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EU Commission backs candidate status for Ukraine

Friday, 17 June 2022, 12:49 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

The executive arm of the European Union recommended Friday that Ukraine be granted candidate status to one day join the 27-nation bloc. The promise of membership in a union created to safeguard...

Leaders pledge arms and EU path for Ukraine in Kyiv visit

Friday, 17 June 2022, 07:40 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Four European leaders expressed their support for Ukraine on Thursday while meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, vowing to back Kyiv's candidacy to eventually join the European Union and...

French president visits Kyiv suburb, decries 'massacre'

Thursday, 16 June 2022, 13:56 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that there are signs of war crimes in a Kyiv suburb following “massacres” by Russian forces. He spoke in the town of Irpin while on a...

Bank of England hikes interest rates but resists bolder move

Thursday, 16 June 2022, 13:51 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

The Bank of England raised interest rates by a quarter-percentage point Thursday, shrugging off pressure for a bolder move to combat price increases that have pushed inflation to a 40-year...

Egypt, Israel to boost gas supply to EU amid Ukraine war

Wednesday, 15 June 2022, 13:21 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Egypt, Israel, and the European Union on Wednesday signed a deal to increase liquified natural gas sales to EU countries, who aim to reduce dependence on supply from Russia as the war in Ukraine drags...

Russians control 80% of key Ukraine city, cut escape routes

Wednesday, 15 June 2022, 06:24 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Russian troops control about 80% of the fiercely contested eastern city of Sievierodonetsk and have destroyed all three bridges leading out of it but Ukrainians were still trying to evacuate the...

Moscow-backed officials try to solidify rule in Ukraine

Monday, 13 June 2022, 07:24 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Kremlin-installed officials in occupied southern Ukraine celebrated Russia Day on Sunday and began issuing Russian passports to residents in one city who requested them, as Moscow sought to solidify...

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