Category: 6. Opinion

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Ukrainian forces captured two Colombian citizens near Pokrovsk who say Russian recruiters deceived them with promises of construction work before confiscating their documents…

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The UN General Assembly adopted an updated resolution on 18 December condemning Russia’s systematic human rights violations in occupied Ukrainian territories, with 79 countries…

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Russia’s Central Bank cut its key interest rate by half a percentage point on Friday—from 16.5% to 16%—the latest retreat in a dramatic reversal that has seen borrowing…

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A Swiss military court has convicted 49-year-old Avi M. of Schaffhausen for serving in the Ukrainian army, sentencing him to 18 months in prison — suspended for four years…

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The Luge World Cup competition takes place in Lake Placid on 19-20 December, where Russian athletes will compete as “Individual Neutral Athletes” (AIN). No flag. No anthem….

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The European Union agreed on 18 December to provide Ukraine with €90bn in joint debt over 2026-2027, after failing to reach consensus on an unprecedented plan to tap frozen…

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Financial markets greeted the EU’s €90 billion ($105 billion) Ukraine funding deal with a collective shrug.

German Bunds—government bonds that serve as Europe’s…

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European states appear spooked by the growing trend of drone sightings in their territories, which many are attributing to Russia. 

More countries are raising spending and…

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Exclusives

Three days after Ukraine’s drone blast, Russia’s missile sub still hasn’t moved. Why hasn’t the Russian submarine “Kolpino” moved in 3 days? Possibly because she’s…

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday that if Russia rejects a diplomatic path to ending the war, Ukraine must receive increased military, financial, and…

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