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Zelensky Says Ukraine Targeting Kremlin-Backed Messaging App Max

The Ukrainian president said it was becoming “difficult to transmit signals” to Russians amid mounting restrictions on Telegram.

Polish Court Decides to Extradite Russian Archaeologist to Ukraine

Alexander Butyagin faces up to 10 years in Ukrainian prison for "destroying cultural heritage sites" in annexed Crimea.

EU Offers to Help Repair Pipeline Carrying Russian Oil to Hungary

Hungary and Slovakia have accused Ukraine of deliberately delaying the reopening of the Druzhba pipeline.

Moldova Summons Russian Envoy After Suspected Strike Pollutes Dnister River

Moldova is investigating whether a March 7 drone attack on the Dnister Hydroelectric Power Plant spilled petroleum products into the waterway.

Russian Investigators Charge Dutch and Ukrainian Nationals Over Return of ‘Scythian Gold’ to Kyiv

A collection of Scythian artifacts that had been on loan to Amsterdam’s Allard Pierson Museum since 2013 was returned to Ukraine in 2023 following a...

Romanian Jailed 15 Years in Russia for Spying for Ukraine

Prosecutors said the man gathered information for Ukraine about the location of an air defense system in southern Russia.

Ukraine Behind ‘Terrorist’ Attack on Russian LNG Tanker, Putin Says

“This isn't the first time we've seen this kind of thing,” Putin told a reporter from Russian state television

Kremlin Warns of Potential Threat of Ukraine Acquiring Nuclear Weapons From West

Russian foreign intelligence officials claimed that France and the United Kingdom are secretly planning to supply Ukraine with a nuclear weapon.

Kyiv Says It Thwarted Russian Plot to Kill Ukrainian Political Figures

Seven people were arrested in Ukraine during police raids, while three others were arrested in Moldova.

Ukrainian Security Services Were Behind Shooting of GRU General, FSB Says

Russian law enforcement said two men were arrested in connection with the assassination attempt on Lieutenant General Vladimir Alexeyev.

Ukraine Opens Investigation Into Navalny Ally Volkov Over Allegations of ‘Justifying’ Russian Invasion

The exiled activist has come under fire in recent days for criticizing a Russian far-right paramilitary fighter and Ukrainian officials.

U.S. Should Topple Chechen Leader After Maduro, Zelensky Says

Ramzan Kadyrov is one of Putin's most vocal supporters and has sent thousands of soldiers to fight in Ukraine.

Russian Volunteer Corps Leader Is Still Alive, Ukraine’s GUR Says

Ukrainian officials said they carried out a counterintelligence operation that thwarted an alleged Russian assassination plot against far-right nationalist...

U.S. Finds Ukraine Did Not Attack Putin’s Valdai Residence – WSJ

Trump also appeared to play down Moscow’s claims by sharing a New York Post article critical of the Russian president.

Ukraine and Russia Repatriate Citizens in Humanitarian Exchange

Russian Human Rights Commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova on Monday confirmed the exchange, which took place last week.

EU Agrees to New Ukraine Loan, But Russian Asset Plan Fails

The loan falls short of proposals to tap roughly 200 billion euros in Russian Central Bank assets frozen within the bloc.

EU Convenes for High-Stakes Summit on Tapping Russian Funds for Ukraine

The 27-nation bloc is scrambling to shore up Kyiv’s finances as Russia’s war approaches its fourth year.

Kremlin Condemns Poland’s Arrest of Hermitage Employee on Ukrainian Warrant

Butyagin has overseen archeological work at the Ancient Greek colony of Mymekion in the Crimean port of Kerch since 1999.

Ukraine Detains Cargo Ship Linked to Russia’s ‘Shadow Fleet’ in Odesa Port

The SBU said the ship was involved in “illegal operations in ports on temporarily occupied Ukrainian territory.”

Russia Returns 7 Ukrainian Children to Their Families in Initiative Backed by Melania Trump

The Kremlin children’s rights commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova thanked Melania Trump for her help in organizing the return of the children.

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