NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Ukraine’s Western allies have sent the country $70 billion in military aid to help thwart Russia’s full-scale invasion.
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Explosion in Russian cafe kills prominent military blogger
Some reports said a bomb was embedded in a bust of the blogger that was given to him as a gift as he led a discussion at the St. Petersburg cafe on Sunday.
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Ukrainian official offers plan for a Crimea without Russia
Moscow annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014, but most of the world does not recognize it as Russian territory.
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Journalist’s arrest threatens reporting from Russia
His arrest comes a year after the Russian government, shortly after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, imposed harsh new restrictions on journalists for reports that went against the Kremlin’s version of events.
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Russia might put nuclear weapons in Belarus, leader says
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced last week that his country intended to deploy tactical, comparatively short-range and small-yield nuclear weapons in Belarus.
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Ukraine marks grim anniversary of Bucha’s liberation
The town’s name evokes Russian savagery, with bodies found in the streets and in mass graves – some showing signs of torture.
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Biden to Russia on detained U.S. journalist: ‘Let him go’
President Biden is urging Russia to release Wall Street Journal Evan Gershkovich, a 2014 Bowdoin grad, after the country’s security service arrested him on espionage charges.
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Russia arrests Wall Street Journal reporter, a Bowdoin graduate, on spying charge
The arrest of Evan Gershkovich, a 2014 Bowdoin College graduate, is the first time a U.S. correspondent was put behind bars on spying accusations since the Cold War.
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Ukraine’s Zelensky: Any Russian victory could be perilous
As the war prompted by a Russian invasion enters its 2nd year, the Ukrainian president finds himself focused on keeping motivation high in both his military and the general Ukrainian population.
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Russia says sanctions won’t stop it from moving tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus
E.U. foreign policy chief Josep Borrell threatened sanctions after Russia’s Vladimir Putin announced that Belarus would host Russian tactical nuclear weapons.