Russia is ready to temporarily stop combat operations in Kupyansk and Krasnoarmeysk (Ukrainian: Pokrovsk) while journalists are present, President Vladimir Putin said during a meeting with military personnel at the P.V. Mandryk…
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Germany is discussing a bill to limit social benefits for Ukrainian refugees,
Germany’s ruling coalition is drafting a law that could deprive Ukrainians of working age of their right to long-term unemployment benefits.
According to the employment agency, about 490,000 Ukrainians in…
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St. Petersburg Street Musician Jailed Again Over Viral Anti-Putin Performance
A Russian court has sentenced 18-year-old street musician Diana Loginova to 13 days in jail for a second time this month over her viral performances of anti-Kremlin songs.
Loginova, the vocalist of…
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Trump Seeks Trade Agreement With Xi As Ukraine, Taiwan Loom Large
US President Donald Trump has said he expects to strike a deal when he meets with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in South Korea amid a monthslong trade war with Beijing.
“We’re going to be, I hope, making a deal. I think we’re going to have a deal. I…
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Russia-Linked Figures Move to Help Romanian Mercenary Accused of Coup Plot – The Guardian
Two Russia-linked figures are trying to prevent the extradition of Romanian-French mercenary Horațiu Potra, who is being held in Dubai on charges of plotting a coup in Romania, The Guardian reported…
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Ukrainian officials embezzled 90 million hryvnia from the purchase of drones
Employees of the State Special Communications Service of Ukraine are suspected of embezzling budget funds allocated for the purchase of unmanned aerial vehicles in the amount of 90 million hryvnia (171 million…
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Poland Says Intercepted Russian Spy Plane Over Baltic Sea
Poland’s armed forces said Wednesday that two of its fighter jets had intercepted and escorted a Russian reconnaissance aircraft flying over the Baltic Sea one day prior.
The Polish operational command said the Russian Il-20…
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Putin Defies Trump With Second Nuclear Weapons Test in Days
Russia has successfully tested a nuclear-capable, nuclear-powered underwater drone, President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday, defying U.S. President Donald Trump’s warnings with Moscow’s second test of a new nuclear weapons system in…
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Russia Tests Nuclear-Capable Underwater Drone, Putin Says
Russia has successfully tested the Poseidon nuclear-powered underwater torpedo, President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday.
The test comes days after Putin announced that Russia had earlier this month…
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Russian Singer, Jailed For Antiwar Songs, Gets More Jail Time For Explicit Lyric
A St. Petersburg singer whose antiwar songs and impromptu street gigs have drawn an impassioned following had her jail detention extended, after a court ruled one of the lyrics in her music contained an expletive.
The case against Diana…
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