Tag: Russia
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BREAKING: 1600 new entities added to the EU’s Russian sanctions list
Earlier today, EU Foreign Ministers in Luxembourg have approved a new list of 1600 entities and individuals that will be slapped with sanctions for supporting the Russian war machine. This is the most extensive Russians sanctions list released by the EU to date and comes after US President Donald Trump struck a deal with Vladimir…
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Online Russian propaganda including pro-Trump and pro-AFD commentary goes down after Ukraine strikes Yandex data-centres
Many social media accounts of Russian bots and trolls went offline, and Russian online propaganda activity dropped significantly, after Ukraine struck multiple Yandex data centers earlier last week.Ukrainian drone strikes hit three of Yandex’s main Russian data centers over four days in retaliation for Russian attacks on Ukrainian data centers. The first strike, on October…
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Trump goes full pro-Putin: unconfirmed reports US is to export refinery products to Russia
US President Donald Trump has gone full pro-Vladimir Putin after his phone call with him on Friday. Speaking to reporters on Saturday at the White House, Trump said that the US doesn’t want Ukraine to hit Russian oil refineries and shifted the blame unto Ukraine for high oil prices. He also said that the Ukrainian…
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Donald Trump announces Russian diesel imports despite Russian sanctions
US President Donald Trump has made a surprise announcement today, stating that Russia will immediately supply more than 300,000 tonnes of diesel to the US and global markets, followed by further shipments totalling millions of tonnes over the coming months. The announcement followed a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, with Trump saying that…
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Russia kills 33 civilians in strike on buses in Kramatorsk: Russian army takes further losses in Dnipropetrovsk
Up to 33 people were killed earlier this morning after Russia struck two city buses in Kramatorsk. Ukrainian authorities said the buses were carrying passengers when they were hit by a glide bomb; another 18 people were wounded. The strike forms part of Russia’s escalatory campaign against Ukrainian civilians and cities. The attack earlier this…
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European Parliament commemorates Anna Politkovskaya with standing ovation, marking 20 years after her murder
Members of the European Parliament gave a standing ovation following a speech by Anna Victoria Politkovskaya, the granddaughter of Russian investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya, during a tribute in Strasbourg marking 20 years since the journalist’s assassination. Some MEPs, however, refused to stand during the ovation, including Harald Vilimsky of Patriots for europe who toe a…
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Two cargo ships hit by drones in Bulgaria’s Black Sea zone, one sinks
Two commercial vessels were struck by Russian drones in Bulgaria’s exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea early on Tuesday, with one ship sinking and the crew of the other being rescued. The attacks took place at around 3am local time, approximately 80 nautical miles (148 kilometres) off the Bulgarian coast. The vessels were the…
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Russia bombs bridges in Kyiv: Russia brings back plague with one Russian scientist dead
Russia has bombed bridges in Kyiv early this morning as it escalates its attacks against Ukrainian civilians and infrastructure ahead of winter. The Northern Bridge in Kyiv was struck this morning, damaging the roadway and forcing the suspension of traffic across the bridge. The attack on Kyiv took place as German Chancellor Friedrich Merz was…
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Russia strikes the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in Kyiv
Russia bombed the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in central Kyiv earlier today, killing at least three people including two scientists. Several others were injured and some Academy staff were initially reported missing following the attack. The strike hit the building of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences in Kyiv’s Shevchenkivskyi district,…
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Five arrested near RAF Fairford as Britain investigates suspected terror plot
British counter-terrorism police have arrested five men over a suspected terrorist plot near RAF Fairford, a strategically important airbase used by the United States military, prompting a major security operation and renewed scrutiny of hostile-state sabotage operations on British soil. The incident began shortly after midnight on Sunday, 27 September, when Gloucestershire Police received a…
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Russia bombs Kyiv all day long
Russia bombed Kyiv throughout the day yesterday as Russian airstrikes on Ukraine keep escalating and becoming more frequent. At least three people were killed in a Russian drone strike outside an office building on the west bank of the city, while seven others were wounded. Cars in a nearby parking area were also set on…
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Russian violations into European airspace keep increasing
Russia’s incursions into European airspace keep increasing, with three separate incidents recorded between Wednesday morning and Thursday morning in Poland, Moldova and Romania. Four Russian drones entered Moldovan airspace during Russia’s massive overnight attack on Ukraine, with at least one exploding in the north of the country. Moldovan authorities temporarily closed part of the country’s…