Ukraine Briefly

August 10, 2022

Ukraine, Briefly

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Guerrilla forces loyal to Kyiv are killing pro-Moscow officials, blowing up bridges and trains, and assisting the Ukrainian military by pinpointing vital targets in a rising threat to Russia’s grip on seized territories of southeastern Ukraine, the Associated Press reported. The growing opposition has...

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Ukraine Briefly

August 08, 2022

Ukraine, Briefly

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British intelligence officials warned that the Ukraine war is set to enter a new phase, saying the Russian military is “almost certainly” massing in the south in preparation for a Ukrainian counter-offensive, Sky News wrote. Long convoys of military trucks, tanks, and towed artillery...

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Ukraine Briefly

August 05, 2022

Ukraine, Briefly

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A new report from Amnesty International said the Ukrainian military has occasionally put people at risk of Russian strikes by establishing bases in schools, homes and other sites in inhabited regions, the Associated Press wrote. A Russian court found WNBA star Brittney Griner guilty...

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Ukraine Briefly

August 04, 2022

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The US Treasury Department announced new penalties against Russian companies and individuals associated with Vladimir Putin, including a famous former Olympic gymnast, Alina Kabaeva, whom the US government believes to be the Russian president’s girlfriend, the Wall Street Journal reported. The Russian Army looks...

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Ukraine Briefly

August 03, 2022

Ukraine, Briefly

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  Pope Francis hopes to meet with Patriarch Kirill, the “pro-war” leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, to promote peace when he attends a meeting of religious leaders in Kazakhstan this fall, Euronews reported. It would be the first meeting between the two since they...

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Ukraine Briefly

August 02, 2022

Ukraine, Briefly

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Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree authorizing a new maritime doctrine for the country’s coastal borders and naming NATO and the US as Russia’s principal threats, Radio Free Europe reported. According to the doctrine, the main dangers to Russia’s security come from the...

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Need to Know

August 01, 2022

The Revanchist’s Folly

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Russia plans to hold elections in the occupied Ukrainian territories of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and others as early as September, paving the way for Russian President Vladimir Putin to annex those regions in the same way he seized Ukraine’s Crimea Peninsula in 2014. Of course, Russian...

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The World Briefly

August 01, 2022

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Russia is threatening to shutter a prominent Jewish organization, raising concerns among Jews in the country who wish to emigrate and prompting a diplomatic row between Moscow and Israel, Haaretz reported. A Moscow court began a preliminary hearing last week after Russia’s Justice Ministry filed a...

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Ukraine Briefly

August 01, 2022

Ukraine, Briefly

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of committing a “war crime” by striking a jail housing Ukrainian prisoners of war in the eastern Donetsk area, Politico noted. According to officials in the Donetsk People’s Republic, more than 50 Ukrainian prisoners of war were killed...

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Ukraine Briefly

July 29, 2022

Ukraine, Briefly

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The US Senate voted overwhelmingly to identify Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism for activities in Chechnya, Georgia, Syria and Ukraine that resulted "in the deaths of countless innocent men, women and children," according to the New York Times. The language of the...

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Ukraine Briefly

July 28, 2022

Ukraine, Briefly

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Ukraine said work has begun at three ports to create "green corridors" for grain exports, the BBC wrote. Officials announced that "caravans" of ships headed by Ukrainian Navy boats will cruise through the Black Sea after the routes are established. Ukrainian forces destroyed a...

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The World Briefly

July 27, 2022

New Frontiers

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Russia will withdraw from the International Space Station after 2024, a move that comes amid tensions between Moscow and Western nations over the war in Ukraine, Sky News reported. Yuri Borisov, head of the state-controlled space corporation Roscosmos, confirmed Russia’s departure Tuesday, adding that Moscow is...

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Ukraine Briefly

July 27, 2022

Ukraine, Briefly

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European Union agreed to reduce their gas use by 15 percent between August and March in case Russia cuts off supplies, although some nations will be excluded from the agreement to prevent rationing, the BBC reported. Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei visited Ukraine this week,...

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Ukraine Briefly

July 26, 2022

Ukraine, Briefly

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Russian forces have reportedly been using the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine as a base to launch attacks, raising security concerns in surrounding areas, France 24 reported. The power plant is the largest in Europe and has been under Russian control since...

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Ukraine Briefly

July 25, 2022

Ukraine, Briefly

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Russian rockets struck the Ukrainian city of Odesa Saturday, a day after Russia signed an agreement to allow grain exports to flow out of the Black Sea port, the New York Post wrote. On Friday, Ukraine and Russia reached an agreement that would allow...

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Ukraine Briefly

July 22, 2022

Ukraine, Briefly

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The Kremlin reiterated that Russian President Vladimir Putin is in good health, denying rumors that the leader was unwell after an overseas trip was canceled, Al Jazeera reported. Throughout Russia's invasion of Ukraine this year, Putin's health has been in the limelight, with some...

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Ukraine Briefly

July 21, 2022

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Russian natural gas began flowing again at a reduced volume through a crucial pipeline into Europe on Thursday, allowing time for countries to decouple from the Kremlin's exports as they anticipate a more unstable supply of energy from Moscow heading into the winter, the...

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Ukraine Briefly

July 20, 2022

Ukraine, Briefly

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Russian President Vladimir Putin landed in Iran for a rare overseas visit that highlights how the two nations are growing increasingly unified despite their isolation from Europe and the United States, the New York Times reported. Before the meeting, the National Iranian Oil Company...

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Ukraine Briefly

July 19, 2022

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The European Union inked a new gas agreement with Azerbaijan on Monday, as officials scrambled to guarantee future supply amid mounting worries of a Russian cutoff, CNBC reported. The European Commission said in a statement that Azerbaijan has agreed to provide at least 20...

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Need to Know

July 18, 2022

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The Russian republic of Chechnya is intimately intertwined with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Having battled Russian forces in an unsuccessful bid for independence in the 1990s, Chechens know what it’s like to be on the receiving end of Moscow’s military might. But from that experience, they...

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