China’s leader, Xi Jinping, and Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, spoke by telephone on Wednesday, in the first known contact between the two leaders since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Mr. Zelensky said he “had a long and meaningful phone call” with Mr. Xi. The Chinese state news media said the two leaders had discussed “the Ukraine […]
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Russian loyalists in Kherson abscond with the remains of a commander who helped inspire Putin’s invasion.
Local Ukrainian activists confirmed that the church had been looted and that, along with the bones, statues of venerated Russian heroes had been removed.
Russia says that a senior Chinese official expressed support for the invasion of Ukraine.
The comments are the clearest sign of support from China, which has preferred to stay on the sidelines and maintain ties with both Russia and Europe, without alienating either.
Europeans Debate Barring Russian Tourists Over the Invasion of Ukraine
A proposed visa ban has divided many Europeans, with some arguing it would increase pressure inside Russia and others questioning whether it plays into Kremlin claims of persecution by the West.
Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Live War Updates
A soldier from the Ukrainian Army’s 93rd Brigade peering out from inside a bunker along the front line near the Ukrainian town of Barvinkove.Credit…David Guttenfelder for The New York Times SLOVIANSK, Ukraine — At one point on the front line, Ukrainian soldiers advanced by creeping forward on their bellies 50 yards at a time, digging […]
Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Live Updates
A Pride parade in Kyiv, Ukraine, last year. The war has spurred efforts to secure equal rights for L.G.B.T.Q. Ukrainians, including the right to marry.Credit…Efrem Lukatsky/Associated Press President Volodymyr Zelensky, responding on Tuesday to a citizen petition that called for the legalization of same-sex marriage in Ukraine, raised the prospect of “civil partnerships,” but said […]