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Stores Pull LGBT-Themed Books as Putin Signs Expanded 'Gay Propaganda' Ban: Russian bookstores have started removing LGBT-themed works from their catalogues ...
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Stores Pull LGBT-Themed Books as Putin Signs Expanded 'Gay Propaganda' Ban: Russian bookstores have started removing LGBT-themed works from their catalogues ...
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Stores Pull LGBT-Themed Books as Putin Signs Expanded 'Gay Propaganda' Ban
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Mike Pence warns Putin will wage war on NATO if Ukraine loses: Former U.S. vice president calls on Congress to approve funding for Ukraine aid ...
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Mike Pence warns Putin will wage war on NATO if Ukraine loses
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Why Ukraine is losing the war with Russia: The West’s failure to send weapons to Kyiv is putting Putin on course for victory. 
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Why Ukraine is losing the war with Russia
Quick Glance: Russia Strikes Chernihiv: 18 Dead, Ukraine Appeals for Air Defense
  • At least 18 people were killed and over 60 wounded in Chernihiv due to Russian missile strikes. Ukrainian officials emphasized that the attack could have been prevented with adequate air defense systems.

  • Russia launched three Iskander cruise missiles at the city, located near the Russian border and previously encircled by Russian troops.

  • Ukraine currently has three Patriot air defense systems but requires 26 for full coverage. Following appeals for more systems, Germany pledged to send an additional one.

  • A $60 billion aid package for Ukraine is stalled in the US Congress, allowing Russia to exploit ammunition and air defense shortages and gain ground in the east.
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Putin Urges Restraint in Call With Iran's Raisi: Russian President Vladimir Putin warned during a phone call with his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi on ...
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Putin Urges Restraint in Call With Iran's Raisi
Quick Glance: Call for Restraint: Putin Engages With Iran's Raisi
  • During a phone call with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Russian President Vladimir Putin cautioned against further escalation in the Middle East, emphasizing the potential 'catastrophic consequences.'

  • Putin expressed the expectation for all parties to exhibit reasonable restraint to prevent a new round of confrontation that could lead to 'catastrophic consequences' for the entire region, as outlined by the Kremlin's report on the call.

  • The already tense situation in the Middle East heightened over the weekend following Iran and its allies launching over 300 missiles and drones towards Israel. Israel reported successfully intercepting 99% of the projectiles using air defense systems.

  • Moscow and Iran share strong military and political ties. The call on Tuesday was initiated at the request of the Iranian side.
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Military expert: Ukraine's rapid NATO accession is conceivable: Kiev is under massive pressure and everything is missing. Until Western supplies arrive ...
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Military expert: Ukraine's rapid NATO accession is conceivable
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Iran-Israel: Putin tells West Asia to pull back from a catastrophic clash : President Putin has expressed hope that all sides will show reasonable restraint and ...
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Iran-Israel: Putin tells West Asia to pull back from a catastrophic clash
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Nepotism in Russia: Former fellow student of Putin's appointed Chief Justice: The Russian judiciary will now be led by an old companion of the Kremlin leader ...
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Nepotism in Russia: Former fellow student of Putin's appointed Chief ...
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Ukraine Can Win Its War Against Russia If West Supports It as Much as Israel: The contrast between Western allies’ response to Iran's missile attacks and ...
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Ukraine Can Win Its War Against Russia If West Supports It as Much as ...
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Yulia Navalnaya Appears on Time's '100 Most Influential People' List: Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of late Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny ...
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Yulia Navalnaya Appears on Time's '100 Most Influential People' List
Quick Glance: The Legacy of Alexei Navalny: An Interview with Yulia Navalnaya
  • The sudden death of Alexei Navalny has shaken a revolutionary movement and deeply affected his family and friends.

  • Yulia Navalnaya continues her husband's commitment to fight against Putin's regime.

  • She discusses the tragedy, her decision to lead the opposition movement, and the ongoing threat posed by the regime.

  • The Russian opposition unites around the memory of Alexei Navalny and the struggle for a democratic Russia.
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The "cannon fodder" of tomorrow: war museums prepare Russian schoolchildren for an early death
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The Five Futures of Russia: And How America Can Prepare for Whatever Comes Next: And how America can prepare for whatever comes next.
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The Five Futures of Russia: And How America Can Prepare for Whatever Comes ...
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Putin ready to negotiate - under conditions: Putin said Russia could negotiate with Ukraine to end the war if no "ideas are imposed" on it.
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Putin ready to negotiate - under conditions
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Kremlin Slams France’s Seizure of Russia-Linked Villa: The Kremlin on Thursday denounced the seizure in France of a villa allegedly owned by Russian businessman ...
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Kremlin Slams France’s Seizure of Russia-Linked Villa
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Putin Fan Russell Bentley Abducted in Ukraine—Allegedly by Russian Troops: Russell Bentley’s wife says he was snatched by Russian soldiers, and now his friends ...
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Putin Fan Russell Bentley Abducted in Ukraine—Allegedly by Russian Troops
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Moskowitz trolls Greene with foreign aid amendments: Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) trolled Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) with a pair of amendments that ...
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Moskowitz trolls Greene with foreign aid amendments
Quick Glance: GOP Congresswoman Propagates Russian Narratives Against Ukraine Aid
  • Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene introduced amendments to the latest bill on aid to Ukraine, echoing Russian propaganda narratives about "biolabs in Ukraine" and "persecution of Christians in Ukraine."

  • Greene proposed halting funding for Ukraine's aid until free and fair elections are held, persecution of Christians stops, and all biolabs in Ukraine are closed.

  • The allegation of secret "biolabs" in Ukraine is a long-standing Russian propaganda conspiracy theory, also picked up by Chinese disinformation networks according to the EU East Stratcom Task Force.

  • House Speaker Mike Johnson announced determination to advance the foreign aid bill on April 20, despite opposition from GOP hardliners who have blocked progress for over six months.
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Iran attacks Israel: Iranian president calls Putin : From Russia where the Kremlin says Iran's President has called Vladimir Putin to discuss the attack on ...
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Iran attacks Israel: Iranian president calls Putin
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Now official: France invites Russia to commemorate the World War: France invites Russia to commemorate the Normandy landings 80 years ago. But Vladimir Putin ...
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Now official: France invites Russia to commemorate the World War
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Peace conference as a "freak show": Russia's President regrets that his country was not invited to Switzerland. Putin: "It would be funny if it weren't so sad" ...
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Putin’s ex-classmate gets Russia’s Supreme Court top job: Irina Podnosova is one of the many former peers of the Russian president who has landed a top job in ...
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Putin’s ex-classmate gets Russia’s Supreme Court top job
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Iran has just strengthened Netanyahu’s hand: Israeli leader had been facing the heat over Gaza, but Tehran’s direct assault now makes it hard for allies to rein ...
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Iran has just strengthened Netanyahu’s hand
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Putin's secret war with Austria: The new Cold War has long since begun. Russia wants to undermine the West politically, militarily and economically ...
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Putin's secret war with Austria
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EU fiddles on Middle East as Ukraine burns: EU leaders look set to focus on Iran — where there is little they can achieve — while still failing to flex real ...
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EU fiddles on Middle East as Ukraine burns
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Putin wants to get closer to the Taliban: Russia is currently considering taking the Taliban off its list of terrorist organisations, officials have indicated ...
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Putin wants to get closer to the Taliban
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COMMENTARY: Russian President Vladimir Putin recently threatened to station troops near the country’s border with Finland again ... Show more
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Dictatorships have never been closer — it's time for democracies to do the same: A shift in policy towards authoritarian countries, primarily regarding China and ...
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Dictatorships have never been closer — it's time for democracies to do the ...
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Meet Russia’s Christian soldier who wants to oust Putin: “When we have enough forces, we will liberate a whole Russian region. We will set up a government … The ...
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Meet Russia’s Christian soldier who wants to oust Putin
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Ralf Fücks: "Why don't we defend Ukraine as resolutely as Israel?": In an interview, the Green Party thought leader warns against the Tehran-Moscow axis.
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Ralf Fücks:
Quick Glance: Israel artist calls for Gaza ceasefire
  • The representative of Israel at the international art fair is calling for an immediate ceasefire in Israel’s war on Gaza.

  • Ruth Patir’s video installation called (M)otherland was scheduled to open on Saturday at Israel’s national pavilion at the international art show but will remain closed for now.

  • Patir stated on her website that the artist and curators are showing solidarity with the families of the hostages and the large community in Israel calling for change, rather than canceling themselves or the exhibition.

  • It is believed that there are still individuals in Gaza, including 129 captives taken during the attacks led by Hamas on Israel on October 7, with 34 of them presumed dead.
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Putin Thrives on West’s Paralysis in Providing Military Aid to Ukraine: Welcome to Balance of Power, bringing you the latest in global politics ...
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Putin Thrives on West’s Paralysis in Providing Military Aid to Ukraine
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Russian political scientist: Putin's people dream of a GDR that never existed: Putin is known as a fan of Yuri Andropov, who died in 1984. Yekaterina Schulmann ...
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Russian political scientist: Putin's people dream of a GDR that never ...
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Björn Höcke versus Mario Voigt: what they said about the war in Ukraine in the TV duel
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Björn Höcke versus Mario Voigt: what they said about the war in Ukraine in ...
Quick Glance: Voigt accuses Höcke of 'dilly-dallying' after TV duel
  • Thuringia's CDU leader Mario Voigt defends public confrontation with AfD far-right extremist Björn Höcke as meaningful.

  • Voigt highlights differences between CDU and Höcke's far-right extremist group.

  • Poll shows 29% support for AfD in Thuringia despite Höcke's extremism.

  • Voigt advocates for reason and warns against chaos from exiting Euro and EU.
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AfD federal executive warns three Bavarian MPs: Andreas Jurca, Elena Roon and Ulrich Singer traveled through Russia as "democracy experts" when President Putin ...
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AfD federal executive warns three Bavarian MPs
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Putin Warns Ally Iran Against Escalating ‘Disastrous’ Conflict After Attack On Israel
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Putin Calls To Protect Flood-Hit Areas From Looting: Russian President Vladimir Putin called Wednesday on local leaders in Siberia and the Urals to make sure ...
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Putin Calls To Protect Flood-Hit Areas From Looting
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Situation in east Ukraine has ‘deteriorated significantly,’ Kyiv commander says: Russia has ramped up its offensive since Putin won reelection in March ...
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Situation in east Ukraine has ‘deteriorated significantly ...
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Pelosi says Trump is ‘palsy-walsy’ with Putin: Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said former President Trump is “palsy-walsy” with Russian President ...
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Pelosi says Trump is ‘palsy-walsy’ with Putin
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EU and Ukraine explore special tribunal for Putin and war officials: Vladimir Putin and other senior Russian political and military officials could have a ...
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EU and Ukraine explore special tribunal for Putin and war officials
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The Self-Obsession at the Heart of Putin’s Wartime Psychology: Opinion | If Vladimir Putin was just a military pensioner playing dominoes and not the president ...
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The Self-Obsession at the Heart of Putin’s Wartime Psychology
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WSJ: Putin wants to restart Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant: According to the Wall Street Journal, the IAEA received reports from inspectors stationed at the ...
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WSJ: Putin wants to restart Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
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The World Missed the Warning of 2014 Ukraine Invasion: Opinion | Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24 2022 deserves a place in history books for ...
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The World Missed the Warning of 2014 Ukraine Invasion
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Big talk with Björn Höcke: The AfD politician explains himself. Is Putin the new Genghis Khan? I have my doubts. Abortion: When is a human being a human being? ...
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Big talk with Björn Höcke: The AfD politician explains himself ...
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These Russian soldiers refuse to fight Putin's war. But escape is nearly impossible.
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These Russian soldiers refuse to fight Putin's war. But escape is nearly ...
Quick Glance: Russian Soldiers Desert Putin's War Without Hero's Welcome Abroad
  • Thousands of Russian soldiers desert the army to escape the war in Ukraine.

  • Soldiers face criminal charges in Russia and seek asylum in the West, living in hiding.

  • Western nations grapple with the dilemma of Russian soldiers as spies, criminals, or heroes.

  • Rise in asylum claims by Russians, but few are granted protection, raising concerns over national security risks.
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Moscow suggests 2022 draft document as a basis for future Ukraine peace talks: Putin said Russia could negotiate with Ukraine to end the war if there are no ...
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Moscow suggests 2022 draft document as a basis for future Ukraine peace ...
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Putin wants to avoid sanctions - Iran plays an important role in this: Western sanctions against Russia's economy are forcing Putin's regime to explore new trade ...
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Putin wants to avoid sanctions - Iran plays an important role in this
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Putin and Xi’s Unholy Alliance: Why the West Won’t Be Able to Drive a Wedge Between Russia and China
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Quick Glance: Hong Kong Denies Entry to Press Freedom Advocate
  • Reporters Without Borders reported that a representative of the organization was deported from Hong Kong upon arrival on Wednesday.

  • Aleksandra Bielakowska, a representative of Reporters Without Borders based in Taiwan, was detained for six hours at Hong Kong International Airport and then deported without explanation.

  • Bielakowska traveled to Hong Kong to meet with journalists and monitor the trial of media tycoon Jimmy Lai, who faces possible life imprisonment for national security offenses.

  • Hong Kong has witnessed a significant decline in press freedom in recent years, ranking 140th out of 180 countries and territories in Reporters Without Borders' 2023 World Press Freedom Index.
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Putin Ally Declares Mike Johnson 'Our Johnson': The House speaker has claimed that he intends to put forward a bill for aid to Ukraine soon.
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Putin Ally Declares Mike Johnson 'Our Johnson'
Quick Glance: Focus on Support for Israel and Ukraine by Mike Johnson
  • House Speaker Mike Johnson is heavily advocating for support for Israel and Ukraine while trying to push a national security package through the House.

  • Johnson faces the challenge of juggling the Republican Party's divided support for Kyiv's defense while feeling the pressure to pass a comprehensive aid package for U.S. allies.

  • In his quest to find ways to promote funding for Ukraine, Johnson is engaging in discussions with the White House and former president Donald Trump. The divisive dynamic within the party and the urgency of the situation in Ukraine present a significant challenge for Johnson.

  • Johnson must craft a package that includes some policy wins for Republicans while also gaining Democratic approval. Despite concerns from some progressive Democrats regarding support for Israel, most Democratic lawmakers have rallied behind the Senate-passed package.
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French Law Enforcement Officers Confiscates Putin Ex-Wife’s Villa: Last December, France seized a villa on the Atlantic Ocean purchased for €5 ...
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French Law Enforcement Officers Confiscates Putin Ex-Wife’s Villa
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"Loot, kill, get rich": "Russian Walter White" now recruits prisoners: Dmitry Karavaychik should have spent many more years in prison. But the war against ...
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History Makes Clear the Risks of Appeasing Putin: The parallels to 1938 are unavoidable.
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History Makes Clear the Risks of Appeasing Putin
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Putin: Russia had to attack Ukraine energy sites in response to Kyiv’s strikes: President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia had been obliged to launch ...
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Putin: Russia had to attack Ukraine energy sites in response to Kyiv’s ...
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Liz Cheney Rebukes Marjorie Taylor Greene's Putin Rant: Support for Ukraine in its ongoing war with Russia is dwindling among U.S. Republican lawmakers.
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Liz Cheney Rebukes Marjorie Taylor Greene's Putin Rant
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Ukraine aid deadlock could threaten peace in Europe. Does Congress care?: Ukraine must convince Americans that its fate matters, and that a Russian victory would ...
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Ukraine aid deadlock could threaten peace in Europe. Does Congress care?
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Did the far-right AfD's EU candidate accept Russian money?: According to reports, the Czech authorities are in possession of the allegedly incriminating ...
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Did the far-right AfD's EU candidate accept Russian money?
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Van der Bellen: "I was wrong about Putin": In an interview published on Wednesday, Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen admitted that he had misjudged ...
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Putin to be tried in special court over Ukraine war: The Netherlands has agreed to set up a special court on Russia's war in Ukraine on its territory.
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Putin to be tried in special court over Ukraine war