In December, Russia’s State Duma passed a law allowing clear-cut logging in Lake Baikal’s Central Ecological Zone, a move swiftly approved by the Federation Council and signed by Vladimir Putin. Although the legislation — set to take…
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‘Unhappy’ Putin Sends Message to West With Ukraine Strike on EU Border
Russia’s Oreshnik missile attack in Ukraine near the EU border aims to intimidate Kyiv’s Western allies and signals Vladimir Putin’s displeasure at recent foreign policy setbacks including in…
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Tusk expressed concern about the issue of Greenland
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said he was concerned about the issue of Greenland.
‘I am very concerned about the issue of Greenland, and I am also very concerned about events in the United States,…
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Kyiv Mayor Calls for Temporary Evacuation Over Heating Outages
Mass heating outages caused by Russian strikes on Kyiv are set to last into the weekend, as the capital’s mayor called on residents to temporarily leave the city with sub-zero temperatures expected to…
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In Brussels, the strike by Oreshnik was seen as a warning to the EU and the US
European Commission spokesperson Anita Hipp stated that Brussels viewed Russia’s strike on Ukraine with its Oreshnik ballistic missile as a warning to the European Union and the United States.
‘Reports of the…
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Kyiv Says Russia Hit 2 Cargo Vessels in Black Sea, Syrian Crew Member Killed
Ukraine said Friday that Russia had hit two cargo ships off its south coast in the Black Sea, killing a Syrian crew member on board one of the vessels.
One of the ships was en route to load grain at the southern port of Chornomorsk,…
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Behind the contact line How would the 20-point peace plan impact the millions of Ukrainians living under Russian occupation? — Meduza
President Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly called territorial control the “most difficult” of the 20 points in the new peace plan drafted by Ukraine and the United States. For the agreement to take effect, Russia would have to withdraw…
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The Russian Armed Forces launched an Oreshnik strike in response to the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ attempt to attack Putin’s state residence,
On the night of 9 January 2026, in response to an attempt by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to attack the official residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russian Armed Forces launched a massive strike, including…
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The United States has launched an operation to seize the tanker Olina in the Caribbean region,
The United States Navy has launched an operation to seize the tanker Olina in the Caribbean region off the coast of Trinidad and Tobago, Reuters reports, citing an American official.
‘The United States is in…
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Congresswoman to appeal to Vatican over seizure of Orthodox churches in Ukraine
American Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna announced her intention to contact the Vatican and the US State Department after receiving complaints from believers about the seizure of churches and persecution of Orthodox…
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