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Ukraine’s Eastern Donetsk Region Calls for More Weapons to Defeat Russia
Date: June 3, 2022
By Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s embattled eastern region of Donetsk will not fall quickly to Russia’s assault, but it needs the world to supply more weapons to keep the offensive at bay, its governor told Reuters on Friday. Russian troops are poised just 15 km (nine miles) north of Sloviansk, the second biggest...
Analysis-WTO Seeks Fish, Vaccine Deals as War Ignites Trade Tensions
Date: June 3, 2022
By Emma Farge and Philip Blenkinsop GENEVA/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The World Trade Organization will host ministers from across the globe this month with the aim of striking deals on fish and vaccines, testing the world’s ability to set trade rules at a time of mounting tensions. Global trade discord, COVID-19 and the crippling of its...
Amid Criticism, North Korea Takes Over as U.N. Disarmament President
Date: June 2, 2022
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) – North Korea, which is under sanctions for developing nuclear weapons in defiance of United Nations Security Council Resolutions, has taken over as head of a U.N. body aimed at striking disarmament deals amid scorn from critics. This year North Korea has tested a flurry of ballistic missiles – also...
Ukraine and Russia: What You Need to Know Right Now
Date: June 2, 2022
(Reuters) – Russian forces tightened their grip on an industrial Ukrainian city as part of their drive to control the eastern Donbas region and targeted rail links used to ferry in weapons from Kyiv’s Western allies as the war nears its 100th day on Friday. FIGHTING AND WEAPONS * Russian forces in Ukraine’s east are...
Putin Clings to Semblance of Normality as His War Grinds On
Date: June 2, 2022
By Mark Trevelyan LONDON (Reuters) – Approaching the 100-day mark in a war that he refuses to call by its name, Russian President Vladimir Putin is a man intent on conveying the impression of business as usual. As his army fought its way into the Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk this week, Putin was making awkward...
Soccer-Ukraine Beat Scotland to Keep World Cup Dream Alive
Date: June 2, 2022
By Simon Evans GLASGOW, Scotland (Reuters) -Ukraine kept alive their dream of reaching the World Cup finals by beating Scotland 3-1 in their playoff at Hampden Park on Wednesday in their first game since the Russian invasion of their country. Ukraine will now face Wales on Sunday in Cardiff with the winner taking a place...