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Kremlin: Germany taking path of escalation over Leipzig drone affair
The Kremlin has accused Germany of pursuing a course of escalation following threats of sanctions over the unexploded explosive drone…
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Russian ballistic missile strike on Kyiv kills one and injures others
Russia has attacked Ukraine with ballistic missiles and drones, killing one person and leaving at least 12 others injured after strikes…
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Ukrainian strikes hit a Russian explosive materials plant 1,000 miles away and a major Black Sea oil terminal, security official says
Ukraine's internal security agency carried out two drone attacks inside Russia on Monday night, an official said. The SBU attacks targeted…
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Russian 'pick-up artist' accused of secretly filming women in Ghana and Kenya
Authorities in Kenya and Ghana are examining reports that a Russian man covertly filmed sexual encounters with women in the two African…
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Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny Killed Using Poison from South American Dart Frog, Foreign Offices Allege
NEED TO KNOW Alexei Navalny died of poison epibatidine, which comes from a dart frog not native to Russia, according to a joint press…
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5 European nations say Russian opposition leader Navalny was poisoned and blame the Kremlin
LONDON (AP) — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned by the Kremlin with a lethal toxin derived from the skin of poison…
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Russian pensioners turn to soup kitchen as war economy stutters
Dishes clatter, steam bursts from large cooking pots and music is seeping through the bustling chatter of Russian pensioners, hunched over…
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Ukraine hails 'real results' after Musk restricts Russian Starlink use
Elon Musk's efforts to stop Russia from using Starlink satellites for drone attacks have "delivered real results", a Ukrainian official…
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Germany detains 5 men accused of illegally exporting goods to Russian defense companies
BERLIN (AP) — German authorities on Monday detained five men accused of being part of a network that illegally exported goods to Russian…
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Hyundai Motor did not exercise option to buy back Russian auto factory
South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor did not exercise a buyback option for its former manufacturing plant in Russia, the company said on…
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Hunterbrook says Ubiquiti powering Russian battlefield communications in Ukraine
Hunterbrook says “American tech company’s networking gear is powering Russian battlefield communications in Ukraine. The company is…
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Zelensky condemns Russian drone strike that killed five on passenger train
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has condemned as "terrorism" a Russian drone attack on a crowded passenger train that local…
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'Hard to survive': Kyiv's elderly shiver after Russian attacks on power and heat
Shivering in her flat after Russian strikes knocked out the heating, 91-year-old Lidia Teleschuk said she couldn't remember a winter this…
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Slovakia takes EU to court over Russian gas import ban
Slovakia plans to file a complaint with the EU's top court, the European Court of Justice (ECJ), contesting the bloc's ban on imports of…
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Daily life in subzero Kiev without heat or power amid Russian strikes
Snow is falling and night-time temperatures are dropping to as low as minus 20 degrees Celsius but hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians are…
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Researchers say Russian government hackers were behind attempted Poland power outage
A failed December effort to bring down parts of Poland’s energy grid was the work of Russian government hackers known for causing past…
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Russian Ruble-Pegged Stablecoin Surpasses $100B in Transactions Less Than a Year – Report
Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic’s report shows that Russia’s ruble-backed stablecoin A7A5, launched last year to help evade sanctions,…
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France seizes suspected Russian 'shadow fleet' oil tanker in the Mediterranean
France says it has seized an oil tanker in the Mediterranean suspected of being part of Russia's sanction-busting "shadow fleet". French…
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Germany expels Russian embassy staffer over links to Russian spy
Germany is expelling a Russian embassy staffer over links to a woman arrested on suspicion of spying for Moscow, Foreign Minister Johann…
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Ukraine burned nearly $100 million worth of missiles in a single night battling a Russian barrage, Zelenskyy says
Ukraine fired nearly $100 million worth of missiles in a single night defending against Russian strikes. The figure, shared by President…
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Ukraine says it captured Russian suspect in Kursk POW killings
Ukraine's intelligence service has captured a Russian man who is believed to be responsible for the killing of nine Ukrainian prisoners of…
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Under fire from the sea, families in Odesa try to escape Russian barrage
From Mariia's 16th-floor flat, the calm waters of the Black Sea stretch out into the horizon beneath the fading twilight. "Up here you can…
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Russian court considers central bank's $232B lawsuit against Euroclear over seized assets
MOSCOW (AP) — A court in Moscow on Friday began considering a lawsuit filed by the central bank against Euroclear, the Brussels-based…
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New power outages in Ukraine due to Russian airstrikes
Russian airstrikes caused further widespread power outages in Ukraine overnight, the Ministry of Energy announced in Kiev on Thursday.…