Timur Ivanov, a longtime deputy defense minister, was sentenced to 13 years in a penal colony, according to the Russian state news agency Tass.
Category: 2. RussianAggression
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Top Russian General Convicted in High-Profile Corruption Case
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Georgia Risks EU Sanctions; Ukraine Hits Roadblocks In NATO, EU Bids
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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The Role Of The Old Van In New-Age Warfare
A clunky Soviet-designed off-road van, has become a tool of modern warfare for Ukrainian soldiers.
The Bukhanka, the Russian word for a loaf of bread, may be one of the oldest in-production vehicle designs in the world, but a retrofitted version with a modern electronic warfare system is…
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Russia’s War Economy Is Heading To Recession. It Probably Won’t Slow Down The War.
At Russia’s annual marquee event for business investment, a Kremlin-funded bubbly celebration of promise and opportunity, the country’s top economic minister poured cold war on the party.
“According to the numbers, yes, we’ve got a cooling down now,” Maksim Reshetnikov said at the St….
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EU to boost food exports to Ukraine as part of updated trade deal
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The EU has struck an outline agreement with Ukraine to boost its food exports to the war-torn country in a deal that aims to appease the bloc’s powerful farm lobby.
The partners will…
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‘I Was Like A Piece Of Meat, I Told Them To Kill Me:’ Ukrainian Survived Torture Before Fleeing Russian Occupation
KYIV — As Moscow massed forces on Ukraine’s borders early in 2022, Serhiy Davydyuk was one of many people who did not expect Russian President Vladimir Putin to launch a large-scale invasion: “I thought they’d flex their muscles and that would be it,” he told RFE/RL in a recent…
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Nato’s summit cannot disguise Ukraine’s plight
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“Daddy’s home,” proclaimed the White House, hailing Donald Trump’s return from last week’s Nato summit. That social media post was a reference — at…
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Poland to boost howitzer shells output in face of Russian threat
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Poland will boost its production of howitzer ammunition fivefold as the country seeks to reduce dependence on imported weaponry and protect itself from the Russian threat…
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Russia grooms Ukrainian teens as spies and saboteurs
FSB agents offer money on messaging apps for ‘quests’ to photograph targets and plant bombs
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Zelenskyy Acts To Quit Global Anti-Landmine Pact, Honors Pilot As Ukraine Reels From Massive Air Attack
KYIV — As Russia continued its relentless attack on Ukrainian cities — which saw the launch of more than 500 missiles and drones — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree to withdraw his country from a global anti-landmine pact and honored a pilot who was killed in action.
Zelenskyy on…
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