It remained to be seen whether President Trump’s latest comments indicated a new aggressive phase against Russia.
Category: 2. RussianAggression
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Trump Accuses Putin of ‘Playing With Fire’ as He Mulls Sanctions on Russia
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Trump Says Putin ‘Playing With Fire’ As He Again Slashes Out At Kremlin Leader After Bombings
WASHINGTON, D.C. — US President Donald Trump again lashed out at Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin after Russia capped a three-day bombing spree on May 26 with its biggest aerial attack of the more than three-year war.
Trump said he has so far “protected” Russia from undisclosed painful…
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Russia Strikes Sumy Amid Week Of Intense Drone Attacks
Moscow launched 60 drones at Ukraine during the night of May 26-27, hitting at least nine targets across the country, including a civilian area in the northwestern city of Sumy, according to Kyiv. The attack injured at least 10 people, including a 17-year-old boy, officials said.
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Donald Trump warns Vladimir Putin he is ‘playing with fire’ in Ukraine
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US President Donald Trump has warned Vladimir Putin he is “playing with fire” after Russia launched some of its biggest drone and missile attacks on Ukraine…
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Republican Calls for Russia Sanctions Intensify Amid Escalating Strikes
A group of G.O.P. senators has grown more vocal about urging penalties on Russia for its aggression against Ukraine, offering a counterpoint to President Trump’s hands-off stance.
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AP: Ukrainian POW Serhii Hryhoriev died in Russian prison—he is one of over 200
The family of 59-year-old Ukrainian soldier Serhii Hryhoriev spent months holding on to hope for his safe return. But instead of a reunion, they were faced with heartbreak when his body was returned from Russian custody. His death, now among over 200 confirmed fatalities of Ukrainian prisoners…
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G.O.P. Pushback to Trump’s Big Bill, and a Setback to a Contentious Gaza Aid Plan
Plus, Disney’s unexpected “rebel” star.
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EU Boosts Its Defense And Targets Russian Fertilizers
Welcome to Wider Europe, RFE/RL’s newsletter focusing on the key issues concerning the European Union, NATO, and other institutions and their relationships with the Western Balkans and Europe’s Eastern neighborhoods.
I’m RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak, and this week I am drilling down on…
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Satellite Images Suggest a Russian Plan to Restart Seized Ukrainian Nuclear Plant
Snaking power lines are part of Moscow’s goal to harness the power of the Zaporizhzhia facility, according to Greenpeace.
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How Ukraine fell victim to fake arms deals
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 kicked off a massive arms procurement race for Kyiv. Officials looked just about everywhere for weapons they could ship to the frontlines. However, Ukraine has lost hundreds of millions of dollars on fraudulent arms deals in the process. The…
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