The Russian authorities are considering introducing a state-run “biometric access system” for school premises. In late November, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Grigorenko announced during an address to the Federation Council that…
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SecArmy Driscoll Reportedly Removed From Ukraine Negotiations-First Scalp Of The New Pentagon Press Corps?
Public Domain Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll has been reportedly removed from U.S. negotiating team in Ukraine.
Regional media is reporting the move is due to Secretary of War’s ‘paranoia’ about Driscoll taking over DOW.
The move…
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EU Agrees to Indefinite Freeze of Russian Central Bank Assets
European Union member states including Belgium have agreed to impose an indefinite freeze on Russian Central Bank assets held in Europe, Reuters and the Associated Press reported Friday.
The move removes a major hurdle to using the…
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Ukrainian President Tours Kupyansk Area Russia Claims To Control
Ukrainian troops in Kupyansk, in the eastern Kharkiv region, found themselves thanked in person on December 12 by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who also taunted the Kremlin in a social media post following Russian claims that the city is under…
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Turkish Ship Damaged in Russian Strike on Ukraine’s Odesa Region
A Russian air strike damaged a Turkish-owned vessel in a port in Ukraine’s Black Sea region of Odesa, Kyiv and the operator said in statements Friday.
The attack triggered fresh calls from Ankara to…
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As Trump pushes Kyiv to accept a peace deal, Russia attacks nine Ukrainian cities at once and plans a major push in Donbas — Meduza
Like our earlier reports on the combat situation in Ukraine, this article takes stock of the recent developments on the battlefield based on open-source information. Meduza has condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine from the very start,…
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The Full Story Behind The Viral Testimony Of A Vinnytsya Survivor
Eleven-year-old Roman Oleksiv survived the 2022 Russian air strike on Vinnytsya that killed 28 people, including his mother. His story moved an interpreter to tears at a recent European Parliament event. RFE/RL revisits the attack and his recovery.
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Russia Floats National Guard, Police Deployment in Contested Ukrainian Regions After Kyiv’s Withdrawal
A senior Kremlin official has proposed a post-war arrangement that would see Russian National Guard and police forces replacing Russian troops in contested Ukrainian territories should Kyiv agree to a U.S.-backed peace proposal, the…
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Belgium has demanded that the EU terminate all investment agreements with Russia in order to seize assets,
In order to agree to the confiscation of Russia’s frozen assets, Belgium has demanded that the European Union terminate all investment agreements with the Russian Federation, according to Euractiv.

“Belgium…
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Putin Decree Forces Foreigners Seeking Russian Residency To Sign Army Contracts
Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued a little-publicized decree last month that requires many foreign men who seek permanent residency or citizenship to sign a contract with the military in the midst of Moscow’s war against Ukraine, an…
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