Ukraine

2024 - 6 - 21

Ukraine's Euro 2024 Victories and International Relations Drama Unveiled

Euro 2024 - European Union - Geopolitics - South Korea - Ukraine - Vladimir Putin

Discover the latest in Ukraine's Euro 2024 triumphs and diplomatic tensions in this engaging read!

Ukraine made headlines in multiple arenas recently, showcasing their prowess both on the football field and in the realm of international diplomacy. At Euro 2024, Ukraine secured a thrilling 2-1 comeback victory against Slovakia, with Roman Yaremchuk emerging as the hero with a winning goal, sparking tears of joy among the players. This triumph marked Ukraine's return to a major tournament since the conflict in 2022, demonstrating their resilience and skill.

Simultaneously, on the diplomatic front, Russian President Putin issued a warning to South Korea against arming Ukraine, citing it as a 'big mistake.' Despite this, South Korea considers supplying arms to Ukraine as tensions heighten in the region. Additionally, EU countries have approved launching accession talks with Ukraine and Moldova, paving the way for potential membership.

Looking closer, South Korea's potential arms supply to Ukraine underscores the complex geopolitical landscape, intersecting with Putin's warning and EU membership talks. On a lighter note, Yaremchuk's standout performance at Euro 2024 not only brought victory but also set records, emphasizing Ukraine's talent and determination on the football pitch.

In a twist of fate, Ukraine is set to receive new Swedish combat vehicles by 2026, thanks to Dutch investments. This development not only enhances Ukraine's defense capabilities but also highlights the ongoing support and collaboration between European nations in bolstering Ukraine's security. Reflecting on this blend of sports triumphs and geopolitical intricacies, Ukraine continues to navigate challenges with resilience and strategic partnerships.

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Putin warns South Korea against arming Ukraine (BBC News)

The Russian president said it would be a "big mistake" if Seoul sent lethal weapons to Kyiv.

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Seoul reconsiders arming Ukraine as Russia, North Korea align (Voice of America)

For more than two years, Western countries have urged South Korea to directly arm Ukraine, insisting that South Korean weapons could play a pivotal role in ...

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South Korea to consider supplying arms to Ukraine after Putin-Kim ... (Financial Times)

Tensions rise on Korean peninsula after Russian president raises giving Pyongyang high-precision weapons.

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EU countries agree to begin membership talks with Moldova and ... (FRANCE 24)

EU countries on Friday formally approved launching accession talks with Ukraine and Moldova next week, a landmark event for the two countries at the start ...

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Ukraine and Moldova to start EU membership talks on Tuesday (POLITICO.eu)

I am grateful to everyone on our team who worked hard to make this historic step a reality,” said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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Yaremchuk completes comeback for Ukraine in victory against ... (The Guardian)

Roman Yaremchuk came off the bench to complete Ukraine's comeback with the winner in their 2-1 victory against Slovakia in Group E at Euro 2024.

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Slovakia - Ukraine live: Euro 2024 - Football - Eurosport (Eurosport.com)

Get the latest Football updates on Eurosport. Catch Slovakia - Ukraine live on 21/06/2024. Find scores, stats and comments in real time.

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Ukraine produces stirring 2-1 comeback win against Slovakia at ... (CNN International)

Ukraine, playing its first major tournament since the war began in 2022, produced a stirring performance at Euro 2024 on Friday, securing a 2-1 win against ...

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Yaremchuk the hero as Ukraine come back to beat Slovakia at Euro ... (FRANCE 24)

Roman Yaremchuk scored the winning goal as Ukraine beat Slovakia 2-1 at Euro 2024 on Friday, sparking tears from their players and earning the ...

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Ukraine produces stirring 2-1 comeback win against Slovakia at ... (CNN)

Ukraine, playing its first major tournament since the war began in 2022, produced a stirring performance at Euro 2024 on Friday, securing a 2-1 win against ...

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Ukraine to receive new Swedish combat vehicles by 2026 (Voice of America)

The Netherlands is investing more than 420 million dollars to build Swedish-designed combat vehicles for Ukraine. The Dutch expect to deliver the tanks by ...

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Looking Ahead from Lviv: Sustainable Development in a Post ... (Just Security)

Consistent with principles of sustainable development, it is time to begin developing plans for the post-conflict reconstruction of Ukraine.

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Euro 2024 latest: Ukraine get off the mark to beat Slovakia 2-1 with ... (Euronews)

The Ukrainians burst with joy at minute 80' when Roman Yaremchuk scored the 2-1 after a class first-touch and finish. Belgium will try to reach the other three ...

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Slovakia 1-2 Ukraine Stats: Roman Reigns Supreme as Ukraine ... (The Analyst)

Now, with a goal in each of Slovakia's games at Euro 2024, Schranz has broken the European Championship record as the oldest player to score in his first two ...

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Nigel Farage claims Russia was provoked into Ukraine war (The Guardian)

Farage, who has long been accused of being a Putin apologist, tells BBC Moscow was given excuse by EU and Nato eastern expansion.

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Pentagon says Ukraine can US weapons anywhere across the ... (EURACTIV)

Ukraine can use US-supplied weapons to hit Russian forces that are firing on Ukrainian troops anywhere across the border into Russia and not just in Russian ...

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Ukraine keep Euros hopes alive with 2-1 win against Slovakia (Malay Mail)

DUESSELDORF, June 21 — Substitute Roman Yaremchuk kept Ukraine in Euro 2024 contention with a goal 10 minutes from time to beat a shell-shocked Slovakia 2-1 ...

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Farage says West 'provoked' Russia's invasion of Ukraine with EU ... (Sky News)

The Reform UK leader said that he "disliked" the Russian president - but had admired his abilities as a statesman.

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West provoked Ukraine war, Nigel Farage says (BBC News)

The Reform UK leader told the BBC that "of course" the war was President Vladimir Putin's fault.

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Ukraine May Fire US-Provided Missiles into Russia Wherever It Is ... (Military.com)

Ukraine's military is allowed to use longer-range missiles provided by the U.S. to strike targets inside Russia across more than just the front lines near ...

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Ukraine may fire US-provided missiles deeper into Russia when ... (South China Morning Post)

The US is also allowing Ukraine to hit planes in Russian airspace with US-supplied air defence systems if they strike across the border.

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West 'provoked' Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Nigel Farage claims (The Independent)

Nigel Farage has claimed the West “provoked” Russia into its deadly invasion of Ukraine two years ago.

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US changes rules on Ukraine firing long range missiles into Russia (Telegraph.co.uk)

The wife of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has told The Daily Telegraph there are moments when she feels “close to psychological burnout” as the war in ...

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The West provoked Russian invasion of Ukraine, claims Reform ... (Telegraph.co.uk)

Reform leader says the 'ever-eastward expansion of Nato and the EU' gave Vladimir Putin a reason to justify war.

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Reform UK's Nigel Farage Says NATO, EU to Blame for Ukraine War (Bloomberg)

The expansion of NATO and the European Union into eastern Europe is to blame for Russia's invasion of Ukraine, according to Nigel Farage, leader of the ...

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Ukraine to begin negotiations to join European Union (Voice of America)

FILE - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, speaks during a press conference with European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Kyiv, ...

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Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskiy hails 'historic step' as EU set to open ... (The Guardian)

President says Ukrainians 'realising their European dream' as bloc approves negotiations next week; two killed in Russian strike as Ukraine attacks Russian ...

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Pentagon changes rhetoric on Ukraine crossfire into Russia (Voice of America)

It expands Ukraine's ability to strike into Russia beyond Kharkiv, prohibits long-range targeting with US-provided munitions.

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US charity sends medical help to Ukraine's frontline towns (Voice of America)

Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, U.S. humanitarian group Project HOPE has provided aid to Ukrainian health clinics and ...

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Nigel Farage: We provoked war in Ukraine (BBC News)

Speaking to BBC Panorama's Nick Robinson, the Reform UK leader said he'd been warning about conflict with Russia since 2014. You can watch all of the Panorama ...

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Ukraine back on track after comeback win over Slovakia at Euro 2024 (The Associated Press)

Roman Yaremchuk has scored for Ukraine to clinch a 2-1 win over Slovakia in Duesseldorf and restore its hopes of reaching the European Championship knockout ...

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Russia's shifting tactics put unprecedented pressure on Ukraine's ... (CNN)

Kateryna Serzhan says the only way to survive Ukraine's almost daily blackout schedule is to “always have a plan B.”

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Russia launches 'massive' overnight attack on Ukraine power grid (BBC News)

Air defence systems shot down 12 of 16 missiles and all 13 drones launched by Russia at several regions through the night, the Ukrainian air force said. Two ...

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Russia launches 'massive' overnight attack on Ukraine power ... (FRANCE 24)

Ukraine on Saturday said Russia had launched a "massive" overnight attack on energy infrastructure in the country's west and south.

Russia Launches 'Massive' Attack On Ukraine Power Infrastructure (Barron's)

Ukraine on Saturday said Russia had launched a "massive" overnight attack on energy infrastructure in the country's west and south.

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Russian air strike damages Ukrainian power facilities, injures 2 (Voice of America)

Russia launched a new barrage of missiles and drones in an overnight attack on Ukraine on Saturday, damaging energy facilities in the southeast and west of ...

Russia fires 'massive' attack on Ukraine's power infrastructure (TRT World)

Targeted missile and drone strikes have crippled Ukraine's electricity generation capacity and forced Kiev to impose blackouts and import supplies from the ...

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Russia launches 'massive' attack on Ukraine power... (The Malaysian Reserve)

Ukraine on Saturday said Russia had launched a “massive” overnight attack on energy infrastructure in the west and south, adding that at least seven people ...

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Russia unleashes 'massive attack' on Ukraine energy facilities (POLITICO.eu)

Moscow has switched tactics from targeting electricity substations to trying to flatten entire power stations.

Russian strikes continue to target Ukrainian energy facilities (The Washington Post)

Russia fired 16 missiles and 13 Shahed drones at energy facilities and critical infrastructure in an overnight attack on Ukraine, officials in Kyiv said ...

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Serbia turns blind eye to its ammunition ending up in Ukraine (Financial Times)

Moscow-friendly Belgrade exported about €800mn of shells to western allies since 2022.

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Russia barrages Ukraine's energy facilities in overnight attack (Euronews)

Russia launched a new barrage of missiles and drones in an overnight attack on Ukraine, officials in Kyiv said on Saturday morning.

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Russia targets Ukrainian energy facilities with new barrage of missiles (CBS News)

In its eighth major attack on energy facilities overnight, Russia fired 16 missiles and 13 Shahed drones, the Ukrainian air force said.

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Russia launches a new barrage of missiles on Ukrainian energy ... (The Associated Press)

At least two people were killed in Ukraine's second city, Kharkiv, in Russian shelling on Saturday afternoon.

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Sunak and Starmer condemn Farage for saying west provoked ... (The Guardian)

Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer have condemned Nigel Farage for his claim the west provoked the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with the prime minister saying it “ ...

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Sunak and Starmer hit out at Farage over Putin and Ukraine claims (BBC News)

Nigel Farage is accused of being on the side of the Russian president by his Tory, Labour, Lib Dem and SNP rivals.

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Outrage as UK hard-right leader says West provoked Ukraine war (Malay Mail)

LONDON, June 22 — Nigel Farage, leader of Britain's anti-immigration Reform UK party, faced strong criticism today after saying that the West provoked ...

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Russia launches new 'massive' attack on Ukraine power network (Malay Mail)

KYIV, Ukraine, June 22 — Ukraine today said Russia had launched a “massive” overnight attack on energy infrastructure in the west and south, adding that at ...

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Ukraine's infrastructure under heavy attacks amid regional concerns (Vatican News)

By Stefan J. Bos Ukraine was struggling Saturday with a new wave of rolling blackouts after relentless Russian attacks on energy infrastructure that started ...

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UK's Nigel Farage says West provoked Putin's invasion of Ukraine (Deccan Herald)

London: Nigel Farage, the leader of Britain's right-wing Reform UK party, said the eastward of expansion of the European Union and NATO had provoked Russian ...

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Russia hits Ukraine energy facilities, apartment block killing three (Aljazeera.com)

Russia has relied increasingly on guided bombs dropped from a distance that involve fewer risks for its forces.

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Three killed, dozens hurt as Russia hits war-torn Ukraine city (CNA)

KHARKIV: Russia bombed a residential building in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Saturday (Jun 22), killing three people and wounding more than 50 as it ...

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