British prime minister Andy Burnham has said that Russian president Vladimir Putin will not be invited to next year’s G20 summit, according to comments reported in The Economist.
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Mr Burnham said: “No” when asked if the Russian leader would be invited to the event.
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It marks a break with president Donald Trump, whose secretary of state Marco Rubio said in September that Washington had invited Putin to a G20 meeting in Miami in December.
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Russia remains a member of the Group of Twenty despite largely becoming a pariah on the world stage following the invasion of Ukraine.
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It comes as Melania Trump is set to host representatives from Russia and Ukraine at the White House on Thursday.
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“This achievement marks an unprecedented diplomatic initiative by an American first lady,” the White House said, saying that Trump would deliver remarks on a six-day local ceasefire around the Russian-held town of Oleshky, which she helped mediate.
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Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the deadly Russian bombing that killed at least 40 people at a school in southeastern Ukraine and said search-and-rescue operations were continuing three days after Moscow dropped nine aerial bombs on the settlement of Komyshuvakha, in Zaporizhzhia region.
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UK breaks with Trump by refusing to invite Putin to G20 summit
British prime minister Andy Burnham has said that Russian president Vladimir Putin will not be invited to next year’s G20 summit, according to comments reported in The Economist.
Mr Burnham said: “No” when asked
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if the Russian leader would be invited to the event
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It marks a break with president Donald Trump, whose secretary of state Marco Rubio said in September that Washington had invited Putin to a G20 meeting in Miami in December.
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Russia remains a member of the Group of Twenty despite largely becoming a pariah on the world stage following the invasion of Ukraine.
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Canada refuses to play Russian ice hockey teams in protest against Moscow’s war in Ukraine
Canada has joined a growing group of countries refusing to play Russian ice hockey teams in protest against Moscow’s war in Ukraine.
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Canadian prime minister Mark Carney said Russian players would not be allowed to compete at next month’s world junior championship in Canada.
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He said: “While Russia and Belarus are supporting this illegal, unjustified, horrific war in Ukraine, as long as that’s going on, there will be none of those athletes competing for their countries in Canada.”
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The move follows a Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) decision to lift the ban on Russian participation in International Ice Hockey Federation events, arguing that safety concerns “were not supported by sufficient evidence”.
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Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Latvia and the Czech Republic have also opposed playing Russian teams.
Ukrainian foreign minister Andrii Sybiha thanked European countries for “refusing to share the ice with Russia”, adding: “If CAS lacks a moral compass, let’s show that hockey still has values”.
“Refuse to play against Russia and deny visas to its players.
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A war of aggression and hockey are incompatible,” he said.
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Zelensky hopes US election outcome will generate more help for Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in an interview on Wednesday, said he hoped gains by Democrats in the US midterm elections would generate more help for Ukraine in its 4-1/2-year-long war with Russia.
Zelensky told Germany's ZDF television he hoped the changes caused by Democrats taking control of both chambers of Congress next year would be to Kyiv's advantage.
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"I am also grateful to the Republicans, but the Democrats speak very clearly about supporting Ukraine and providing assistance to Ukraine," Zelenskiy said in comments provided in German by ZDF before the interview was broadcast.
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They speak about renewing the connection between the United States and Europe...
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Therefore, there is hope that a balance of power will emerge and that we will receive more support."
Zelensky in Spain for Ibero-American summit
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Spain for talks on boosting Kyiv's air defences and top-level meetings during the Ibero-American summit, the Ukrainian president said on the Telegram messaging app.
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Zelensky, shown online being greeted as he stepped off his aircraft, also said he planned to speak with US officials in the run-up to planned three-way talks in Abu Dhabi next week, which will include Russia.
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"Over these coming days, contacts with the American side are also planned," Zelensky wrote.
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"We're coordinating with our partners to achieve concrete results on security issues and the next steps toward peace."
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British volunteers cite donor fatigue as they say financial support for Ukraine is declining
Public willingness to financially support Ukraine is declining after nearly four years of war, with British volunteers citing donor fatigue and other global crises.
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Graeme Reavley, a 69-year-old from Northumberland has made 21 trips to Ukraine since Russia’s 2022 invasion, delivering 50 vehicles through his independent aid organisation, which has raised around £150,000.
“It’s now dragged on for four years, the war.
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There are a lot of other issues in the world requiring people’s support,” he told the BBC.
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While he says raising money has become increasingly difficult, donations of humanitarian supplies such as clothing, sleeping bags and fire extinguishers have increased.
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British paramedic science lecturer Kate Snowdon who recently delivered a vehicle and medical supplies to Lviv warned that ordinary Ukrainians risk being forgotten as public attention shifts elsewhere, urging people to continue supporting the country.
“There’s a real concern that everyday people are going to be forgotten in all of this,” she said.
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Drone attacks in Black Sea pose new challenges to Bulgarian border police
Bulgarian border police crews are responding to drone attacks on commercial ships as Russia’s war in Ukraine brings growing danger to shipping off the Black Sea coasts of NATO members Bulgaria and Romania.
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Over 24 days in October, nine cargo ships and tankers were struck by aerial or naval drones near the Bulgarian and Romanian coastlines.
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At least 30 sailors on commercial ships were confirmed dead or reported missing.
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The attacks have added dangerous rescue missions to the duties of Bulgarian border police, who also combat unauthorized migration and cross-border crime.
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During one recent operation, a border police patrol helped the crew of the Chelsea 3, a Ukraine-operated cargo ship sailing under a Maltese flag, after it was hit by three drones.
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All 15 crew members were rescued from the damaged vessel despite strong winds and high waves, said Nikolay Monev, who commands the border police base in Sozopol on Bulgaria’s southern Black Sea coast.
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Our vessels serve as the first line of response to such situations, including incidents involving drones,” Monev said.
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The Sozopol base, established in 2013 with EU funding, keeps between two and five vessels on active duty at all times.
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Patrol operations are supported by coastal surveillance stations equipped with radar, thermal imaging and daylight cameras.
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Throughout the war, Russia has repeatedly bombarded Ukraine’s Black Sea and Danube River ports.
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Some NATO members wonder if Russian President Vladimir Putin is seeking escalation to test their support for Ukraine.
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