Saturday, November 23
Ukraine gained its independence following the fall of the Soviet empire. But today it is fighting for survival against the old enemy.
It is being propped and supported by the West and Nato who are using to fight a proxy war against Russia.
It is the second-largest country by area in Europe after Russia. At present, it is pushing for EU and NATO membership to protect it from the threat of Russia with whom it shares its largest border.
Ukraine also shares borders with Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; Romania and Moldova to the south; and has a coastline along the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea, which is currently seized and under Russian control.
It has rarely been able to enjoy its Independence, it has had an uprising in the south of the country, who want independence and is currently engaged in a war with Putin’s Russia.
Russian armed forces invaded Russia on the 24th of February 2022 and the siege continues.
The country is led by President Volodymyr Zelensky a TV producer turned politician who gave up his lucrative career in TV to lead the country, with a specific goal of bringing peace to the country.
He is posting real-time updates on his Twitter channel which you can follow on Euro news
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Ukraine’s president Volodymr Zelenksy has been involved in a car accident, but he is not seriously hurt, according to a spokesman.
The i says Vladimir Putin is under pressure after Ukraine’s lightning counter-offensive in the eastern Kharkiv region led to Kyiv’s forces retaking an area the size of Greater London in 48 hours.
Ukrainian forces have retaken even more territory from Russia as they continue their counter-offensive, according to Ukrainian president Zelensky.
Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky has blamed Russia for causing power cuts across the east in revenge for a Ukrainian counter-offence.
Ukraine has retaken dozens of Russian-occupied localities in the south, east and northeast of the county, the Ukrainian military announced on Thursday.
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Ukrainian PM has said the country and the EU must not waver in the face of Russian aggression as he urged the EU to provide more firepower.
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Euronews says Russia’s top diplomat said Moscow’s overarching goal in Ukraine is to remove from power its “unacceptable regime.”
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BBC News says THE UK will provide an additional £1 billion in military aid for Ukraine, a near-doubling in its support for the fight against the Russian invasion.
Aljazeera says RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin has condemned NATO’s “imperial ambitions”, accusing the military alliance of seeking to assert its “supremacy” through the Ukraine conflict.
The Guardian says WORLD LEADERS have denounced Russia’s deadly strike on a shopping centre in the Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk as “abominable” and a war crime.
Euronews says RUSSIAN TROOPS struck a shopping centre in Kremenchuk in the Poltava region with at least two missiles on Monday afternoon.
Daily Express says CIA SPIES and British Commandos are reportedly in Ukraine training local troops in another blow to Vladimir Putin.
France24 says JOE BIDEN told allies “we have to stay together” against Russia on Sunday as G7 leaders gathered for a summit dominated by war in Ukraine.
Euronews says UKRAINE has been granted official European Union candidate status, after being endorsed by the bloc’s 27 leaders during a summit in Brussels.
Celebrations erupted in Kyiv as EU countries endorse Ukraine. Ukraine and Moldova have been granted official European Union candidate status, after being endorsed by the…
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