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Russia fumes as Finland and Sweden push for NATO membership
Senior Russian officials have slammed Finland’s decision to seek membership in the NATO alliance — which came as a direct…
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Ukraine braces for escalated attacks ahead of Russia’s V-Day
ZAPORIZHZHIA , Ukraine — Ukrainian troops solidified their positions around the nation’s second-largest city Saturday as Russian forces delivered more…
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Water Emerges As Weapon Of War In Ukraine And Beyond
Thirst can kill—and so can hunger—when essential agriculture goes dry. Local women and children fetch water from a reservoir in…
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Russia and Ukraine are both weaponising mobile phones to track troops
Mobile phones ping signals to nearby communications towers, allowing both Ukrainian and Russian soldiers to track the movement of opposition…
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Why is there a sunflower oil shortage and what can I use instead?
Russia’s attack on Ukraine has led to a fall in sunflower oil exports, but vegetable oil prices were already at…
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American Express, TikTok, Netflix suspend operations in Russia amid sanctions after Ukraine invasion
MOSCOW — Netflix and TikTok suspended most of their services in Russia on Sunday as the government cracks down on…
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Is Russia winning the disinformation war in Ukraine?
Russia has flooded social media with disinformation as part of its offensive on Ukraine, but unlike its previous campaigns to…
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Locked in standoffs with the U.S., Russia and China show a united front as Putin meets Xi in Beijing
Russian President Vladimir Putin was in Beijing on Friday to attend the Winter Olympics opening ceremony, but also to meet…
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Russia insists it won’t start a war as Ukraine seeks to tone down the invasion rhetoric from the U.S.
Russia’s top diplomat insisted on Friday that Moscow isn’t going to start a war with Ukraine. But with more than…
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Putin threatens
Moscow — President Vladimir Putin used some of his most direct language to date on Tuesday in his escalating standoff…
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