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VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY

Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 7, 2022
Ukraine decries 'immoral' stunt after Moscow says it will let civilians flee — to Russia
Kyiv immediately dismissed Russia's proposed new 'humanitarian corridors' that Moscow said would transport Ukrainians trapped under its bombardment.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 7, 2022
Arming Ukraine: 17,000 anti-tank weapons in six days and a clandestine cybercorps
American and European officials describe a desperate race against time as they aim to get arms delivered to Ukrainian forces while their supply routes are still open.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 7, 2022
Ukrainians find that relatives in Russia do not believe it is a war
Russian television channels do not show the bombardment of Kyiv, Ukraine's capital, and its suburbs, or the devastating attacks on Kharkiv, Mariupol, Chernihiv and other Ukrainian cities.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 6, 2022
These are the cities in Ukraine facing Russian attacks
About two-thirds of the Ukrainian population of 44 million lived in the country's cities — now those cities are the focus of Putin's assault.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 6, 2022
Russian prisoners and Ukrainian soldiers describe two sides of the conflict
With hands still dirty from the battlefield, a dozen Russian prisoners of war sat, stony-faced, in a conference room of a Ukrainian news agency Saturday and described being captured after their armored columns were ambushed.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 6, 2022
How the West marshaled a stunning show of unity against Russia
In a few frantic days, the West threw out the playbook it used for decades against the Kremlin and isolated Russia with unparalleled sanctions and penalties.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 6, 2022
Putin’s justification for an attack on Ukraine conjures up memories of WWII and Hitler
Similar to Putin's justification for invading Ukraine, Hitler threatened to invade Czechoslovakia in order to incorporate districts with a German-speaking population.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 5, 2022
Russia declares ceasefire in two cities, but Ukraine officials say fighting continues
The Russian defense ministry said its units had opened humanitarian corridors near the cities of Mariupol and Volnovakha, which were encircled by its troops.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 5, 2022
Ukraine war forces a question: How far east does Europe go?
After Russia invaded, Ukraine asked to join the European Union, quickly. Moldova and Georgia have asked too. Member states would rather not answer.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 5, 2022
How China embraces Russian propaganda and its version of the war
In much of the world, Russia is losing the information war over Ukraine. In China, though, it's winning big.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 5, 2022
The war in Ukraine holds a warning for the world order
The multinational response to the invasion of Ukraine shows that liberalism has some life left. But the challenges posed by waning U.S. power and rising authoritarianism remain formidable.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Mar 5, 2022
Underground U.S. groups funnel fighters and medics to Ukraine
A former U.S. military linguist is arming volunteers with Russian phrases before they head to Ukraine to fight, while another was in Ukraine linking volunteers to groups on the ground.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 4, 2022
How Asia is responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Given the lukewarm responses to calls for increased pressure on Russia so far from most South and Southeast Asian democracies, the West is unlikely to get much support in its efforts.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 3, 2022
Historic EU move to provide arms to Ukraine seen as 'paradigm shift' for the bloc
The weapons funding plan marks the first time the European Union, founded to uphold peace after World War II, has collectively provided arms to a third country.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 3, 2022
Russian forces have control of Kherson regional administration, says governor
Russian forces have occupied the regional administration building in Ukraine's port city of Kherson, regional governor Hennadiy Laguta said in an online post on Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 2, 2022
Japan to temporarily close embassy in Kyiv as fighting intensifies
Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine started, the embassy's operations have been downscaled. But the Japanese ambassador to Ukraine, Kuninori Matsuda, and a few others had remained in Kyiv.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 2, 2022
Russian troop deaths expose a potential weakness of Putin’s strategy
Neither side's claims have been independently verified, but one American official put the Russian losses as of Monday at 2,000, an estimate with which two European officials concurred.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 1, 2022
Russia's isolation intensifies as Ukraine fighting rages
Ukrainian officials reported a Russian bombardment of Kharkiv, the country's second largest city, had killed dozens of civilians.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 1, 2022
With Russian and Ukrainian crops in limbo, a vital food lifeline is choked off
The world's grains buyers are being forced to hunt elsewhere for cheap and abundant wheat supplies as trade from both Russia and Ukraine dries up.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 28, 2022
Japan to freeze Russia's foreign exchange reserves, report says
The Bank of Japan will freeze the yen-denominated assets it holds for Russia to stop them being repatriated or sent on to other financial institutions, the Nikkei reported.

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