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Putin will meet Kim Jung Un in North Korea while their countries are at war
South Korea’s Defence Minister Shin Won-sik has alleged North Korea could have shipped as many as five million shells and dozens of ballistic missiles to Russia. He said that Russia could have used them against Ukraine. He added that the weapons could’ve been used to protect Russia from US and South Korea’s retaliatory strikes. Earlier,…
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Russia observes a national day of mourning for victims of the concert hall attack
Russia observed a Day of National Mourning on Sunday for the victims of the Moscow concert hall attack that killed at least 15 people. Russia had declared a day of national mourning for the victims of the attack on March 18. The gunmen killed 22 people and wounded 23 others in the attack, Russia’s Interior…
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The death toll from the Moscow concert hall attack has risen to 133
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the Moscow attack is not being used against the Islamic State (ISIS) group in its home territory. He added that Russia has arrested all four of the gunmen directly involved in the attack as well as seven other people with suspected ties to it. At least 133 people…
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Russians voted to extend Putin’s rule
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has won the presidential polls by a margin of more than 81%, according to the Central Election Commission. Putin, who has held the presidency since 2000, is expected to get a second six-year term. Opposition leader Alexey Navalny had challenged Putin in the polls but was disqualified by the Constitutional Court…
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Zelenskyy says that over 30,000 Ukrainian troops have died in the war
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that over 30,000 Ukrainian troops have been killed in the country’s war with Russia. “If Russia continues with its war againstUkraine, it could be decisive in twenty four years,” Zelenskyy added. The conflict began when Russia invaded Ukraine following the ouster of a US-backed Ukrainian president in a military coup…
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Russian missiles target Ukrainian cities of Kyiv and Kharkiv, killing at least 6
The plane carrying Ukrainian prisoners to an exchange crashed in Belgorod region near the border with Russia on Wednesday, according to the Defense Ministry. Most of the 74 people on the military transport plane that was shot down by Ukrainian forces were Ukrainian prisoners, according to Russia. The ministry said that the Ukrainian leadership knew…
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In large missile attack on Ukrainian cities, Russia struck residences in Kyiv
Russia said that Ukraine’s military had shot down 12 missiles fired at its southern region bordering Ukraine. In another Russian border region, the city of Zeleznogorsk was briefly cut off from the power grid after Ukrainian shelling on Wednesday. The situation in Belgorod, the most populous border city, “remains tense”, regional Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said.
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Zelenskyy is trying to get aid for the war in Ukraine and the upcoming D.C. shutdown
Ukrainian Speaker Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that the Russian government should be expelled from the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). Zelenskyy was responding to a question from a US lawmaker on whether he would allocate more funding for Ukraine from Russia. Zelenskyy has resisted having to negotiate with Russia and demanded a complete Russian withdrawal…
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Zelenskyy is going to Canada to boost support for Ukrainians
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged the UN Security Council to remove Russia as a permanent member. “Humankind no longer pins its hopes on the UN when it comes to the sovereign borders of nations,” Zelenskyy said in an interview with Canadian broadcaster CTV. He added, “Humankind no longer pins its hopes on the United…
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Zelensky thinks that Russian aggression could extend to other countries
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday said that he will meet Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, the country’s first meeting with a Jewish leader since President Joe Biden became US President. Zelenskyy said that he would discuss “the current situation in Ukraine”, adding, “It’s an important problem for the entire world.” Israel has supported Ukraine in…
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In the country, the focus is on fighting but are negotiations possible?
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit the US next week for talks with President Joe Biden on the ongoing conflict with Russia in the country. Zelenskyy’s visit comes amid reports that Biden may be nearing a decision on sending long-range Army Tactical Missile Systems known as ATACMS, which Ukrainian officials say they need to make…
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Russians mourn the death of the Wagner mercenary chief, who was buried in St. Peter’s
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the self-styled ‘Wagner Group’, was an act of “provocation” by Ukraine. The Russian President added that the Wagner Group was founded by Russia’s military intelligence services. Prigozhin was killed in a missile strike on the Russian-occupied peninsula of Crimea last…
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Russian officials say that the passenger list for the crashed plane was for Prigozhin, the boss of the company
Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin, who built the Wagner mercenary force that fought alongside Russia’s army in Ukraine, has been accused of masterminding the plane crash that killed 10 people. Prigozhin is suspected of having shot down the plane over Russia’s Tver region, the ITAR-TASS news agency reported. Russian authorities have said Prigozhin had ordered the…
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Russia dominates the Black Sea while the Ukrainian navy tries to rebuild
Ukraine has deployed a naval boat in the Dnipro River to protect Snake Island, a small outpost off its coast. “Although this is a small piece of land…it is great proof that Ukraine will regain every bit of its territory,” Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a video posted on July 8. Russia had invaded…
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The mercenary leader and others were involved in a brief rebellion
Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Monday that the country would take back all its forces from Ukraine after Russian President Vladimir Putin declared an end to the armed rebellion in the country. Shoigu made the comments during a visit to his troops in Ukraine. The Kremlin had said that Putin ordered Shoigu to…
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Zelenskyy will be going to the G-7 summit as leaders impose new sanctions on Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Japan’s Hiroshima on Sunday to attend the G7 summit. Zelenskyy, who has warned that Russia could escalate its war against Ukraine, arrived at an airport wearing an olive green-colored hooded jacket. Meanwhile, US President Joe Biden and other G7 leaders will meet Zelenskyy at a conference centre during the…
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13 fighter jets were sent to Ukraine by Slovakia
Russian authorities exchanged a Ukrainian passport for one from Russia, Natalia Miriuk, who had come to Russia with her family, said. “Most of the people who came to Russia are less rich than their counterparts in Russia and therefore are not likely to go back,” Miriuk said. However, she added that she wants to visit…
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There are some Ukrainians in Siberia and it is unclear if they will come back home
A Ukrainian woman who fled Ukraine’s Mariupol after it was annexed by Russia, said, “I was going to stay and die there, were it not for my daughter who said, ‘Mom I don’t want to eat like this…die in the basement’.” “With my brother in Russia’s far east, we decided to go,” she added. She…
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Russia will make it harder for men to avoid call up
Russia’s Parliament on Wednesday passed a bill that would allow more people to volunteer for the military. The measure, which needs President Vladimir Putin’s signature before it becomes a law, would allow people to report for military service up to 30 days prior to the expiration of their compulsory service. The measure would come into…
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The US designates a Wall Street Journal reporter as wrongly held by Russia
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he raised the issues of the war, Russia’s suspension of its participation in New START nuclear pact and detained American traveller Evan Whelan’s ongoing detention with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov. Blinken further said that it was clear that Whelan was being wrongly held by Russia. Both of…
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The leaked Pentagon documents reveal secrets about their friends and enemies
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said that the US leak of intelligence documents about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was an “attempt to defame” him. “We do not support such attempts,” he added. Russia has denied the allegations and said that the documents are “fake” and part of a plot by Ukraine to damage its…
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The documents show the depth of the U.S. spy efforts
Maps of Russian troop movements and capabilities included in the trove of documents is sourced in part to human confidential sources, reports said. Before the war, Russian intelligence agencies were considered extremely active in Ukraine. A US official said that it was alarming to see one of the documents from February titled ‘Russia-Ukraine: Battle for…
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The arrest of Evan Gershkovich is more evidence of the brutality of Putin
A Russian military officer has said that there needs to be “a return to the death penalty and the toughest measures in relation to those who participate in this kind of internal squabbling”. This comes after Andrei Tatarsky, a journalist, was killed in a bombing in Moscow on Saturday. Tatarsky had written about Russia’s involvement…
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The Finns have dealt a blow to Putin as they enter NATO
Finland’s Foreign Affairs Minister Pekka Haavisto said, “This is the day most historic to us and to our partners.” Finland’s accession more than doubles NATO’s land border with Russia. Russia would strengthen its military capabilities in the north-west and northwest if NATO deploy forces and equipment on Finnish territory, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko…
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The cafe explosion in St. Peterkills a Russian military blogger
A Russian military blogger was killed in an explosion at a cafe in Russia’s second-largest city of St Petersburg on Sunday. Russian officials said that Vladlen Tatarsky was killed as he was leading a discussion at the cafe on the Neva River in the historic heart of St Petersburg. Tatarsky was pro-war but he was…