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Ukraine’s counter-offensive in Kherson ‘gathering momentum’; UK advisor warns of nuclear risk
U.K. advisor warns of accidental nuclear escalation Stephen Lovegrove, the U.K.’s national security advisor, warned of the accidental escalation of a nuclear war with Russia or China, saying that global communication channels from the Cold War are no longer available. “The Cold War’s two monolithic blocks of the USSR and NATO – though not without […]
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Ukrainian forces reportedly attack key Russian supply route into occupied Kherson; Moscow wages gas ‘price terror’ on Europe
Yellen discusses price cap on Russian oil with UK’s Nadhim Zahawi US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during a press conference in Bali on July 14, 2022. U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen highlighted a proposed price cap on Russian oil on a call with British Chancellor of the Exchequer Nadhim Zahawi on Tuesday, […]
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Germany fears ‘serious’ situation as Russian gas flows are set to dwindle; Ukraine looks to resume grain exports
Ukraine’s economy has seen a sharp decline due to Russia’s war, says top aide A view of damage after market place hit by Russian attacks as Russia-Ukraine War continues in Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on July 25, 2022. Metin Atkas| Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Russia’s assault on Ukraine has taken a significant toll on […]
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Wheat prices rise after Odessa attack; Russia says it targeted Ukraine military
Kremlin says Odessa strikes hit military infrastructure A spokesperson for the Kremlin on Monday insisted that the strikes in Odessa at the weekend targeted military infrastructure. Repeating an earlier statement from the defense ministry, Dmitry Peskov told reporters that the strikes wouldn’t influence the gain exports from the region. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the […]
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Russia-Ukraine expected to sign grain export deal; U.S. says Moscow deliberately weaponized food
Turkey says Russia and Ukraine are close to signing grain export deal A farm implement harvests grain in the field, as Russian-Ukrainian war continues in Odesa, Ukraine on July 04, 2022. Metin Aktas | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images A U.N.-backed deal to resume exports of Ukrainian grain could be signed on Friday, easing a […]
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No evidence Putin is sick, CIA chief says; Ukraine desperate for air defense systems as forces hold the frontline
CIA director says Putin is wrong on Western resolve in Ukraine CIA Director William Burns in Washington, DC on October 27, 2021. Vladimir Putin’s view that Western resolve in Ukraine will gradually weaken is wrong, said CIA Director William Burns at the Aspen Security Forum on Wednesday. Drew Angerer | Getty Images News | Getty […]
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Putin says Ukraine has no ‘desire’ to pursue peace deal; Russians look to advance on key city Bakhmut
Trade official says 140 Finnish companies have trimmed operations in Russia The logo of Finnish dairy-products exporter Valio seen at the company’s offices in St. Petersburg on August 12, 2014. Over the past few months, 140 Finnish companies have reduced business in Russia to one degree or another, Russian state-owned news agency Ria Novosti reported […]
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U.S.-supplied rockets helping Ukraine retain defensive lines, official says; Putin meets Erdogan to talk grain exports
Russia over-committed in Donbas and likely to make slow progress, UK says Russia continues to commit what are nominally six separate armies to its Donbas offensive, according to the latest intelligence update from the British Ministry of Defence, that noted Tuesday that at full strength, before the invasion, these formations were established for around 150,000 […]
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Russia orders its forces to intensify operations ‘in all directions’; Ukraine’s Zelenskyy suspends top officials after treason fears
Zelenskyy removes top officials after cases of treason in government agencies Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy suspended the head of Ukraine’s security service and the prosecutor general. It was announced on Sunday that Prosecutor General Irina Venediktova and the Head of the SBU (the Security Service of Ukraine) Ivan Bakanov were being suspended after Zelenskyy said […]
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45 countries sign a pact to punish Russian war crimes; 2.5 million people have been moved from Ukraine to Russia, UK says
More than 2.5 million people have been evacuated from Ukraine to Russia: UK More than 2.5 million people have been evacuated from Ukraine to Russia, Britain’s Ministry of Defense wrote in its latest intelligence update, with many of those evacuees suspected to have been forcibly deported. “Russia continues to face accusations that it is forcibly […]
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