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Volatile rouble pares intraday losses as Russia slips into default zone: The rouble pared early losses in volatile Moscow trade on Monday as Russia looked set ...
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Volatile rouble pares intraday losses as Russia slips into default zone: The rouble pared early losses in volatile Moscow trade on Monday as Russia looked set ...
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Volatile rouble pares intraday losses as Russia slips into default zone
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Europe—but Not NATO—Should Send Troops to Ukraine: To Halt Russia’s Advance, Kyiv Needs More Boots on the Ground
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‘Our artillery is starving:’ Ukraine holds its breath as US set to approve $60bn of military aid
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‘Our artillery is starving:’ Ukraine holds its breath as US set to approve ...
Quick Glance: State Customs Service: Polish Protesters Cease Border Blockade
  • The blockade by Polish protesters at the Yahodyn-Dorohusk border crossing on the Polish-Ukrainian border was lifted by Ukraine's State Customs Service on April 22.

  • Traffic flow in both directions was restored as of 1:40 p.m.

  • As per Valentyna Chernysh, a representative of the customs office in Volyn Oblast, there were 400 trucks queued on the Polish side of the border, with an additional 140 in a digital queue.

  • Despite a reduction in border blockades, the State Customs Service indicated on April 17 that Polish protesters intended to block the Korczowa-Krakovets border crossing for a two-day period.
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Moscow Says Us Aid to Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan Will ‘Exacerbate Global Crises': Moscow on Saturday slammed the approval by the U.S.
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Moscow Says Us Aid to Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan Will ‘Exacerbate Global ...
Quick Glance: Ukrainian President Thanks US for Weapon Aid
  • Ukrainian President Zelenskyy thanked U.S. political leaders for approving an aid package for Ukraine, providing the country with a chance at "victory" in its defense against Russia.

  • The House passed a bill granting Ukraine $60.8 billion in aid, with Zelenskyy urging swift Senate approval to ensure rapid assistance to frontline soldiers.

  • Zelenskyy emphasized the critical need for long-range weapons and air defense systems to stabilize the situation and regain the initiative in Ukraine.

  • He addressed rumors of a territorial deal with Russia, emphasizing the importance of a strategy based on concrete democratic measures to end the war.
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Polish president: Poland ready to deploy allied nuclear weapons on its territory: Speaking to Fakt, Polish President Andrzej Duda highlighted how Russia has ...
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Polish president: Poland ready to deploy allied nuclear weapons on its ...
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Russia Says Captured Village Near Ukraine’s Chasiv Yar: Russia said Sunday its forces had completely captured Bohdanivka, a frontline village less than ...
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Russia Says Captured Village Near Ukraine’s Chasiv Yar
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With New U.S. Aid, Ukraine Looks To Stabilize The Line, Seize The Initiative: The impending passage of $60 billion in U.S. aid for Ukraine could help the ...
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With New U.S. Aid, Ukraine Looks To Stabilize The Line, Seize The ...
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Russia Urges Citizens to Avoid Flying Turkish Airlines to Latin America: The Russian Embassy in Turkey has urged citizens to avoid flying Turkish Airlines due to ...
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Russia Urges Citizens to Avoid Flying Turkish Airlines to Latin America
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Russia Scraps WWII March Over Security Fears: Russia is canceling a popular procession to commemorate World War II victims for a second straight year due to ...
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Russia Scraps WWII March Over Security Fears
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TV Tower in Kharkiv Struck as Russia Says Captured Village: A major television tower was toppled in Ukraine's war-battered city of Kharkiv on Monday after ...
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TV Tower in Kharkiv Struck as Russia Says Captured Village
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US will ‘quickly’ send military aid to Ukraine, Biden tells Zelenskyy: The United States will act swiftly to provide new military assistance to help Kyiv in its ...
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US will ‘quickly’ send military aid to Ukraine, Biden tells Zelenskyy
Quick Glance: Biden Promises Swift Military Aid for Ukraine
  • President Joe Biden assured his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy of quick military support in the fight against Russia's invasion during a Monday call.

  • The US House of Representatives approved a substantial foreign aid package last week, including $61 billion for war-torn Ukraine, with the Senate expected to follow suit.

  • Biden emphasized America's 'lasting commitment' to Ukraine 'as it defends its freedom against Russian aggression'.

  • Zelenskyy reported that Biden assured him he would sign the upcoming military aid package immediately upon Senate approval, and the weaponry provided would strengthen Ukraine's air defense as well as long-range and artillery capabilities.
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WSJ: US drafting sanctions aimed at Chinese banks aiding Russia’s war effort: Washington hopes they will allow Secretary of State Antony Blinken to arrive armed ...
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WSJ: US drafting sanctions aimed at Chinese banks aiding Russia’s war ...
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Without European rearmament, NATO is setting itself up for failure: As long as the Russian imperial state exists in its current form, the threat it poses to ...
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Without European rearmament, NATO is setting itself up for failure
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Poland 'ready' to host nuclear weapons, Polish president says: Poland is ready to host nuclear weapons on its territory, President Andrzej Duda announced on ...
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Poland 'ready' to host nuclear weapons, Polish president says
Quick Glance: Poland 'Ready' to Host Nuclear Weapons: President
  • Poland is prepared to host nuclear weapons if NATO decides to deploy them due to Russia's militarization in Belarus and Kaliningrad, President Andrzej Duda stated in a recent interview.

  • Being a NATO member and a strong supporter of Ukraine, Poland shares a border with both Russia's Kaliningrad exclave and Belarus, Moscow's ally.

  • He emphasized that discussions regarding nuclear cooperation between Poland and the United States have been ongoing for a considerable period.

  • During the latest NATO summit in Vilnius, the allies committed to taking all necessary measures to ensure the credibility, effectiveness, safety, and security of the nuclear deterrent mission.
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10 Years Later, Russian Volunteer Fighters Recall Fueling the War in Donbas: Ten years ago, Alexander Krasnogorodtsev, an artist from St.
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10 Years Later, Russian Volunteer Fighters Recall Fueling the War in ...
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Ukraine says it controls village that Russia said it had captured: Russia said on Monday its forces had taken control of Novomykhailivka in eastern Ukraine- the ...
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Ukraine says it controls village that Russia said it had captured
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Russia captures key frontline village in eastern Ukraine as Zelensky pleads for urgent US aid
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Russia captures key frontline village in eastern Ukraine as Zelensky ...
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Russian man gets 5 years labour for street interview about Ukraine war: A Russian man was sentenced to five years' forced labour on Monday (22 April) for ...
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Russian man gets 5 years labour for street interview about Ukraine war
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Ukraine claims to shoot down Russian bomber, though Moscow denies: Ukraine says it shot down a strategic Russian bomber on Friday, but Russia counters the plane ...
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Ukraine claims to shoot down Russian bomber, though Moscow denies
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The Five Futures of Russia: And How America Can Prepare for Whatever Comes Next: And how America can prepare for whatever comes next.
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The Five Futures of Russia: And How America Can Prepare for Whatever Comes ...
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Swedish Navy chief says Russian 'shadow fleet' of oil tankers possibly conducting espionage in Baltic Sea
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Swedish Navy chief says Russian 'shadow fleet' of oil tankers ...
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Moscow says US hybrid war against Russia will turn into humiliation : Russia said on Sunday that US lawmakers’ approval of $60.84 billion more in support for ...
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Moscow says US hybrid war against Russia will turn into humiliation
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US agrees to withdraw troops from Niger amid Sahel region’s pivot to Russia: The US built a base in the desert city of Agadez at the cost of $100m for manned and ...
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US agrees to withdraw troops from Niger amid Sahel region’s pivot to ...
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Ukraine needs one more year to win, and Congress can make that happen now: If America comes through, this might just be the year that Ukraine needs to push ...
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Ukraine needs one more year to win, and Congress can make that happen now
Quick Glance: Russia Strikes Chernihiv: 18 Dead, Ukraine Appeals for Air Defense
  • At least 18 people were killed and over 60 wounded in Chernihiv due to Russian missile strikes. Ukrainian officials emphasized that the attack could have been prevented with adequate air defense systems.

  • Russia launched three Iskander cruise missiles at the city, located near the Russian border and previously encircled by Russian troops.

  • Ukraine currently has three Patriot air defense systems but requires 26 for full coverage. Following appeals for more systems, Germany pledged to send an additional one.

  • A $60 billion aid package for Ukraine is stalled in the US Congress, allowing Russia to exploit ammunition and air defense shortages and gain ground in the east.
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Ukraine and Russia Trade Strikes as U.S. Gears up for Key Vote: Ukraine and Russia both accused each other of deadly strikes on civilians Saturday, as U.S ...
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Ukraine and Russia Trade Strikes as U.S. Gears up for Key Vote
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Blinken heads back to China, with a threat over military aid to Russia: Washington accuses Beijing of sending Moscow everything from missile and drone components ...
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Blinken heads back to China, with a threat over military aid to Russia
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Ukraine launches a barrage of drones against Russia : Russia claims to have shot down 50 Ukrainian drones after Ukraine appeared to target its energy ...
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Ukraine launches a barrage of drones against Russia
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The Talks That Could Have Ended the War in Ukraine: A Hidden History of Diplomacy That Came Up Short—but Holds Lessons for Future Negotiations
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The Talks That Could Have Ended the War in Ukraine: A Hidden History of ...
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Large-scale Russian offensive expected soon in Ukraine: ISW: The US think tank warned Moscow's army plans to mount a sweeping offensive as weather ...
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Large-scale Russian offensive expected soon in Ukraine: ISW
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Ukraine and Moscow react to US aid decision: 61 billion US dollars for Ukraine - Kiev, Western governments and NATO react with relief ...
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Ukraine and Moscow react to US aid decision
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U.S. Citizen Killed in Moscow-Held Donetsk – Russian Media: A U.S. citizen known to have fought with pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine between 2014 and 2017 has ...
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U.S. Citizen Killed in Moscow-Held Donetsk – Russian Media
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Russian man sentenced to 5 years of labor for criticizing war in Ukraine: Russian authorities appear to be intensifying their crackdown on critics of the ...
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Russian man sentenced to 5 years of labor for criticizing war in Ukraine
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U.S. Is Preparing To Sanction Chinese Banks Supporting Russia, Report Says: U.S. officials have expressed concerns that trade between China and Russia has ...
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U.S. Is Preparing To Sanction Chinese Banks Supporting Russia, Report Says
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War reporter allegedly killed: Moscow complains about damaged energy facilities: Russia claims to have intercepted dozens of Ukrainian drones. Nevertheless ...
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War reporter allegedly killed: Moscow complains about damaged energy ...
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EU agrees to tackle Russia’s shadow oil fleet, Sweden says: The dark fleet camouflaged by Moscow “fuels the war chest of Russia,” Swedish foreign minister says.
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EU agrees to tackle Russia’s shadow oil fleet, Sweden says
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Ukraine speaks of shooting down: Russian Air Force loses heavy supersonic bomber: A Tu-22M3 supersonic bomber crashed in Russia. Moscow speaks of technical ...
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Ukraine speaks of shooting down: Russian Air Force loses heavy supersonic ...
Quick Glance: Ukraine shoots down Russian strategic bomber, nine killed
  • Russian officials say the plane crashed over the southern Stavropol region due to a technical malfunction.

  • Ukraine's air force announced that they shot down a Russian strategic bomber with anti-aircraft missiles for the first time since the war began in 2022.

  • The bomber was downed in Russian airspace, 300km from Ukraine's border, after participating in a long-range airstrike that resulted in the death of at least nine people in the central region of Dnipropetrovsk.

  • NATO and the USA are planning to provide additional air defense systems to Ukraine for support.
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 789: As the war enters its 789th day, these are the main developments.
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 789
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The Five Futures of Russia: And How America Can Prepare for Whatever Comes Next: And how America can prepare for whatever comes next.
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The Five Futures of Russia: And How America Can Prepare for Whatever Comes ...
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Georgia not ready for EU, says ruling party: The pronouncement comes as tensions fray between Tbilisi and Brussels over a ‘Kremlin-inspired’ foreign agent law.
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Georgia not ready for EU, says ruling party
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Russia's economic strength to last another 18 months, think tank says: In the best-case scenario, Russia's economic strength will last another 18 months before ...
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Russia's economic strength to last another 18 months, think tank says
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How a store manager from India ended up killed on the battlefields of Ukraine fighting for Russia
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How a store manager from India ended up killed on the battlefields of ...
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$60 billion in US aid: no certain path to victory: It took months of delays and desperate pleas from Ukraine, but the US House of Representatives has finally ...
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$60 billion in US aid: no certain path to victory
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Kyiv Warns Situation on Front Will Worsen in May: The situation for Ukraine on its front line is likely to steadily deteriorate in the coming weeks ...
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Kyiv Warns Situation on Front Will Worsen in May
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Moldovan opposition announces new election bloc at Moscow event: Moldovan opposition parties denouncing pro-European President Maia Sandu's drive to secure ...
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Moldovan opposition announces new election bloc at Moscow event
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CIA director warns Ukraine could lose war with Russia by the end of the year unless US sends more aid
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CIA director warns Ukraine could lose war with Russia by the end of the ...
Quick Glance: CIA Director Warns of Ukraine's Potential Defeat Against Russia
  • CIA Director Bill Burns warns of a possible Ukrainian defeat against Russia by the end of the year unless the US sends more military support.

  • Burns emphasizes the need for the US Congress to approve a long-delayed aid package for Kyiv to prevent Ukraine from losing ground.

  • There is a risk that Russia could capture additional territory if Ukraine is not adequately supported, leading to a frozen frontline situation.

  • Ukraine's lack of ammunition and military equipment due to supply struggles from the US and its allies is having a severe impact on the battlefield.