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Vladimir Putin is making Ukrainians more Ukrainian
Olga Oleinikova is the director of the Ukraine Democracy Initiative at the University of Technology Sydney. What does it mean to be Ukrainian today? In…
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Deal on Ukrainian nuclear safety to come ‘soon,’ says IAEA chief
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is closing in on a deal to guarantee the safety and security of nuclear facilities in Ukraine, according to…
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Downing Street blames Russia for hoax calls to senior UK ministers
LONDON — Russia was behind hoax calls made to U.K. Defense Secretary Ben Wallace and Home Secretary Priti Patel, Downing Street said on Monday. Wallace said…
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Zelenskyy aide: Deal on NATO ‘easy’ to agree with Russia — but giving up territory a no-go
An adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said it will be “relatively easy” to find common ground to end the war with Russia on some…
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Reuters staff raise alarms over partnership with Russian-owned wire service
Employees at one of the most well-known news wire services are privately fuming over their company’s ongoing partnership with a Russian state-controlled media organization that…
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Bulgaria signals historic shift from Russian gas
Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is prompting Bulgaria to think the unthinkable — and break up with Russian natural gas. For decades, Bulgaria’s energy policy has been shaped under pressure…
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‘I don’t feel safe going back.’ Russia’s future has gone into exile
ISTANBUL — Russian rapper Oxxxymiron’s latest concert was his smallest in years. Hundreds of people piled into a tiny basement venue on Tuesday, with those who…
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Boris Johnson compares Ukraine war to Brexit battles
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson compared the invasion of Ukraine by Russia to the U.K.’s decision to leave the European Union in 2016. He argued…
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Austria reintroduces face masks as coronavirus cases surge
People in Austria will be required to wear FFP2 face masks indoors again as COVID-19 cases are rising once more, the country’s Health Minister Johannes…
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Zelenskyy calls for ‘meaningful’ talks with Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy asked for peace talks with Russia to be “meaningful, fair and without delay” to stop the invasion of his country. “I…
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