CNN — Vladimir Osechkin says he was strolling towards his eating room desk, plates of spaghetti for his youngsters in his palms, when he noticed the pink laser dancing throughout the wall. He knew what was coming. Slamming off the lights, he says he and his spouse pulled their youngsters …
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1. Ship the tanks to Ukraine, NATO chief tells allies in Berlin NATO Secretary Common Jens Stoltenberg urged allies on Tuesday to hurry up deliveries of heavy and extra superior weapons to repel Russian forces in Ukraine and expressed confidence {that a} determination on sending battle tanks to Kyiv would …
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CNN — The Biden administration has just lately raised issues with China about proof it has suggesting that Chinese language corporations have bought non-lethal gear to Russia for use in Ukraine, in an effort to establish how a lot Beijing is aware of concerning the transactions, in line with two …
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Julia Wallace is the deputy editor in chief of the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Venture (OCCRP). Ilya Lozovsky is a senior editor and employees author at OCCRP. Excessive within the Austrian Alps sits the ultra-luxe Resort Tannenhof. Staying in one among its seven suites — the most costly going …
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The highest-ranking military officer in the US has warned it will be “very, very difficult” to eject thousands of Russian forces from war-ravaged Ukraine, as the devastating conflict enters its 12th month. US General Mark Milley reiterated concerns that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aggression would not end this year, on …
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Russia claims it has gained ground in Ukraine The Russian army said on Saturday it carried out “offensive operations” in the Zaporizhzhia region of southern Ukraine, enabling it to take “advantageous positions”. “As a result of offensive operations, units of the Eastern Military District took more advantageous lines and positions,” …
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There is a need for someone who can bring Ukraine and Russia to the table for talks and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi can play a key role in facilitating the negotiations between the two warring neighbours, a veteran French journalist said. However, at this moment it looks “extremely difficult” …
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Ukraine’s western allies are meeting at Ramstein air base in Germany today, with the host nation under increasing pressure to allow German-manufactured Leopard tanks to be supplied to Kyiv. The summit will be chaired by US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and attended by Germany’s new Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, who …
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Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe. Western nations started imposing financial and commercial sanctions on Russia immediately after its invasion of Ukraine began. Their goal was to not only punish Russia and disrupt President Vladimir Putin’s war machine, but there was hope that the resulting economic hardship might …
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1. Zelenskyy orders criminal probe into Interior Minister’s death Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has ordered the country’s security service to carry out a criminal investigation into a helicopter crash that killed 14 people in total on Wednesday. All nine people on board the helicopter were killed: Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky …
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Russian President Vladimir Putin poses as he delivers a New Year’s address to the nation at the headquarters of the Southern Military District in Rostov-on-Don on December 31, 2022. Mikhail Klimentyev | Afp | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin could be ready to announce another mobilization round, as Russia …
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