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The announcement came as YouTube in Russia reached unusable speeds following the Kremlin’s decision two weeks earlier to throttle access to the site over censorship rows.
Aug. 7
Russia
Officials said the fake sites, likely developed by Russia to collect Ukrainian data, were in the development stage and have not been distributed.
Aug. 7
Ukraine
Georgie Ivanovs breaks down what the Russians' advances mean, what it could signal for Russia's future strategy, and weighs what Ukraine is likely to do in order to stall Russia's westward quest.
Aug. 6
War in Ukraine
This is the latest of multiple attempts to breach the Ukrainian-Russian border in the Kursk and Belgorod regions in hopes of establishing a toehold in the Russian Federation itself.
Aug. 6
Putin
The possibility of an isolationist US President increases the odds that Europeans must defend themselves against Russia. Who will be in charge? Why hasn’t its richest nation, Germany, taken the lead?
Aug. 6
Russia
The Kremlin arms deal comes amid heightened tensions after Iran threatened to strike Israel in retaliation for the elimination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.
Aug. 6
War in Ukraine
The backlash to the first set of public comments by some of those released in last week's historic prisoner exchange is a stark indication of the chasm between Kyiv and Russia's anti-war opposition.
Aug. 5
War in Ukraine
Since November 2022, the pianist had posted four videos criticising the Kremlin and the Ukraine invasion on a YouTube channel with only a few dozen followers.
Aug. 5
Russia
Rolls Royce’s intranet’s design was partially outsourced to developers in Minsk and Siberia by a contractor. The manufacturer assured that no breaches were detected.
Aug. 5
War in Ukraine
The adviser to the mayor of Mariupol noted that this new railway could significantly impact the front line by improving Russian logistics.
Aug. 4
War in Ukraine
Ukraine’s human rights commissioner urged the ICRC and the UN to investigate an image shared online that he said likely showed a Ukrainian prisoner-of-war killed and dismembered by Russian forces.
Aug. 4
Zelensky
Kyiv has stepped up aerial attacks on Russian territory, saying it carries out the strikes in retaliation for the bombardments Ukraine has faced since Russia invaded more than two years ago.
Aug. 4
War in Ukraine
Will Putin be able to afford a mobilization from an economic point of view? It's not a question of money – he has that. Nevertheless, the economy is the Russian Federation’s most vulnerable point.
Aug. 4
War in Ukraine
On the surface, Russia's release of foreign hostages and political prisoners is good news, but there’s a catch or two, or three.
Aug. 3
Ukraine
Ukrainian officials have expressed anxiety about the possibility of secret negotiations between the West and Moscow, fearing they might be excluded from crucial discussions.
Aug. 3
US
The historic East-West prisoner swap Thursday brokered by Ankara has marked the triumphant return of Turkish diplomacy onto the world stage, despite quarrels with its NATO allies.
Aug. 3
A live broadcast on North Korean state TV saw seven members of Putin’s delegation thrown out for unknowingly breaking protocol by entering before the “Supreme Leader.”
Jun. 20