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Germany's FM Wadephul meets Lavrov on UNGA sidelines
It's the first such meeting since Russia launched the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. DW has the latest on day 5 of the UN General Assembly debate.
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Propaganda in Russian schools prepares students to die
The Russian government wants children to learn about patriotism from an early age. DW spoke to students in Siberia about their views on propaganda, the war in Ukraine and their future.
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Propaganda in Russian schools prepares students to die for their country
The Russian government wants children to learn about patriotism from an early age. DW spoke to students in Siberia about their views on propaganda, the war in Ukraine and their future.
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Russia targeting 'ordinary life' with attacks on Ukraine's data centres, Zelensky says
Such strikes aim to disrupt "people's ability to stay connected, study, work", says Ukraine's president.
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Poland boosts air defence after ‘Russian provocations’ amid Ukraine war
Alleged incursions put NATO nations on alert as Ukraine launches strikes on Russia during parliamentary voting.
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After years of deadlock, EU finds agreement on funding in Ukraine
Viktor Orban's defeat in the Hungarian elections changed the situation. The Member States of the European Union have reached agreement on an EU reimbursement of funds advanced to Ukraine by each country. A mechanism that paves the way for new aid to support Kiev.
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EU releases €6.6 billion for members arming Ukraine as seven killed in Kyiv
European Union countries have agreed to release €6.6 billion from a fund meant to reimburse member states that have provided arms to Ukraine, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Friday. At least seven people were killed in Russian strikes on Kyiv earlier in the day, according to local authorities.
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US seeking to revive Russia-Ukraine ceasefire talks
Amid ongoing diplomatic efforts, latest Russian attacks kill at least five people in Ukraine's capital Kyiv.
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Ukraine: Deadly Russian drone strike hits central Kyiv
A Russian drone strike hit central Kyiv before 8am on 25 September, killing a 14-year-old and leaving rescue workers clearing rubble from damaged buildings. Residents said there was little time to react to the air raid sirens, as Russia's increasingly deadly drone attacks also struck logistics facilities and postal infrastructure elsewhere in the city. FRANCE 24's Gulliver Cragg has the details from Kyiv.
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Zelensky claims Trump validated the production in Ukraine of Patriot missiles
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Friday that US President Donald Trump, after a series of reversals, had informed him of his "final decision": he allowed Ukraine to produce American Patriot air defence missiles.
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War in Ukraine: series of Russian strikes in the Odessa region
A Russian drone hit a building in the centre of the capital, on Friday morning, 25 September, killing a child, while another attack killed one in the Odessa area, the Ukrainian authorities announced. According to police, a 14-year-old boy was killed and at least seven others were injured in a Russian drone attack on a 16-storey residential building in Kiev. The explanations of Gulliver Cragg, correspondent France 24 in Kiev.
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Meeting between Macron and the Pope: What files at the heart of the discussions?
This is their second meeting in one-to-one since the beginning of the pontificate of Leo XIV. The pope is received this Friday by Emmanuel Macron at the Elysée. Among the topics that could be addressed are the war in Ukraine and the Middle East, as well as topics of society such as abortion or the end of life. Natalia Mendoza, a special envoy from France 24, discusses these different dossiers.
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‘Most powerful force is human potential’: Ukraine's military prioritises new tactics, technologies
François Picard is pleased to welcome Kyrylo Berkal, Deputy Commander of Ukraine's Third Army Corps, He sees Ukraine’s struggle centred on human potential, adaptation and will. While Ukraine is outnumbered, outgunned and sometimes outflanked, their answer is to make human initiative a weapon: giving soldiers and sergeants room to innovate, developing technology from the tactical level upward, and trying to outthink their adversary. Berkal says that Operation Vivaldi embodies that philosophy.
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Multiple regions in Russia come under Ukrainian drone attacks
Ukraine has targeted an industrial plant in Russia's Perm region with a massive drone swarm.
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Priest killed and four injured in knife attack at Polish abbey
A male suspect from Ukraine was arrested after the stabbings in the town of Jarosław, police say.
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Ukraine in the impasse of the war: China ready to influence Putin?
At the UN rostrum, Volodymyr Zelensky warned the world on Wednesday 23 September: the Russian threat "will not stop at the borders of Ukraine". A few hours later, Moscow struck Ukraine with its drones and missiles, killing at least eight more. China could then be the only one to have a major influence on Vladimir Putin. The details of Gulliver Cragg, correspondent France 24 in Kiev.
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EU to condemn war in Ukraine at G20 even if Putin attends
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been invited to the G20 summit in Miami by the United States. Multiple members of the group have called for Moscow's exclusion over its invasion of Ukraine.
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Ukraine: Zelensky says Putin 'patient zero' for spreading war
🇺🇦 🇺🇳 Speaking at the UN General Assembly, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian President Vladimir Putin was "patient zero" for spreading war in the region with Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. The Ukrainian president also asked world leaders to cut back on buying oil from Russia, in a bid to put pressure on Moscow to resolve the conflict swiftly.
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Russia attacks Ukraine while Zelenskyy speaks at UNGA
Russia attacks Ukraine while Zelenskyy speaks at UNGA
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Poland says fire at Starlink station is sabotage as Denmark warns of rising Russian threat
The satellite station is used in part to provide internet coverage to neighbouring Ukraine, the government says.