Brussels’ proposed quota reduction could cost Kyiv up to €1bn in lost export revenue
Category: 2. RussianAggression
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EU plan to slash steel imports will hurt Ukraine, officials warn
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As Ukrainians Mourn Victims Of Kyiv Attack, Counterstrikes Follow
Mourners paid tribute to Ukrainians killed on May 14 when a Russian air attack caused an apartment building to collapse in Kyiv. “They just wiped out people,” said one witness about the attack at a makeshift memorial near the ruins. Meanwhile, Russia followed up with more attacks May 16 as both…
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Leaked EU Report Warns Of Rising Terror Risk From Iran, Afghanistan, Russian Veterans
A leaked EU threat assessment seen by RFE/RL warns that terrorism and violent extremism “pose a significant threat to the EU,” citing heightened risks from Afghanistan and Iran as well as negative spillover effects from the war in Ukraine.
The threat level in the EU, according to the…
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Top House Republican Says No New US Ukraine Supplemental Likely, Backs More Russia Sanctions
WASHINGTON — The Republican chairman of the US House Foreign Affairs Committee said on May 15 that he does not expect Congress to approve another major supplemental spending package for Ukraine, signaling continued resistance among President Donald Trump’s allies to expanding direct US…
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Luke Coffey On How Tehran Has Adapted Kremlin Negotiation Tactics
WASHINGTON — As Washington weighs its next steps with Tehran, some analysts see familiar patterns emerging — not from the Middle East, but from the Kremlin’s playbook.
In an interview with RFE/RL, Luke Coffey, a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute focusing on national security and…
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Ukrainian Drone Attacks on Russian Apartment Building Kills 4
new video loaded: Ukrainian Drone Attacks on Russian Apartment Building Kills 4
Ukrainian drones struck an apartment building and ignited a fire at an oil refinery in the Russian city of Ryazan on Friday. At least four people were killed in the attack on the residential building, according to the…Continue Reading
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A Russian tank division rolls toward Pokrovsk, adding major manpower to Russia’s eastern push
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- The Russians are moving a tank division toward Pokrovsk in order to reinforce their eastern offensive
- The 90th Tank Division is fighting without its tanks, of course, but…
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‘We Are At War’: Sam Brownback Warns Of A Rising Authoritarian Alliance Against Faith And Freedom
WASHINGTON — Russia’s war against Ukraine is more than a military conflict: Across Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine, churches have been shuttered, clergy detained, and religious communities driven underground.
Sam Brownback, a former US senator and Kansas governor who was US…
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Russians published footage of a drone striking a UN convoy in Kherson. UN says they “don’t know” who did it.
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A clearly marked UN humanitarian convoy was struck by Russian FPV drones in Kherson on 14 May, according to the UN and regional authorities. The UN says it cannot identify who…
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Delivering Mail on Ukraine’s Front Line
Larysa Navrotska is part of a quiet, but brave army of postal workers connecting remote Ukrainian communities close to the battlefield with the outside world. Working for the national postal service in eastern Ukraine often means entering dangerous frontline areas where drones dominate and cause…
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