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Ukraine
Earlier, Jenssen suggested that one of the options for resolving the war in Ukraine could involve Kyiv giving up certain territories in exchange for NATO membership.
Aug. 17, 2023
War in Ukraine
In corners of elite Western newsrooms far removed from the harsh realities of Russia’s brutal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, ignorance, falsehoods and disturbing messaging continue to fester.
Aug. 17, 2023
Russia
The court said Petrauskas launched two Molotov cocktails at a commissariat in the Siberian region of Krasnoyarsk in October 2022.
Aug. 17, 2023
Russia
On Aug. 14, 45 Russian diplomats were expelled from Chisinau for “activities incompatible with their diplomatic status,”- i.e. spying.
Aug. 16, 2023
War in Ukraine
The announcement came a day after Moscow said it had prevented Ukrainian militants from infiltrating the Bryansk region, which has regularly seen similar attacks.
Aug. 16, 2023
Russia
Why would Russian officials allow Alexei Navalny to continue writing critically of the Russian government from behind bars? Statistical analysis suggests a ghostwriter is the most likely author.
Aug. 16, 2023
War in Ukraine
Quickly assembled and dismantled, the prototype mobile pop-up Orthodox chapel is designed to serve the spiritual needs of Russian troops fighting in Ukraine.
Aug. 16, 2023
War in Ukraine
Gen. Sergei Surovikin, the commander of Russian forces in Ukraine, disappeared from view in the fall-out following June’s ill-fated Wagner rebellion led by his ally Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Aug. 16, 2023
Russia
While the Kremlin hopes the new cryptocurrency will revive Russia’s flagging economy and help evade sanctions, experts are warning it will be “the ultimate social control tool.”
Aug. 16, 2023
Russia
Moscow in April branded Finland's membership of the western alliance an "assault on our security" and vowed to "take countermeasures... in tactical and strategic terms".
Aug. 16, 2023
War in Ukraine
The air attack is at least the fifth this month over the Kaluga region that Russia says it has thwarted.
Aug. 16, 2023
Russia
The IOC has yet to make a decision on whether Russians and Belarusians can take part in the Paris Games – which run from July 26 to August 11 2024 – as neutral competitors.
Aug. 15, 2023
Putin
The Russian President and Defense Minister used opening addresses at a military trade show near Moscow to claim Russian technical superiority against “much-hyped” Western weapons.
Aug. 15, 2023
Putin
The conference was intended as “an essential platform for open discussion of the most pressing global and regional security issues” – more accurately to blame everyone else for the war in Ukraine.
Aug. 15, 2023
Russia
The bad news keeps coming for Russians – not only is the money in their pockets worth less and less, they now have to contend with a 12 percent interest rate.
Aug. 15, 2023
Russia
As long as the war continues, it gets worse for the Russian economy. Hiking policy rates won’t solve anything, they might temporarily slow the pace of depreciation of the rouble, the author writes.
Aug. 15, 2023