The Russian military intelligence (GRU) oversaw the recruitment of prisoners into assault units known as “Storm Z.” It also funded the units and collected of information about casualties, RFE/RL’s Systema reports in its investigative documentary The Slaughter Of Ghosts: How Russian Prisoners…
Category: 2. RussianAggression
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Trump’s Meeting With Zelensky Offers Ukrainians a Glimmer of Hope
President Trump’s standing among Ukrainians is practically on life support. But many cheered one statement he made on Saturday after meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky, questioning why President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia would continue to pummel Ukraine as the United States is trying…
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No Breakthrough In Ukraine Talks After Trump, Zelenskyy Meet At Vatican
No breakthrough was reported after US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy met on the sidelines of Pope Francis’s funeral at the Vatican on April 26.
The Trump-Zelenskyy talks represented the leaders’ first face-to-face meeting since their explosive Oval Office…
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Russia Admits Use Of North Korean Troops Against Ukraine
US President Donald Trump on April 25 called for Ukraine and Russia to meet for high-level talks to complete a deal to end the conflict between the two countries after White House envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
Trump said it had been a “good day” of…
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No Breakthrough As Trump, Zelenskyy Meet; Russia For First Time Admits Use Of N. Korean Troops
US President Donald Trump on April 25 called for Ukraine and Russia to meet for high-level talks to complete a deal to end the conflict between the two countries after White House envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
Trump said it had been a “good day” of…
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Three Dead From Russian Attacks In Donetsk Region
Three people were killed in Russian attacks in the Donetsk region on April 26, two of them in Kostyantynivka, where authorities said eight bombs were dropped. Houses and apartment buildings were hit in the southeastern Ukrainian city. Two cars were also attacked by Russian drones in the area,…
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Russia Claims to Have Retaken Final Village in Its Kursk Region
Russia’s top military commander said on Saturday that Moscow’s forces had retaken the last village that Ukraine was holding in the Kursk region of western Russia, though Ukrainian officials denied that their brazen campaign in the area had finally come to an end.
The Russian claim was made by…
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Kremlin claims Ukrainian troops have been pushed out of Kursk
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The Kremlin has claimed that all Ukrainian troops have been pushed out of Russia’s Kursk region and for the first time confirmed the role of North Korean soldiers in the…
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How Trump Plays Into Putin’s Hands, From Ukraine to Slashing U.S. Institutions
If President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia drafted a shopping list of what he wanted from Washington, it would be hard to beat what he was offered in the first 100 days of President Trump’s new term.
Pressure on Ukraine to surrender territory to Russia? Check.
The promise of sanctions relief?…
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Trump, Zelenskyy Talk Peace Deal On Sidelines Of Pope Francis Funeral
US President Donald Trump on April 25 called for Ukraine and Russia to meet for high-level talks to complete a deal to end the conflict between the two countries after White House envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
Trump said it had been a “good day” of…
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