exports

Up to 181 million people, mostly in third-world countries, might experience hunger or outright famine this year.

19/06/2022

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Zelenskyy and Johnson cheered on Kyiv walkabout

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday went on a walkabout through Kyiv with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Zelenskyy gave Johnson a tour of a monastery where they lit candles and the British leader received an icon.

18/06/2022

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Ukraine war: Five things you need to know this weekend

These are the five things you need to know about the Ukraine war this weekend.

18/06/2022

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Boris Johnson returns to Kyiv pledging new military training programme

The British prime minister's surprise trip to Ukraine comes a day after the high-profile visit of leaders from EU countries France, Germany, Italy and Romania.

17/06/2022

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Ukraine wants to hold Russia accountable for its environmental crimes

Once the war is over, Ukraine is hoping to take Russia to court over the billions of euros of damage the war has inflicted on the environment.

17/06/2022

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Russian shelling leaves massive craters, mines and unexploded rockets

Shelling in Ukraine on Thursday damaged several buildings and civilian infrastructure at a town on the outskirts of Kharkiv. A five-meter-deep shell crater was left at the site. Mine and unexploded rocket clearance is being carried out meticulously.

17/06/2022

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Ukrainian navy claims to have struck Russian vessel in Black Sea

On Friday, the Ukrainian navy said that it had struck a Russian boat carrying air defence systems to a strategic island in the Black Sea.

17/06/2022

Green News

Euroviews. View: Ukraine’s green hydrogen can replace Russian fossil fuels

As Europe weans itself off of Russian fossil fuels, Ukraine is offering a solution that would also help to rebuild its economy.

17/06/2022

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'Durable' truce needed for Sievierodonetsk evacuation — refugee chief

Thousands of civilians remain trapped in Ukraine's devastated eastern city of Sievierodonetsk, with supplies of food and clean water running low.

16/06/2022

Europe Decoded

Misleading document says majority of Mariupol population is pro-Russia

A "top secret" document supposedly written by the Azov Battalion states that over 70% of Mariupol's population is loyal to Moscow.

16/06/2022

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Back on track: Ukraine uses sleeper trains to rehouse war-hit locals

Dubbed the "Iron City", the former sleeper train is composed of five wagons, which can accommodate up to 25 families

16/06/2022

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Ukraine war: Five things you need to know

The US has sent another $1bn in military aid to Ukraine Wednesday, calling on allies to step up.

15/06/2022

Europe News

Explained: Where EU leaders stand on Ukraine's membership to the bloc

The European Commission is this week expected to endorse granting Ukraine candidate status for EU membership.

15/06/2022

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Euroviews. It's finally time to say 'yes' to Ukraine's European future | View

Ukraine should be allowed to become an EU candidate country, argues Alyona Getmanchuk, director of the New Europe Center think tank in Kyiv.

15/06/2022

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Send more weapons to Ukraine, Poland's PM urges NATO

“Where is our credibility if Ukraine fails? Can we imagine that Ukraine fails and we revert to business as usual? I hope not."

15/06/2022

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Tributes pour in for activist Roman Ratushny killed in Ukraine war

"There are no words or strength to accept the hell in which Ukraine lives [where it] loses its best sons and daughters."

15/06/2022

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Zelenskyy urges Ukrainians to 'hold on' in 'vital' Donbas

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said 'it is vital to stay in Donbas', urging his compatriots to 'hold on'.

15/06/2022