Category: 2. Editor’s Choice

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  • Ukraine parades Chinese nationals captured fighting for Russia. What’s the message?

    Ukraine parades Chinese nationals captured fighting for Russia. What’s the message?

    By Andrew Carey and Victoria Butenko, CNN

    A Ukrainian security officer, left, adjusts the handcuffs on a Chinese national, who was captured by Ukrainian forces while fighting on the Russian side, at a press conference in Kyiv, in…

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  • Rubio leads U.S. team for Paris talks on Ukraine-Russia peace : NPR

    Rubio leads U.S. team for Paris talks on Ukraine-Russia peace : NPR

    French President Emmanuel Macron (left) shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio next to special envoy Steve…

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  • Moscow reopens relations with the Taliban – Middle East Eye

    1. Moscow reopens relations with the Taliban  Middle East Eye
    2. Russia’s top court lifts terror group designation on Afghanistan’s Taliban  CNN
    3. Russia’s Supreme Court suspends ban on Afghanistan’s Taliban  Al Jazeera
    4. Russia: Why Kremlin no longer…

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  • Zelensky says US envoy Witkoff is spreading ‘Russian narratives’

    Zelensky says US envoy Witkoff is spreading ‘Russian narratives’

    Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused US special envoy Steve Witkoff of “disseminating Russian narratives” after he appeared to suggest that a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine hinged on the status of five Ukrainian regions.

    After…

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  • Former governor of Russia’s Kursk region detained over alleged fraud tied to border fortifications – JURIST

    Former governor of Russia’s Kursk region detained over alleged fraud tied to border fortifications – JURIST

    A Moscow court on Wednesday ordered former Kursk region governor Alexei Smirnov held in custody as authorities investigate “major fraud” allegations ahead of his June 15 trial, according to state news agency TASS. Smirnov and his first…

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  • Qatar’s ruler tells Putin Israel didn’t abide by Gaza truce that Doha helped mediate – The Times of Israel

    1. Qatar’s ruler tells Putin Israel didn’t abide by Gaza truce that Doha helped mediate  The Times of Israel
    2. Russia and Qatar sign 2 billion euro investment deal  Reuters
    3. Russia’s Putin, Qatar’s emir discuss Syria and Gaza at Moscow talks  Al…

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  • French court green lights Ukrainian gas firm’s compensation claim against Russia

    French court green lights Ukrainian gas firm’s compensation claim against Russia

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    Ukrainian firm Naftogaz says it has been given the green light to pursue $5bn euro in compensation from the Russian state through the French courts after a Parisian civil court recognized the decision of an arbitration court dating…

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