(Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday that the capital Kyiv was still under Ukrainian control after Russia launched an invasion on Thursday. “We have withstood and are successfully repelling enemy attacks. The fighting go…
Refugees flee Ukraine across EU borders as Russia renews assault
By Pawel Florkiewicz and Anita Komuves MEDYKA, Poland/BEREGSURANY, Hungary (Reuters) -Refugees fleeing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine poured across its western borders on the third day of fighting on Saturday, with more than 100,000 reaching Poland so fa…
Waving Ukrainian flags, stop the war protesters rally around world
By Cecile Mantovani and Stefica Nicol Bikes GENEVA/SYDNEY (Reuters) -In a sea of blue and yellow flags and banners, protesters around the world showed their support for the people of Ukraine on Saturday and called on governments to do more to help Kyiv…
Smartphone in hand, Ukraine’s president takes centre stage in a capital under attack
By Matthias Williams LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – The morning after Russian missiles rained down on Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addressed the nation in his favourite style: the selfie video. Unshaven, wearing a khaki jacket and flashing …
Russia’s Ukraine attack forces Beijing into diplomatic dance
By Martin Quin Pollard and Yew Lun Tian BEIJING (Reuters) -Russia’s attack on Ukraine, which China refuses to condemn or even call an invasion, has sent Beijing into a diplomatic scramble to limit blowback while standing by a partner with which it has …
China says U.S. warship sailing in Taiwan Strait ‘provocative’
TAIPEI (Reuters) -A U.S. warship sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Saturday, part of what the U.S. military calls routine activity but which China described as “provocative”. The U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet said the Arleigh Burke-class guided-mis…
Ukraine vows to keep fighting as Russia forces close on Kyiv
By Maria Tsvetkova and Aleksandar Vasovic KYIV (Reuters) -A defiant President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukrainian forces were repelling Russian troops advancing on Kyiv on Saturday, as Western nations announced they were shipping more weapons to help th…
Russia vetoes U.N. Security action on Ukraine, China abstains
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Russia vetoed a draft U.N. Security Council resolution on Friday that would have deplored Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, while China abstained from the vote – a move western countries view as a win for showing Russia’s interna…
U.S. to impose sanctions on Russia’s Putin over invasion of Ukraine
By Andrea Shalal, Steve Holland and Daphne Psaledakis (Reuters) – The White House on Friday said the United States would impose sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as Washington looks to ramp up pressure on …
China’s Xi, in message to N.Korea’s Kim, vows cooperation under ‘new situation’ -KCNA
SEOUL (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un the significance of cooperation between the two countries, North Korea’s state media KCNA reported on Saturday. In a message to Kim, Xi said China is ready to wo…