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Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich has $7 billion in assets frozen in Jersey in latest Ukraine fallout
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich looks on after their 3-1 win in the Barclays Premier League match between Chelsea and Sunderland at Stamford Bridge on December 19, 2015 in London, England. Clive Mason | Getty Images Authorities in the island country of Jersey froze assets valued at more than $7 billion that are suspected of being […]
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Biden authorizes additional $800 million in military assistance for Ukraine
U.S. military vehicles are parked outside the G2A Arena near the Rzeszow-Jasionka Airport, Poland February 7, 2022. Kuba Stezycki | Reuters WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced another $800 million in military assistance on Wednesday following a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The new package will contain previous weapons systems already deployed to the fight […]
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Putin and Lukashenko falsely claim British operatives committed the atrocities in Bucha
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his closest ally, President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus, unveiled a new theory on Tuesday about who was to blame for the murders, rapes and torture of hundreds of civilians in Bucha, Ukraine while the town was occupied by Russian troops. It was not, they insisted, the Russian soldiers who witnesses, […]
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Zelenskyy says Ukraine captured pro-Putin politician Viktor Medvedchuk who escaped house arrest
President Zelenskyy posted on social media a photo of Viktor Medvedchuk with “A special operation was carried out thanks to the SBU. Well done! Details later. Glory to Ukraine!” Written underneath. Courtesy: Office of Presidency of Ukraine Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday announced the apparent capture of Viktor Medvedchuk, a pro-Kremlin politician who was […]
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France’s liberal base is aging fast. Macron now needs to win over angry younger voters
A woman walks past damaged electoral posters of French presidential election for the En Marche ! (Onwards !) movement Emmanuel Macron and President of the National National Front (FN) President Marine Le Pen, candidates for the French presidential election on May 04, 2017 in Paris, France. Chesnot | Getty Images While Emmanuel Macron might have […]
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Ukraine prepares for Russian offensive in the east; West working to confirm reports of chemical weapons attack. Follow our live updates
Russian troops redeploying to eastern Ukraine, UK says An intelligence update on Tuesday morning from the U.K. Ministry of Defence said that Russian troops are continuing to withdraw from Belarus in order to redeploy in the eastern part of Ukraine. -Matt Clinch Russia’s war in Ukraine means there’ll be no return to normality for Europe’s […]
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Pentagon monitoring reports of possible Russian chemical weapons attack in Mariupol
Armoured vehicles of pro-Russian troops drive along a street during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the besieged southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine March 31, 2022. Alexander Ermochenko | Reuters WASHINGTON — Defense Department press secretary John Kirby said the Pentagon was closely monitoring reports Monday evening of a possible Russian chemical weapons attack on the besieged […]
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Russia could use phosphorus bombs in Mariupol, UK warns; Austrian leader to meet Putin. Follow our live updates
France’s Societe Generale to withdraw from Russia with sale of Rosbank stake; shares jump 5% French bank Societe Generale has announced plans to exit Russia. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images French bank Societe Generale has agreed to sell its stake in Rosbank and the Russian lender’s insurance subsidiaries to Interros Capital, an investment firm […]
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U.S. doubts new Russian war chief can end Moscow’s floundering
A Ukrainian soldier stands watch by a building severely damaged in attacks by Russian forces in the Makariv region near Kyiv on April 10, 2022. Russia has tapped a new Ukraine war commander to take centralized control of the next phase of battle. Cem Tekkesinoglu | Dia Images | Getty Images News Russia has tapped […]
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France’s Macron to face far-right rival Le Pen in presidential election runoff
The cost of living and the war in Ukraine have been front and center of the political debate ahead of the French vote. Chesnot | Getty Images News | Getty Images French leader Emmanuel Macron and his far-right rival Marine Le Pen topped the first round of presidential elections on Sunday, according to exit polls, […]
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