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Sustained Russian attacks on Ukraine’s power grid in recent weeks have forced leaders of the war-ravaged country to institute nationwide rolling blackouts

Two lawmakers say that Ukraine’s parliament has approved the appointment of a new foreign minister

Germany’s foreign minister says sending air defense systems to Ukraine to help protect it from Russian cruise missiles, rockets and drones is an “absolute priority.”

Ukrainian energy workers are struggling to repair the damage from intensifying airstrikes aimed at pulverizing Ukraine’s energy grid

India and Ukraine «traditional friends', Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said that Kyiv is looking forward to restoring relations with New Delhi that existed before the conflict, adding that there is much more both the nations can do in the interest of global development and security architecture. He stated that Ukraine will be looking forward to discussing new areas of cooperation with India. At the meeting with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Kuleba stated that Ukraine will be looking forward to discussing new areas of cooperation with India.

South Korea slammed Russia's «irresponsible» veto blocking the renewal of a panel of UN experts monitoring international sanctions on North Korea, with the vote following accusations Pyongyang is aiding Moscow in its war in Ukraine. South Korea «clearly points out that the Russian Federation, despite its status as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, has made an irresponsible decision», Seoul's foreign ministry said in a statement.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose NATO-member country has sought to balance its close relations with both Ukraine and Russia, offered during a visit Friday from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to host a peace summit between the two countries. Erdogan, who has repeatedly discussed brokering a peace deal, said at a news conference in Istanbul following his meeting with Zelenskyy that he hoped Russia would be on board with Turkey’s offer.

China, that shares decades old defence partnership with Ukraine, has sought to downplay its military links with Russia, close on the heels of a high level meeting with the USA. At a meeting last weekend in Munich China's foreign minister Wang Yi told his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba that Beijing does not sell lethal weapons to Russia for its war against Ukraine. Wang told Kuleba that China 'does not take any advantage of the situation and does not sell lethal weapons to conflict areas or parties to the conflict,' according to a Chinese foreign ministry readout.

State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday that there was «no sense of fatigue» among NATO allies when it came to helping Ukraine. «We must and we will continue to support Ukraine,» he said after a NATO-Ukraine meeting in Brussels, adding that NATO allies were unanimous on this position and that he was also hearing continued support for Ukraine in both chambers of the U.S. Congress. Kyiv has been concerned that the Israel-Hamas war could divert international attention away from its efforts to defeat Russia, which invaded Ukraine in February 2022. Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba urged the West earlier on Wednesday to ramp up arms production. The European Union has delivered about 300,000 of its promised 1 million artillery shells to Ukraine so far, he said. «We need to create a Euro-Atlantic common area of defence industries,» Kuleba said before meeting the NATO foreign ministers, adding this would ensure both Ukraine's security and that of NATO countries themselves. Kyiv has recently engaged in a concerted drive to entice leading global arms manufacturers to set up operations in Ukraine, part of a bid to diversify its reliance on weapons and ammunition given by its allies. «It is important that our solidarity with Ukraine is not only demonstrated in words but also in deeds,» NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said, urging allies to do more.

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Pakistan is reportedly courting the United States to seek financial support to boost its sagging economic fortunes while sidestepping commitments made to China on the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the flagship initiative under China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The Pakistani leadership that came to power after Imran Khan was paying lip service to China on the CPEC while engaging the US for a bailout, said people aware of the matter. Work on the CPEC has been delayed by several months and the India-Middle East Europe Corridor is expected to rival the BRI, they said. The current caretaker government in Pakistan is reportedly seeking the help of the West for a bailout instead of approaching its all-weather ally China despite the latter’s attempts at various international fora to back Pakistan.

G20 Summit in New Delhi, reflected Ukraine’s wider frustration with India’s position on its war with Russia. Mint takes a closer look at the tensions roiling the India-Ukraine relationship. Podolyak was speaking about the rise of powers such as India and China.

KYIV, Ukraine—Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Ukraine on Wednesday in a visit aimed at signaling Washington’s support amid a slow-going counteroffensive and grumbling among some Republicans about the level of U.S. assistance for the country. Blinken is expected to announce more than $1 billion in additional aid for the country and to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the capital, a senior State Department official said.

Antony Blinken arrived in Kyiv on Wednesday in a gesture of support as Ukraine's counteroffensive against Russian forces grinds into its fourth month with only small gains. During his two-day visit, staying overnight in Ukraine for the first time since before Russia's February 2022 invasion, Blinken will likely announce a new package of U.S. assistance worth more than $1 billion, a senior State Department official said in a briefing for reporters on the trip. Blinken, on the first trip to Kyiv by a top U.S.

Ukraine-Pakistan ties have gradually deepened amid the ongoing war with Russia. Islamabad started importing wheat from Kyiv earlier this year and is reportedly shipping weapons and other defence items to the war-hit nation. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba had also made a day trip to Pakistan last month - the first ministerial visit from Ukraine since the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries in 1993.

Russia destroyed Ukrainian grain warehouses on the Danube River and wounded six people in a drone attack on Monday, expanding the target area of an air campaign that it launched last week after pulling out of the Black Sea grain deal, Ukraine said. Russia has pounded food export facilities in Ukraine's Odesa region in almost nightly attacks since it withdrew from a UN-brokered wartime agreement that allowed global grain producer Ukraine to export food via the Black Sea.

Pakistan has decided to dispatch a fresh arms consignment to Kiev coinciding with Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba's «emergency visit to Islamabad» this week amid depleting stockpiles slowing down the counteroffensive against Russia. ET has learnt that a merchant vessel has been berthed at the Karachi Port since last week to load nearly 200 containers of defence stores by Pakistan Ordnance Factories.

Multiple regions of Ukraine, including its capital Kyiv, faced a new "massive" Russian missile attack on Thursday.

Blood-soaked parcels containing animals' eyes have been sent to Ukrainian embassies and consulates in seven European countries in recent days, it emerged on Friday.

Spain's prime minister was also sent a letter bomb, it was revealed on Thursday, 24 hours after an explosion at the Ukrainian embassy in Madrid.