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US
China Rebuffs 'Criticism or Pressure' Over Ties With Russia
Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said Washington would "not sit by and say everything is fine" after Beijing renewed pledges of cooperation with Moscow during a visit by Russia's diplomat.
April 10, 2024
Donetsk
WATCH: Ukrainian Border Guards Down Quarter-Ton Russian Cluster Bomb
Ukrainian servicemen skillfully neutralized a Russian cluster bomb in the Donetsk region, preventing its detonation. Sappers later detonated the bomb due to safety concerns.
April 10, 2024
War in Ukraine
US Warns to Hold China Accountable if Russia Gains in Ukraine
With Moscow renewing its offensive amid a deadlock in the US Congress, Campbell warned that Russian territorial gains could "alter the balance of power in Europe in ways that are unacceptable."
April 10, 2024
Russia
Lithuania Considers Canceling Residence for Russians and Belarusians Making Regular Trips Home
The bill has been submitted to the Lithuanian parliament and would deprive Russians and Belarusians of local residence if they travel home more than once a month over espionage concerns.
April 10, 2024
Russia
Kremlin Deploys Pantsir-S1 Missiles to Safeguard Russian City Against Ukrainian Drone Attacks, Partisans Say
Partisans revealed that due to limited air defense systems, Russia is struggling to fully protect crucial urban facilities in the Russian city of Tula, prompting rapid deployment of the Pantsir-S1.
April 10, 2024
War in Ukraine
Russia Deploys Starlink on Ukrainian Front Lines for Year – WSJ Investigation
Shadowy supply chain funnels Starlink to adversaries & accused war criminals via backroom deals in Africa, SE Asia & UAE.
April 9, 2024
WORLD BRIEFING: April 9, 2024
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
April 9, 2024
Corruption
SBU Head Sends Cybersecurity Chief Suspected of Harassing Ukrainian Journalist to Front Line
A Slidstvo-Info investigative journalist who released an unflattering report on Vityuk, was approached in a Kyiv shopping mall on April 1 by military draft officials, sparking corruption accusations.
April 9, 2024
Putin
Ukraine’s Partisans Decry Putin Plan to ‘Brainwash’ Kids
Ukraine’s underground Center for National Resistance asserts that the Kremlin’s Rosmolodezh plans to indoctrinate Ukrainian children with Russian “Z” propaganda.
April 9, 2024
NATO
Norwegian and Swedish Forces Rent Cottages Owned by Russian Elites During NATO Exercise
Norwegian investigations have discovered that said cottages, in close vicinity to Norwegian military bases, were owned by Russian elites with ties to the Kremlin.
April 9, 2024
Bakhmut
Pyrotechnic Video of Ukrainian Drone Blasting Russian Ammo Stash
The 80th Separate Airborne Assault Brigade said they used an aerial drone to track the Russian UAZ “Bukhanka” and watched a group of Russians unload the ammunition before blowing it up.
April 9, 2024
HUR
‘It's Beneficial to Them to Consider Him Missing’ – Russian Soldier Says Moscow Hides Frontline Deaths to Avoid Compensation
A Russian serviceman says that the Russian Defense Ministry conceals the true status of its soldiers in order to avoid paying them monetary compensation.
April 9, 2024
Russia
China to 'Strengthen Strategic Cooperation' With Russia as Lavrov Visits
Lavrov arrived in China for a two-day official visit on Monday, with the two countries looking to deepen diplomatic ties as Russia's war in Ukraine grinds on.
April 9, 2024
War in Ukraine
Former Minister in Occupied Crimea Imprisoned for Bribery Applies to Fight for Russia in Ukraine
A former minister in Russian-occupied Crimea serving a 10-year sentence for bribery said she has applied to take part in Russia’s war in Ukraine and is awaiting official Kremlin approval.
April 9, 2024
War in Ukraine
France's FM Says no Longer in Its 'Interest' to Talk to Russia
Last week, Macron slammed Russia's "bizarre and threatening" tone following a conversation between French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu and his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu.
April 9, 2024
Slovakia
Eurotopics: Slovakia - What Does Pellegrini's Victory Mean?
Peter Pellegrini, who supports the Fico government's pro-Russian course, won the run-off election on Saturday against the candidate from the pro-Western liberal camp, Ivan Korčok.
April 9, 2024
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