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Ukraine accuses Russia of torturing informants to death – UN Commission

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

A United Nations commission said on Monday it is gathering more and more evidence in Ukraine that the Russian army is torturing and attacking civilians. There is continuous evidence that Russian armed forces are committing war crimes in Ukraine, the commission reported to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday. It said the findings point to widespread and systematic use of torture by Russian forces against individuals accused of being informants for the Ukrainian armed forces. In some cases, torture was inflicted with such brutality that it caused…

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Ukrain-Russia War: Zelensky confirms arrival of Abrams Tanks from U.S

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Ukraine war: Zelensky confirms arrival of Abrams tanks from U.S.The first U.S. Abrams tanks have arrived in Ukraine and are already being prepared for deployment, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on Telegram on Monday. In total, the United States had announced the handover of 31 battle tanks of the type to Ukraine. Zelensky did not provide details on the number of U.S, tanks already in the country. He thanked the allies for their arms assistance. The U.S. is considered Kievs most important military supporter. Since the beginning of Russias full-scale…

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Putin signs documents to annex 4 contested Ukrainian provinces

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed the document to formally annex four Ukrainian provinces occupied by Moscows troops. Putin said the regions of Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhya and Kherson are now part of Russia, during a televised ceremony in the Kremlin. Russian occupation authorities staged referendums in the four areas in the past week which they said showed an overwhelming majority in favour of leaving Ukraine and joining Russia. Ukraine and Western powers have dismissed the vote, saying the results were a foregone conclusion that would never be recognized internationally.

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Putin calls on Kiev to agree to ceasefire, negotiation

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Russian President, Vladimir Putin, on Friday said Ukraines government needed to agree to a ceasefire and return to the negotiating table. We are ready for this, Putin said as he declared the parts of Ukraine occupied by Moscows forces to be part of Russia. Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhya and Kherson regions were to be incorporated through treaties signed with the states, which Moscow had recognised as independent. Putin stressed that the people in these regions had become our citizens forever. He stressed that there would be no negotiations with Ukraine concerning…

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Buhari raises alarm on danger of escalation of war in Ukraine

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

President Muhammadu Buhari says the danger of escalation of the war in Ukraine further justifies Nigerias resolute calls for a nuclear-free world and a universal Arms Trade Treaty. The Nigerian leader, who stated this while addressing world leaders at the ongoing United Nations General Assembly (UNGA77), in New York, United States, said the call had become necessary to prevent global human disasters. He, therefore, demanded that world leaders must find quick means to reach consensus on the nuclear non-proliferation Treaty with related commitments by nuclear weapon states. In a speech…

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