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HUR
“It’s a Total Mess” - Russian Soldier Сomplains of Huge Losses in Belgorod Region
In an intercepted conversation, a Russian army serviceman talks about heavy unit losses in the Ukraine bordering region and the formation of new brigades near Belgorod.
April 11, 2024
War in Ukraine
Jailed Russian Nationalist Wants to Be Released to Fight in Ukraine
Lawyers of Igor Girkin, the Russian commander involved in the takeovers of Crimea and the Donbas in 2014, who was jailed by Putin, are seeking his release to allow him to fight in Ukraine.
April 11, 2024
Russia
UK Government Urged to Stand Firm Against Russian Athletes at Olympics
UK Friends of Ukraine and Senior MP call on Government to Stand Firm Against Russian Athletes at Olympics and Paralympics
April 11, 2024
War in Ukraine
OPINION: What to Do With Russia’s ‘Holy war’ Against Ukraine and Collective West
The Russian Orthodox Church has thrown down the gauntlet, explicitly asserting Russia’s imperial mission. The West can either dismiss Church’s call as madness or recognize it as Putin’s ambition.
April 11, 2024
Russia
EU Сourt Partially Annuls Sanctions on Two Russian Oligarchs
The European Union has imposed successive waves of sanctions on Russian nationals and businesses for profiting from or financially supporting Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
April 11, 2024
EU
EU’s Historic Migration Pact Passes Amidst Divisions and Far-Right Fears
Despite a nerve-racking buildup leading up to the vote and the final agreement to no one’s liking, the EU’s asylum and migration pact passed with a thin majority on certain parts of the package.
April 11, 2024
Propaganda
FACT CHECK: Are Weapons Supplied by Sofia to Kyiv Really Being Used Against Ethnic Bulgarians?
A Russian state-owned news agency reported on Tuesday that Ukrainian forces had been shelling areas in the Kherson region settled by ethnic Bulgarians with ammunition donated by Bulgaria.
April 11, 2024
Europe
OPINION: A Dirty Little Secret
Western governments are protecting Russian assets at the expense of their own taxpayers.
April 11, 2024
War in Ukraine
Russian Military Illegally Arrests Citizen in Armenia for Refusing to Fight in Ukraine
This is the second incident of its kind in recent months in what the Insitute for the Study of War (ISW) described as Moscow’s attempt to “challenge Armenia’s sovereignty.”
April 11, 2024
Zelensky
‘Ukrainians Are Fighting for Their Existence’ – Ukraine at War Update for April 11
Open letter from public figures calls on more Congressional aid to Kyiv; NATO’s Stoltenberg says targets inside Russia acceptable; Investigations document Russian theft and sales of Ukrainian grain.
April 11, 2024
US
Wake Up: Russia Is Already at War With Us
Gen. Ben Hodges argues that those who fear “escalation” with Russia, if Putin were to be challenged by the West, are dead wrong.
April 10, 2024
Ukraine
Russia Tortures Moscow Terrorist Attack Suspects Into Claiming Ukraine Paid Them
The claims are absurd, but accompanied by a huge propaganda drive aimed at linking Ukraine with terrorism, as well, possibly, an attack on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.
April 10, 2024
Putin
OPINION: Putin Is Weakened: Now, Let’s Bring Him to His Knees
Despite the poker face, after almost two-and-a-half decades in power, Putin’s current position indicates that he recognizes that all is not well in his fiefdom.
April 10, 2024
War in Ukraine
Ukraine ‘Simply Cannot Wait’ for Air Defenses, Says NATO Chief
Stoltenberg's comments came amidst intensified Russian aerial bombardment on Ukraine’s infrastructure in what President Zelensky said was Moscow’s attempts at driving locals out of Kharkiv.
April 10, 2024
Moscow
Ukrainian Hackers Launch Cyberattacks on Moscow Sewage System
The Ukrainian intelligence-affiliated hacker group said they managed to shut off 87,000 sensors and prevent the utility company from responding to accidents and emergency events.
April 10, 2024
WORLD BRIEFING: April 10, 2024
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
April 10, 2024
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