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Ukraine has refused to remove Raiffeisen Bank International from a "sponsors of war" blacklist, challenging the biggest Western bank in Russia to sever its ties to Moscow. In a letter sent to Raiffeisen earlier this month, which was seen by Reuters, Ukrainian officials questioned what the bank was doing to leave Russia, saying much of its plans were vague and incomplete. The correspondence ratchets up pressure on one of Austria's largest banks and adds to tensions between Kyiv a...

By Tom Balmforth and Yuliia Dysa KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine said on Thursday it was withdrawing troops from some parts of the eastern town of Avdiivka to better positions after months of heavy fighting, and battle-hardened reserve fighters from a crack brigade have joined the battle. Russia is trying to encircle and capture Avdiivka nearly two…

KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine said on Thursday it was withdrawing troops from some parts of the eastern town of Avdiivka to better positions after months of heavy fighting, and battle-hardened reserve fighters from a crack brigade have joined the battle.

Wartime Ukraine has been in talks with an expanding group of countries to agree bilateral agreements on security commitments while it strives to reach its strategic goal of NATO membership and... -February 14, 2024 at 10:51 am EST - MarketScreener

By Anthony Deutsch The Hague (Reuters) - The Netherlands is joining a military coalition with allies including Britain that will supply Ukraine with advanced drone technology and bolster its offensive capabilities in the war against Russia, the Dut...

KYIV (Reuters) -Russian forces in occupied Ukraine are using Starlink terminals produced by Elon Musk's SpaceX for satellite internet in what is beginning to look like their "systemic" application, Kyiv's main military intelligence agency said on Sunday. The terminals were rushed in to help Ukraine after Russia's February 2022 invasion and have been vital to Kyiv's battlefield communications.

By Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine could consider forgoing the European Union's agrarian subsidies in exchange for an easing of the bloc's Green Deal requirements during accession talks starting next month, a senior Ukrainian official told ...

Terms for the integration of Ukraines agricultural sector into the European Union will be determined during negotiations, two ministers said on Tuesday, denying Kyiv was considering seeking an easing... -February 13, 2024 at 01:35 pm EST - MarketScreener

Ukrainian drones attacked two oil refineries in southern Russias Krasnodar region on Friday, causing a large fire at the Ilsky refinery during operations conducted by the SBU security service, a... -February 09, 2024 at 07:00 am EST - MarketScreener

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy named former army chief General Valeriy Zaluzhnyi a Hero of Ukraine on Friday, a day after he was replaced in the biggest shakeup of the war with Russia to date.... -February 09, 2024 at 06:30 am EST - MarketScreener