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France's Macron dismisses Russian remarks suggesting Kyiv and Paris had a role in Moscow attack
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron dismissed Thursday as “ridiculous” Russia's defense minister's remarks suggesting Ukraine and France could had a role in last month's deadly Moscow concert hall attack. Macron's comments came a day after a rare phone call between...
In rare call, Russian defense minister warns French counterpart against sending troops to Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's defense minister warned his French counterpart against deploying troops to Ukraine in a rare phone call Wednesday and noted that Moscow is ready to take part in talks to end the conflict. Sergei Shoigu told French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu that if...
Ukraine's Zelenskyy says foreign aid delays are making life 'very difficult' on the front line
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Delays in weapons deliveries from Western allies to Ukraine are opening a door for Russian battlefield advances, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says, making the fight “very difficult” along parts of the front line where the Kremlin’s forces captured a strategic...
Russia takes control of a city in eastern Ukraine after Ukrainian troops withdraw
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia said its forces took complete control Saturday of a city in eastern Ukraine that was the focus of intense combat for months, a development that Moscow could use to boost morale as the second anniversary of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine approaches with the war...
