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Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 6, 2022
U.S. privately urges Ukraine to show Russia it's open to talks, report says
The report said the discussions show the complexity of the U.S. position, as officials publicly vow to support Kyiv with massive sums of aid while also hoping for a quick resolution.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 5, 2022
'Never again': Ukraine bolsters defenses near Belarus-Russia borders
After Moscow's invasion from the north in the early days of the war and subsequent retreat, Ukraine has been watching its northern borders with Belarus and Russia closely to avoid a repeat.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 5, 2022
Russia sends ill-trained draftees into combat amid losses, analysts say
Ukraine's military and Western analysts say Russian forces are making fruitless attacks in eastern Ukraine and taking heavy losses after a hastily arranged draft added over 300,000 troops.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 5, 2022
G7 urges China to abstain from threats and use of force
The U.S. touted the countries' increasingly aligned approach toward dealing with Beijing, but a mildly worded communique was the best the grouping could muster at the end of their meeting.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 5, 2022
Iran’s weapons are slowly dragging Israel to Ukraine’s defense
After months of reluctance, Israel is softening its opposition to providing military aid to Ukraine, as Iran's deepening support for Russia evolves into a threat to Israel.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 3, 2022
Rattle West? Force negotiations? Assessing threats made by Putin.
The prospect of even a small nuclear device going off is so terrible that officials in the United States and elsewhere are concerned.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 3, 2022
Ukrainian grain deal resumes as shelling cuts off Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant from grid
The defense ministry justified the change by saying it had received guarantees from Ukraine that it would not to use the Black Sea grain corridor for military operations against Russia.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 2, 2022
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine moves toward ‘war of drones’ as winter looms
The war's different theaters — front line, long range and economic — are tightly interwoven. Taken together, they suggest Putin still has an ambitious strategy to control Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 1, 2022
Putin says power grid strikes were in response to Crimea drone attack
The Russian leader told reporters on Monday that Ukrainian drones had used the same marine corridors that grain ships transited under a U.N.-brokered deal.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 31, 2022
U.N., Turkey and Ukraine press ahead with Black Sea grain deal despite Russian pullout
Russia, which invaded Ukraine on. Feb 24, on Saturday halted its role in the Black Sea deal for an 'indefinite term,' cutting shipments from one of the world's top grain exporters.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 30, 2022
Russia halts deal over Ukraine Black Sea grain exports after drone attacks
Russia told U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres in a letter that it was suspending the deal for an 'indefinite term' because it could not 'guarantee safety of civilian ships.'
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 29, 2022
Russia declares end of Ukraine mobilization campaign
Moscow said it had finished calling up reservists to fight in Ukraine, having drafted hundreds of thousands in a month and sending more than a quarter of them to the battlefield.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 27, 2022
Russian nuclear rhetoric rekindles German Cold War fears
With the Ukraine border less than a nine-hour drive from Berlin, war feels uncomfortably close for many, though there is no imminent threat on domestic soil.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 27, 2022
Ukrainians hold out in east and prepare to battle for Kherson
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a Wednesday evening video address that there would be good news from the front but he gave no details.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 27, 2022
One missile shook Ukraine’s grain trade. Another might kill it.
If Russia doesn't renew a grain deal that allowed Ukraine back into global markets, it could send prices soaring again and savage Ukrainian farms.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2022
Ukraine delegation looks to Japan’s expertise on reconstruction
The Japan-Ukraine Parliamentary Friendship League described Japan as “a leader in the world” in terms of disaster response that Ukraine can learn from as it plans its own future recovery.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 26, 2022
Vladimir Putin’s crazy intimidation game
The Russian president's nuclear threats are intended to intimidate, not to incinerate Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 26, 2022
Battling the cold in the trenches of eastern Ukraine
With 'tactical socks,' NATO standard sleeping bags and even a sauna, a unit of soldiers from Ukraine's 5th brigade is preparing for winter in a trench on the eastern front.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 26, 2022
Why is Russia suddenly talking about ‘dirty bombs’?
The idea of radiological dispersal devices is not new, and Russia's claim that Ukraine would build and use one has been met with scorn from the West.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 25, 2022
Putin’s threats worry Ukraine’s NATO allies as sign of Russian desperation
The view among Ukraine's allies is that the Kremlin is trying to scare them with the talk of 'unthinkable” weapons into reducing their supplies of weapons and other support for Kyiv.

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