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Zelenskyy says of need to lower price ceiling for Russian oil, strengthening mechanisms for ensuring it

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, speaking via video link at a meeting of the European Council on Thursday, called on EU states, including G-7 and G-20 partners, to work to lower the price ceiling for Russian oil and to strengthen the mechanisms for ensuring it. “You should pay attention to the current price ceiling for Russian…
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Ukrainian environmental restoration plan should be reflected in UN General Assembly resolution

The Ukrainian plan for restoring the environment damaged as a result of full-scale Russian aggression should be reflected in the relevant resolution of the UN General Assembly, said head of the President’s Office Andriy Yermak. Speaking at the international conference “United for justice. United for nature” in Kyiv on Friday, he noted: “Due to the…
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Zelenskyy thanks USA for sanctioning companies that violated Russian oil price cap set in the world

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has thanked the United States for the decision to impose sanctions on the companies that violated the Russian oil price cap set in the world. “There are first sanctions introduced by the United States against the companies that violated the Russian oil price cap established in the world. Thank you…
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Russia interested in war in Middle East – Zelenskyy

Russia is interested in inciting war in the Middle East, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a video message on Monday following a meeting on the situation in the Middle East. “Today was a very busy day, various meetings, among which the new international situation was especially important. I held a meeting with the heads…
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Russia uses Iranian Arash missiles in Ukraine

 Russian troops in Ukraine are using 122-mm HE-FRAG missiles of the Arash family produced by Iran, Bild reports. “The other day, the Russian Defense Ministry published a short video from Ukraine showing Iranian 122-mm HE-FRAG missiles of the Arash family. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation use them when firing multiple rocket launchers Grad.…
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UK imposes sanctions on three Russians over Kara-Murza conviction

The United Kingdom imposed sanctions on three Russian citizens on Friday in connection with the conviction of opposition activist and journalist Vladimir Kara-Murza (designated as a foreign agent in Russia), the British Foreign Office said in a statement. The restrictions have been imposed on Andrei Zadachin, a high-profile case detective with the Russian Investigative Committee’s…
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President of European Council on video of murder of Ukrainian prisoner: Accountability must prevail over terror and impunity

The European Union will continue to support Ukraine for as long as it takes, European Council President Charles Michel said, commenting on the murder of a Ukrainian prisoner of war by Russians. “Mortified by atrocious video showing murder of Ukrainian prisoner of war by Russian soldier. Accountability and justice must prevail over terror and impunity.…
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Akhmetov initiates arbitration against Russia for seized assets in Donetsk, Luhansk regions to fund Ukraine’s future recovery

Ukrainian businessman Rinat Akhmetov, as an investor, will demand compensation from Russia for all losses caused to him as a result of interference in the activities or expropriation of assets and investments by the so-called “DNR” and “LNR” under the leadership or control of Russia in 2014-2017, according to the SCM website on Tuesday. These…
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Russian Ombudsman excluded from European network of global alliance of national human rights institutions – Lubinets

 For the first time in the history of the association’s existence, the Ombudsman of the Russian Federation Tatiana Moskalkova was excluded from the members of ENNHRI, the European network of the global alliance of national human rights institutions, said Commissioner of the Verkhovna Rada for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets. “Today I took part in the…
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