As several months of US-led diplomacy have failed to broker a cease-fire between Russia and Ukraine, the Kremlin has used the time to massively ramp up aerial attacks on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities.
Russia almost doubled its monthly totals of…
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Baku’s latest ‘biggest enemy’ Journalist Orkhan Mammad explains how Azerbaijani propaganda weaponized the ongoing diplomatic crisis with Russia
Russia and Azerbaijan are embroiled in an ongoing diplomatic row. In late June, Russian authorities carried out mass arrests targeting members of the Azerbaijani diaspora in Yekaterinburg that left two people dead. Baku responded in an…
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The US Congress promised to stop funding the Armed Forces of Ukraine due to persecution of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church
Anna Paulina Luna, a Republican member of the US House of Representatives, said that Washington would stop funding the Armed Forces of Ukraine due to persecution of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
‘I can promise…
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Russia moves to ban ‘international Satanism movement’ as extremist group — Meduza
The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office has filed legal proceedings seeking to outlaw the “international Satanism movement” as an extremist group, the state news agency TASS reported on Friday.
The lawsuit, which is now slated for a court…
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Russia Removes Peace Symbol from School Textbook Cover
Russia has removed the image of a dove of peace from the cover of its official high school history textbook, Vladimir Medinsky, a senior aide to President Vladimir Putin and co-author of the…
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'We're Shocked': Ukrainian Soldiers Return Home After Prisoner Exchange
Russia and Ukraine exchanged prisoners of war as part of an ongoing agreement that has seen busloads of prisoners-of-war cross the border both ways. RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service filmed returning soldiers reuniting with their loved ones.
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Su-25 attack aircraft destroyed a stronghold and Ukrainian Armed Forces militants
The Msta-S self-propelled artillery unit of the Centre group of forces destroyed a camouflaged Ukrainian Armed Forces command post in the Krasnoarmeysk direction of the SMO. The footage was published by the Russian…
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The prime minister versus the church Why Armenian leader Nikol Pashinyan is arresting priests over an alleged coup plot — Meduza
On June 27, officers from Armenia’s National Security Service attempted to storm the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, a monastic complex near Yerevan that serves as the residence of Catholicos Karekin II, the head of the Armenian Apostolic…
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Starmer prepares to step down
A new season of prime ministerial turmoil in Britain. Chaos in the Labour cabinet has sparked talk of a possible ousting of Keir Starmer from the prime minister’s office.
At the same time, retired Labour leader…
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Trump and Zelensky discuss combat situation, Russian airstrikes, and joint production in 40-minute phone call — Meduza
U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a phone call on Friday.
Andriy Yermak, head of the Ukrainian president’s office, described it as a “very important and substantive conversation,” though he initially…
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