kramatorsk — Blog — Michael Bociurkiw

WORLD BRIEFING: March 19, 2024

The UN warns that the situation in Gaza is catastrophic, with northern Gaza facing imminent famine and the rest of the Strip at risk as well. Vladimir Putin said he is open to French President Emmanuel Macron's plan to propose a ceasefire during this summer's Paris Olympics

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WORLD BRIEFING: November 14, 2023

A surprise cabinet shuffle in the UK that brings an unelected former PM to lead the Foreign Office. Gaza Strip’s hospitals “must be protected,” President Biden said. Turkey joins other countries in mass deportations of Afghan refugees.

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WORLD BRIEFING: November 7, 2023

The heads of several major United Nations bodies on Monday made a united call for a humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza as Israeli strikes intensify nearly one month into the conflict. The death toll is now said to have surpassed 10,000. A deadly Russian strike on Odesa damaged its famed art museum and several apartment buildings

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WAR IN UKRAINE: June 28, 2023

As Tuesday drew to a close, horrifying video began to come out of Kramatorsk after Russian missiles hit the strategic eastern Ukrainian city - killing 9 people and injuring 42 (including an 8-month-old baby) Ukrainian media reporting. NSC spox John Kirby condemned the attack.

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WAR IN UKRAINE: January 20, 2023

Poland appears closer to sending German-built Leopard tanks to Ukraine, with or without the approval of Berlin. Patience in western capitals is wearing thin with German intransigence to assist Ukraine.

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