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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.

Belarus Pardons 31 Ukrainians Under Lukashenko-Trump Pact

In exchange, Washington partly lifted sanctions on Belarus' state carrier Belavia, allowing it to service and buy parts for its fleet, which includes Boeing...

Russia Blacklists Ukrainian Maker of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Video Game Series

State prosecutors accused the Kyiv-based GSC Game World of transferring around $17 million to a Ukrainian military aid fund in 2022.

Shoigu Targeted in Alleged Ukrainian Assassination Plot, Pro-Kremlin Media Claim

Russia’s FSB said last week that a “high-ranking official” was targeted while visiting the grave of a family member at Troyekurovskoye Cemetery in...

Russia Claims to Have Seized 2 New Villages in Southern Ukraine

Russia's Defense Ministry said its troops had taken Rivnopillia and Mala Tokmachka in the southern Zaporizhzhia region.

FSB Claims It Thwarted Ukrainian Plot to Hijack Military Jet

The law enforcement agency accused Kyiv of trying to "recruit Russian pilots" by promising them $3 million and citizenship in an unspecified Western country...

Ukraine Sanctions Putin Envoy Kirill Dmitriev

Dmitriev, who was born in Kyiv, heads the Russian Direct Investment Fund and is a member of Russia’s negotiating teams with the U.S. and Ukraine.

U.K. Behind Major Drone Attack on Russian Airfields, FSB Chief Claims

Alexander Bortnikov also alleged that Britain and Ukraine were plotting an attack on TurkStream, the only route delivering Russian gas to Europe.

FSB Accuses Ukraine of Plotting Bomb Attack With ISIS Against Senior Officer

Four people were arrested in connection with the alleged bomb plot, including three Russian citizens and a Central Asian national.

‘Could End Badly’: Medvedev Threatens Trump Over Tomahawks for Ukraine

“The supply of these missiles could end badly for everyone. First and foremost for Trump,” Medvedev wrote in a post on social media.

FSB Arrests Man Accused of Blowing Up Soldier’s Car

Authorities said the soldier was currently “in the special military operation zone,” suggesting that no one was killed or injured in the alleged attack...

FSB Says It Foiled Ukrainian Car Bomb Plot Against Defense Executive

A video released by the FSB showed one of the alleged bomb plotters, a man, walking the streets of St. Petersburg dressed as an elderly woman, which the...

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