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Kyiv’s Drones Hit Saratov Refineries Overnight
Ukrainian drones have struck oil refineries in Russia’s Saratov region overnight on Sunday, with the facilities engulfed in smoke, prompting closures of a nearby airport.
Updated: Aug. 10, 2025
Russia
Russia Cautious on Armenia-Azerbaijan Deal, Iran Rejects Border Corridor
Moscow, once the main power broker in the Caucasus, is now bogged down in its offensive in Ukraine, diverting political and military resources into the grinding conflict of attrition.
Aug. 10, 2025
War in Ukraine
Kyiv Defiant after Exclusion from US-Russia Summit and as Russia Continues Bombardments
While Trump and Putin plan Ukraine’s future over its head, Russia continues its deadly strikes on civilian targets.
Aug. 9, 2025
Russia
Belarus Today: Former Political Prisoner and Oppositionist Presidential Candidate Speaks Out
Former political prisoner and 2010 Belarusian presidential candidate Andrei Sannikau opens up to Kyiv Post on what his country has become under Lukashenko and Putin.
Aug. 9, 2025
Russia
OPINION: Russia Is Losing Its Regional Grip
The freshly announced peace deal between Azerbaijan and Armenia is part of a broader strategic realignment in the South Caucasus, pushing Putin’s Russia out in the cold.
Aug. 9, 2025
Russia
OPINION: Why Is North Korea Suddenly Courting Russian Tourists?
Hoping to replenish state coffers with foreign exchange reserves and offset the post-COVID decline in Chinese tour groups, the Hermit Kingdom has set its sights on holidaymakers from Russia.
Aug. 9, 2025
Ukraine
Trump to Meet Putin in Alaska Next Friday for Ukraine Peace Talks
Trump says a Ukraine ceasefire deal is coming – along with a Putin summit at the end of next week – as his Aug. 8 deadline expires without meaningful progress towards peace from the Kremlin.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2025
Ukraine
US, Russia Discuss Ukraine Peace Deal Ceding Occupied Territory to Moscow
Sources told Bloomberg that US-Russia talks could see Ukraine pushed to cede the entire Donbas and Crimea regions, as summit drama and new polls show shifting public opinion on ending the war.
Aug. 8, 2025
Russia’s Growing Desertion Crisis Starting to Resemble WWI – Yerevan-Based Activist
An anti-war activist says Russia’s war in Ukraine is increasingly affecting daily life across Russia, while desertion is rising and state controls continue to tighten.
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