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NATO members ‘deeply concerned’ by activities such as sabotage on alliance soil. They blame Russia
NATO countries say they are deeply concerned by a campaign of hybrid activities on the military alliance’s soil they attribute to Russia, and which they say constitute a threat to their security.
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Send us Patriots: Ukraine’s battered energy plants seek air defenses against Russian attacks
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Kyiv’s forces are up against a concerted Russian push in eastern Ukraine, a military official says
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Ukrainian soldiers say rear defensive lines barely exist as Russia advances
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New US sanctions against Russia target weapons development, ban uranium imports for nuclear power
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Drone footage shows devastation in Ukraine’s strategic eastern city of Chasiv Yar as Russians near
Drone footage exclusively obtained by The Associated Press shows months of Russian artillery pounding have devastated a strategic city in eastern Ukraine.
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Serbia’s new government to include US-sanctioned ex-intelligence chief with close ties to Russia
Serbia’s new government will include a former intelligence chief who has fostered close ties with Russia and is sanctioned by the United States.
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NATO chief chides members as Ukraine’s allies say slow arms deliveries have helped Russia
NATO’s secretary general says the alliance’s member countries have failed to deliver in time what they promised to Ukraine.
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Ukraine’s army chief reports tactical retreat in the east, and warns of front-line pressure
Ukraine’s army chief says his troops have been forced to retreat from three villages in the country’s embattled east. Col. Gen.
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Two Russian journalists jailed on ‘extremism’ charges for alleged work for Navalny group
Two Russian journalists were arrested by their government on “extremism” charges and ordered by courts there to remain in custody pending investigation and trial on accusations of working for a group founded by the late Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny.
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Russia renews attacks on the Ukrainian energy sector as Kyiv launches drones at southern Russia
Russia has launched a barrage of missiles against Ukraine directed at energy facilities. The energy minister said facilities in Dnipropetrovsk in the south of the country and Ivano-Frankivsk and Lviv in the west had been attacked.
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Ukraine’s farm minister is the latest corruption suspect as Kyiv aims to undo recent Russian gains
A Ukrainian court has ordered the detention of the country’s farm minister in the latest high-profile corruption investigation.
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Putin announces plans to visit China in May
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he plans to visit China in May, in what could become the first foreign trip for the Russian leader after he extended his rule by six more years in an election that offered voters little real choice.
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Belarus claims it prevented drone attacks from Lithuania. Vilnius rejects the allegations
The head of the top security agency in Belarus has claimed that the country has prevented attempted drone strikes from Lithuania that targeted the capital, Minsk, and surrounding areas.
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A Russian actress who called for peace was fined for hosting an ‘almost naked’ party
A Moscow court has imposed a 50,000-ruble ($560) fine on a TV presenter and actress who gained notoriety for hosting an “almost naked” party, saying her social media posts calling for peace discredited the military.
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To pass Ukraine aid, ‘Reagan Republican’ leaders in Congress navigated a party transformed by Trump
Providing Ukraine with weapons and other U.S. aid as it fends off a Russian invasion is rooted in the earliest and most formative political memories of the two top Republicans in Congress.
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Blinken begins key China visit as tensions rise over new US foreign aid bill
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has begun a critical trip to China armed with a strengthened diplomatic hand following Senate approval of a foreign aid package that will provide billions of dollars in assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan as well as force TikTok’s China-based parent compan
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Biden says the US is rushing weaponry to Ukraine as he signs a $95 billion war aid measure into law
President Joe Biden says he’s immediately rushing badly needed weaponry to Ukraine now that he’s signed into law a $95 billion war aid measure that also includes assistance for Israel, Taiwan and other allies.
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A Russian deputy defense minister is ordered jailed pending trial on bribery charges
A Russian deputy defense minister in charge of military construction projects and known for a lavish lifestyle was ordered jailed pending trial on charges of bribery, Timur Ivanov, one of 12 deputy defense ministers, appeared in Moscow’s Basmany court Wednesday wearing his military uniform.
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North Korea sends a delegation to Iran in a growing effort to break its diplomatic isolation
A high-level North Korean economic delegation was on its way to Iran for what would be the two countries’ first known talks since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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More US aid will help Ukraine avoid defeat in its war with Russia. Winning is another matter
A new package of $61 billion in U.S. aid may prevent Ukraine from losing its war against Russia. But winning it will be a long slog.
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Pentagon set to send $1 billion in new military aid to Ukraine once Biden signs bill
U.S. officials say the Pentagon is poised to send $1 billion in new military aid to Ukraine now that the Senate has approved long-awaited legislation to fund the weapons Kyiv needs to stall gains made by Russia.
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UK puts its defense industry on ‘war footing’ and gives Ukraine $620 million in new military aid
The U.K. prime minister says the country is putting its defense industry on a “war footing” by increasing defense spending to 2.5% of GDP by the end of the decade.
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A Russian strike on Kharkiv’s TV tower is part of an intimidation campaign, Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says a Russian missile strike that smashed a television tower in Kharkiv was part of the Kremlin’s ongoing effort to intimidate Ukraine’s second-largest city.
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European nations with Patriot missiles hesitate to give the air defense systems to Ukraine
European Union countries possessing Patriot air defense systems appear reluctant to give any to Ukraine.
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Aid approval brings Ukraine closer to replenishing troops struggling to hold front lines
Approval by the U.S. House of Representatives of a $61 billion package for Ukraine puts the country a step closer to getting an infusion of new firepower.
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Ukrainian and Western leaders laud US aid package while the Kremlin warns of ‘further ruin’
The House approved $61 billion in aid as Democrats and Republicans banded together after months of hard-right resistance over renewed American support for repelling Russia’s invasion.
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Biden avoids a further Mideast spiral as Israel and Iran show restraint. But for how long?
President Joe Biden can perhaps breathe a bit easier given that Israel and Iran seem to have stepped back for now from tipping the Middle East into all-out war.
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Moscow says 50 Ukrainian drones shot down as attacks spark fires at Russian power stations
Ukraine has launched a barrage of drones across Russia overnight in attacks that appeared to target the country’s energy infrastructure.
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As Russia edges toward a possible offensive on Kharkiv, some residents flee. Others refuse to leave
Russia is exploiting air defense shortages in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region by targeting civilian infrastructure and communities to drive away residents.
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Ukraine, Israel aid advances in rare House vote as Democrats help Republicans push it forward
The House has pushed a $95 billion national security aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies closer to passage.
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After Congress finally does pass new funding, this is how the US can rush weapons to Ukraine
The Pentagon can get weapons moving to Ukraine quickly once Congress passes a long-delayed aid bill.
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Russia pummels exhausted Ukrainian forces with smaller attacks ahead of a springtime advance
Russian troops are ramping up pressure on exhausted Ukrainian forces across the front line to prepare to grab more land this spring and summer.
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NATO and the EU urge G7 nations to step up air defense for Ukraine and expand Iran sanctions
Top NATO and European Union officials are urging industrialized nations to take quick and concrete steps to provide more air defense systems to Ukraine.
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Germany arrests 2 for allegedly spying for Russia, plotting sabotage to undermine Ukraine aid
Prosecutors say two German-Russian men have been arrested in Germany on suspicion of espionage. One of them is accused of agreeing to carry out attacks on potential targets including U.S. military facilities in hopes of sabotaging aid for Ukraine.
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