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Spies, Lies, and Algorithms
Amy B. Zegart
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Drone attack damages residential building in Moscow Oblast, authorities claim
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Zelensky urges EU to supply Tomahawk missiles and transfer frozen Russian assets to Ukraine
Ukraine could receive US-made long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles from European stockpiles. Zelensky made the appeal at the EU leaders’ summit in Brussels on Thursday, October 23, his office said.
Zelensky said the use of long-range weapons would …
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Putin says summit with Trump in Budapest is postponed, not canceled
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he interprets Donald Trump’s remarks about their planned meeting in Budapest as a postponement, not a cancellation. The comments were made in Moscow on Thursday and published on the Kremlin’s website.
“I am …
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Three Ukrainians were convicted in Poland for participating in a Russia-linked sabotage and arson campaign targeting shopping centers and other buildings in multiple EU countries during 2023-2024.
On October 24, 2025, Poland’s National Prosecutor’s Office announced the conviction of three Ukrainian nationals—Serhii R., Pavlo T., and Vladyslav Y.—for involvement in an organized group conducting sabotage and terrorism on …
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EU leaders delay Ukraine loan using Russian assets, task commission with working out legal route
BRUSSELS, Belgium — At a fraught EU summit on funding for Kyiv, leaders asked the European Commission to draw up legal options for a reparations loan backed by Russia's frozen assets, with a final proposal expected by the end of the year.
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Exclusive: Ukraine pushes for flexibility in using Russian-frozen-asset loan to buy US weapons if needed
When Deputy Head of Ukraine's Presidential Office Iryna Mudra suggested to European partners in 2022 that Russia’s frozen assets be used to compensate Ukraine, she says she was met with little enthusiasm.
But over the last month, European leaders …
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The US and EU strike at Putin's oil! Is this the end of the Kremlin's "energy weapon"?
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White House says Trump-Putin meeting 'not completely off the table'
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130,000 Russians – and all for nothing! Ukraine breaks through the front line near Pokrovsk
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After months of frustration, Ukraine sees much-anticipated US sanctions against Russia as 'major shift'
Days after U.S. President Donald Trump frustrated Ukrainians by retreating from plans to supply Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine, officials in Kyiv are welcoming new U.S. sanctions on Moscow as a sign Washington may be ready to put real pressure on the …
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BREAKING: Lithuania says Russian warplanes violated its airspace
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Trump's war mediation: 8 months of shifting between Ukraine, Russia
U.S. President Donald Trump's role in mediating Russia's war against Ukraine appears to be stuck in a loop — one defined by reversals, contradictions, and shifts in tone between Kyiv and Moscow.
After meeting President Volodymyr Zelensky in September, …
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Trump's Russia sanctions 'a shock' to Moscow, may deal 'serious blow' to oil giants, experts say
In a surprising move, U.S. President Donald Trump announced his administration's first sanctions on Moscow since taking office — a step analysts say could create new hurdles for Russia's oil sector.
The U.S. imposed sanctions on Russia's two largest …
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Europe must walk the walk on Ukraine
On Sept. 9, Russia violated Polish airspace with multiple drones. Four days later, they menaced Romania with a similar incursion.
Since then, we’ve seen Russian fighter jets in Estonian skies and unidentified drones above airports in Oslo and …
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Putin says Russia won't cave under US sanctions, claims Budapest summit 'postponed'
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More pressure on Russia, and they will sit down and talk, says Zelenskyy #shorts
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Investigation: How Russia militarizes Ukrainian children, training them for a lifetime of war
Editor's note: Some names including Oksana's have been changed for security reasons.
Oksana was just 14 when Russia occupied her village, and only 16 when Russian forces began training and indoctrinating her to fight against Ukraine.
At a camp outside …
