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Kyiv Says Russia Took Minsk ‘Hostage’ With Tactical Nukes Plan

Kyiv on Sunday said Russia took Minsk as a "nuclear hostage" after President Vladimir Putin announced the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus...
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Putin Says Will Deploy Tactical Nuclear Weapons in Belarus

"There is nothing unusual here either: the United States has been doing this for decades," Putin said Saturday.
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Ukraine Says 'Managing to Stabilize' Battle for Bakhmut

Senior Ukrainian military commander Oleksandr Syrsky said a counter-attack could be launched soon against "exhausted" Russian forces.
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U.S. Charges Russian Spy Who Tried To Infiltrate War Crime Court

The U.S. Justice Department unveiled spying charges Friday against a Russian who, under a Brazilian alias, studied at a Washington university and then...
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