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Apr 01 2022
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Ukraine attacks Russian oil depot as Mariupol awaits evacuations and Putin's troops abandon Chernobyl
Russia accused Ukrainian forces of staging a daring air raid against an oil depot inside Russian territory Friday morning. The regional governor said two Ukrainian helicopters attacked the fuel facility in Belgorod, about 20 miles inside Russia, and video showed storage tanks in flames.
CBS News (Online)Jun 06 2024
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Gazprom faces decade-long journey trying to recover lost revenues from Ukraine war
While Europe struggles to put a major dent in the Russian economy following the country’s invasion of Ukraine two years ago, state-owned Gazprom has proved a major corporate casualty after the continent began weaning itself off the group’s natural gas. According to an internal report commissioned by the gas giant and published last November, Gazprom may not recover to pre-war export revenue
FortuneJan 10 2018
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Grim dossier claim spurs speculation about possible Russian rubout
A bombshell revelation made public Tuesday that "somebody's already been killed" as a result of the publication of an unconfirmed anti-Trump dossier has sparked speculation that it was a reference to an ex-KGB agent mysteriously found dead in his car a year ago in Moscow.
Fox News DigitalAug 25 2022
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Putin orders Russian military to increase its forces as Ukraine war passes the six-month mark
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree Thursday increasing the size of his country’s armed forces by 137,000, as the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine passed the six-month mark.
Putin’s decree will increase the number of combat personnel in the Russian armed forces by about 10%, up from 1.01 million to 1.15 million. That will take the total head count of the military to 2.04 million
NBC News DigitalJun 06 2024
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The West Is Still Playacting in Ukraine
The Biden administration has given the Ukrainian army permission to return fire against some targets inside mainland Russian territory using U.S.-supplied weapons, easing a long-standing ban. The limited change in policy came after what had become a sadly familiar ritual of Ukrainian pleading, Western public clamoring, prolonged prevarication, and a protracted process of public shaming.
Tablet MagMar 31 2022
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Russian troop movement could mean further attacks in other parts of Ukraine, Pentagon says
The assault on Ukrainian cities continued Wednesday, despite Moscow’s pledge to reduce military activity, while at the same time roughly 20 percent of Russia’s troops near Kyiv appeared to be moving away from the capital, the Pentagon said, a possible precursor to further attacks in other parts of the country.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian promises of a drawdown
Washington PostDec 16 2022
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Brittney Griner speaks out for first time since return from Russian prison: ‘Battle at every turn’
Two-time Olympic gold medalist and WNBA star Brittney Griner thanked the Biden administration Friday in her first statement since returning to the US last week as part of a prisoner swap with Russia.
Griner, 32, was released in exchange for convicted international arms dealer Viktor Bout on Dec. 8, almost 10 months after she was busted at a Moscow airport with cannabis oil in February
New York Post (News)Dec 14 2017
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Doubting the intelligence, Trump pursues Putin and leaves a Russian threat unchecked
In the final days before Donald Trump was sworn in as president, members of his inner circle pleaded with him to acknowledge publicly what U.S. intelligence agencies had already concluded — that Russia’s interference in the 2016 election was real.
Washington PostMar 24 2022
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US to take in up to 100K Ukrainian refugees, sanction more Russian officials, defense companies
The U.S. will welcome up to 100,000 Ukrainians and others seeking to escape from Russia's invasion, and will impose new sanctions on Russian individuals and companies, the White House said.
According to senior administration officials, the Biden administration is looking into multiple methods for those fleeing Ukraine to enter the U.S., including the refugee admissions program, as well
Fox News DigitalJun 17 2024
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Putin to visit North Korea to bolster ties
Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit North Korea this week as the two countries deepen an alliance forged during the war in Ukraine. Putin will pay the state visit on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to the Kremlin and North Korean state media. Kim Jong Un extended the invitation to Putin after he visited Russia in September. The U.S. has accused the two leaders of cooperating with
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