Category: 2. RussianAggression
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Trump, Harris offer different futures for Ukraine as they vie for US presidency
Ukraine faces wildly different prospects under a potential Donald Trump or Kamala Harris U.S. presidency. But as their campaigns race to the finish line, neither candidate has laid out exactly how they plan to deal with Russia’s war on Ukraine. Experts say in that same space of time, the… Continue Reading
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Russia Imprisons Top Physicists, Even as Putin Touts Their Technology
A Moscow court sentenced Alexander Shiplyuk, the director of a physics institute who specializes in hypersonic flight, to 15 years in prison. It was the latest treason case against a leading scientist. Continue Reading
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Families Rush To Poltava, Ukraine, After Strike On Military Facility Kills Dozens
Grieving relatives gathered outside a morgue in the Ukrainian city of Poltava on September 4 to try to identify the victims of a Russian air strike the previous day. More than 50 people were reported killed and over 270 wounded in the attack on a military training facility. Rescue workers were… Continue Reading
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Ukraine Names Candidates for New Cabinet Amid Zelensky’s Push for Major Overhaul
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that he was acting to bring a “new energy” to state institutions at an important diplomatic juncture. Continue Reading
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Short Notice and Blocked Exits Proved Lethal in Strike in Ukraine
When two Russian ballistic missiles struck a military academy in Poltava, debris blocked corridors and exits. Cadets near a bomb shelter survived. Others did not. Continue Reading
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The Zelensky Story, BBC review — from actor to Ukraine’s war-tested leader
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. In 2014, as anti-government protesters clashed in the streets with state forces, a popular comedian appearing on a TV news show put on a serious face and delivered a… Continue Reading
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Deadly Russian Missile Attacks On Lviv Destroy Historic Apartments
A “really massive” Russian missile strike early on September 4 killed at least seven people after striking neighborhoods in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv. Rescue teams rushed to the scene to help dig out possible survivors from the rubble of apartment buildings. Continue Reading
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Deadly Strike Destroys Buildings in Eastern Ukrainian City
Ukrainian officials said that a search and rescue operation was underway after two Russian ballistic missiles hit a military academy and a nearby hospital in Poltava, Ukraine. Continue Reading
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Ukraine’s Top Diplomat, Dmytro Kuleba, Offers His Resignation, Official Says
Dmytro Kuleba has lobbied Kyiv’s allies to supply missile defense systems. He was among several Ukrainian ministers who offered to resign on Wednesday, an official said. Continue Reading
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Ukraine’s foreign minister offers to resign as Zelensky plans major shake-up.
President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to make the broadest changes to his government since Russia invaded more than two years ago. Continue Reading