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   • Zelenskyy meets Marcos in Manila and thanks him for his support for Ukraine

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     Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with his Filipino counterpart, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, on Monday. Zelenskyy was in the Philippines in a rare Asian trip to urge regional leaders to attend a Swiss-organized global peace summit on the war in Ukraine that he accuses Russia, with China’s help, of trying to undermine.

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     Zelenskyy meets Marcos in Manila and thanks him for his support for Ukraine

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     Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with his Filipino counterpart, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, on Monday. Zelenskyy was in the Philippines in a rare Asian trip to urge regional leaders to attend a Swiss-organized global peace summit on the war in Ukraine that he accuses Russia, with China’s help, of trying to undermine.

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     Ukraine's Zelenskyy 'disappointed' some leaders have not yet committed to attend peace summit

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     Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday outlined the formula for an upcoming peace summit aimed at charting a path toward peace in Ukraine and urged a group of top defence officials to attend. (AP video shot by Syawalludin Zain)

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     Ukraine's President Zelenskyy arrives at Singapore security forum

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     Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived on Saturday at a gathering of top security officials in Singapore. (AP video by Syawalludin Zain )

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     Russia and Ukraine exchange bodies of fallen soldiers

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     Ukraine and Russia exchanged prisoners of war (POWs) on Friday, each sending back 75 in the first such swap in the past three months, officials said. The warring sides only meet when they swap their dead and POWs, which requires considerable preparation and diplomacy. (AP video shot by Vasilisa Stepanenko)

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     Ukraine concludes security deals with Sweden, Norway

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     STORY: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy concluded long-term security agreements with Sweden and Norway in Stockholm on Friday (May 31). It comes as Western nations discuss whether to let Kyiv use weapons provided by them to strike targets inside Russia. Moscow began its full-scale invasion over two years ago is now attacking Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine. "I think that using any weapon, Western kind of weapon, on the territory of Russia, it's a question of time." Under the latest deal, Sweden will transfer two surveillance aircrafts as well as its entire stock of armored tracked personnel carriers. Ukraine's new 10-year security deal with Norway will focus on maritime and air defense needs. Olso will also be ''open" to the Norwegian defense industry localizing production in Ukraine, seen as a way to speed up delivery of defense supplies. The security deals with Sweden and Norway bring the number of agreements Kyiv has signed with Western nations to 15. The Nordics are all now NATO countries and have all been staunch supporters of Ukraine.

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     Blinken: ''stakes couldn't be higher' in Ukraine as NATO ministers attend Prague meeting

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     U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US would continue to adapt and adjust to the military situation in Ukraine, a day after U.S. President Joe Biden gave Ukraine the go-ahead to use American munitions to strike inside Russia for the limited purpose of defending Kharkiv. "Over the past few weeks, Ukraine came to us and asked for the authorisation to use weapons that we provided to defend against this aggression, including against Russian forces that are massing on the Russian side of the border and then attacking into Ukraine," Blinken told journalists in Prague where he was attending a NATO summit. AP video shot by Stanislav Hodina

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     Biden gives permission to Ukraine to strike inside Russian territory with US weapons

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     President Joe Biden has given Ukraine permission to strike inside Russia near the area of Kharkiv using American-provided weapons, a U.S. official confirmed to ABC News.

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     Biden signals policy shift on Russia-Ukraine war

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     President Joe Biden has given Ukrainian forces permission to strike inside Russia with American weapons. This only applies to the border region near Kharkiv, and not for long-range strikes.

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     Ukraine and Russia hold first POW exchange in months

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     STORY: :: Ukrainian prisoners of war are released in the first exchange with Russia in months :: May 31, 2024 :: Undisclosed location, Ukraine :: Nataliia Manuilova, released female soldier :: “I am glad to be back in my land, in my beloved Ukraine. Thank you!” :: “I used to live in my beloved Ukraine. I love Ukraine. They took everything I had. Thank God I have my son and my sister. Thank you very much! I cannot believe it.” :: “How come you are so tall now?” :: "I don’t have any emotions yet. But I am certain that I am already home.” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said 75 Ukrainian prisoners had been returned from Russia. They included four civilians while the rest were members of the military. Russia's Defense Ministry said Ukraine handed over 75 people, RIA news agency reported. Ukrainian officials said they brought back 19 defenders of Snake Island, a tiny rocky outcrop in the Black Sea that became a symbol of Ukrainian defiance in the first days of the war when Ukrainian guards refused to surrender to Russian forces. Ukraine's Coordinating Committee on Dealing with Prisoners of War said that as a part of the swap, the bodies of 212 Ukrainians were handed over by Russia.

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     Rare drone footage shows the town of Vovchansk in Ukraine's Kharkiv region in ruins

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     The Associated Press has obtained rare drone footage of the destroyed ruins of the embattled town of Vovchansk in northeast Ukraine. The footage captures the scene in the town in the Kharkiv region from sunrise to nightfall on 28-29 May. The images in Vovchansk is a haunting repetition of other towns and cities incinerated by Russian forces in their quest to capture the Ukrainian region known as the Donbas.

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     Ukraine calls on prisoners to fill waning infantry

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     STORY: REFILING TO REMOVE ON SCREEN GRAPHIC DETAILING LOCATION OF PRISON. Ukraine is turning to its prison population to fill the ranks of its waning infantry in the fight against Russia. Under a deal offered by the government, prisoners will have their sentences cleared if they serve in the army until the end of the war. The justice ministry says more than four thousand have applied so far including Mykola Rybalka, who is behind bars for theft. "You know, five years behind these walls leave their mark. You've seen a lot and understood a lot. You're not scared of anything anymore." Ukraine is struggling to recruit soldiers, particularly to fight in frontline positions that suffer heavy losses. Private Russian mercenary group Wagner recruited tens of thousands of Russian prisoners to fight in Ukraine, offering them a full pardon if they survived six months at the front. Prisoners in Ukraine convicted of certain offences, like multiple murders or treason, are barred from serving. Successful applicants need to pass medical checks and be approved by a court. Reuters was given access to a hearing chaired by Judge Dmytro Tkachenko. "The main issue is to make sure the prisoner freely agrees to join the military service and that his health makes him fit for it." More than 1,700 already have the green light. Over 780 prisoners have already been freed from prison and handed over to the armed forces but it will likely take months for significant numbers of new troops to be ready. The justice minister has previously said he expects between 10,000 and 20,000 inmates to sign up in total.

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     NATO backs Ukraine's right to self-defense - Stoltenberg

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     STORY: :: 'We have the right to help Ukraine uphold the right to self-defense,' says NATO's Stoltenberg :: May 31, 2024 :: Prague, Czech Republic :: Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary-General :: "Ukraine has the right for self-defense, we have the right to help Ukraine uphold the right to self-defense, and that does not make NATO allies party to the conflict. That was the case back in February 2022, that was the case last year and that remains the case. And escalation - well, Russia has escalated by invading another country, and Russia has escalated just last weeks by opening a new front, where they are hitting Ukraine from inside Russia. And of course, to assume that Ukraine should not hit back is in no way reasonable, because Ukraine must be able to defend their territory, also by hitting the artillery, the missiles, which are launched against them." The talks in Prague will focus on hammering out the details of a Ukraine support package, meant to be agreed at NATO's Washington summit July 9-11, that will also include changes to the way weapons and ammunition supplies are organised. NATO ministers are also expected to address what is seen as the latest shift in Western support for Ukraine, with several allies lifting restrictions that banned Kyiv from using donated weapons to strike targets inside Russia - a move that Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned the West against.

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     Ukraine given permission to use US weapons in Russia

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     President Biden gave the green light for Ukraine to launch American-supplied weapons into Russia, with President Vladimir Putin calling the move an escalation.

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     Biden allows Ukraine to use U.S.-provided weapons for limited strikes in Russia

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     President Biden has given Ukraine permission to conduct limited strikes inside Russia using U.S.-provided weapons.

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     Biden permits Ukraine to carry out limited strikes within Russia

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     President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to utilize U.S.-provided munitions against military targets in only a limited area of Russia to avoid sparking a wider conflict with the West.

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     Belgium pledges 30 F-16 jets to Ukraine, and $1 billion in funding, as NATO and EU drum up support

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     Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been on a two-day tour of Spain, Belgium and Portugal to drum up support. It came amid a meeting of European Union defense ministers meeting in Brussels to attempt once again to overcome Hungary's objections to providing billions of euros in military aid to Kyiv, in its third year of war since Russia’s full-scale invasion began.

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     G7 finance ministers to discuss how to use Russian frozen assets to support Ukraine

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     The U.S. sought to build support for squeezing more money for Ukraine out of frozen Russian assets and for uniting against China’s trade practices as finance ministers from the Group of Seven rich democracies opened a two-day meeting on Friday on the shores of northern Italy’s scenic Lago Maggiore.

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     Ukraine commander on latest Kharkiv attacks

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     Col. Oleksandr Bakulin sat down for an exclusive interview with ABC News' foreign correspondent James Longman.

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     EU seeks to end dispute with Poland and agrees on use of Russian frozen assets to help Ukraine

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     European Affairs Ministers agreed Tuesday to back the European Commission's proposal to end its 6-year dispute with member state Poland, saying Prime Minister Donald Tusk has initiated the necessary changes to reverse what the bloc called the previous government’s backsliding on democratic principles. EU Ministers also reached an agreement to use the profits earned from frozen Russian assets to provide military support to Ukraine and help rebuild the war-torn country.

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     Ukraine firefighters tackle flames in Kharkiv after Russia carries out another strike on city

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     At least seven people were injured in another Russian strike on Kharkiv, Ukrainian officials said on Tuesday. The overnight drone attack hit transport infrastructure, damaging over 25 trucks, buses, and other vehicles, according to the regional governor.

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     Ukraine's Zelenskiy pushes allies to step up aid

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     STORY: "We are very grateful to our partners, that they are helping, but this is happening so slow." Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told Reuters in an exclusive interview on Monday that his Western allies are taking too long to make key decisions on sending military support to Ukraine. "Every decision takes ages. We arrive at this decision later on, but it's like one year too late." Zelenskiy also said he was pushing Western partners to get more directly involved in the war by helping to intercept Russian missiles and to allow Ukraine to use Western weapons against enemy military equipment at the border and further inside Russian territory. "I'm sure we can have a proper dialogue and we can reach the consensus [regarding] the long-range missiles to hit the weapons of Russians located alongside the Ukrainian border. I believe we will reach this decision. Because the same happened with giving us tanks and armored vehicles, Patriots, right?" The United States has resisted Ukrainian calls to use its missiles against internationally recognized Russian territory, reflecting concerns in the West about the risk of escalation. "Everybody is afraid of escalation. So Ukrainians are dying. Well, everybody got used to that. That's not escalation." Zelenskiy's remarks come at a perilous time for his forces. They are outnumbered and outgunned by Russia's army, which recently crossed the border into the city of Kharkiv. Zelenskiy acknowledged Ukraine was losing territory in the northeast but he said the situation on the battlefield had improved. "Today the situation is controlled. A week ago it was more difficult." The United States finally passed a bill to provide military aid to Ukraine in late April, but it had been held up for months by opposition from some Republicans in Congress. Zelenskiy said he didn't see big risks to future aid if Republican Donald Trump, a Ukraine aid skeptic, wins the November election, but that didn't mean there were no concerns. "Both parties supported this package, which is why I wouldn't say that as of today I don't see some maximal risks. I don't believe that Republicans are against support for Ukraine, but some messages we can hear from them, well, they are causing concerns, in any case."

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     Western aid to Ukraine too slow -Zelenskiy

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     STORY: He described the delivery of military aid, in particular of air defenses like the Patriot systems which Ukraine relies on heavily in its war with Russia, as "one big step forward, but before that, two steps back." "Every decision to which we, then later everyone together, comes to is late by around one year," he said, wearing his trademark khaki T-shirt and trousers and raising his voice at times. His tough remarks come at a perilous time for his forces, which are outnumbered and outgunned by Moscow's army and losing territory in the northeast and east of the country.

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     Deadly Russian strike on outskirts of Kharkiv, Ukraine, causes widespread destruction

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     Moscow has been pushing ahead with an offensive in the region - at least 11 people were killed in recent attacks, according to reports.

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     Ukraine’s second-largest city under bombardment by Russia

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     ABC News’ James Longman reports on the latest in Ukraine on “This Week.”

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     Fighting rages near Ukraine’s 2nd-largest city

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     ABC News’ James Longman reports from Kharkiv, where the latest Russian offensive threatens Ukraine’s second-largest city.

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   2 days ago · China’s support to Russia will extend the war in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday, as he called on countries across the Asia-Pacific to join an upcoming peace summit he accused ...

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   1 day ago · Russia, country that stretches over a vast expanse of eastern Europe and northern Asia. Once the preeminent republic of the U.S.S.R., Russia became an independent country after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991. The capital of Russia is Moscow.

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   1 day ago · Reuters. Europe · 30 min ago. Russia intercepts 20 Ukrainian drones in Kursk, governor says. Russian air defence units intercepted 20 Ukrainian drones on Monday in southern Russia's Kursk...

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   1 day ago. Biden allows Ukraine to hit some targets in Russia with US weapons. The US president gives Ukraine permission to use US-supplied weapons to strike targets in Russia, but only near...

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