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Russian forces bombard Ukraine cities as U.S. sanctions target Putin family

Russian forces bombard Ukraine cities as U.S. sanctions target Putin family

NATALIA ZINETS and CONOR HUMPHRIES RUSSIAN artillery bombarded Ukrainian cities, as Ukraine's president urged the West to act decisively in imposing new, tougher restrictions on trade with Russia in response to civilian killings widely condemned as war crimes. The United States announced new sanctions, including on Russian President Vladimir Putin's daughters, days after the grim discovery of civilians shot dead at close range in the Ukrainian town of Bucha north of Kyiv when it was retaken from Russian forces. Pope Francis, without apportioning blame, described the killings as a "massacre" and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the West needed to…
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‘War crime’ killings near Kyiv raise international outcry, as frontline shifts

‘War crime’ killings near Kyiv raise international outcry, as frontline shifts

MARKO DJURICA and ABDELAZIZ BOUMZAR INTERNATIONAL outrage spread over civilian killings in northern Ukraine, where a mass grave and tied bodies of people shot at close range were found in a town taken back from Russian forces, as Moscow shifted the focus of the fighting elsewhere. The deaths in Bucha, outside Kyiv, are likely to galvanise the United States and Europe into additional sanctions against Moscow, possibly including some restrictions on the billions of dollars in energy that Europe still imports from Russia. The discoveries overshadowed peace talks between Russia and Ukraine that were due to resume on Monday against…
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U.N. peacekeepers deployed to northeastern Mali amid spate of killings

U.N. peacekeepers deployed to northeastern Mali amid spate of killings

PAUL LORGERIE THE United Nations peacekeeping force in Mali has deployed two units to the African country's tri-border area with Burkina Faso and Niger to respond to a spate of civilian killings, it said. A surge in attacks since early March by an Islamic State affiliate has left hundreds of civilians dead, according to official and military sources. The region has long been a hotspot of jihadist and militia violence in West Africa. "The security situation in the Tri-border area... particularly in the localities of Tessit, Talataye, Ansongo and the Menaka region, has deteriorated considerably in recent weeks," said the…
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