Ukraine-Russian Crisis
Ukraine Orders Troops To Withdraw From Key Eastern City
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Ukraine accuses Moscow of committing genocide against the Ukrainian people with its indiscriminate bombing and shelling
- Russia has said the decision by EU leaders to accept Ukraine and Moldova as membership candidates will have negative consequences
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EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ukrainian forces have been ordered to withdraw from Severodonetsk.
The eastern city has endured weeks of bombardment, as Russian forces try to take complete control of the region.
A Ukrainian retreat would be significant because it would leave all of Luhansk under Russian control, except for the city of Lysychansk.
Luhansk, a mainly Russian-speaking region in east Ukraine, is a key priority for President Vladimir Putin.
Together with the Donetsk region it makes up what is collectively known as the Donbas – a large, industrial area which has been the focus of a Russian-backed separatist movement since 2014.
Russia’s president falsely claims that Russian-speakers in the Donbas have been victims of genocide – a key justification for his invasion of Ukraine.
In turn, Ukraine accuses Moscow of committing genocide against the Ukrainian people with its indiscriminate bombing and shelling.
Meanwhile, Russia has said the decision by EU leaders to accept Ukraine and Moldova as membership candidates will have negative consequences.
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Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the EU was sacrificing its democratic ideals at the expense of “unrestrained expansion and the political and economic enslavement of its neighbours”.
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