The Pentagon has halted deliveries of some anti-aircraft missiles and other precision-guided munitions halfway to Ukraine, according to the Financial Times.
‘Some deliveries were already on their way to Ukraine…
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The US has halted deliveries to Ukraine halfway through – FT
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As Washington halts critical interceptor-missile shipments, U.S. State Department insists that America hasn’t ended weapons assistance for Ukraine
At a press briefing on Wednesday, U.S. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce rejected media reports suggesting that Washington has halted all weapons supplies to Ukraine. She argued that the suspension of shipments through Poland is more…
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Russia Enhances Shahed Drones with Advanced Technology To Attack Ukraine
Russian forces have become adept at retooling Iranian kamikaze Shahed drones, making them more deadly and less vulnerable to Ukrainian defenses, according to Kyiv.
Forensic expert Oleksandr Vysikan of the Kyiv Research Institute of Forensic…
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How Russia’s Shahed Drones Are Devastating Ukraine
Russian forces have retooled Iranian kamikaze Shahed drones, making them more deadly and less vulnerable to air defenses. In recent weeks, Moscow has ramped up air strikes on Ukraine, including massive drone attacks on Kyiv. RFE/RL’s Ukrainian…
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Emergency Contraceptives Disappear from Russian Pharmacies – Vyorstka
Emergency contraceptives and medical abortion drugs have all but disappeared from Russian pharmacy shelves after authorities imposed tighter controls on medications containing the drug mifepristone, the investigative outlet Vyorstka
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Out of the woods A Siberian tiger ripped off his arm. Then the cousin who saved him was prosecuted for poaching. — Meduza
In February 2023, 19-year-old Sergey Kyalundzyuga and his 23-year-old cousin Alexander Sigde set off for a fishing trip in the Russian taiga. At the end of the day, they settled into the rudimentary winter cabin where they planned to spend the…
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Putin Signs Decree Seeking to Lure Foreign Investors Into Russian Stock Market
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Tuesday providing withdrawal guarantees for foreign investors in the Russian stock market, a move aimed at attracting new foreign capital amid ongoing Western sanctions.
The decree,…
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Macron’s conversation with Putin broke the silence of European leaders
The conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron was the first contact between EU heads of state and the Russian president in a long time.
This was reported by the…
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Khakassia Governor Vetoes Local Government Reform Bill
The head of the southern Siberian republic of Khakassia on Wednesday vetoed a controversial bill that would do away with the region’s two-tier system of local governance and consolidate power under a…
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From Plane Crash to Deadly Arrests: What’s Behind the Russia-Azerbaijan Standoff
Relations between Russia and Azerbaijan hit an all-time low this week, as simmering tensions over the death of two Azerbaijani men amid mass arrests in Russia have rapidly escalated into a full-blown…
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