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Schröder hopes that his good relationship with Putin could perhaps be helpful: “It is obvious that the war cannot end with a total defeat for one side or the ...
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Schröder hopes that his good relationship with Putin could perhaps be ...
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Samsung Pay to Stop Supporting Russia’s Mir Card: Russia’s Mir payment system will no longer be available on Samsung’s mobile payment service starting next week ...
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Samsung Pay to Stop Supporting Russia’s Mir Card
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Gerhard Schröder as a mediator? - “He’s so wrapped up in the wrong way”
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Police Raid Warehouse Near Moscow for Migrant 'Document Check': Russian police have detained dozens of workers at a warehouse of the online retailer Wildberries ...
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Police Raid Warehouse Near Moscow for Migrant 'Document Check'
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Entered from Istanbul: Lukashenko: Moscow assassins wanted to flee to Belarus first
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Entered from Istanbul: Lukashenko: Moscow assassins wanted to flee to ...
Quick Glance: Lukashenko Supervises Troops Near Lithuanian Border
  • During a meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Russia-Belarus Union State in Saint Petersburg, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko inspected a tank battalion near the Lithuanian border and directed that any 'provocation' there must be met with force, as reported by a Telegram channel close to his administration on Tuesday.

  • Emphasizing the need to 'publicly stop any provocation', Lukashenko highlighted that 'any violation of the state border must be decisively countered'.

  • The deteriorating relations between Lithuania, a member of the European Union and NATO, and Minsk have been attributed to Lithuania's support for the opposition in Belarus.
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Russia Nationalized 15 Defense Firms Since 2023 – Top Prosecutor: The Russian government has seized 15 defense companies valued at some 333 billion rubles ($3 ...
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Russia Nationalized 15 Defense Firms Since 2023 – Top Prosecutor
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Bloomberg: Russian oil trade feels pressure of Western sanctions in India: Russia's oil industry is starting to feel the pressure of Western sanctions as ...
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Bloomberg: Russian oil trade feels pressure of Western sanctions in India
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EU company helped Moscow with mass surveillance: In Moscow, protesters are arrested with the help of facial recognition. The software was trained using a ...
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EU company helped Moscow with mass surveillance
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Ukraine ramps up spending on homemade weapons to help repel Russia: Though the country's defence sector has transformed impressively, Ukraine stands no chance of ...
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Ukraine ramps up spending on homemade weapons to help repel Russia
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How the Putin Phenomenon Happened by Accident: Opinion | Vladimir Putin has just won his fifth term as president of Russia (or his first according to the 2020 ...
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How the Putin Phenomenon Happened by Accident
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Gunmen open fire at crowds at Moscow concert hall, a big blaze follows: An unspecified number of people injured in the shooting, say Russian media
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Gunmen open fire at crowds at Moscow concert hall, a big blaze follows
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Ukraine ramps up spending on homemade weapons to help fight Russia: One emerging bright spot is its small but fast-growing defense industry ...
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Ukraine ramps up spending on homemade weapons to help fight Russia
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More Civilians Killed Amid Kyiv's Desperation For Air-Defense Systems: Russian forces shelled the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, killing one person and ...
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More Civilians Killed Amid Kyiv's Desperation For Air-Defense Systems
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Moscow concert hall attack: Shooting and explosion reported as crowd seen fleeing
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Moscow concert hall attack: Shooting and explosion reported as crowd seen ...
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China In Eurasia Briefing: Xi, Putin, And A Battle Of Narratives Over The Moscow Concert Attack
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China In Eurasia Briefing: Xi, Putin, And A Battle Of Narratives Over The ...
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Antidepressant Sales in Russia Hit 5-Year High – Vedomosti: Antidepressant sales in Russian pharmacies have hit a five-year high in the first months of 2024 ...
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Antidepressant Sales in Russia Hit 5-Year High – Vedomosti
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Moscow Court Remands Eighth Suspect in Concert Hall Attack: A Moscow court on Tuesday remanded an eighth suspect in connection to the deadly concert hall attack ...
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Moscow Court Remands Eighth Suspect in Concert Hall Attack
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Russia's Tajiks face discrimination after Moscow attack: Many Central Asians in Russia, especially the Tajik community, have faced heightened xenophobia ...
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Russia's Tajiks face discrimination after Moscow attack
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Russian media: Several Chinese banks stop accepting yuan payments from Russia: Several Chinese banks have stopped accepting payments from Russia in Chinese yuan ...
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Russian media: Several Chinese banks stop accepting yuan payments from ...
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Russians still enjoying American burgers and sandwiches as companies refuse to leave
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Russians still enjoying American burgers and sandwiches as companies ...
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US call at UN for Gaza truce linked to hostages blocked: Russia and China have blocked a US draft resolution put to the UN which for the first time called for a ...
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US call at UN for Gaza truce linked to hostages blocked
Quick Glance: Russia and China Veto US Cease-Fire Resolution
  • Russia and China vetoed a U.S.-sponsored UN resolution on Friday calling for an immediate and sustained cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza to protect civilians and enable humanitarian aid for over 2 million hungry Palestinians.

  • The resolution reflected a shift in U.S. stance, diverging from much of the world's push for an unconditional end to the fighting.

  • While the resolution would have been officially binding, it would not have stopped the fighting or released hostages, but it would have increased pressure on Israel as its closest ally aligns more with global calls for a cease-fire.

  • The Security Council had passed two resolutions on the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza, but none had called for a cease-fire.
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Top Zelenskyy adviser condemns EU protectionism: Mykhailo Podolyak warns Russia is seeking to wear down the West with a long war.
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Top Zelenskyy adviser condemns EU protectionism
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Russia Depends on Migrants. Moscow Terror Attack Could Inspire New Wave of Hate: Opinion | I remember the first time I entered Russia back in 2012 very ...
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Russia Depends on Migrants. Moscow Terror Attack Could Inspire New Wave of ...
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Nervous Europe explores using profits from Russian assets to arm Ukraine: European Union leaders will discuss a proposal to use windfall profits generated by ...
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Nervous Europe explores using profits from Russian assets to arm Ukraine
Quick Glance: Europe Considers Using Profits from Russian Assets to Arm Ukraine
  • Following the freezing of over $300 billion in assets, European leaders may propose utilizing profits from immobilized assets to aid Ukraine.

  • A proposal could offer about $3 billion annually for weapons to support Ukraine in battle as U.S. funding stalls and Ukraine faces desperation.

  • Despite the potential aid for Ukraine, the proposal is viewed by some as not extraordinary but also not negligible.

  • The debate on using frozen assets gains momentum as the EU grapples with how to address Russia's threat to global stability.
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Elena Skvortsova Hides Street Art in Plain Sight: If you happen upon a small ceramic statue tucked inside a drainpipe or half-buried in a pile of leaves ...
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Elena Skvortsova Hides Street Art in Plain Sight
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Kyrgyzstan urges citizens not to fly to Russia unless necessary: Kyrgyzstan's foreign ministry has urged its citizens to put off unnecessary travel to Russia ...
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Kyrgyzstan urges citizens not to fly to Russia unless necessary
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Banks: Insider: USA wants to prevent Raiffeisen Bank deal in Russia: High-ranking representatives of the US Treasury Department are apparently urging the ...
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Banks: Insider: USA wants to prevent Raiffeisen Bank deal in Russia
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Russian media: Most Armenian banks to stop accepting Russian Mir cards: Representatives from the partially Russian-state owned bank VTB told RBC that most banks ...
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Russian media: Most Armenian banks to stop accepting Russian Mir cards
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These glowing orbs can tell you if water is clean or polluted: Dutch designer Ermi van Oers has created Pond, a trio of floating lamps that can translate water ...
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These glowing orbs can tell you if water is clean or polluted
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Morning news brief: Putin reiterates Ukraine's involvement in Moscow attack, Musk lawsuit dismissed, and more
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Morning news brief: Putin reiterates Ukraine's involvement in Moscow ...
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Escaping Russia's pull is Armenia's biggest challenge on its EU path: Since February 2022, Russia has replaced the EU as Armenia’s most important ...
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Escaping Russia's pull is Armenia's biggest challenge on its EU ...
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Moscow rampage reveals ambition, deadly reach of ISIS successor groups: Before Friday’s massacre, ISIS spinoffs were on the march from North Africa to South Asia ...
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Moscow rampage reveals ambition, deadly reach of ISIS successor groups
Quick Glance: ISIS-K: Ambition and Deadly Reach in Moscow
  • The recent attack in Moscow highlights the ambition and deadly reach of ISIS successor groups.

  • ISIS-K specializes in external attacks and has carried out deadly assaults in Iran and Russia this year.

  • The group has expanded across Central Asia, recruiting members with local language skills.

  • Russia remains vulnerable to attacks by Islamist extremists inspired by ISIS-K.
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The long battle over Russia's frozen assets heats up: The EU is edging closer to a decision about using the interest made on the frozen foreign reserves of ...
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The long battle over Russia's frozen assets heats up
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WATCH: Defense Secretary Austin vows continued U.S. aid to Ukraine amid congressional funding stall
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Quick Glance: Defense Secretary Austin Affirms Long-Term U.S. Support for Ukraine Amid Congressional Funding Standstill
  • Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin emphasized on Tuesday that the U.S. will continue to support Ukraine's efforts in the war against Russia, even as the U.S. Congress remains stuck due to funding reluctance to send additional weapons to the front.

  • The conference took place a week after U.S. defense officials found and utilized $300 million in contract savings to finance a new package of military aid for Ukraine by extracting weapons from Pentagon stocks.

  • U.S. leaders had stated in the past three months that they could not take more weapons off the shelves because they lacked the money to replenish the stocks. The Congress has been deadlocked for months over a new $95 billion supplemental bill that includes about $60 billion in aid for Ukraine.

  • UNESCO indicates that Ukraine requires over a billion dollars to reconstruct its scientific infrastructure.
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Russian media: Russian Il-76 military transport plane crashes in central Russia: The confirmation came after Telegram channels shared videos of a plane on fire ...
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Russian media: Russian Il-76 military transport plane crashes in central ...
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Armenia's exports to Russia raise concerns over sanctions circumvention: Despite deteriorating political relations between Armenia and Russia ...
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Armenia's exports to Russia raise concerns over sanctions circumvention
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Kyiv halts Moscow’s offensive – Zelensky; deadlock shifts war momentum in Russia’s favour – US spies
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Kyiv halts Moscow’s offensive – Zelensky; deadlock shifts war momentum in ...
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Russia's Central Bank Keeps Rates at 16% Amid Stubborn Inflation: Russia's Central Bank left interest rates unchanged on Friday, as the war in Ukraine continues ...
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Russia's Central Bank Keeps Rates at 16% Amid Stubborn Inflation
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Death Toll In Moscow Concert Hall Attack Rises To 133: The Islamic State group’s Afghanistan branch claimed responsibility for Friday’s attack in a statement ...
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Death Toll In Moscow Concert Hall Attack Rises To 133
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Austria expels 2 Russian diplomats: Austria has expelled two Russian diplomats over actions "incompatible with their diplomatic status ...
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Austria expels 2 Russian diplomats
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US Catching Up With Hypersonic Missile Technology - Tests Lockheed Martin ARRW: The White House hopes that carrying out this final prototype test will silence ...
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US Catching Up With Hypersonic Missile Technology - Tests Lockheed Martin ...
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Kyiv Says Moscow Bombs Apartments In Kupyansk; Russia Says 9 Regions Attacked By Ukrainian Drones
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Kyiv Says Moscow Bombs Apartments In Kupyansk; Russia Says 9 Regions ...
Quick Glance: '20 Days in Mariupol' Wins Oscar for Best Documentary
  • Mstyslav Chernov's '20 Days in Mariupol,' a harrowing first-person account of the early days of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, won the best documentary Oscar on Sunday night.

  • Chernov, photographer Evgeniy Maloletka, and producer Vasilisa Stepanenko arrived an hour before Russia began bombing the port city. Two weeks later, they were the last journalists working for an international outlet in the city, sending crucial dispatches to the outside world showing civilian casualties of all ages, the digging of mass graves, the bombing of a maternity hospital, and the sheer extent of the devastation.

  • Chernov called on Russia to cease aggression in Ukraine and urged the release of hostages and civilians in their jails.

  • The work of Chernov, Maloletka, Stepanenko, and Lori Hinnant won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for public service and was prominently featured in a Pulitzer for breaking news photography that same year.
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EU leaders mulls ways to get more arms to outgunned Ukraine amid a new sense of urgency
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EU leaders mulls ways to get more arms to outgunned Ukraine amid a new ...
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Western banks warn of risks in EU plan to grab Russian assets, sources say: Some western banks are lobbying against EU proposals to redistribute billions of ...
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Western banks warn of risks in EU plan to grab Russian assets, sources say