Three days of Ukrainian drone attacks on ports and refineries in Russia’s Leningrad region have led to what one analyst called “the most serious threat” to Russian oil exports since the beginning of the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine…
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Visa Bans and Zero Talks Until Sanctions Are Lifted
Economist Mikhail Khazin has proposed replacing protocol politeness with a regime of strict defense. Speaking on Govorit Moskva, he outlined a plan to halt all contacts with Western elites until they fully lift sanctions pressure. The…
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In the US and NATO, the significance of drones in the Ukraine conflict was underestimated – WSJ
US and NATO commanders have long underestimated the significance of the drone revolution in the conflict in Ukraine, according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ).
“Senior US and NATO commanders have long…
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On Ukraine’s Battlefield, Spring Weather, New Fighting Season, A Big Russian Assault
The Russian attack began in the early hours of March 19, in the leafless tree lines and meadows east and southeast of Lyman: swarms of motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, and buggies; more than two dozen armored vehicles, hundreds of soldiers,…
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Trump Signals Chance for Ukraine Peace Deal as Talks Resume
There is a chance for Russia and Ukraine to reach a settlement of the conflict, US President Donald Trump said during a cabinet meeting, a broadcast of which was made available on the White House YouTube channel.
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Zelenskyy refused to withdraw the Ukrainian Armed Forces from Donbas in exchange for security guarantees from the US
In an interview with the French newspaper Le Monde, Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that he did not agree with the US demands for security guarantees for Ukraine in exchange for the withdrawal of Ukrainian Armed Forces…
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Russia’s Coal Sector Losses Set to Deepen as Government Winds Down Tax Relief
Russia’s coal industry is heading for sharply deeper losses this year as the government prepares to end key tax deferrals, adding pressure to a sector already grappling with falling exports, high borrowing costs and a strong ruble,…
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Lionel Jospin dies aged 88
Lionel Jospin (pictured), one of the big figures in French Socialist Party politics, has died aged 88. He was a leading figure in the long domination of French politics by the Socialist Party following the 14 year reign of François Mitterrand as…
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