Category: 2. RussianAggression
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Girkin’s Wife Denies Jailed Russian Nationalist Fighting In Ukraine
The United States on September 10 issued new sanctions on Iran in response to Tehran’s military support to Russia, including the alleged recent delivery of ballistic missiles, for use in its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The U.S. Treasury Department designated 10 individuals and six entities… Continue Reading
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Trump, Asked If He Wants Ukraine to Defeat Russia, Doesn’t Say Yes
“Do you want Ukraine to win this war?” In response to that straightforward question put to Donald Trump twice during Tuesday night’s debate with Kamala Harris, the former president responded with more than 400 words, but not one of them was the one Ukrainians wanted to hear: “Yes.” Mr…. Continue Reading
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Blinken, Lammy Arrive In Kyiv In Show Of Support
The United States on September 10 issued new sanctions on Iran in response to Tehran’s military support to Russia, including the alleged recent delivery of ballistic missiles, for use in its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The U.S. Treasury Department designated 10 individuals and six entities… Continue Reading
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Ukraine shoots down 20 Russian drones as top US, British diplomats travel to Kyiv
Ukraine’s military said Wednesday it shot down 20 of 25 drones that Russian forces used in overnight attacks targeting multiple Ukrainian regions. The intercepts took place over the Cherkasy, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, Kyiv, Poltava, and Sumy regions, Ukraine’s air force said. There were no… Continue Reading
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Blinken Visits Kyiv During Precarious Moment in Ukraine War and U.S. Politics
The U.S. secretary of state and his British counterpart, David Lammy, arrived in Kyiv on a trip aimed at showing solidarity for Ukraine as the American presidential elections loom. Continue Reading
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Ukraine Says It Downed 20 Drones Launched By Russia Overnight
Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 20 Shahed-type suicide drones launched by Russia in the early hours of September 11, according to the Ukrainian armed forces. The military said Russia fired 25 Shahed drones, an Iskander ballistic missile, two S-300 antiaircraft guided missiles and six Kh-31p… Continue Reading
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Iran Vows ‘Proportionate’ Response After Sanctions Over Alleged Missile Transfers To Russia
Iran is striking out left and right in an attempt to interfere with the U.S. presidential election in November with the help of slick-looking websites, hackers, and phishing attacks. The objective of the sophisticated campaign, U.S. intelligence and cyberthreat experts say, is to fuel distrust… Continue Reading
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Harris, Trump Clash Over Ukraine, Gaza In First Presidential Debate
The United States on September 10 issued new sanctions on Iran in response to Tehran’s military support to Russia, including the alleged recent delivery of ballistic missiles, for use in its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The U.S. Treasury Department designated 10 individuals and six entities… Continue Reading
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How Russia’s Steady Advance Threatens Ukraine’s East
Russia is closing in on a key city in Ukraine’s East in one of the fastest advances for its military since the early days of the war. If Russia captures the city, Pokrovsk, it would gain a big strategic advantage in seizing the rest of the Donbas region. Source: Institute for… Continue Reading
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US, UK top diplomats head to Ukraine with eye on weapons
Przemysl, Poland — The top U.S. and British diplomats headed together into Ukraine on Wednesday to discuss further easing rules on firing Western weapons into Russia, whose alleged acquisition of Iranian missiles has raised new fears. In a rare joint trip, U.S. Secretary of State Antony… Continue Reading