The leaders of Belgium and Germany warned against the outright seizure of frozen Russian assets during a joint press conference on Aug. 26 over concerns that doing so would raise legal issues.
At the outbreak of the full-scale war in Ukraine in…
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Ukraine, Russia swap letters from POWs
The Ukrainian and Russian sides have exchanged letters from prisoners of war on both sides and discussed arrangements for delivering humanitarian parcels.
According to Ukrinform, this was reported on Telegram by Dmytro Lubinets, the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for…
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Polish President’s Decision To Veto Aid To Ukrainian Refugees Prompts Political Storm
Polish President Karol Nawrocki’s decision to veto a bill on aid to Ukrainian refugees has created a political storm in the Central European nation, one of Kyiv’s closest allies in its fight against Russia’s all-out invasion.
Nawrocki, who has often raised thorny historical issues between…
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,280 | Russia-Ukraine war News
Here are the key events on day 1,280 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Here is how things stand on Wednesday, August 27:
Fighting
- Russian attacks killed one person and injured six in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, Governor Vadym Filashkin said.
- One worker…
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Russia outsmarts France in Niger over proposed power plant
Paul MellyWest Africa analyst
EPARussia has dangled the possibility of building a nuclear power plant in uranium-rich Niger – a vast, arid state on the edge of the Sahara desert that has to import most of its electricity.
It may be deemed impractical and may never happen, but the concept is yet…
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SSU detains Russian spy preparing terrorist attacks in Kyiv
Cyber specialists of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) exposed in Kyiv a Russian agent who was helping the occupiers prepare new strikes on the capital and terrorist attacks.
According to Ukrinform, the SSU reported this.
The perpetrator turned out to be a…
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Russians complain about fuel shortages and high prices as Ukrainian strikes on oil refineries bite
Petrol shortages have been plaguing several regions in Russia, as Ukraine escalates its attacks on the country’s oil refineries.
Ukraine has pounded Russian energy facilities with several key refineries hit this month, including the Lukoil…
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Ukraine war briefing: Russian troops inside Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine says | Ukraine
Ukraine acknowledged for the first time on Tuesday that Russia’s army had entered the Dnipropetrovsk region, a central administrative area previously spared from intense fighting. “Yes, they have entered, and fighting is ongoing as of…
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Iran to ‘Maintain Contacts’ With Europe After Nuclear Talks End
Iran and representatives of the UK, France and Germany will “maintain contacts in coming days” after talks on Tehran’s nuclear program concluded Tuesday without a breakthrough.
Esmaeil Baghaei, a foreign ministry spokesman, told state TV…
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