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Putin says Ukrainian troops in Russia’s Kursk must ‘surrender or die’
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia had trapped the remaining Ukrainian soldiers in its western Kursk region, where they have held on for more than seven months in one of the most important battles of the war.
Putin…
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Why Russia’s armed forces have proven resilient in the war in Ukraine
Ukraine has agreed to a United States proposal of a 30-day ceasefire in its war with Russia following talks with United States officials in Saudi Arabia.
The proposal comes with the promise of resumed U.S. intelligence sharing and military…
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UK accuses Russia of driving its Moscow embassy towards closure | Foreign policy
Russia is attempting to push the UK embassy in Moscow towards closing and has no regard for the escalatory impact of such a move, the Foreign Office has said.
The UK expelled a Russian diplomat and their spouse on Wednesday in a tit-for-tat…
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The EU must contribute to robust security guarantees for Ukraine | News
MEPs welcomed the proposal for a 30 day ceasefire, reached on 11 March. They expect Russia to agree to it and follow it by ceasing all attacks on Ukrainian civilian population, infrastructure and territory.
Following an “apparent shift” in…
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Putin ‘makes first visit to Kursk since Ukraine incursion’ ahead of US-Russia talks
Choregraphed Kursk visit may be Putin’s response to ceasefire dealpublished at 21:11 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March
James Waterhouse
Ukraine correspondent in KyivIt’s not something you see every day: Vladimir Putin, with his…
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Putin’s Irrational Demographic Policies Are Doomed to Fail
Russia’s fertility rate is one of President Vladimir Putin’s obsessions because he sees boosting the population as a way to help restore Russia’s greatness. Putin regularly talks about the sort of demographic trends he would like to see,…
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There’s no money to be made in Russia
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Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.
The writer is a non-resident senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics and director of the…
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Joint Statement on the United States-Ukraine Meeting in Jeddah
The following text was released by the Governments of the United States of America and Ukraine.
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Today in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – under the gracious hospitality of Crown Prince Mohammed bin…
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EU braces for Hungarian move against Russia sanctions
BRUSSELS – EU leaders managed to parry Hungary’s attempt to derail their Ukraine summit last week, but diplomats are now bracing for a bare-knuckled brawl over Russia sanctions this week.
At a largely harmonious EU summit on Thursday, EU…
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