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Russia’s Overnight Barrage Plunges Nine Ukrainian Regions into Darkness
Russia launched one of its heaviest air assaults in months overnight, targeting Ukraine’s critical energy grid just as the country braces for another winter...
Baltics on High Alert: Draft Mass Evacuation Plans Amid Rising Fears of a Russian Invasion
Haunted by history and alarmed by Russia’s soaring military buildup since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the Baltic states Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are...
Europe’s Costly Paradox: How Ukraine’s Allies Are Quietly Bankrolling Putin’s War Machine
Nearly four years into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a striking contradiction defines Europe’s role in the conflict. The European Union, Ukraine’s largest backer in...
Uncertain Ally: Trump’s Silence on Russia Sanctions Tests the West’s Unity
The Group of Seven (G7) nations including the U.S., Japan, Canada, Britain, France, Germany, and Italy recently agreed to coordinate tougher sanctions on Russia...
Beyond the Handshake: Strategic Aims of the Putin-Aliyev Meeting in Tajikistan
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev have agreed to hold a bilateral meeting in Tajikistan, according to Russia’s state news agency...
Finance at War: How Conflict Redefines the Global Economy
Summary: Finance has become the new frontline of war. In 2022, sanctions froze over $300 billion of Russian central bank reserves and imposed more...
Russia Withdraws From Cold War Plutonium Deal With US
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Russia's lower house of parliament has approved a withdrawal from the landmark Plutonium Management and Disposition Agreement (PMDA) with the United States, a...
EU Unites to Phase Out Russian Oil and Gas Imports
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European Union ambassadors have unanimously agreed to advance a landmark proposal to completely phase out Russian oil and gas imports by 2028, clearing...
As Kremlin Seizes Assets, Russia’s Own Central Bank Sounds the Alarm
Russia's central bank has said the government broke the rules when it took over some assets related to the conflict in Ukraine. This is...
Russia Warns It Will Destroy Tomahawk Missiles and Launchers if U.S. Supplies Them to Ukraine
A senior Russian lawmaker, Andrei Kartapolov head of the Russian parliament’s defence committee and a former deputy defence minister warned on Wednesday that Russia...