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Two fighter jets were scrambled from Baranovichi airfield to intercept the drones. The first fighter was deployed around 1:30 a.m., followed by another at 2:20 a.m.
Sep. 5
War in Ukraine
Leaked Russian state documents reveal Moscow secretly acquired sensitive goods from India to support its war in Ukraine, bypassing Western sanctions, according to a Financial Times report.
Sep. 5
Russia
Ukraine has grabbed about as much as it can and Russia isn’t likely to be able to kick Kyiv’s troops out any time soon.
Sep. 4
War in Ukraine
The European Commission and the European Parliament's biggest group raised concerns after Hungary extended a "national card" system to citizens of the two countries amid the war in Ukraine.
Sep. 4
War in Ukraine
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Sep. 4
Russia
The Taiwanese president cited a treaty signed by the Qing government which saw China ceding territories to Russia, and suggested Beijing reclaim those lands “for the sake of territorial integrity.”
Sep. 3
Russia
The Polish top diplomat's remarks come a week after the NATO country's airspace was breached by what the army said was likely a drone after Russia pummelled neighbouring Ukraine with deadly strikes.
Sep. 2
War in Ukraine
Some military analysts in Russia have advised Putin to lower the threshold for nuclear use in order to "sober up" Russia's enemies in the West.
Sep. 2
Russia
Moscow goes through the motions of commemorating an attack in 2002 by Russian forces on Chechen fighters holding hostages in a school which left hundreds dead, half of them children.
Sep. 1
Russia
Russian state-owned polling agencies have registered rising Russian domestic discontent towards after the Ukrainian incursion into Kursk Oblast.
Sep. 1
Russia
Ukrainian armed forces launched a surprise offensive into Russia's Kursk region on August 6, with Kyiv saying its goal is to create a "buffer zone" to protect civilians living near the border.
Sep. 1
Putin
To deal effectively with Putin, the US and the West need to share his understanding that the Russo-Ukrainian War is part of a broader Russia-West conflict.
Sep. 1
Russia
Since the start of its offensive in Ukraine in February 2022, Russia has cracked down on dissent and protest, leaving Russians without independent news outlets or access to Western social media.
Sep. 1
War in Ukraine
According to Mediazona's breakdown, the region with the largest absolute number of deaths – 2,578 – is the southern republic of Bashkortostan, which has a large Muslim population.
Aug. 31
Russia
Though the Russian economy is expected to shrink even under a baseline scenario, interest rates under these conditions will not exceed 17 percent, keeping inflation in single digits.
Aug. 31
War in Ukraine
A 14-year-old girl died at the playground at the time of the strike, and official figures as of Saturday morning listed 97 injured, 22 of them being minors.
Aug. 31
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