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Amy B. Zegart
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🔥 Decisive battle for Pokrovsk: Ukrainian special forces launch counterattack #shorts
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Rutte warns Putin that NATO would respond in kind to any nuclear strike on the West
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned Russian President Vladimir Putin against any nuclear strike on Western countries. He made the remarks in an interview with the German outlet WELT.
Rutte said Russia’s president must understand that a nuclear …
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Zelensky calls for harsher sanctions on Russia after massive attack on Ukraine
Russian forces launched a massive, combined overnight air attack on cities across Ukraine and on the country’s energy infrastructure.
In response to the strikes, sanctions on Russia must be strengthened, including special economic measures targeting …
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Ukrainian drones hit Saratov oil refinery in overnight attack
Overnight on November 8, drones struck strategic sites in Russia’s Saratov region. The Saratov Oil Refinery was hit again, Russian Telegram channels reported.
According to those channels, an air-raid alert was declared in the Saratov region at about …
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Ukraine's state-owned energy company says all of its power plants are down after Russia's 'largest-ever attack'
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Lavrov’s Budapest stumble leaves Putin looking weak and exposes rifts in the Kremlin
At a recent meeting of Russia’s Security Council - where President Vladimir Putin tasked top officials with preparing proposals for possible nuclear weapons tests—one development caught the eye of political analysts.
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, …
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Ukraine Reforms Tracker Weekly — Issue 41
Editor’s note: This is issue 41 of Ukrainian lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak’s weekly "Ukraine Reforms Tracker" covering events from Oct. 30–Nov. 6, 2025. The digest highlights steps taken in the Ukrainian parliament related to business, economics, and …
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Ukrainian drones hit power substations in Russia's Volgograd and Vologda regions
Ukrainian drones overnight Saturday attacked power substations in Russia’s Volgograd and Vologda regions, regional authorities said
Several communities in the Volgograd region lost electricity following the strikes. Other consequences were not …
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Overnight in the subway, thanks to Russian bombings
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