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    Finland to host NATO Baltic summit, address Russia’s 'shadow fleet' sabotage threats

    Finland to host NATO Baltic summit, address Russia’s 'shadow fleet' sabotage threats

    Finland will host a summit for NATO member states with access to the Baltic Sea on Jan. 14 to address regional security threats, including the suspected Russian sabotage, the Finnish president’s office announced on Jan. 8.

    The meeting, …

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    Massive drone attack targets Russia's Engels airbase in Saratov region, sparks fire at oil depot

    The Saratov region in Russia experienced a large-scale drone attack on the night of January 8, according to reports from Russian media. The attack led to a fire at the oil depot of the "Kristall" plant of the Russian Federal Reserve. This facility is …

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    Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia industrial site kills 1, injures at least 30

    Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia industrial site kills 1, injures at least 30

    Russian forces targeted an industrial facility in Zaporizhzhia on Jan. 8, killing one person and injuring at least 30, Governor Ivan Fedorov reported.

    Fedorov did not specify the type of weaponry used in the attack but confirmed that the injured were …

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    Garry Kasparov on modern Russian empire

    Garry Kasparov on modern Russian empire

    The Kyiv Independent’s Kate Tsurkan discusses with Garry Kasparov, Russian chess grandmaster and political activist based in the U.S., the current state of Russia, its continued pursuit of empire and the failures of the Russian opposition to create …

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    Next Ramstein meeting may be its last, Polish defense minister says

    Next Ramstein meeting may be its last, Polish defense minister says

    Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz announced on Jan. 8 his participation in the upcoming Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) meeting on Jan. 9, hinting that it could be the group’s last meeting in the current format. …

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    Polish consulate in St. Petersburg closes after over 50 years

    Polish consulate in St. Petersburg closes after over 50 years

    Poland’s consulate in the Russian city of St. Petersburg has shut down, with the staff taking down the Polish and EU flags and clearing out the building, the Polish RMF24 news outlet reported on Jan. 8.

    Poland closed its consulate building in St. …

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    The hypocrisy of China’s Russian border disputes


    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. …

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Russia’s war on Ukraine. 07.01.25

On the Kursk direction, the “Siversk” Operational Tactical Group (OTG) with forces from 2-3 brigades, engaged in battles in the settlements of Novocherkasskiy, Rozgrebli, Berdin, Pushkarnoe, and Biryukova, advancing towards Bolshoye Soldatskoe, one …

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Ukraine strikes Russian command post in Donetsk Oblast, military reports

Ukraine strikes Russian command post in Donetsk Oblast, military reports

Ukrainian forces carried out a precision strike against a command post of Russia’s 8th Combined Arms Army in Russian-occupied Khartsyzk in Donetsk Oblast, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported on Jan. 8.

The military said …

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Ground Forces chief reports to Zelensky on 155th Brigade, names those responsible for 'systematic shortcomings'

Ground Forces chief reports to Zelensky on 155th Brigade, names those responsible for 'systematic shortcomings'

General Mykhailo Drapatyi, Ukraine’s Ground Forces chief, reported to President Volodymyr Zelensky on the roots of the problems facing the French-trained 155th “Anne of Kyiv” Brigade and presented solutions, Drapatyi said on Jan. 7. …

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NATO reportedly sending ships to guard cables under Baltic Sea

NATO reportedly sending ships to guard cables under Baltic Sea

A fleet of up to 10 NATO vessels will guard the infrastructure under the Baltic Sea until April, the Finnish broadcaster Yle reported on Jan. 7 after several cables were cut in suspected sabotage.

The ships, mainly from Finland and Estonia, will …

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Photos of jailed Belarusian opposition leader appear after almost 2 years of no news

Photos of jailed Belarusian opposition leader appear after almost 2 years of no news

Photos and a video of Viktar Babaryka were published by blogger Raman Pratasevich on Jan. 8 after the jailed Belarusian opposition leader was held incommunicado since February 2023.

The footage was released weeks after Belarusian dictator Alexander …

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Aviacon Zitotrans: Putin’s Shadow Fleet

In this investigation, we continue to examine the activities of the Russian company Aviacon Zitotrans, which we previously analyzed in an earlier study.

Thanks to new data obtained by the Ukrainian hacker group Cyber Resistance, we will continue to …

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Trump calls on NATO to raise defense spending benchmark to 5% of GDP

Trump calls on NATO to raise defense spending benchmark to 5% of GDP

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Jan. 7 that NATO should raise its defense spending benchmark from 2% of GDP to 5%, echoing his earlier calls for Europe to spend more on its security.

“I think NATO should have 5%,” Trump said at a …

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Poroshenko's party urges ban on Russian oil transit via Ukraine

Poroshenko's party urges ban on Russian oil transit via Ukraine

Ex-President Petro Poroshenko and members of his European Solidarity opposition party submitted a bill on Jan. 7 banning the transit of Russian oil and gas through Ukraine’s territory during martial law.

The move came after Ukraine decided not …

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US lawmakers submit resolution labeling Russia's war in Ukraine genocide

US lawmakers submit resolution labeling Russia's war in Ukraine genocide

A draft resolution to recognize Russia’s war against Ukraine as genocidal was among the first bills submitted to the new U.S. Congress on Jan. 6., the Congress’ website showed.

The draft resolution was submitted by a bipartisan group of legislators, …

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Azerbaijan's President Aliyev calls Armenia 'fascist state, threat to region'

Azerbaijan's President Aliyev calls Armenia 'fascist state, threat to region'

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Jan. 7 called Armenia effectively a “fascist state,” claiming that Baku might have no other choice but to “destroy” its neighbor’s so-called “fascist ideology."

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Ukraine strikes oil depot in Russia's Saratov Oblast, military confirms

Ukraine strikes oil depot in Russia's Saratov Oblast, military confirms

Editor’s note: This is a developing story and is being updated.

Ukrainian forces attacked a Russian oil depot in Engels, Saratov Oblast, overnight on Jan. 8, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces said.

The operation, carried out …

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Venezuela detains 3 Ukrainians, accuses them of 'terror' plot

Venezuela detains 3 Ukrainians, accuses them of 'terror' plot

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro announced the detention of three Ukrainians days before his inauguration, calling them “mercenaries” and accusing them of plotting “terrorist” actions, Spanish news agency EFE …

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Hackers claim to have breached Russia’s real estate database, Moscow denies

Hackers claim to have breached Russia’s real estate database, Moscow denies

A hacker group named Silent Crow has claimed to have hacked and obtained data from Russia’s state cadastre and cartography agency, the independent Russian news outlet Agentstvo reported on Jan. 7.

Russia’s state register denied the news, issuing …

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Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 2, injure 13 over past day

Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 2, injure 13 over past day

Russian attacks across Ukraine killed at least two civilians and injured at least 13 over the past day, regional authorities reported on Jan. 8.

Russia launched 64 Shahed-type attack drones and various dummy drones against Ukraine overnight, the Air …

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Pentagon official coordinating Ukraine aid resigns ahead of Trump inauguration

Pentagon official coordinating Ukraine aid resigns ahead of Trump inauguration

Laura Cooper, senior Pentagon official leading the Russia and Ukraine office, stepped down as Donald Trump’s inauguration looms, Politico reported on Jan. 6, citing one former and three current officials.

A veteran civil servant, Cooper has held …

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General Staff: Russia has lost 801,670 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

General Staff: Russia has lost 801,670 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

Russia has lost 801,670 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported on Jan. 8.

This number includes 1,660 casualties Russian forces suffered just over …

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Zelensky signs law strengthening process for creating, designating list of terrorist organizations

Zelensky signs law strengthening process for creating, designating list of terrorist organizations

President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a bill on Jan. 7 strengthening the process for the formation and designation of groups and organizations to Ukraine’s terror list.

The law, which formally assigns responsibility to Ukraine’s Security …

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Upcoming Ramstein summit to focus on supporting Ukraine's defense capabilities through 2027, Pentagon says, as Trump inauguration looms

Upcoming Ramstein summit to focus on supporting Ukraine's defense capabilities through 2027, Pentagon says, as Trump inauguration looms

The Jan. 9 Ramstein-format summit of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) will focus primarily on supporting Ukraine’s defense capabilities in establishing a “credible deterrent force” through 2027, the Pentagon said on Jan. 7. …