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

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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

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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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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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Ukraine Briefly

August 01, 2022

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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

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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

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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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Ukraine Briefly

July 27, 2022

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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

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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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July 25, 2022

Neighbor Versus Neighbor

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For months, rumors have spread in Ukraine about locals collaborating with the Russians. As the Washington Post reported, patriotic Ukrainians believe only a treasonous neighbor would give Russian troops information about where residents might store their guns or who among them has the most wealth....

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Ukraine Briefly

July 25, 2022

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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

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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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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

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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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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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Ukraine Briefly

July 18, 2022

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Russia has lost more than 30 percent of its ground combat efficiency in Ukraine but military concerns will not lead to regime change in Russia, according to Britain's senior military official, USA Today reported. Early Sunday, Russian missiles struck industrial districts of Mykolaiv, which...

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Ukraine Briefly

July 15, 2022

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Russian energy giant Gazprom warned this week that it could not guarantee the proper operation of "critical" equipment for the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline, despite Canada's decision to return an important turbine after it had been repaired there, Politico reported. Nord Stream, Germany's...

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Ukraine Briefly

July 14, 2022

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Officials from Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, and the United Nations reached an agreement on major elements of a plan to resume Ukrainian grain shipments across the Black Sea which had been disrupted following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, according to the Wall Street Journal. Representatives from...

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July 13, 2022

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EU finance ministers approved a European Commission proposal for about $1 billion in financial support to Ukraine in the form of a long-term concessional loan, Politico reported The money will be backed by an EU budget guarantee, and interest payments will be subsidized by...

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