The local capitals of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia are still in Ukrainian hands-- indicating Putin is demanding Ukraine cede swathes of area under its control as a prerequisite for settlements. As quickly as Kyiv says it is all set to do this and starts truly withdrawing soldiers and officially renounces plans to sign up with NATO, we will instantly,

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A Russian-Ukrainian activist imprisoned on charges of outlining treason died in custody previously today, the U.S.-funded regional news outlet Sibir.Realii reported Friday, citing the activist's family. Igor Pokusin, 61, was detained in May 2022 on suspicion of vandalizing pro-war banners in Abakan, the capital of Russia's Siberian republic of K

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Finland’s border guard service said Friday that a suspected violation of its airspace by Russia earlier this week is now believed to have involved four warplanes instead of the initially reported one.

“As the investigation progresses, it has become apparent that in addition to the one Russian plane reported earlier, there is also reason to suspect t

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Moscow said Friday it had downed 87 Ukrainian drones overnight, among which 70 targeted the southern Rostov region where the command center for Russia's military operation against Kyiv is based.

"During the night, an attempt by the Kyiv regime to commit a terrorist attack with drones... was foiled," Russia's Defense Ministry said in a statement.

"In

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Russia has added the Georgian National Legion, a unit of volunteer soldiers fighting on the side of Ukraine, to its list of terrorist organizations, state media reported on Friday, citing the Federal Security Service (FSB).

“Based on the evidence collected by the FSB, the Southern District Military Court recognized the paramilitary formation G

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Russians on the streets of Moscow are shrugging off a fresh round of U.S. sanctions that forced the country's largest exchange to halt dollar and euro trade on Thursday, with some arguing that they have no need for Western currencies.

"Given that we [already] have sanctions and there are basically no trips abroad, we don't need dollars or euros,"

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