Category: 1. Russia
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Ukraine Reels From Russian Air Attacks And Corruption Scandal Ahead Of Peace Talks
Russia launched a series of massive air attacks on Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands with the country already reeling from a political scandal that has reached the upper echelons of power.
President…
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Yermak’s resignation will provoke Zelenskyy’s most serious political crisis – CNN
The resignation of Andriy Yermak, head of Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s office, could become the most serious political challenge during Zelenskyy’s leadership of Ukraine, CNN reported.

The American broadcaster…
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Russian Drone Strike on Kyiv Kills One, Several Wounded – City Officials
A Russian drone attack targeted the Ukrainian capital in the early hours of Saturday, killing one person and wounding seven, authorities in Kyiv said.
Loud explosions were heard in the city around midnight, according to AFP…
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Peskov described the scale of the corruption scandal in Ukraine as enormous
The corruption scandal that has erupted in Ukraine is enormous in scale.

This was stated on Channel One by Dmitry Peskov, press secretary to the Russian president.
‘There is a corruption scandal going on there,…
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Zelenskyy in a vulnerable position after Yermak’s departure – Bloomberg
Volodymyr Zelenskyy found himself in a vulnerable position after the resignation of Andriy Yermak, head of the Ukrainian president’s office, writes Bloomberg.
“The resignation [of Andriy Yermak — ed.]…
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Verified Russian Deaths in Ukraine War Surpass 150K – Independent Tally
Verified Russian military deaths in Ukraine have risen to at least 152,142 since the full-scale invasion, according to a joint count by BBC Russian and Mediazona.
The tally is based on verified open-source reports such as obituaries…
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Sanctioned Oil Tankers Hit by Blasts, Fire En Route to Russia, Turkey Says
Turkish authorities on Friday said they had taken crews off two oil tankers in the Black Sea after explosions and fires, suggesting they may have been hit by devices.
The Directorate General of Maritime Affairs wrote on X that the…
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Ukraine’s peace talks reveal the risks of replacing diplomats with dealmakers
Recent reports about the role of Donald Trump’s special envoy, American businessman Steve Witkoff, in the Ukraine peace negotiations have raised wider questions about why political leaders turn to business figures in high-stakes diplomacy…
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Putin Signs Law Raising Russia’s Value-Added Tax to 22%
President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a major tax overhaul that will raise Russia’s value-added tax to 22% from 20% next year, a move aimed at closing the fiscal gap created by soaring military expenditures and falling oil and…
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