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Putin’s world is shrinking
Fredrik Wesslau is a distinguished policy fellow at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs and a board member of The Reckoning Project. BRICS leaders will…
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Ukraine declares war on Russia’s Black Sea shipping
Russian ports and ships on the Black Sea — including tankers carrying millions of barrels of oil to Europe — could justifiably be attacked by…
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Russia’s plot to kill Zelenskyy foiled
Ukraine’s security service said Monday it had detained a Russian informant who planned to assassinate Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy last month. The alleged informant “was…
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Why Crimean Tatar fighters are playing an increasing role in resistance to Russian occupation
A resistance group of Crimean Tatars, an ethnic group native to the Russian-occupied peninsula, is now a prominent player in the Ukraine war. The Atesh…
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Drone attack on tanker shows Kyiv’s intent to hit Russian energy shipments
KYIV — An overnight naval drone attack against a Russian tanker in the Black Sea signals a potential new front in the Ukraine war, with…
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‘Stalinist.’ Putin nemesis Alexei Navalny gets 19 more years in prison
A Russian court on Friday sentenced opposition leader and Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to an additional 19 years in a maximum-security prison, finding him guilty…
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Niger coup: west African union has pledged to intervene – but some members support the plotters
When the Nigerian president, Bola Tinubu, was elected as chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) on July 10, he asserted that…
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Ukraine recap: counter-offensive gathers pace while Wagner Group takes on new role
Reports from the front lines of the various conflict zones reveal daily just how difficult Ukraine is finding its summer counter-offensive. Russia has had months…
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8,500+ Russian paratroopers wounded in Ukraine, admits Moscow commander
More than 8,500 Russian paratroopers have been wounded while fighting in Ukraine, a Russian general said Wednesday in a rare official admission about the number…
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Romania accuses Russia of war crimes over Danube grain port bombing
Romania’s president has condemned Russia’s attacks on ports on the Danube as unacceptable and war crimes. On Wednesday morning, Russia attacked Ukrainian grain ports at…
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