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Beijing Concerned With Rising North Korea Tensions, Envoy Says in Seoul
Date: May 2, 2022
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – Beijing is concerned about the tense situation on the Korean peninsula, China’s Korean affairs envoy said as he arrived for talks in Seoul this week, adding that both the symptoms and root cause of tensions needed to be addressed. Amid stalled denuclearisation talks, North Korea has conducted a flurry...
Tensions Surge After Breakaway Moldovan Region Reports Attacks; Kyiv Blames Russia
Date: April 26, 2022
By Alexander Tanas CHISINAU (Reuters) – Ukraine accused Moscow on Tuesday of trying to drag Moldova’s breakaway region of Transdniestria into its war on Kyiv after authorities in the Moscow-backed region said they had been targeted by a series of attacks. Authorities in Transdniestria, an unrecognised sliver of land bordering southwestern Ukraine, said that explosions...
Britain to Reopen Embassy in Kyiv Next Week – PM Johnson
Date: April 22, 2022
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Britain plans to reopen its embassy in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv next week and is looking at reinforcing allies who sent armaments to Ukraine, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday. The British government announced in February, days before Russia invaded Ukraine, that its embassy in Kyiv was relocating temporarily...
China’s Xi Proposes ‘global Security Initiative’, Without Giving Details
Date: April 21, 2022
By Kevin Yao and Yew Lun Tian BOAO, China (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday proposed a “global security initiative” that upholds the principle of “indivisible security”, a concept also endorsed by Russia, although he gave no details of how it would be implemented. During a video speech to the annual Boao Asia...
Putin Claims Victory in Mariupol, U.S. To Send More Guns and Money
Date: April 21, 2022
By Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed victory in the biggest battle of the war in Ukraine on Thursday, declaring the port city of Mariupol “liberated” after nearly two months of siege. However, hundreds of fighters and civilians in dozens of bunkers were still holed up inside a huge steel works....
Biden Unveils $800 Million in New Ukraine Military Aid, to Ask Congress for More
Date: April 21, 2022
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden pledged $800 million in more weaponry for Ukraine on Thursday and said he would ask Congress for more money to help bolster support for the Ukrainian military as it faces a fresh onslaught by Russia on its eastern flank. Addressing Americans from the White House’s...