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Amy B. Zegart


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    What's on at the Venice Biennale? Russian soft power

    What's on at the Venice Biennale? Russian soft power

    In the fifth year of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, the Russian pavilion is set to return to the Venice Art Biennale with a “musical festival come to life” that serves as “a space for dialogue and exchange.”

    The pavilion was effectively …

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    Russia hits Kharkiv apartment block with alleged 'Izdelie-30' missile, killing at least 8

    A Russian missile struck a five-story residential building in the Kyivskyi district of Kharkiv overnight on March 7, killing at least eight people, according to the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office. Two of the dead are children, and more than 10 …

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    Sweden detains freighter Caffa in the Baltic Sea over suspected links to Russia's shadow fleet

    Sweden’s Coast Guard and police on Friday, March 6, detained the freighter Caffa in the Baltic Sea as it sailed along the country’s southern coast under the flag of Guinea. Authorities suspect the vessel is part of Russia’s “shadow fleet” and believe …

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    'I’m only afraid of Belarus becoming part of Russia' — released opposition activist Kalesnikava calls on Europe to re-engage with Lukashenko

    'I’m only afraid of Belarus becoming part of Russia' — released opposition activist Kalesnikava calls on Europe to re-engage with Lukashenko

    A leader of the anti-government 2020 protests in Belarus, Maria Kalesnikava, reemerged from prison with a message that has polarized many: Europe must reengage with Belarus’s dictator, Alexander Lukashenko. Human lives, Europe’s security, and …

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    Ukraine halts Russian offensive toward Zaporizhzhia, killing, injuring 300 Russian troops, HUR claims

    Ukraine halts Russian offensive toward Zaporizhzhia, killing, injuring 300 Russian troops, HUR claims

    The units of Ukraine's military intelligence and the Armed Forces have stopped Russia's advance toward the city of Zaporizhzhia as part of a three-month defensive operation in the country's south, HUR claimed on March 7.

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    Finland to lift ban on transporting nuclear weapons across its territory

    Finland plans to remove its legal ban on bringing nuclear weapons into the country, Defense Minister Antti Häkkänen said at a Thursday evening news conference, Yle reported.

    Häkkänen said the prohibition, introduced in the 1980s, is no longer …

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    Ukraine hits Russian Shahed-type drone storage in Donetsk with SCALP, ATACMS missiles, military says

    Ukraine hits Russian Shahed-type drone storage in Donetsk with SCALP, ATACMS missiles, military says

    Ukrainian forces targeted a Russian site used for the storage, preparation, and launch of Shahed-type drones with Western long-range missiles near the airport in occupied Donetsk, the General Staff reported on March 7.

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    Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 10, injure 40 over past day

    Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 10, injure 40 over past day

    Russia launched 480 drones, including Shahed-type unmanned aerial vehicles, and 29 missiles, including hypersonic Zircon anti-ship missile and Iskander-M ballistic missiles, overnight, the Air Force reported.

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    A terrible night in Kharkiv: Russians brutally shelled the city #shorts

    A terrible night in Kharkiv: Russians brutally shelled the city #shorts

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    General Staff: Russia has lost 1,272,360 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

    General Staff: Russia has lost 1,272,360 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

    The number includes 1,010 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

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    US considering lifting sanctions on Russian oil to ease global shortage, Treasury chief says

    US considering lifting sanctions on Russian oil to ease global shortage, Treasury chief says

    U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on March 6 that Washington is considering lifting some sanctions on Russian oil to address a global supply shortage linked to recent military operations in Iran.

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    Explosions rock Kyiv, other Ukrainian cities as Russia launches combined ballistic missile and drone attack overnight

    Explosions rock Kyiv, other Ukrainian cities as Russia launches combined ballistic missile and drone attack overnight

    Russia attacked Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities with ballistic missiles and drones overnight on March 7, the Air Force reported.

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    Fact Check: Peyton Manning, Dolly Parton, Denzel Washington Or Your Favorite Celebrity Did NOT Donate Millions To Support Funeral For Four U.S. Servicemen Killed In Kuwait -- Foreign Clickbait

    Did Kevin Costner, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jared Goff, or any celebrities donate millions of dollars to support the funeral arrangements for four of the six U.S. servicemembers killed in a drone strike in Kuwait? No, that's not true: The false claim that …

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    Ukraine's General Staff confirms damage to two Russian Black Sea Fleet ships in Novorossiysk

    Ukraine's General Staff confirms damage to two Russian Black Sea Fleet ships in Novorossiysk

    Ukraine’s General Staff of the Armed Forces confirmed that two Russian Black Sea Fleet frigates, Admiral Essen and Admiral Makarov, were damaged during a Ukrainian strike on the Russian naval base in Novorossiysk on March 2.

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    Zelensky: A Ukrainian pullout from Donbas would save 300,000 to 1 million Russian troops

    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says some around the world have started treating as “truth” Russian President Vladimir Putin’s claim that “if Ukraine is not in Donbas, the war will end.”

    “Despite everything Russia has said before, its …

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    Russia eyes capture of Odesa as it weighs southern ground offensive, analyst says

    Russia has not abandoned its strategic ambition to seize Odesa, one of Ukraine’s largest port cities, with the Kremlin weighing multiple options for a southern offensive that could pave the way to dominance in the Black Sea, a Ukrainian analyst said. …

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    Ukrainian shield for America: AFU experience will save the Middle East from Iranian killer drones

    Ukrainian shield for America: AFU experience will save the Middle East from Iranian killer drones

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    Kremlin reportedly deploys embassy-based operatives to boost Orban ahead of Hungary’s 2026 elections

    The Kremlin has dispatched a team of political technologists to interfere in Hungary’s parliamentary elections, scheduled for April 2026. The main objective: to help Prime Minister Viktor Orbán retain power.

    According to sources in European security, …

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    Orban to block Ukraine aid until Druzhba pipeline is repaired

    Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said he will block European financial assistance to Ukraine until Kyiv restores operations of the Druzhba oil pipeline delivering Russian crude to his country.

    Speaking on Hungary’s Kossuth Radio, Orban said the …

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    Lavrov denies Budanov’s claim that Russia agreed to US security guarantees for Ukraine

    Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Moscow has “not even seen” any Western security guarantees for Ukraine, disputing a claim from Kyiv that Russia accepted US-backed assurances. Speaking at the 11th Ambassadors’ Roundtable in Moscow, Lavrov …

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    Trump says that Ukraine "has no cards." But is that really the case? #shorts

    Trump says that Ukraine "has no cards." But is that really the case? #shorts

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    Peskov jokes NATO should invoke Article 5 after Orban claims Zelensky threatened him

    Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov weighed in on claims that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky threatened Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, quipping that in such a situation it would supposedly be time to invoke NATO’s Article 5, which …

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    Orban KIDNAPS Ukrainian MONEY & PEOPLE! Hungary is RUINING relations with Ukraine

    Orban KIDNAPS Ukrainian MONEY & PEOPLE! Hungary is RUINING relations with Ukraine

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    Ukrainian drones severely damage Russian frigate Admiral Essen, disabling its Kalibr strike capability

    In the port of Novorossiysk, drones from Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) struck the Russian Navy frigate “Admiral Essen,” hitting equipment in the ship’s midsection. The attack targeted radars, electronic warfare systems and air-defense components. …

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    Iranian drones vs expensive systems: why classic air defense loses #shorts

    Iranian drones vs expensive systems: why classic air defense loses #shorts

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