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Russia Probes Explosion on Oil Tanker
Russian officials said "an explosion took place in the engine room" of the Koala ship in Ust-Luga port west of St. Petersburg on Sunday morning.
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Russia Claims East Ukraine Village Near Strategic Town
The latest advance comes as Russian troops are pushing further into the Donetsk region.
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Kremlin Says Cannot ‘Confirm or Deny’ Trump-Putin Call
Washington and Moscow have not officially confirmed any communication between the leaders since Trump took office in January.
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Overnight Russian Attacks on Sumy Region Kill 3 People, Ukrainian Prosecutors Say
Prosecutors said the Russian military attacked the village of Miropillia, which lies just across the border from Russia.
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Russia’s FSB Arrests 4 Women Accused of Planning Sabotage Attacks
Authorities claimed the women were acting as agents for Ukrainian security services and sought to target Russian military officers.
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Ukraine Offers Humanitarian Corridor for Russian Civilians in Seized Border Areas
President Volodymyr Zelensky’s office said it had not received an official request from Moscow about helping return stranded civilians.
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Finland Moves to Ban Russian Nationals From Buying Property
A government proposal would bar individuals from nations “waging a war of aggression” from buying property in the country.
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Slovakia Now Receiving Russian Gas via Turkey After Ukraine Halted Flows
Slovak media reported that gas supplies via TurkStream began on Feb. 1 and that volumes would double in April.
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Le Monde Criticizes ‘Disguised Expulsion’ of Reporter From Russia
The French newspaper said Russian authorities revoked the press accreditation of its Moscow correspondent Benjamin Quenelle.
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Ukrainian Drone Attack Kills 3 in Russia’s Belgorod Region, Governor Says
Regional authorities urged residents to avoid areas near the border with Ukraine that regularly come under attack.
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Ukraine Says It Captured Nearly 1K Russian Soldiers Since Launching Kursk Offensive
Ukraine is hoping to build up the number of captured Russian soldiers in order to exchange them with its own prisoners of war.
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Norway Accuses Russia of Planning Sabotage Attacks Against Country
Norwegian intelligence services claimed that Moscow may try targeting energy infrastructure or aid sent to Ukraine.
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Russia and Ukraine Swap 150 POWs Each in Latest Exchange
Moscow said that the freed Russian soldiers were undergoing medical checks in allied Belarus before heading back to Russia.
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Russian Army Claims Capture of 2 More Villages in Eastern Ukraine
Russia’s Defense Ministry said its troops seized control of the villages of Novomlynsk and Baranivka.
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Baltic States to Cut Energy Ties With Russia This Weekend in Power Grid Switch
Officials have planned celebrations across the three countries, though some consumers worry about supply disruptions.
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Ukrainian Drone Attack Sets Oil Depot Ablaze in Southern Russia, Authorities Say
The attack targeted the village of Novominskaya, where debris from a downed drone fell on an oil reservoir, regional officials said.
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European Court Rules Russia Violated Free Speech of LGBTQ+ Website Managers
ECHR said Russia’s restrictions on content presenting same-sex relationships as equal to heterosexual ones violated the six plaintiffs’ freedom of...
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EU to Provide Moldova With $258M to Strengthen Energy Security
The aid is part of a two-year plan aimed at reducing Moldova’s dependence on Russian energy and integrating the country into the EU energy market.
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Ukraine Sees Surge in Inquiries From Russian Families on Missing Soldiers
Ukraine established a hotline last year to help Russians locate missing soldiers as part of efforts to facilitate prisoner exchanges.
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Russian Missile Strike on Ukraine’s Izyum Kills 5, Injures Dozens More
Ukrainian authorities said the strike targeted the center of the city, which lies some 40 kilometers from the front line.
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North Korean Troops in Russia Not Seen Fighting Since Mid-January, South Korea Says
“One reason for this may be the occurrence of many casualties, but the exact details are still being monitored,” South Korea’s spy agency said.
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Sweden Rules Out Sabotage in Baltic Sea Cable Damage, Releases Seized Ship
Sweden detained the Malta-flagged Vezhen after discovering damage to a fiber-optic cable between Sweden and Latvia on Jan. 26.
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Russian Army Increasingly Killing Captured Ukrainian Soldiers, UN Says
The UN also said it recorded one execution of a “wounded and incapacitated” Russian soldier by Ukraine’s armed forces last year.
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Both Ukraine, Russia Must ‘Give a Little’: Trump Envoy
Zelensky has long rejected any territorial concessions to Russia but faces pressure amid mounting losses and uncertainty about U.S. support.
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Russia and Ukraine Trade Blame for Attack on Kursk School
In a deadly night that saw at least 15 people killed by Russian air attacks in Ukraine, Moscow accused Kyiv of striking a school in Kursk.
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UN Condemns Russian Missile Attack in Odesa that Wounded 7
Cultural buildings protected under the UNESCO Convention were among those damaged by Russian missile attacks
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Russia Says Advancing Towards Flashpoint Ukrainian City
Russia claims to have captured a village near Toretsk as fierce urban fighting continues, while Ukraine reports deadly overnight strikes
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Russia Slams Trump’s Plan for ‘Iron Dome’ Missile Defense System
Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman claimed the plan would expand Washington’s missile deterrence to a scale “comparable to Reagan’s Star Wars...
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Russian Man Charged Over Relatives’ Deaths After 66 Days Adrift at Sea
Mikhail Pichugin, 46, set off in the Sea of Okhotsk on an inflatable dinghy and was later found around 620 miles from his starting point.
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Japan Scrambles Jets as Russian Bombers Fly Over Nearby Seas
Russia’s military said two of its long-range bombers flew over international waters in the Sea of Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk.
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Russia Claims Ukrainian Soldiers Killed Nearly 2 Dozen Civilians in Kursk Region
Investigators claimed that eight women, whose bodies were said to have been found in a basement, were raped before being killed.
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Russian Drone Attack Kills 9 in Eastern Ukraine's Sumy
Among the dead were three couples — men and women between the ages of 61 and 74 — Ukrainian prosecutors said.
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Kyrgyzstan Says It Arrested Suspected U.S.-Russia Arms Trafficker
The suspected arms trafficker was said to be part of a criminal group that has shipped more than 300 weapons from the United States to Russia since April...
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Moscow Warns Against ‘Chaos’ in Serbia Amid Protests
Serbian protesters have regularly taken to the streets since the deadly collapse of a train station roof in November.
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EU Threatens Russia With Sanctions Over Possible Hostilities in Space
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas urged the bloc to strengthen its ability to counter threats in space.
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Australia Says Citizen Reported Killed After Capture in Ukraine Is Alive
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong warned that the response would be “unequivocal” if Moscow did not treat Mr. Jenkins in accordance with international...
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Kursk Region Officials Meet With Families of Missing Residents
Hundreds of people remain cut off behind the front line, with frustration growing over the lack of information from local authorities.
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Syria’s New Leadership Urges Russia to ‘Address Past Mistakes’ in First Talks Since Assad’s Ouster
Russia sent its first high-level delegation to the war-torn country on Tuesday, with Moscow keen to retain two military bases in Syria.
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Putin Says Ukraine Peace Talks Possible, But Not With Zelensky
“If [Zelensky] wants to participate in the negotiations, I will send people to take part,” the Kremlin leader told a state TV journalist.
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Swedish Police Arrest Man Who Rammed Car Into Russian Embassy Gate
Russia’s Foreign Ministry claimed the man was a Ukrainian citizen with permanent residency in Sweden.
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Russian Diplomats Make First Syria Visit Since Assad’s Fall
The visit comes as Moscow looks to secure the fate of its bases in Tartus and Khmeimim.
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Russian Army Says It Captured Ukrainian Town in Northeastern Kharkiv Region
Russian forces initially seized Dvorichna in early 2022 before it was re-taken by Kyiv months later in a shock counteroffensive.
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Trump Team Not in Touch With Kremlin, Russian Officials Say
“Contacts with the new administration have not started,” Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told state media.
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Putin, Xi Hail Lukashenko’s Victory Amid Western Condemnation
Vladimir Putin said Sunday’s election showed Lukashenko had the “undoubted” backing of the people.
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Russian Army Retakes Border Village in Kursk Region
“During offensive operations, units of the ’North’ group of troops liberated the settlement of Nikolayevo-Darino,” the Defense Ministry said.
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Sweden Seizes Ship Suspected of Damaging Baltic Sea Cable
The latest incident has fueled further speculation that Russia may be orchestrating hybrid warfare tactics against the West.
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Lukashenko Extends 30-Year Rule in Election Decried by Exiled Opposition
The long-time ruler and former collective farm boss appeared to have won 87.6% of Sunday’s vote, according to an official exit poll.
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Ukrainian Army Strikes Russian Oil Refinery in Ryazan Region
Kyiv said the overnight attack marked the second strike on the same facility in less than two weeks.
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Polls Open in Belarus With Lukashenko Set to Extend 30-Year Rule
All of President Alexander Lukashenko’s political opponents are either in prison or in exile.
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Zelensky Says Ukraine, EU Should Join U.S.-Russia Talks
'I understand that contacts can be in different formats,' the Ukrainian president said.
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Ukrainian Strike on Occupied Southern Village Kills 3 – Russian-Installed Official
A Moscow-installed leader of Ukraine's Kherson region accused Kyiv of using cluster munitions in a strike on the village of Oleshky.
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Moldovan President Visits Ukraine for Energy, Security Talks
With Ukraine's struggle against a Russian invasion nearly in its third year, Moldova is afraid the conflict could expand onto its territory.
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Kremlin Seeks to Resume Nuclear Disarmament Talks With U.S.
Vladimir Putin’s top spokesman said that “the ball is in the Americans’ court” on resuming nuclear disarmament talks.
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Russian Overnight Air Attacks Near Kyiv Kill At Least 3
Ukraine’s air force said it shot down 25 Russian drones over seven regions, including Kyiv and the western Lviv region.
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Russian Court Jails Man Accused of Spying for U.S.
Dmitry Shatresov was arrested last year for illegally obtaining state secrets that he hoped to pass to U.S. intelligence officials.
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Moscow Remains ‘Ready’ for Dialogue Despite Trump Threats, Kremlin Says
Trump warned of fresh sanctions against Russia unless it agreed to a deal to end its nearly three-year war on Ukraine.
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Russian Missile and Drone Attack on Zaporizhzhia Kills At Least 1
Ukrainian authorities said the strikes came at intervals and that firefighters had been wounded in a “second” attack.
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Jailed Gulag Historian Yury Dmitriyev Sent to Punishment Cell, Rights Group Says
Memorial said Yury Dmitriyev was ordered to spend six days in an isolated punishment cell for “incorrectly carrying out morning exercises.”
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Russian Court Upholds Life Sentence in Zakhar Prilepin Car Bombing Case
Alexander Permyakov was sentenced to life in prison last year for injuring the pro-Kremlin writer and killing his driver in a bomb attack.
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Russian Troops Capture Kharkiv Region Village Amid Westward Advance
Russia’s army said it seized the village of Zapadne on the western bank of the Oskil River, which used to form the front line.
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Russian Army Chief Gerasimov Visits Troops Near Pokrovsk
General Valery Gerasimov visited a tank division and a motorized rifle brigade engaged in battles near Ukraine’s Pokrovsk.
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Putin and Xi Tout Growing Partnership During Video Call
Vladimir Putin said Russia and China were strengthening ties “on the basis of friendship, mutual trust and support” despite external pressures.
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Putin ‘Destroying Russia’ by Refusing Ukraine Deal, Trump Says
“I think Russia’s going to be in big trouble,” Donald Trump told reporters upon returning to the Oval Office.
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North Korean POW Tells Ukrainian Interrogators About Major Troop Losses
Ukraine said last week that it captured two North Korean soldiers in the Kursk border region and posted videos of their interrogation.
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Ukrainian Attack on Occupied Kherson Kills At Least 2, Moscow-Backed Governor Says
The Kremlin-installed governor Vladimir Saldo claimed Ukrainian forces had fired “cluster munitions” near a school in the town of Bekhtery.
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Russia Charges British Man Captured Fighting in Kursk With ‘Terrorism’
James Scott Rhys Anderson was captured in November while fighting with Ukrainian forces in the Kursk region.
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Moscow Accuses Ukraine of Killing Civilians in Occupied Border Region
Russian state media outlets had published a video that they said showed Russian troops discovering several dead bodies in a dark basement.
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Russians Take Epiphany Dip In Waters Hit by Oil Spill
Residents of the Black Sea resort town of Anapa took their traditional Epiphany dips despite concerns about the toxic pollution.
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Germany Could Send Troops to Future Ukraine Buffer Zone: Minister
Boris Pistorius also said Germany should aim to spend around 3% of GDP on defense.
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Telegram Boss Durov Admits 'Seriousness' of Allegations: Source
In 10 hours of questioning by the magistrates, Durov said that he was "disgusted in a personal capacity."
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Russian Attack Kills Three in Kyiv
Ukraine's Foreign Minister said the deaths are more "proof that Putin wants war, not peace."
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Russia Charges Opposition Politician Shlosberg With Violating ‘Foreign Agent’ Law
Lev Shlosberg is one of the few remaining politicians in the country openly opposed to Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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Russian Missile Attack on Kryvyi Rih Kills 4
Regional authorities said that five others were wounded, three of whom were in critical condition and hospitalized.
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Kremlin Hopes Gaza Ceasefire Can Lead to ‘Comprehensive’ Settlement
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow “welcomed” the announced agreement between Israel and Hamas.
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Ukrainian Army Says It Captured 27 Russian Soldiers in Kursk Region
Ukraine’s military released a video purporting to show the captured troops, who can be heard identifying themselves by name and rank.
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Russia and Ukraine Exchange 50 POWs in First Swap of 2025
Moscow said its returned servicemen were receiving medical and psychological care in Belarus before heading back to Russia.
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Central African Republic Leader Arrives in Moscow for Bilateral Talks
As part of the three-day visit, President Faustin-Archange Touadera will meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
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Russian Airstrikes Damage Critical Infrastructure Across Ukraine, Authorities Say
The airstrikes came a day after Kyiv said it had carried out its largest aerial attack on Russian territory since the full-scale invasion.
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Czech Republic Finishes Pipeline Extension, Ending Reliance on Russian Oil
“Russia can no longer blackmail us, and we have a guarantee that we can completely supply ourselves with oil from the West,” Prime Minister Petr Fiala...
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Lavrov Welcomes Trump’s Signals on Ukraine War, Awaits Concrete Proposals
While supportive of Trump’s public positions, Lavrov noted that Moscow has yet to see concrete proposals from the incoming administration.
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Russia Signs Nuclear Energy Deal With Vietnam
The nuclear energy agreement was among seven signed in a range of fields that also included digital technology and electronics.
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German Police Probe Drone Sightings Over Military Facilities
Three of the sightings have taken place at a sight in Manching, where Eurofighter development takes place.
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China-Russia Trade Hit Record High in 2024
The total value of imports and exports between the two countries amounted to $244.8 billion, a modest increase from $240.1 billion in 2023.
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Kremlin Declines to Comment on North Korean POWs in Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said over the weekend that he was ready to exchange the captured North Korean soldiers for Ukrainian POWs.
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Russia Accuses Ukraine of ‘Energy Terrorism’ Over Alleged Pipeline Strike
Authorities said that a compressor station targeted in the attack continued to operate “normally,” with no disruptions to gas supplies.
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Around 300 North Korean Soldiers Killed Fighting for Russia, South Korean Lawmaker Says
The soldiers, reportedly from an elite corps, were ordered to kill themselves rather than be taken prisoner, lawmaker Lee Seong-kweun said.
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Zelensky ‘Ready’ to Hand North Korean POWs to Pyongyang
On North Korean soldiers, Zelensky said that those who want “to bring peace closer by spreading the truth about this war in Korean will be given that...
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Russia Claims New Villages in Eastern Ukraine
One of the villages lies on the western bank of the Oskil River, which Ukrainian officials say Russia has established a bridgehead.
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Seoul Confirms Ukraine Captured 2 North Korean Soldiers
One of the captured soldiers allegedly said that he received military training from Russian forces after arriving there in November.
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Russia Says U.S. Risks Global Energy Instability With New Sanctions
Moscow on Saturday accused the U.S. of being ready to risk global energy instability with new wide-reaching sanctions on Russia's energy sector. The U...
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Ukraine Says Questioning 2 Captured North Korean Soldiers
The SBU said the men described themselves as experienced soldiers and one said he had been sent to Russia for training, not to fight.
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Germany Races To Secure Stricken ‘Russian Shadow Fleet’ Oil Tanker
The 274-meter-long Eventin was sailing from Russia to Egypt with almost 100,000 tonnes of oil on board when its engine failed.
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Germany Races to Secure Stricken ‘Russian Shadow Fleet’ Oil Tanker
Germany was racing Saturday to secure a heavily loaded tanker stranded off its northern coast, towing the stricken ship it said was part of Russia's sanctions-busting...
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Transnistria Appeals to Russia Amid Worsening Energy Crisis
Officials in the breakaway Moldovan region warned that the economy is on the brink of collapse, as residents warm their homes by burning wood and using...
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Ukraine Hits Army Facility in Russia, Kyiv Source Says
According to the source, the attack will limit Russia’s ability to strike Ukrainian cities with drones.
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NATO to Send 2 Ships to Guard Baltic Sea Infrastructure, Finland Says
Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen called Russia’s “shadow fleet” a threat to critical underwater infrastructure in the Baltic Sea.
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Putin Open to Speaking With Trump, Kremlin Says
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow welcomed Trump’s “readiness to solve problems through dialogue.”
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Ukrainian Airstrikes on Occupied Donetsk Kill 3, Moscow-Backed Official Says
Local authorities accused the Ukrainian military of firing HIMARS rockets on a square in the region’s main city of Donetsk.
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Civilian Planes Face ‘High Risk’ Flying Over Russia, EU Agency Says
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency renewed its recommendation for airlines to avoid flying over western Russian airspace.
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Trump Says Meeting With Putin Being Arranged
“We have to get that war over with, that’s a bloody mess,” Trump said at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida.
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