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Russia
Drones hit new high-rise buildings in Engels and Saratov, Russia, when likely targeting military sites. One woman is understood to be in a critical condition.
Aug. 26
Russia
On Aug. 6, the Ukrainian army started an incursion into Russia's Kursk region. The rapid start of the operation caught the Russian army unprepared.
Aug. 26
US
For more than 300 years the Moscow elite presumed that Ukrainians like the whole of the West swallowed the fiction of Russian benevolence and shared prosperity – now they know they didn’t.
Aug. 25
Putin
Recently freed Russian opposition figures are wearing blinders with regard to the war against Ukraine. The degree of their support for Ukraine’s fight should be a barometer of their credibility.
Aug. 24
Russia
A video posted on line includes a clip where two Russian women living in the Kursk region saying they were told that Polish mercenaries were fighting for Ukraine.
Aug. 22
Europe
Mongolia, planned as a transit country for Russia’s Power of Siberia-2 gas pipeline to northeastern China, did not include the project in its development plans through to 2028.
Aug. 22
Russia
The media in Russia is a torrent of propaganda springing from grotesquely bizarre lies. Yet it manages to unwittingly influence Westerners. Julia Davis intends to expose Moscow’s efforts.
Aug. 22
War in Ukraine
The man who was initially misidentified as a soldier later turned out to be a businessman with a stake in a series of funeral services in St. Petersburg catering to dead Russians, including soldiers.
Aug. 21
Putin
Footage posted by RIA Novosti news agency and Kadyrov showed Putin shaking hands with Kadyrov and other officials after alighting from his helicopter in the main city of Grozny.
Aug. 21
Russia
22 out of 74 fuel tanks are now reportedly burning at the Kavkaz Oil Depot, which was helping to fuel the Russian military.
Aug. 20
Russia
The way to deal with an adversary who only preys on apparently weaker opponents is to take the fight directly to them. Encouraging Ukrainians to hold back is tantamount to sacrificing them.
Aug. 20
War in Ukraine
Ukraine sent troops and tanks over the border on August 6 in a surprise incursion two-and-half years after Russia launched its invasion and it says it makes new gains virtually each day.
Aug. 20
War in Ukraine
According to the Kremlin, there have been no direct or indirect negotiations between Kyiv and Moscow on the safety of civilian critical infrastructure facilities.
Aug. 19
Ukraine
On the eve of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Ukraine, the world’s most populous nation’s interactions with Ukraine and Russia deserve an in-depth look.
Aug. 19
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