Ukraine war briefing: allies asked Kyiv about reducing attacks on Russian energy sector, Zelenskyy says
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“Some of Ukraine’s allies have sent Kyiv 'signals' about the possibility of scaling back the country’s long-range strikes on Russia’s oil sector as global energy prices have surged.”
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“The Ukrainian president said he was ready to reciprocate if Russia stopped attacking Ukraine’s energy system, and that Kyiv was open to an Easter ceasefire.”
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“Reuters source familiar with the situation said US officials had conveyed this message to their Ukrainian counterparts as part of their regular conversations.”
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“Fresh from a four-day visit to the Middle East, Zelenskyy said he had reached agreement with some countries in the region to provide energy support to Ukraine.”
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— On February 28, 2025, U.S. president Donald Trump and U.S. vice president JD Vance held a highly contentious bilateral meeting with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy inside the Oval Office at th…
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— There have been several rounds of peace talks to end the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war since it began with Russia's invasion in February 2022. Russia's president Vladimir Putin seeks recognition of all …
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— The involvement of Ukraine in the 2026 Iran war consisted of diplomatic endorsements from the United States and Israel, including the provision of technical and military expertise to help counter Iran…
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“Ukraine has signed a 10-year defence agreement with Bulgaria, a major arms manufacturer, covering production of drones and other weapons.”
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— Bulgaria–Ukraine relations are foreign relations between the Republic of Bulgaria and Ukraine. Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1992. Bulgaria has an embassy in Kyiv and a Consulate-…
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— The Bessarabian Bulgarians (Bulgarian: бесарабски българи, romanized: besarabski bǎlgari; Romanian: bulgari basarabeni; Ukrainian: бесарабські болгари, romanized: bessarabski bolháry) are a Bulgarian …
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— Bulgarians in Ukraine (Bulgarian: Българи в Украйна, Bǎlgari v Ukrayna; Ukrainian: Болгари в Україні, Bolhary v Ukraïni) make up the fifth biggest minority in the country and primarily reside in sout…
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“Bulgaria, now a member of Nato and the EU, was part of the communist bloc during the cold war, and for decades produced ammunition and weapons to Soviet standards.”
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— The post-Soviet states, also referred to as the former Soviet Union or the former Soviet republics, are the independent sovereign states that emerged/re-emerged from the dissolution of the Soviet Unio…
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— The Cold War was a period of international geopolitical rivalry between the United States (US) and the Soviet Union (USSR) and their respective allies, the capitalist Western Bloc and communist Easter…
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— NATO is a military alliance of thirty-two European and North American countries that constitutes a system of collective defense. The process of joining the alliance is governed by Article 10 of the No…
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“Russian attacks on central and northern Ukraine on Monday killed two people and injured more than 20, regional officials said.”
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“The US on Monday extended a deadline for the fourth time for companies to negotiate with Russia’s Lukoil about buying its foreign assets after Washington imposed sanctions on the energy company in 2025.”
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“The US Office of Foreign Assets Control extended the deadline by a month to 1 May for companies interested in buying the foreign assets that are worth about $22bn.”
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“Vladimir Putin’s position has not been significantly weakened by sanctions on oligarchs or specific products or sectors, the exiled Russian billionaire Mikhail Khodorkovsky has said.”
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