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India abstains, Russia vetoes UNSC resolution on Moscow’s ‘illegal referenda’ in four Ukraine regions

By Odisha News Online Oct 1, 2022 333

UNITED NATIONS,OCT.1 : India, citing the “totality of the evolving situation,” has abstained on a UN Security Council resolution, vetoed by Russia, that would have condemned Moscow’s “illegal referenda” and declared its annexation of four Ukrainian territories as invalid. The 15-nation UN Security Council voted on Friday on the draft Continue Reading

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‘Not bluffing’: Putin calls for military reserve forces to regroup for ‘special operation’ in Ukraine

By Odisha News Online Sep 21, 2022 322

NEW DELHI, SEPT. 21: In what has been described by some reports as a ‘defiant and ‘combative’ speech, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the military reserve forces to regroup for ‘his special military operation’ in Ukraine. While Putin said Russia has “lots of weapons to reply” and that he was not bluffing, Defence Continue Reading

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Bomb threats put tiny Moldova, Ukraine’s neighbour, on edge

By Odisha News Online Aug 19, 2022 344

MOLDOVA,AUG 19: For tiny Moldova, an impoverished, landlocked nation that borders war-torn Ukraine but isn’t in the European Union or NATO, it’s been another week plagued by bomb threats. On an overcast day outside the international airport serving Moldova’s capital of Chisinau, hundreds of people lined up this week as bomb-sniffing dogs examined the Continue Reading

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Ukraine, wheat ban to be discussed at Biden-Modi meet: US NSA

By Odisha News Online May 23, 2022 269

WASHINGTON,MAY 23:  The Russian invasion of Ukraine and Indian restrictions on wheat exports will be among a range of issues that will figure at the upcoming meeting of the Quad in Tokyo next week and the bilateral between American President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the US has said. Modi and Biden will […]Continue Reading

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Everything shook: Last civilians leave Ukraine steel mill

By Odisha News Online May 10, 2022 300

NEW DELHI,MAY 10: Pale and drawn, the last civilians sheltering in bunkers beneath a sprawling steel mill in the decimated Ukrainian port city of Mariupol arrived late Sunday night in Zaporizhzhia, the first major Ukrainian city beyond the frontlines. The shattered survivors spoke of constant shelling, dwindling food, ubiquitous mold – and using hand sanitiser […]Continue Reading

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Ukraine says it sank Russian flagship, Moscow denies

By Odisha News Online Apr 14, 2022 262

KYIV,APRIL 14: Ukraine said Thursday its forces sank the flagship of Russia’s Black Sea fleet in a missile attack, but Moscow said the vessel was merely damaged, making no mention of an assault. The loss of the ship would be a major military and symbolic defeat for Russia as its troops regroup for a renewed […]Continue Reading

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US Congresswoman praises PM Modi for trying to broker peace between Russia and US on Ukraine

By Odisha News Online Apr 4, 2022 320

NEW DELHI,APRIL 4: A top American Congresswoman has praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for trying to broker peace between the United States and Russia on Ukraine and hoped that his efforts would be helpful in restoring peace in the region. On Friday, Modi conveyed to visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that India stands ready […]Continue Reading

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Back-to-back rocket attacks hit Ukraine’s Lviv, near Poland

By Odisha News Online Mar 28, 2022 332

LEVIV,MARCH 28: Several rockets struck the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Saturday while President Joe Biden was visiting the capital of Poland, whose border is just 45 miles away. The powerful explosions frightened a city that had been a haven for hundreds of thousands of people fleeing the Russian assault on other parts of […]Continue Reading

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‘Russian budget doesn’t have funds for military in war against Ukraine’

By Odisha News Online Mar 27, 2022 530

NEW DELHI, MARCH 27: The Chief Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence said that that the Russian budget does not have funds for further payments to the military for participation in the ongoing war against Kiev. “After the promised payments to the military of the aggressors’ army, the Russian military has had problems with […]Continue Reading

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US to expand Russia sanctions, accept 100K Ukraine refugees

By Odisha News Online Mar 24, 2022 425

NEW DELHI,MARCH 24:The United States will expand its sanctions on Russia in response to the invasion of Ukraine, targeting members of the country’s parliament and the central bank’s gold reserves, the White House announced Thursday. At the same time, Washington will increase its humanitarian assistance by welcoming 100,000 Ukrainian refugees and providing an Continue Reading