Blinken on Ukraine's victory: Return of Crimea and Russia's inability to wage war
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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Donetsk residents flee their Russian ‘liberators’
Residents of the Donetsk region are fleeing their 'liberators.' Those who sympathized with Russia a year ago have now seen firsthand that the 'Russian world' brings only destruction and death.
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Netherlands expels Russian diplomats, closes consulate in Saint Petersburg
The Dutch government will also close its consulate in Saint Petersburg and the Russian trade office in Amsterdam. https://
kyivindependent.com/news-feed/neth
erlands-to-expel-some-russian-diplomats-accusing-moscow-of-spying
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43 presumed Wagner white buses leave Melitopol
GeoConfirmed UKR.
— GeoConfirmed (@GeoConfirmed) 18 février 2023
"43 white buses with presumably Russian Wagner recruits were spotted in occupied Melitopol, heading towards Zaporizhzhia frontline"
46.852413, 35.361453
towards north, along Voiniv-Internatsionalistiv St.
GeoLocated by @Arvelleg1, @kargolow and @hariigf https://t.co/yZswV3wJ7GGeoConfirmed UKR. "43 white buses with presumably Russian Wagner recruits were spotted in occupied Melitopol, heading towards Zaporizhzhia frontline" 46.852413, 35.361453
towards north, along Voiniv-Internatsionalistiv St. GeoLocated by @Arvelleg1
, @kargolow and @hariigf
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Kuleba urges US to train pilots on F-16s
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba met with Antony Blinken and called on the US to begin training Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets. During the meeting, they also discussed accelerating the delivery of military aid to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), Kuleba reported.
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West must offer Ukraine a better deal for security and integration
"If Putin’s ideal Ukraine is shrunkenvassal,'s ideal is security agst& integration with west, to which west’s reply is: not yet.If west is to keep faith w/it has to make better offer A year ago, world doubted's survival; now time to plan how to help it live and thrive"
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Bucha atrocities: Western shame and need for clarity on arming Ukraine
"When savage nature of Russian occupation emerged in towns like Bucha,a shiver of pity, anger & shame ran through the west,& support for arming Ukraine grew If we in the west are the good guys, where is clarity about our capacity for heaviest task ahead?" http://
theguardian.com/world/2023/feb
/18/one-year-after-start-of-war-what-lies-ahead-for-ukraine
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Kyiv official accused of acquiring luxury property during war, registered to another
Halimon allegedly acquired luxurious Kyiv property in 2022, during Russia's all-out war, but registered it to someone else. The property was worth over Hr 10 million ($270,000), even though similar properties nearby are reportedly worth several times that.
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Ukraine destroys Russian landing boat in Dnipro Delta
Ukrainian military destroyed a converted civilian motorboat with Russian soldiers who were trying to land on an island in the Dnipro Delta in southern Ukraine, Operational Command "South" says. Yesterday, rocket and artillery units carried out over 70 firing missions in the south
