Andriy Portnov, a top aide to former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, was shot dead outside the gates of a school in the Spanish town of Pozuelo de Alarcón on Wednesday, Sky News and Reuters report.
According to Reuters, police received a…
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Police Arrest Ex-Convicts After They Flee Military Base in Rostov Region
Russian law enforcement authorities arrested two of 10 former prison inmates who deserted from a military training ground in the southern Rostov region, the local media reported, citing anonymous…
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Polish Prime Minister Tusk has announced the cancellation of duty-free trade with Ukraine
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said that the European Union’s preferential Autonomous Trade Measures (ATM) regime allowing duty-free imports of goods from Ukraine will cease to apply from 5 June 2025.
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Salaries for Russian Freelancers Abroad See 14% Increase in 2024
Russian expatriates employed by Russian companies saw their average wages rise 14% over the past year, the Kommersant business newspaper reported Wednesday, citing a survey of freelance workers.
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Rubio says U.S. waiting for Russia to send its conditions for ceasefire — Meduza
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday that Russia has pledged to send Washington its terms for a ceasefire in Ukraine.
“It’s our understanding that the Russians are going to write up terms for what they would require in order…
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Ukraine will ask the EU to toughen sanctions against Russia as Trump has abandoned them, – Reuters
Among the proposed measures are the introduction of secondary sanctions against buyers of Russian oil, seizure of Russian assets, as well as sanctions against foreign companies that use European technologies in Russia’s interests.
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Putin makes first trip to Kursk region since Russia reported Ukrainian troops fully expelled — Meduza
Vladimir Putin visited Russia’s Kursk region earlier this week, the Kremlin’s press service announced on Wednesday.
The Russian president met with “representatives of volunteer organizations” and the region’s acting governor, Alexander…
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Russian Missile Strike on Ukrainian Shooting Range Kills 6 Servicemen
A Russian missile attack on a Ukrainian military shooting range killed six servicemen and wounded at least 10 more during training on Tuesday, Ukraine’s national guard said on Wednesday, adding that…
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The Chinese Army practised landing from the sea near the Taiwan Strait the previous day
The exercise involved the 73rd Army Group of the Chinese Army, stationed in Xiamen (Fujian province), about 30 kilometres from the Jinmyndao (Jinmen) islands in the western part of the Taiwan Strait.
The islands…
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In Pakistan, a suicide bomber rammed a school bus with a booby-trapped car – WP
The blast in Balochistan killed at least five people and injured 38 others. It is noted that the number of victims may increase – several children are in critical condition.
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