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Amy B. Zegart
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Putin does not want peace; he likes it when people ask him for it #shorts
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Ukraine’s lights still burn, even if not all the time
About the author: Chris Hennemeyer is a longtime humanitarian worker who spent nearly 40 years in crisis zones across Africa, Asia, the Middle East, the Balkans, Haiti, and briefly Ukraine. Since retiring in 2022, he has spent half of each year …
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The Kremlin's cynicism: Putin is "ready for peace" without stopping the war | Explainer
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Ukraine will not accept any peace deal requiring territorial concessions, Syrskyi tells UK broadcaster
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Sarmat has failed! Russia's "unique" missile does not work #shorts
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RUSSIA'S HUMILIATION! Kremlin missiles are breaking down and exploding over the federation!
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Leaked tax records show Putin’s negotiator Kirill Dmitriev amassed over $13 million in three years
The income of Kirill Dmitriev, a key Kremlin interlocutor with the United States and head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), has exceeded 1 billion rubles ($13 million) over the past three years, according to the outlet Mozhem Obyasnit, …
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Defenders of Ukraine Day! Kyiv urges pressure on Russia and eliminates 1,000+ occupiers daily
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Ukraine’s strikes dismantle Russia’s shadow fleet as global registries delist tankers
Ukrainian maritime operations have disrupted the Kremlin’s yearslong gray scheme for covert oil shipments.
Russia is rapidly losing the ability to disguise its vessels under foreign flags after Ukraine began striking its “shadow fleet”, says Russian …
Ramzan Kadyrov reportedly on IV as health issues delay year-end call-in show
A sharp deterioration in the health of Chechnya’s leader Ramzan Kadyrov has led to repeated postponements of his year-end live call-in show.
The outlet Verstka noted that for several weeks local media have published similar announcements about …
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Zelensky reports 'long and substantive call' with Witkoff, Kushner
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Damaged Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker Kairos anchors off Bulgaria after Turkish tug abandons tow
A sanctioned Russian “shadow fleet” tanker damaged by a Ukrainian sea drone has drifted dangerously close to Bulgaria’s coast after a Turkish tug cut it loose in Bulgarian territorial waters, the maritime outlet Maritime.bg reported. The Kairos (IMO: …
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Chornobyl protective shield 'lost its primary safety functions' after Russian drone strike, UN nuclear agency warns
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“They embody all of us – all of Ukraine.” – Zelensky's address on Armed Forces Day
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Ukrainian drones strike Ryazan oil refinery for the third time in December
Ukrainian drones overnight into Saturday, December 6, struck the Rosneft oil refinery in Ryazan again—marking the third attack this month and the ninth since the start of the year—according to Ukrainian monitoring channels and the outlet Astra. This …
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Russia launches massive overnight drone and missile strike across Ukraine, damaging energy and rail infrastructure
Overnight into Saturday, December 6, Russia carried out a large-scale attack on Ukraine using missiles and drones.
Air raid alerts were declared across almost the entire country, including in Zakarpattia.
Most regions came under drone attack.
In …
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Why Ukraine rejects Russia's 600,000 army cap demand
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Poland scrambled its air force in response to Russia's attacks on Ukraine #shorts
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Russia and India to set up joint ventures to service Russian-made weapons and boost defense cooperation
India’s President Droupadi Murmu, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Photo: Konstantin Zavrazhin/AFP/Getty Images
Russia and India said they plan to recalibrate their military and military-technical ties, …
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Zelensky to visit London amid push for peace
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HORROR! Russia TERRORISES Ukrainian cities on holiday – people injured, houses damaged!
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How China would cut Taiwan off
Editor’s Note: This is our monthly supplemental issue on Taiwan!
We believe that empathy and authoritarianism can’t mix – that when we tell deeply-reported human stories of people threatened by dictators, it compels people to act against injustice. …