Tag: Russia-invasion
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Sanctioned Russia becomes China’s main source of oil
Customs data showed Monday that China ramped up crude oil imports from Russia in May, helping to offset Russia’s losses from western nations’ sanctions. Sanctions had scaled back patronage of Russia’s energy over the invasion of Ukraine. The recent spike, however, means Russia has now overtaken Saudi Arabia to become China’s top oil provider as…
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Ukraine: Latest developments you need to know
Russia invaded Ukraine exactly seven weeks ago after diplomatic talks between the duo had reached an impasse. The war has been couched “genocide” by world powers, following seething reports of “war crimes” perpetrated by the Russian troops in key cities within the Ukrainian territory. Here are some latest developments in the war in Ukraine: –…
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Thousands of Ukrainian soldiers surrender in Mariupol -Moscow
Russia’s defence ministry said Wednesday that more than a thousand Ukrainian soldiers have surrendered in Mariupol, a strategic port city in eastern Ukraine that has been besieged by Moscow’s troops for over a month. “In the city of Mariupol… 1,026 Ukrainian servicemen of the 36th marine brigade voluntarily laid down their arms and surrendered,” the…