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Today, the biggest news comes from the Russian Federation.
Here, the Pentagon has cleared the transfer of Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine just as Russia reels from one…
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House-To-House Fighting In Pokrovsk As Russia Tries To Capture Key City
Russia claims it has captured more than 60 buildings in Pokrovsk as house-to-house fighting is reportedly raging in the strategic frontline city. Kyiv has acknowledged that the situation has become difficult in recent days but says its troops are still fighting there and denies they are…
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Life sentence for Russian who executed Ukrainian POW exposes stark asymmetry in prisoner treatment
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A Ukrainian court sentenced a Russian soldier to life in prison on 6 November for executing a surrendered Ukrainian prisoner of war—the first such ruling in Ukraine’s…
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Tomahawks would be nice — funding Ukraine’s production could be even better
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As Washington flip-flops on granting Tomahawk cruise missiles to Kyiv, there is a more practical, politically expedient solution, which doesn’t involve an American veto of…
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First Russian truck breaches Pokrovsk as exhausted Ukrainian garrison stretched too thin
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- For the first time, a Russian vehicle has infiltrated Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine
- Winter fog reportedly obscured the truck as it motored into the city
- Exhausted and…
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EU must pay up to €5.6bn a year in interest if no agreement on Russian assets, Brussels warns
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EU countries will have to make interest payments of up to €5.6bn a year indefinitely if they fail to reach agreement on a €140bn loan package for Ukraine backed by…
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Russian Soldier Gets Life In Prison In Ukraine For Battlefield Execution
A Russian soldier convicted of executing a captured Ukrainian serviceman has been handed a life sentence, the first time Ukraine has imprisoned a person on such charges.
The Ukrainian Prosecutor-General’s Office and Security Service stated on November 6 that a court in Zaporizhzhya sentenced…
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Russian Sanctions Risk Straining Trump’s Chummy Relationship With Hungarian Leader
New U.S. penalties on Russian energy could be a sticking point as President Trump and Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary meet.
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Why Germany Is Still Divided When It Comes to Russia
Many East Germans are more sympathetic toward Moscow than their western compatriots, reflecting decades of Soviet ties and disillusionment since reunification.
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Russian Jailed for Placing Tiny Antiwar Signs in a Market Says She Would Do it Again
Freed in a major prisoner swap, Aleksandra Skochilenko said “the values of freedom of speech, of peace, could be more important than spending even 10 years in jail.”
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