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Peskov on Kyiv's calls for summit meeting: Why?
Kyiv has repeatedly offered Moscow to arrange a summit meeting, yet the purpose of such calls remains unclear, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
Interfax asked Peskov on Thursday to comment on a statement by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that Kyiv asked Moscow for a summit but the responses it received "do not lead to a bilateral meeting."
"We have received multiple proposals of a meeting from Kyiv. Yet every time Kyiv could not answer the simple question: why? To what end?" Peskov said.
Kyiv proposes that the meeting "address nothing but Donbas," he said.
"We tell them they should speak about Donbas with the Donbas republics and ask whether they have other questions for us. They are silent," Peskov said.
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SBU drones hit two oil depots in Smolensk region – source.
Last night, drones of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) hit two oil depots in Smolensk region, where 26,000 cubic meters of fuel were stored, an informed source told Interfax-Ukraine.
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U.S. Dept of State includes national TV Marathon in report on human rights violations in Ukraine
The U.S. Department of State presented a report on human rights compliance in Ukraine in 2023. According to the text of the report, in Ukraine last year there were cases of violation of the right to freedom of expression, including for the press a...
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In 2023, some 85 cases of war-related sexual violence recorded in Ukraine – UN report.
In 2023, the number of cases of conflict-related sexual violence increased by 50% compared to 2022. This was stated by Pramila Patten, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, speaking at a UN Security Cou...
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Zelenskyy thanks U.S. Senate for approving vital aid to Ukraine
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed gratitude to the Senate of the U.S. Congress for today's approval of vital assistance to Ukraine.
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Biden to urgently sign Ukraine aid legislation to begin sending weapons, equipment this week.
U.S. President Joe Biden will sign the Ukraine Assistance Act to begin sending weapons and equipment to Ukraine this week, according to a statement published on the White House website.
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Stalking victims: New measures announced for police to protect victims of stalking.
New measures have been announced to make it easier for police to protect victims of stalking, after ministers admitted too many are slipping through the net. Sky's Tamara Cohen has spoken to a woman who was stalked for eight years by someone she'd...
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Climate report: Europe is set to become 'more intense'.
According to the 2023 European State of the Climate report by Copernicus Climate Change Service, Europe is the fastest-warming continent in 2023. Sky's science and technology editor, Tom Clarke has travelled to a farm in Lincolnshire where extreme...
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Calls for Met Police chief to resign - Antisemitism row.
Met Police chief Sir Mark Rowley will meet the home secretary and policing minister this week to discuss antisemitism, Sky News understands. The Met commissioner is facing calls to quit over his force's handling of pro-Palestinian protests after a...
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Minister: 'Lessons to be learned' over Met Police antisemitism row.
Foreign minister Andrew Mitchell MP says there are "lessons to be learned" over the antisemitism row involving a Met Police officer calling a man "openly Jewish" during a pro-Palestinian march. Met Police chief Sir Mark Rowley will meet the home s...
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In full: Gideon Falter goes head-to-head with organiser of march he joined in London.
Gideon Falter, the campaigner at the centre of controversy surrounding a pro-Palestinian protest in London, says any Jewish person should be able to "go for a walk in the vicinity of marches". He spoke to Sky's Kay Burley after footage showed a po...
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The Voice France winner Kendji Girac has been shot
Popular French singer Kendji Girac has been seriously injured after being shot in the chest during a horror attack in France. Girac, 27, won The Voice France back in 2014 and has worked with musical icons such as Mika in his illustrious decade-lon...
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