G7 leaders in June agreed to provide the $50 billion loan that will be repaid using the proceeds generated by investing over €250 billion Russian assets immobilized in the West. The bulk of the assets are held by the Brussels-based…
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Ukraine war: European nations turn to conscription as threat of wider war with Russia grows
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Before Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, many, including Kyiv, were skeptical that a major war could return to Europe. More than two years on,…
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How the Ukrainians – with no navy – defeated Russia’s Black Sea Fleet
Since the Russian invasion began in 2022, Ukraine has successfully resisted its opponents on many fronts, but its most surprising success came in a theater where few expected Ukraine to prevail: the Black Sea.
In 2022, the consensus among…
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Ukraine reports 500,000 Russian troops surrounding the country
Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov told the Aspen Security Forum on Wednesday that 500,000 Russian troops are surrounding Ukraine and Russia is looking to add 200,000 to 300,000 more in the coming months.
He told the annual meeting in…
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Fact-checking J.D. Vance’s statements on Ukraine – POLITICO
Ukraine doesn’t account for donated weapons
The claim
Ukraine isn’t properly accounting for $1 billion out of $1.7 billion in weapons incorporating sensitive technology, according to a Senate memo sent by Vance in January that quotes a…
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Mysterious drones keep watch as Ukrainians train in Germany – POLITICO
Outside a dilapidated train station hotel that is part of a mock urban environment designed for military drills, four middle-aged Ukrainian soldiers awkwardly held their rifles as they prepared to launch a surprise raid while their trainers…
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Ukraine war briefing: Russia launches ‘double tap’ missile attack on a small town near Kharkiv | Russia
Russian launched a “double tap” missile attack on a small town near Ukraine’s second largest city, Kharkiv, killing two people, an emergency services official and a police officer, officials said. Officials also reported four dead in a…
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Odesa: More of a Ukrainian Past than Before 2022
Since its founding by Catherine the Great in 1794 as an outpost of her empire, Odesa has been a multicultural entrepôt, bringing together people from all over. Once among the Russian Empire’s largest cities and most important ports,…
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Ukraine Can’t Destroy Russia’s Air Force on the Ground
In June 1941, during Operation Barbarossa — the massive German invasion of Russia — more than 3,500 Soviet aircraft were destroyed in the first week. Many of those planes were hit on the ground by relentless Luftwaffe strikes on…
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Amid Russian aggression, Ukraine is also facing a demographic crisis | Opinions
Monday’s deadly attack on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, which caused severe damage to the country’s largest children’s hospital and a healthcare centre for women, starkly emphasised the devastating impact of the ongoing war. Such assaults…
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