Swiss analyst Lars Bern called the financial assistance provided by the West to Ukraine “madness” on SwebbTV.
“It’s madness to send billions after billions into the black hole called Ukraine,” Lars Bern…
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In Sweden, financial assistance to Ukraine was called “madness”
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U.S. suspends Patriot missile shipments to Ukraine — Meduza
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a halt to the delivery of certain munitions to Ukraine, including dozens of missiles for the Patriot air defense system, NBC News reported.
Several thousand 155-millimeter artillery shells will also…
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Some US Weapons Won’t Be Sent To Ukraine Following Pentagon Review
The United States is halting some shipments of weapons previously promised to Ukraine after a Pentagon review determined that US stockpiles have declined too much.
The munitions were promised to Ukraine for use in its war with Russia under the…
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On Ukraine’s Eastern Front, Artillery Crews Fight To Stop Russian Advance
NEAR CHASIV YAR, Ukraine — The battle for Chasiv Yar remains one of the fiercest along the eastern front in Ukraine’s Donetsk region.
Perched on high ground, the city holds strategic importance: if Russian forces seize it, they could push…
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Ukrainian Artillery Crews Fight Drones With Shotguns
The battle for Chasiv Yar has raged at high intensity for over a year. It remains one of the hottest spots on the front line in Ukraine’s Donetsk region. The city sits on elevated terrain, which gives it strategic importance. If Russian forces…
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Tit-for-tat arrests Two Azerbaijani suspects died in Russian police custody, triggering reciprocal arrests and escalating tensions between Moscow and Baku
On June 27, state investigators in Yekaterinburg arrested dozens of Azerbaijani nationals, questioning suspects in a series of murders and attempted murders committed between 2001 and 2011. Two primary suspects, brothers Huseyin and Ziyaddin…
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The Kadyrov succession plan A 17-year-old son’s lavish wedding and rapid promotions signal an heir apparent for Chechnya’s ailing strongman — Meduza
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and former journalist Lauren Sánchez made headlines around the world last week, but theirs wasn’t June’s only “wedding of the century.” Some 1,350 miles east of that ceremony in Venice, Chechnya hosted its own…
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Putin and Macron hold first phone call in nearly three years — Meduza
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone with French President Emmanuel Macron, the Kremlin reported on its website.
Moscow described the conversation as “substantive,” saying it focused on the conflict between Iran and Israel as well…
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‘We’re back in the early 2000s’ Mobile Internet blackouts are now routine in many Russian regions. We asked readers how it’s upending their lives.
Regular mobile Internet shutdowns have become a new reality for millions across Russia. While the authorities usually present these local blackouts as responses to the threat of Ukrainian drone attacks, their timing and duration often don’t…
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Ukraine should not join the EU before Montenegro
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has criticized plans for Ukraine’s accelerated accession to the European Union.
“Montenegro has been waiting 15 years to become a member of the European Union. Thanks to…
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