Russian envoy claims West is determined to destroy Russia

West determined to destroy Russia – envoy

UNITED NATIONS: A week before the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Moscow's ambassador to the United Nations claimed that the West was driven by its determination to destroy Russia."We had no choice other than to defend our country — defend it from you, to defend our identity and our future," Vassily Nebenzia told the UN Security Council.Western ambassadors shot back, accusing Russia of using a Security Council meeting it calle…

Russia Says Village in Ukraine's Kharkiv 'Liberated'

Russia on Saturday claimed to have taken control of a small village near the key city of Kupiansk in the northeastern Ukrainian region of Kharkiv.

Kremlin’s UN envoy says West is determined to destroy Russia

Russia's ambassador told the UN Security Council that the West wants to destroy his country.

Macron says wants Russia defeated, not 'crushed'

French President Emmanuel Macron has said in an interview released today that he wanted Russia to be defeated in its war with Ukraine, but did not want to see the country "crushed".

Russia claims capture of village in eastern Ukrainian region Kharkiv; 2 civilians injured in city near Kyiv

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Russia says village in Ukraine’s Kharkiv ‘liberated’

MOSCOW, Feb 18 — Russia on Saturday claimed to have taken control of a small village near the key city of Kupiansk in the north-eastern Ukrainian region of Kharkiv. “The settlement of Gryanikovka... was completely liberated,” the defence ministry said in a statement, referring to the Ukrainian village of Gryanykivka by its Russian name. Gryanykivka was home to around 600 people before the start of Russia's offensive in Ukraine last February. In …