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Apr 17 2022
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Zelensky says Ukraine won’t give up territory in the east to end war with Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told CNN that Ukraine is not willing to give up territory in the eastern part of the country to end the war with Russia, and Ukraine’s military is prepared to fight Moscow’s military in the Donbas region in a battle he says could influence the course of the entire war.
Zelensky said in an exclusive interview Friday with CNN’s Jake Tapper from the
CNN DigitalJan 16 2022
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US warns of Russia plotting ‘false flag’ operation to provoke Ukraine invasion
The US has intelligence suggesting Russian operatives have been deployed to conduct a “false flag” attack in eastern Ukraine that will act as a signal for Moscow to invade its western neighbor, the White House said Friday.
Press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters that the operatives had been tapped to carry out “sabotage attacks” against Russian proxies in the region and added that
New York Post (News)Feb 24 2022
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Putin Declares ‘Special Military Operation’ in Ukraine, Explosions Reported in Multiple Ukrainian Cities
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a “special military operation” in Ukraine on Thursday, local time.
Putin said in an emergency address on Russian TV that the military operation is intended to protect civilians and to demilitarize Ukraine, and is a response to threats coming from Ukraine.
He said that Russia doesn’t plan to occupy Ukraine and said that the Ukrainian
The Epoch TimesFeb 11 2022
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Russia masses more troops near Ukraine, U.S. says
Russia is now massing yet more troops near Ukraine and an invasion could come at any time, perhaps before the end of this month's Winter Olympics, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday.
Commercial satellite images published by a private U.S. company showed new Russian military deployments at several locations near Ukraine.
In his starkest warning yet to Americans
ReutersJun 01 2022
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Kremlin warns Biden sending rockets to Ukraine 'adding fuel to the fire'
The Kremlin said Wednesday that President Joe Biden's plans to send advanced rocket systems to Ukraine was "adding fuel to the fire."
"We know that the United States has been purposefully and meticulously adding fuel to the fire," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, according to the Russian news agency Interfax. "The United States pursues the course towards fighting Russia to the last
ABC News (Online)Feb 15 2022
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Russia has borne Western sanctions before. Is this time different?
The West has promised harsh sanctions against Russia should it invade Ukraine. But Russians have borne sanctions since 2014, and seem ready, mentally and economically, to do so again.
Nadezhda Mamonova, a Moscow office worker, says she’s learned to take life “day by day” amid talk of war with Ukraine and devastating Western sanctions that are threatened to follow.
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Christian Science MonitorDec 13 2022
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North Carolina attacks highlight the vulnerability of power grids
When Moore County, N.C., suddenly went dark last Saturday night, Mayor Carol Haney was perplexed. There'd been no storm, no warning, just darkness on what had been a festive holiday season evening. It turned out a shooting attack on two electrical substations knocked tens of thousands of people off the grid for the better part of a week.
"This beautiful part of the world gets sabotaged
NPR (Online News)Mar 18 2022
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Ukraine war divides families and exiles children. Why some stay.
Protecting home. Protecting family. Keeping families together. The war is forcing many Ukrainians to choose among those principles. Our reporter spoke to families in Odessa who decided to stay.
For decades, the aging military hardware on display at a sprawling Soviet-era park has created a favorite playground for children, who can’t help climbing on the rows of World War II artillery
Christian Science MonitorOct 16 2022
Analysis
How Ukraine is winning the social media war
After almost eight months, the war in Ukraine hangs in the balance. Ukrainian counter-offensives continue to make progress, while Russian forces are still pressing elsewhere.
But on the internet, it's a very one-sided affair.
"This is a meme nation," says Olena, a Kyiv entrepreneur who manages teams of social media volunteers.
"If this was a war of memes, we would be
BBC NewsFeb 21 2022
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Biden and Putin agree "in principle" to hold summit
President Biden agreed "in principle" to hold a summit with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, the White House confirmed on Sunday evening.
Driving the news: Biden said the meeting can only take place if Russia does not invade Ukraine, according to statements from the White House and French President Emmanuel Macron's office, which first announced the news.
The agreement was reached
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