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As Russia’s war on Ukraine grinds into its fourth year, FT experts analysed the latest developments on the battlefield,…
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Europe’s reassurance force in Ukraine to take shape in ‘3-4 weeks’, says Emmanuel Macron
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French President Emmanuel Macron has said that a so-called reassurance force of European troops in post-conflict Ukraine would take shape over the next month, with France and…
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Putin’s imperial mission destroys freedom in Russia
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In December 2003, Russia held parliamentary elections and Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party plastered Moscow with campaign posters. They displayed the national flag, a bear,…
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North Korea’s Kim Parades New Drones Amid Reports It’s Sent More Troops To Russia
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has paraded new military drones amid reports that he has sent an additional 3,000 troops to help Russia in its war on Ukraine.
Pyongyang released images on March 27 showing Kim inspecting tests of reconnaissance and attack drones at an undisclosed location. There…
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European Leaders to Try to Hammer Out Ukraine Support Plans
European leaders convened in Paris on Thursday to shore up support for Ukraine, a “coalition of the willing” that wants to help the war-torn country fight back against Russia despite wavering American commitment, and safeguard an eventual peace.
France and Britain have been spearheading those…
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Drones, Mines and Snipers: Ukraine’s Front Line Is a World Away from Peace Talks
Hunted by drones, stalked by snipers and surrounded by minefields, soldiers fighting in Ukraine can’t risk even a small lapse in concentration.
That is why Col. Dmytro Palisa, commander of Ukraine’s 33rd Mechanized Brigade, instructs his soldiers to ignore speculation about a possible…
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Macron and Starmer aim for scaled-back Ukraine peacekeeping plan
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European oil traders weigh Russia return in market reshaped by war
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European oil traders are weighing when to re-enter Russia’s markets with some predicting Moscow will seek to maintain increased control of its oil exports even if western…
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Zelenskyy Urges US, Other Partners To Stand Strong In Face Of Russian Demands
Ukraine reported multiple Russian drone strikes overnight, including the largest such strike on the city of Kriviy Rih since the start of Moscow’s full-scale invasion, while Russia claimed it downed two Ukrainian drones over the Black Sea and seven in other locations.
The Kremlin, meanwhile,…
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Iranian Journalist Trades Microphone For Rifle To Defend Ukraine
Kourosh Sehati was working for the UK-based Iran International TV station when Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Now, the broadcast journalist fights on the front lines in Ukraine, the Eastern European country he calls his “second home.”
Sehati is the first known…
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