Iraq acts to curb recruitment of citizens into Russian military

Iraqi officials say that roughly 5,000 Iraqi citizens have volunteered to fight for Russia in its ongoing war with Ukraine.

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From Halabja to Ukraine: The same criminal signature

The scourge of chemical weapons, whose appalling effects linger in the Kurdish memory following the Baathist regime's Halabja massacre, remains a potent present-day threat deployed by Russian invaders in Ukraine, writes Ukrainian Ambassador to Iraq Ivan Dovhanych.

Ivan Dovhanych

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Iraqi judiciary chief warns Iraqis against fighting in Russia

The pair discussed the situation of Iraqis fighting in Ukraine, with Zidan warning that Iraq's penal code "punishes with imprisonment anyone who joins, in any way, the armed forces of another country without the approval of the Iraqi government," according to a statement from his office. 

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Iraqi young men must not die in Putin’s war

Ukrainian Ambassador to Iraq Ivan Dovhanych cautions Iraqis against fighting in the Russia-Ukraine war and being lured by recruiters to fight on behalf of Moscow.

Ivan Dovhanych

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US slaps major sanctions on Russian oil companies

“Given President Putin’s refusal to end this senseless war, Treasury is sanctioning Russia’s two largest oil companies that fund the Kremlin’s war machine,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a statement.

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Zelensky meets US energy, defense officials ahead of Trump talks

The Ukrainian president met with executives of American energy companies, discussing “urgent needs of movement,” and “concrete measures to support [Ukrainian] energy system.”

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The world cannot allow chemical weapons to return

Ukrainian Ambassador to Iraq Ivan Dovhanych urges international support to prevent Russia from joining the Executive Council of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, terming it as akin to "appointing an arsonist as fire chief" and invoking the Kurdish and Iraqi experiences of the horrors of chemical weapons.

Ivan Dovhanych

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Putin says any prospective Western peacekeepers in Ukraine ‘legitimate targets’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday said that "thousands" of European troops will be deployed on Ukrainian soil as a reassurance force in the event of a ceasefire with Russia.

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Zelensky arrives in Washington for meeting with Trump

The meeting will come just days after Trump met with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday, and European leaders are set to later join Zelensky and Trump’s meeting.

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