Russia continued to strike Ukrainian cities with drone and missile attacks early on June 5, killing at least five people in the northern city of Pryluky, where members of three generations from the same family died.
Category: 2. RussianAggression
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3 Generations Of A Family Killed As Russia Hits Ukrainian Cities
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Where Things Stand After Ukrainian Drone Strikes Deep In Russia, Istanbul Talks, And A Trump-Putin Phone Call
After a second round of face-to-face negotiations in Istanbul on June 2, it seemed like Russia and Ukraine were further from a cease-fire — let alone a deal to end the biggest war in Europe since 1945 — than they had been when they sat down to start the talks.
Days later, the path toward peace…
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EU Sanctions Score A Legal Win Over Russian Oligarchs
The European Union scored an important legal victory over Russia with its sanctions policy on June 5 as the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in Luxembourg issued an opinion stating that visa bans and asset freezes of five prominent Russian businessmen deemed closed to the Kremlin are not only…
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Putin’s insatiable appetite for war
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The war between Russia and Ukraine has escalated dramatically in recent weeks. Yet western policy remains…
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Russian War Plans Stretch Into Next Year, Ukrainian Officer Says
A Ukrainian military officer said Russian forces are preparing major advances lasting into next year as Moscow seeks to establish a buffer zone along the Ukraine-Russia border.
Colonel Pavlo Palisa told reporters in Washington on June 4 that Russia has set a goal of establishing the buffer zone…
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Putin ‘Strongly” Warns Trump Of Response To Ukraine’s Drone Strikes On Russia’s Air Bases
US President Donald Trump says his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, warned him “very strongly” of Russia’s intention to respond to Ukraine’s drone attack, which struck dozens of long-range bomber aircraft across Russian regions over the weekend.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump described…
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Putin and Zelensky Trade Accusations Amid Escalating Attacks
The belligerent language and the recent strikes make clear that a wide gap separates Ukraine and Russia, even as their officials have been engaged in direct talks.
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Trump Says Putin Plans to Retaliate for Ukrainian Attack on Its Warplanes
President Trump said the Russian leader told him “very strongly” in a phone call Wednesday that he would respond to the drone assault on its airfields.
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Newly Released Video Shows Ukraine’s ‘Spiderweb’ Attack On Four Russian Bases
Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) released new video it says shows a coordinated drone strike that hit dozens of aircraft at bases inside Russia on June 1. The drones were smuggled into Russia on cargo trucks, then deployed remotely to attack the aircraft at close range. The SBU said the aerial…
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Vladimir Putin rejects Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s call for peace summit
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Vladimir Putin has rejected Ukraine’s calls for an immediate ceasefire and a top-level summit to end his three-year full-scale invasion of the country, raising the prospect that…
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