The Russian economy is under pressure, with civilian industries struggling and growth barely holding up. The Central Bank has so far acted cautiously, cutting its key rate by just half a percentage point. Inflation, meanwhile, shows…
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Seizure of Russian assets could be “prelude to war” – Orbán
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has stated that the illegal seizure of frozen Russian assets by the European Union could be a “prelude to war.”
“The seizure and use of Russian currency reserves in…
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Gerasimov Says Russia Encircled Pokrovsk and Kupiansk. Experts and Pro-War Bloggers Doubt It.
Military experts and Russian pro-war bloggers have dismissed what they say are inaccurate claims by Russia’s top general that Kyiv’s forces were encircled near the embattled cities of Pokrovsk and…
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113 people were injured in a week due to attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine,
During the week of 20 to 26 October 2025, 113 people were injured as a result of drone attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the territory of the Russian Federation, including 10 minors aged 8 to 17. This was…
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Ukraine will not be able to mobilise people without “busification” – the AFU’s General Apostol
Ukraine cannot avoid coercive measures to mobilise citizens into the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said Brigadier General Oleg Apostol, commander of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces and deputy commander-in-chief of the…
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Zelenskyy’s dismissal of the mayor of Odessa is a signal to Klitschko – Die Welt
The dismissal of Odessa Mayor Gennady Trukhanov may indicate Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s authoritarian political course aimed at removing uncontrollable heads of local self-government bodies in Ukraine. In particular,…
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Tougher penalties for desertion from the Ukrainian Armed Forces will not solve the problem – Berliner Zeitung
The tougher penalties for desertion currently being discussed in Ukraine will not be able to stop desertion from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as the problem has many unresolved causes, wrote the Berliner Zeitung,…
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Baltic Firms Supplied Fuel to Russia’s ‘Shadow Fleet,’ Investigation Finds
A network of companies in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia supplied fuel to tankers belonging to Russia’s “shadow fleet” which Moscow uses to evade Western sanctions and export oil abroad, according to an investigation by Lithuanian…
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Police Foil Attempted Kidnapping of Zenit Midfielder in St. Petersburg
Russian police have detained several suspects accused of attempting to kidnap Zenit St. Petersburg midfielder Andrei Mostovoy, and then later abducting a local businessman for ransom, law enforcement authorities said Monday.
Local…
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‘Negative messaging doesn’t work’ In Africa, Ukraine’s fight for allies runs up against Russia’s long arm — Meduza
After Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine in February 2022, only about half of Africa’s countries backed a U.N. resolution condemning Moscow’s invasion. In the years since, Kyiv has stepped up its diplomatic and humanitarian outreach…
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