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Category: 1. Russia
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EU intends to terminate gas supply contracts from Russia without penalties
The European Union intends to terminate contracts for Russian gas supplies without paying fines, the Financial Times newspaper has quoted sources as saying.

The publication said that Brussels was studying ways…
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Elderly Woman Killed in ‘Mass’ Ukrainian Drone Attack on Kursk
An elderly woman was killed in what local officials described as a “mass” Ukrainian drone attack on the southwestern Russian city of Kursk, authorities said early Tuesday.
“Kursk was subjected to…
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After meeting with Putin, U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff says peace deal is ‘taking shape’ and would involve ‘five territories’ — Meduza
A peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine is “taking shape,” said Steve Witkoff, U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine, during an appearance on Fox News in which he discussed his recent meeting with Russian President…
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Brussels’ Sanctions Backup Plan; Visa-Free Travel Rules Face Overhaul
Welcome to Wider Europe, RFE/RL’s new newsletter focusing on the key issues concerning the European Union, NATO, and other institutions and their relationships with the Western Balkans and Europe’s Eastern neighborhoods.
I’m RFE/RL Europe Editor…
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Witkoff Says Putin Open to ‘Permanent Peace’ Deal With Ukraine
U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff said Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is open to a “permanent peace” deal with Ukraine, but did not indicate whether any of…
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Hungary opposed the sending of EU military instructors to Ukraine
Hungarian Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Minister Peter Szijjártó said that Budapest opposes the European Union’s initiative to move a mission to train Ukrainian soldiers to Ukraine, as Europe…
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Russian junior sergeant gets 15 years in first known conviction for voluntary surrender to Ukrainian forces — Meduza
A Russian military court in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, on the Far Eastern island of Sakhalin, has sentenced former soldier Romn Ivanishin to 15 years in prison. According to the business newspaper Kommersant, he was found guilty of surrendering to the…
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One dead and nine injured after more than 100 Ukrainian drones attack Kursk region, Russian authorities say — Meduza
One person was killed and nine others injured in a Ukrainian drone attack on Russia’s Kursk region on Monday night, according to the regional operational command.
Local authorities said the victim was an 85-year-old woman. The injured sustained…
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Drone Attack On Kursk Kills Elderly Woman, Injures 9, Russian Authorities Say
Officials from around the world condemned Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin, as the Ukrainian city of Sumy continued to sift through the wreckage caused by Russian a missile strike that left at least 34 people dead.
Ukraine’s state…
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