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Europe
Sweden Tightens Rules to Curb Russia’s Ghost Fleet in Baltic Waters
European governments frequently blame the vessels for damaging – deliberately or not – undersea cables, and for posing a maritime environmental threat.
May 31, 2025
War in Ukraine
Ukraine Evacuates More Sumy Settlements as Russian Offensive Looms
Kyiv is bracing for a major Russian summer offensive in northeastern Ukraine as Moscow continues to amass troops and diplomatic efforts toward a ceasefire have failed to produce results.
May 31, 2025
US
Russia ‘Pleased’ at US Envoy Saying Moscow’s Concerns over NATO are Fair
US envoy to Ukraine Keith Kellogg added that America does not want to see Ukraine join the Western military alliance.
May 31, 2025
Ukraine
Ukraine: What Can New Talks Achieve?
The Russian government has proposed resuming negotiations on a ceasefire in Istanbul on Monday and said it will set out its terms in a memorandum.
May 31, 2025
Russia
Russia to Spend $1.7B Reviving Crumbling Soviet Bunkers as War Fears Mount
Two-thirds of Soviet-era bomb shelters in Russia are unusable, yet Moscow plans to spend $1.7B to restore them amid war with Ukraine and rising fears of attack.
May 30, 2025
War in Ukraine
Sanctioned Rostec Executives Paid $2.6M to DC Law Firm to Lift US Blacklisting
Washington lawyers and lobbyists are helping executives from the Russian defense behemoth, Rostec, challenge US sanctions – and it’s all legal, according to public filings and law experts.
May 30, 2025
Ukraine
Post-Putin Russia: Who Will Take the Reins?
As Putin’s regime teeters, Jonathan Fink reveals how the change of power might happen, why we should not fear, and what the West should brace for. A Putin-free world could be nearer than we think.
May 30, 2025
Ukraine
Ukraine Proposes Land, Sea, Air Ceasefire With International Monitoring – Russia Stalls
Ukraine has submitted detailed peace terms, including a monitored ceasefire on all fronts, but accuses Russia of stalling by refusing to share its proposals before the next round of talks.
May 30, 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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