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Amy B. Zegart
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The US is supplying weapons to Ukraine via Europe: a new strategy
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Ukrainian and Russian forces report gains amid intense clashes on Pokrovsk front
Ukrainian military units have advanced in one of the most fiercely contested areas, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), as they report successes in the Pokrovsk direction. Meanwhile, Russian sources also claimed progress, with …
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Trump: “We will arm Ukraine if Russia does not stop”
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EU implements 18th sanctions package against Russia
In a move to counter Russia's unrelenting aggression in Ukraine, the European Union (EU) has announced the implementation of its 18th sanctions package. Despite a weeks-long hold-up due to Slovakia's blockade, EU member state representatives reached …
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💥 The price for the Kremlin: oil at $47 and new EU sanctions
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Watchdogs urge new prime minister to appoint economic bureau chief as reform is blocked
Civic watchdogs argue that Tsyvinsky’s candidacy was rejected because the President’s Office sees him as too independent.
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A US general just threatened Russia's Kaliningrad — this is why that's so significant
The Russian exclave of Kaliningrad is once again in the news, after a senior U.S. military commander on July 17 issued a stark warning to the Kremlin that NATO forces could take control of it "in a timeframe that is unheard of."
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While the West is arming Ukraine, the Kremlin elite is vacationing in Europe
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Trump's Envoy Kellogg briefed on Russia's use of western tech in war against Ukraine
Keith Kellogg, special representative to former President Trump, has been briefed on how Moscow is converting Western tech into tools of war against Ukraine, according to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry's Intelligence Service, GUR. Kellogg was shown …
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Final Ukrainian Army Corps Unveils Its Identity
We have managed to obtain details about the 14th Army Corps of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, previously one of the least documented units, including its insignia. The insignia features a…
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Oil sanctions: Kremlin loses billions due to new price
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UK sanctions Russian intelligence units involved in cyberattacks
The sanctions target operatives of Russia’s military intelligence (GRU), responsible for widespread malicious cyber activity in the U.K. and Europe, the Foreign Office said.
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Ukrainian artist's 'Sculpture' series normalizes injured bodies of Ukraine's soldiers
In wartime Ukraine, soldiers who have lost limbs face not only the physical toll of their injuries but an existential question — what does life after the battlefield look like?
For the thousands of Ukrainians who have lost limbs, either on the front …
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Trump, drones and chemical warfare: a new phase of confrontation
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Romania plans to build drones with Ukraine
The project would involve Romanian investment in a local factory, likely in Brasov, where Ukrainian and Romanian teams would collaborate on manufacturing drones based on Ukrainian designs developed through wartime experience.
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Zelensky, Macron discuss SAMP/T air defenses, Mirage jet training in hour-long call
France has agreed to expand pilot training for Mirage fighter jets, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
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Ferrexpo's Ukrainian mining subsidiary executive charged with $41 million tax evasion scheme
The head of Ukraine’s Poltava Mining faces criminal charges for allegedly evading over Hr 1.7 billion ($41 million) in corporate taxes through fraudulent export pricing, the Ukraine Economic Security Bureau announced in a press release on July …
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Russia shifts to massive waves of drone strikes, overwhelming Ukrainian air defense with numbers, decoy tactics
UKRAINE, KHARKIV OBLAST — In the first year of the full-scale invasion, Russia has started using cheap, Iranian-made Shahed drones instead of expensive missiles to attack Ukrainian cities. These drones were cost-effective and flexible, capable of …
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Ukrainian hackers wipe databases at Russia's Gazprom in major cyberattack, intelligence source says
The cyberattack allegedly destroyed large volumes of data and installed custom software designed to further damage the company’s information systems.
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2 killed, 11 injured in Russian attack on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
The fatalities included a man and a woman. All of the 11 injured victims have been hospitalized, one of whom — a 29-year-old woman — is in serious condition, Governor Serhii Lysak reported.
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Trump admin cuts undermine efforts to track abducted Ukrainian children, Council of Europe envoy says
“European countries will have to fund it,” Thordis Gylfadottir, an envoy of the Council of Europe, told Politico. “We cannot stop tracking them and then just re-track them (abducted children) in the months ahead."
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Wagner mercenary who trained Russian boxing champion, fought in Ukraine, was killed in Mali, intelligence source says
The source called Igor Nesterov a war criminal and a member of Russia’s infamous Wagner company, a mercenary group that was deployed in some of the most brutal battles in Ukraine.
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Ex-defense minister appointed secretary of Ukraine's Security Council
Rustem Umerov previously served as Ukraine’s defense minister, a post he had held since September 2023.
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Russian attacks kill 7, injure 25 in Ukraine over past day; train hit in drone strike
Ukraine’s Air Force said it shot down 11 Shahed-type drones overnight as Russia launched a wave of 35 attack drones, including decoy drones, primarily targeting eastern frontline regions. Six additional decoys were jammed or lost.
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EU envoys reportedly agree on 18th package of Russia sanctions after Slovakia lifts veto
The agreement follows Slovakia’s announcement that it is ready to back the package after blocking it six times.
