Russia has been making headlines recently due to its military actions in Ukraine, particularly in the northeastern Kharkiv region. Russian forces launched a surprise ground offensive, capturing several villages and prompting mass evacuations. The situation has escalated tensions between Russia and Ukraine, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urgently calling for military aid. Additionally, Russia has detained a senior Defense Ministry official on bribery allegations, adding to the internal challenges faced by the country.
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Brinkmanship in the war in Ukraine might be nearing its natural limits; this could pave the way for diplomacy.
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Protesters gathered outside parliament in Tbilisi on Sunday, with many vowing to spend the night there, furious over a bill they believe will derail Georgia’s long-held aim of joining the EU.
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Volodymyr Zelenskyiy has cancelled all foreign trips after Russia launched a major surprise offensive last week
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Russia claims Kyiv fired more than two dozen missiles over Black Sea towards positions in occupied Crimea
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General Syrskii says situation in northeastern oblast ‘significantly worsened’ this week as Russian forces advance.
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Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili on Saturday put a mostly symbolic veto on the "foreign influence" law that sparked unprecedented protests and warnings from Brussels that the measure would undermine Tbilisi's European aspirations.
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British intelligence ‘increasingly concerned’ over growing links between Russia and cyber hacks
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NATO should use air defenses in eastern Europe to intercept Russian airstrikes on Ukraine, a former NATO chief said.
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The Pentagon is increasingly concerned about the threat posed by UAS.
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The married man flew to Russia instead of returning home to Texas.
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Russian air defense systems have intercepted dozens of Ukrainian drones and U.S.-supplied ATACMS missiles overnight and early Wednesday morning, Russia’s Defense Ministry said.
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A new law accelerates the weaning of U.S. electric utilities from using Russian enriched uranium to power America’s nuclear plants.
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The launches come a day after the United States and South Korea conducted joint fighter jet drills.
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President Vladimir Putin said Friday that his country's armed forces launched their recent offensive against Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region to stop cross-border attacks against Russia's border regions, but added that Moscow has no plans to capture
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Russian law enforcement authorities have detained another senior Defense Ministry official on bribery allegations, Russian media reported Tuesday, citing anonymous sources. “Lieutenant-General [Yury] Kuznetsov has been detained as a suspect in a crimin
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Ukraine has struggled for months to replenish depleted forces, as Russian troops push ahead with a ground offensive that opened a new front in the northeast.
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The port deal could help India strengthen trade ties with Central Asia. But a US sanctions threat clouds the pact.
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As the two-year war enters a critical phase, Ukraine’s second city Kharkiv is in Putin’s sights.
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"The Russians don't have the numbers necessary to do a strategic breakthrough," said Gen. Christopher Cavoli, Supreme Allied Commander Europe.
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Troops from an artillery unit in Kharkiv have told Sky News how its forces scrambled to counter a new Russian assault earlier this month - and described the chaotic scenes in the battle that erupted.