BBC Monitoring Russia Editor

Maria Ivashchenko’s husband Pavlo volunteered to fight the very same day Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.
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Hard, fast, and where it hurts: Lessons from Ukraine-related sanctions for a Taiwan conflict scenario
Summary
- China’s leader Xi Jinping has long affirmed that the “reunification” of Taiwan with the Chinese mainland is “inevitable”. One of the worst-case scenarios for such a “reunification” is…
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Russian attacks on Ukraine energy set to push 500,000 people out of country
The alert from the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine follows significant destruction to power plants and the worsening energy crisis that has affected access to electricity, clean water and heating, while also pushing up prices for…
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Let Ukraine strike into the heart of Russia, MEPs urge EU countries – POLITICO
While Germany has so far refused to send its Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine, France and Italy have both dispatched their Scalp missiles. As reported by POLITICO, the United States is working on a deal with the United Kingdom to approve the…
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Growing number of war-weary Ukrainians would reluctantly give up territory to save lives, suggests recent survey
The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, is trying his best to shake up the dynamics of the Russia-Ukraine war. He recently undertook a major cabinet reshuffle in which he replaced no fewer than nine ministers, including his foreign…
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NATO chief: Each country to decide if Ukraine can use its long-range missiles on Russia
The outgoing head of NATO Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday (16 September) he welcomed talks on Ukraine’s use of long-range missiles to strike inside Russian territory, but any decision on the issue would have to be made by individual…
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Former British Air Commander Says Ukraine Must ‘Inflict Maximum Pain’ On Russia
Sean Bell served as a combat pilot and air vice marshal in the Royal Air Force and held several other positions in the British Defense Ministry. He is now a military analyst for Sky News.
In an interview with RFE/RL’s Georgian Service, Bell said…
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At least 7 killed as Russia shells four Ukraine regions, governors say
File image of rescuers search for victims in an apartment building destroyed by Russian missile attack in centre Lviv, Western Ukraine
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Poland backs ending EU benefits for Ukrainian men of fighting age
Poland would support ending welfare payments to Ukrainian men of fighting age in Europe to push them to return home and fight Russia’s invasion, the Polish foreign minister has said.
Kyiv is trying to replenish the ranks of its army as the war…
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Six Countries That Could Mediate Possible Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin‘s former defense minister, Sergei Shoigu, has said that Ukraine’s incursion into Russia means there is no chance of negotiations to end the war started by his boss after several countries emerged as potential…