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Northern Kharkov Offensive: A Russian Ruse, or a Dangerous New Front With Multiple Attack Waves? (VIDEOS)

Some people think that the latest ground offensive by Russian Federation forces in the Northeastern Ukrainian Kharkov Oblast is nothing but a distraction.

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Russian MFA describes Putin’s China trip as defining for world’s future

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The trip laid the groundwork for many years to come, Maria Zakharova said

Russian forces cut off ammunition supplies to Ukrainian forces in Volchansk — lawmaker

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Viktor Vodolatsky also said the liberation of Staritsa would make it possible to reduce to a minimum and later completely remove the threat of bombardments for the Belgorod Region

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As Russians poured over Ukraine’s border, there was little to stop them

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Russian troops punched across Ukraine’s northern border with such speed and force this month that Ukraine’s meager fortifications offered almost no obstacle. Some Ukrainian soldiers, caught totally by surprise, fell back from their…

Russian 'spy' who worked for UK accompanying Prince Charles fails to win back citizenship

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The Afghan-born man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, came to the UK as an asylum seeker in 2000 and worked for police and then the government on sensitive operations, including the war in Afghanistan.

Ukraine’s Divisive Mobilization Law Comes Into Force As A New Russian Push Strains Front-Line Troops

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(AP) — A divisive mobilization law in Ukraine came into force on Saturday, as Kyiv struggles to boost troop numbers after Russia launched a new offensive that some fear could close in on Ukraine’s second-largest city. The legislation,…

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Russian court seizes millions of euros worth of German bank assets

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A Russian court has ordered that Deutsche Bank's and Commerzbank's assets, accounts, property and shares be seized in Russia as part of a lawsuit involving the German banks, court documents showed.

Ukraine green lights mobilisation law to conscript more troops as Russian onslaught continues to threaten Kyiv - with draft age for men lowered from 27 to 25

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Ukraine has brought in a mobilisation law to boost troop numbers amid a new offensive from Russia that has seen more than 500,000 troops amassed on the frontline in a bid to overpower Kiev.

Russian MFA urges France to refrain from use of force against protesters in New Caledonia

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Zakharova also stated that Russia believes the crisis in New Caledonia is "the result of incomplete decolonization efforts and yet another confirmation that France's policy toward its former colonies, albeit renamed overseas territories,…

Georgia's president vetoes 'Russian law' which sparked mass protests

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Georgia's president has vetoed a controversial bill which sparked weeks of mass protests in the country, as critics call the new legislation a "Russian law".

Daniel DePetris: Vladimir Putin has much to celebrate. But not the Russian people.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, the man who plunged Russia into a war that has proved far costlier than he anticipated, is riding high at the moment.

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Brexit allowed the UK to respond quicker than EU states to Russian aggression in Ukraine, Polish foreign minister claims

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Radoslaw Sikorski said that the UK did not have to reach a consensus in a 27-member bloc on issues such as what sanctions to issue against the Kremlin and what aid to give Ukraine.

Several Ukrainians injured in Russian attack on Kharkiv

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Kiev: Several people were injured in Russian firing on a residential part of the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv and the neighbouring city of Vovchansk, the regional military administration said. In Kharkiv, five people were injured in…

'Russian law' shut down after weeks of protests in Georgia with Tbilisi on brink of chaos

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A mass brawl erupted among MPs after the bill's passage in unseemly scenes captured on camera.

Russian court seizes two European banks’ assets amid Western sanctions

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Freezing hundreds of billions of dollars in lenders' assets was part of dispute over gas project halted by sanctions.

Watch dramatic moment Ukrainian kamikaze drones blitz Russian oil depots sparking inferno in double Black Sea strike

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DRAMATIC footage captured the moment Ukrainian kamikaze drones blitzed Russian oil depots sparking massive fireball explosions.

Watch dramatic moment Ukrainian kamikaze drones blitz Russian oil depots sparking inferno in double Black Sea strike

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DRAMATIC footage captured the moment Ukrainian kamikaze drones blitzed Russian oil depots sparking massive fireball explosions.

Watch dramatic moment Ukrainian kamikaze drones blitz Russian oil depots sparking inferno in double Black Sea strike

DRAMATIC footage captured the moment Ukrainian kamikaze drones blitzed Russian oil depots sparking massive fireball explosions.