Tag: Russia Ukraine War
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Ukrainian and Russian attacks kill 3 civilians as Zelenskyy prepares to meet Trump
Ukrainian attacks on Russia’s Belgorod region have killed two civilians while Russian shelling in eastern Ukraine left one man dead
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EU advances on Russia assets plan as Ukraine funding needs rise
The European Union is making progress on a plan to provide loans to Ukraine using Russia’s immobilized central-bank assets — part of efforts to meet Kyiv’s rising financial needs as the 3 1/2-year war grinds on. “There is a willingness to engage constructively” on the so-called reparation loans, Commissioner for Economy Valdis Dombrovskis said Saturday…
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Zelenskyy will meet Trump at UNGA to push on security guarantees
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump next week in a bid to persuade the U.S. administration join a security guarantees framework supported by Kyiv and its European allies. The talks will be held on the sidelines of United Nations General Assembly in New York, Zelenskyy said. “I would like to…
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Trump’s peace efforts falter as conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza escalate
President Donald Trump likes to project dominance and confidence on the world stage, but lately he’s been expressing more frustration and disappointment
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Estonia says 3 Russian fighter jets entered its airspace in ‘brazen’ incursion
Estonia has summoned a Russian diplomat to protest after three Russian fighter jets entered its airspace without permission
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Estonia seeks NATO discussion after Russia breaches airspace
Three Russian fighter jets violated Estonia’s airspace in what the Baltic country called an unprecedented violation, an incident that triggered fresh NATO consultations and prompted accusations that Moscow is growing more brazen in testing the alliance. NATO scrambled Italian-owned F-35 fighter jets as well as Swedish and Finnish quick-reaction aircraft, according to a spokesman from…
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Avoiding sanctions: Takeaways from AP’s report on a secret deal between Russia and Vietnam
Russia is a key supplier of military goods to Vietnam, providing it with fighter jets, tanks and ships
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Ukraine hits 2 Russian oil refineries as strikes intensify
Two Russian oil refineries were attacked on Thursday as Ukraine stepped up strikes on its enemy’s energy infrastructure. Gazprom’s Neftekhim Salavat petrochemical facility in the Bashkortostan region was set on fire after being hit by drones, local governor Radiy Khabirov said. The site is more than 1,300 kilometers (800 miles) from territory under Ukraine’s control,…
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Warsaw turns to Ukraine for drone warfare expertise after Russian drones enter Polish airspace
Poland is tapping into Ukraine’s expertise in drone warfare by setting up joint military training and manufacturing projects