The bombing at a St. Petersburg cafe, which also wounded more than 30 other people, was the latest attack inside Russia on a high-profile pro-war figure.
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With no peace in sight, NATO countries eye more Ukraine help
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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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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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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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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Mark Hamill carries ‘Star Wars’ voice to Ukraine
Hollywood science-fiction fantasy has intruded into the grim daily realities of war in Ukraine after Hamill, Luke Skywalker of ‘Star Wars,’ lent his voice to a downloadable app linked to Ukraine’s air defense system.
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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.
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The Conversation: The view from Moscow and Beijing: What peace in Ukraine and a post-conflict world look like to Xi and Putin
THE CONVERSATION — Just a few days after being branded a war criminal in an international arrest warrant, Russian President Vladimir Putin was talking peace with his most important ally, Chinese president Xi Jinping. The setting for the get-together was the late-15th-century Faceted Chamber, the ornate throne room of Muscovite grand princes and czars. The main topics of […]
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Another View: Xi has been an apologist for Putin. Will he also be his lethal arms supplier?
If the answer is ‘yes,’ it would dramatically change the dynamic of the war in Ukraine.