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Mariupol may only have a ‘few days or hours left,’ Ukraine commander says
A Ukrainian marine commander in the besieged city of Mariupol said his troops may be able to hold out for only a few hours longer as Ukraine tried to evacuate 6,000…
20 Apr 2022 | Ukraine -
Ukrainians defy Russian ultimatum to surrender in Mariupol
The battered port city of Mariupol appeared on the brink of falling to Russian forces Sunday after seven weeks under siege, a development that what would give Mosco…
17 Apr 2022 | Ukraine -
If Russia’s atrocities are genocide, world leaders have a duty to act. Will they?
Almost three decades after the horrors of the Rwandan genocide, Roméo Dallaire says he worries too little has changed.
17 Apr 2022 | Ukraine -
Russia warns Ukraine to lay down arms in Mariupol ‘to stop any hostilities’
Russia told Ukrainian forces fighting in the besieged southern port of Mariupol to lay down their arms starting 6 a.m. Moscow time (0300 GMT) on Sunday to save thei…
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Canadian volunteers to fight for Ukraine: ‘Death is a real possibility here’
On the evening before Russian forces crossed the border into Ukraine, Igor Volzhanin met up with a friend at a coffee shop at the centre of Kyiv.
16 Apr 2022 | Ukraine -
Ukraine’s richest man pledges to help rebuild war-ravaged Mariupol
Ukraine‘s richest man has pledged to help rebuild the besieged city of Mariupol, a place close to his heart where he owns two vast steelworks that he says will once…
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Russian strikes hit Kyiv amid renewed attacks on Ukrainian capital
Russian forces resumed scattered attacks on Kyiv, western Ukraine and beyond Saturday in an explosive reminder to Ukrainians and their Western supporters that the w…
16 Apr 2022 | Ukraine -
Canadian soldiers headed to Poland to help Ukrainians: ‘This is what we trained for’
Dozens of Canadian soldiers boarded a plane to Poland Friday for what their commander said would be an intense but gratifying mission to help Ukrainians fleeing Rus…
15 Apr 2022 | Ukraine -
3 Canadian airports offer settlement services to Ukrainians fleeing war
Settlement agencies across the country have joined forces to support Ukrainians arriving through a federal emergency program at three airports, Canada’s immigration…
14 Apr 2022 | Ukraine -
Joly presses China to play ‘constructive role’ to end Russia’s war on Ukraine
Canada and China disagree on many things but Beijing’s buy-in is essential on one key issue — helping end the Russian war on Ukraine, says Foreign Affairs Minister …
12 Apr 2022 | Ukraine -
Alberta government terminates relationships with 3 Russian regions
The Alberta government has terminated its relationship with three Russian regions due to the ongoing Ukraine invasion.
11 Apr 2022 | Ukraine -
Russian invasion to cut Ukraine’s GDP by over 45% this year, World Bank predicts
Ukraine‘s economic output will likely contract by a staggering 45.1% this year as Russia‘s invasion has shuttered businesses, slashed exports and rendered economic …
10 Apr 2022 | Ukraine -
Russian assets must be seized; accounts of sexual violence ‘chilling’: Freeland
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says there is no better source of extra funds for Ukraine‘s recovery from the Russian invasion than fro…
10 Apr 2022 | Ukraine -
Biden set to speak with Modi as U.S. warns India on importing Russian energy
President Joe Biden will meet virtually with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, the White House said, at a time when the United States has made clear it…
10 Apr 2022 | Ukraine -
Sanctions over Ukraine are starting to ‘shrink’ Russia’s economy. Here’s how
Over a month into the invasion of Ukraine, Western sanctions are starting to have an impact on Russia’s economy, experts say.
10 Apr 2022 | Ukraine -
Russia appoints new war commander after Ukraine invasion setbacks: U.S. official
After its striking post-invasion setbacks, Russia has appointed a new Ukraine war commander, a U.S. official said Sunday.
10 Apr 2022 | Ukraine -
Ukrainians begin to settle in Canada as Russia’s war continues: ‘More comfortable here’
Over a month after Russia launched its first missiles at Ukraine on Feb. 24, 40-year-old Olha Rudenko and her two children have begun to ease into their new life in…
10 Apr 2022 | Ukraine -
Ukraine bans all imports from Russia amid calls for harsher sanctions
Ukraine has banned all imports from Russia, one of its key trading partners before the war with annual imports valued at about $6 billion, and called on other count…
10 Apr 2022 | Ukraine -
Canada announces additional support for Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s war
The federal government has announced $100 million in additional humanitarian support to respond to the worsening humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and neighbouring cou…
09 Apr 2022 | Ukraine -
U.K., allies to ‘ratchet up’ Russia sanctions, PM Johnson says during Kyiv visit
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said during a visit to Kyiv on Saturday that countries supporting Ukraine following its invasion by Russia would continue to ti…
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U.S. restricts Russian access to fertilizer, valves as it broadens export curbs
The United States on Friday broadened its export curbs against Russia and Belarus, restricting access to imports of items such as fertilizer and pipe valves as it s…
08 Apr 2022 | Ukraine -
Russia’s war on Ukraine sends food prices soaring to record levels
Prices for food commodities like grains and vegetable oils reached their highest levels ever last month largely because of Russia’s war in Ukraine and the “massive …
08 Apr 2022 | Ukraine -
Ruble rebounds despite Western sanctions as Russia cuts interest rates
Russia’s central bank has managed to stabilize key aspects of the economy with severe controls, artificially propping up the ruble to allow it to rebound to levels …
08 Apr 2022 | Ukraine -
U.S. suspends Russian trade relations, bans oil amid ‘war crimes’ in Ukraine
Congress voted overwhelmingly Thursday to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and ban the importation of its oil, ratcheting up the U.S. response to Russia’s…
07 Apr 2022 | Ukraine -
Over 5,000 dead in Mariupol as Ukraine braces for battle in the east
The mayor of the besieged port city of Mariupol put the number of civilians killed there at more than 5,000 Wednesday, as Ukraine collected evidence of Russian atro…
06 Apr 2022 | Ukraine -
Canadian miner Kinross Gold selling 100% of Russian assets as it exits country
Canadian miner Kinross Gold Corp. is selling all of its assets in Russia as a growing number of companies withdraw from the country following the invasion of Ukrain…
05 Apr 2022 | Ukraine -
Ukraine demands new sanctions on Russia over ‘massacre’ in Bucha
Ukraine on Sunday demanded crippling new sanctions on Russia from major Western powers over a “massacre” in a town near Kyiv as anger grew in Western capitals and G…
03 Apr 2022 | Ukraine -
Russia destroys Ukrainian oil refineries, hits ‘critical infrastructure’ near Odesa port
Missiles struck near Ukraine‘s southern port of Odesa on Sunday with Russia saying it had destroyed an oil refinery used by the Ukrainian military, while attempts t…
03 Apr 2022 | Ukraine -
Russia says cooperation in space only possible with ‘unconditional’ removal of sanctions
Russia’s space director said on Saturday that the restoration of normal ties between partners at the International Space Station (ISS) and other joint space project…
02 Apr 2022 | Ukraine -
Russia leaves trail of slain Ukrainians in town near Kyiv as forces pull out
Dead civilians still lay scattered over the streets of the Ukrainian country town of Bucha on Saturday, three days after the invading Russian army pulled back from …
02 Apr 2022 | Ukraine -
Ukrainian forces retake areas near Kyiv as Zelenskyy warns of traps
Ukrainian troops moved cautiously to retake territory north of the country’s capital on Saturday, using cables to pull the bodies of civilians off the streets in on…
02 Apr 2022 | Ukraine -
United States defense department to provide $300 million in security assistance to Ukraine
The U.S. Department of Defense will provide an additional $300 million in security assistance to Ukraine, to include laser-guided rocket systems, drones, and commer…
02 Apr 2022 | Ukraine -
Ukraine MPs ask Canada for money to buy weapons in fight against Russia
Ukrainian legislators are asking Canada to give their country the money it needs to buy military weaponry to help the fight against Russia’s invasion.
01 Apr 2022 | Ukraine -
Russia redeploying elements of forces from Georgia, UK says
Russia is redeploying elements of its forces from Georgia to reinforce its invasion of Ukraine, British military intelligence said on Thursday.
31 Mar 2022 | Ukraine -
Russia’s Putin targets enemies at home amid Ukraine invasion: report
Long before Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and the mass detentions of Russian peace protesters, the Kremlin was already stifling dissent – with choking bureau…
31 Mar 2022 | Ukraine