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Creator of the terrorist Vostok Battalion Alexander Khodakovsky has admitted that in 2014, his militants not only robbed civilians, but also shot in the back of their comrade-in-arms. He wrote this in social networks. Responding to a question from a woman who complained that the Vostok was grabbing cars, Khodakovsky wrote that he understood her desire as “to rub my
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Enter Sea Breeze 2020. by Kris Osborn Russian and U.S. maritime assets appear to be watching one another even more closely as tensions mount in Ukraine; undersea reconnaissance technologies improve; Russian submarines expand their capabilities and America readies for a massive wargame in the Black Sea. U.S. Navy Destroyers will soon conduct major warfare operations in the Black Sea as part of a
Read moreThe Finance Ministry wants to cut spending by up to 10% from next year. Russia’s Finance Ministry wants to cut government spending by up to 10% from next year in a bid to restore the state’s finances following the coronavirus pandemic. It has proposed cutting a total of $65 billion from the Russian budget over 2021-2023, Russian news outlet RBC
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President Vladimir Putin confirms national development goals delayed from 2024 to 2030. Russia has dropped its target of becoming one of the world’s five largest economies in a sweeping reset of its ambitious national development goals. The goal was outlined by President Vladimir Putin following his reelection in 2018, but has been left out of Russia’s new social and economic
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Russia sees the UK as one of its “top targets” in the West, according to the Intelligence and Security Committee. The ISC’s long-awaited report said Russian influence in the UK was “the new normal“, and accused successive governments of welcoming the country’s oligarchs “with open arms”. It called for “immediate action” to help intelligence services tackle “this very capable adversary”.
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A man wielding explosives has hijacked a bus in Ukraine, taking around 20 people on board hostage. The suspect is armed with weapons, and the situation in the northwestern city of Lutsk in ongoing, police said in a statement. Officers are trying to get in touch with the man. He called the police after taking control of the bus and
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The Lithuanian-Polish-Ukrainian Brigade is preparing to host its first international exercise as the brigade emerges as a fully operational actor in European security. The success of the “Hetman Konstantiyn Ostrogskiy” Lithuanian-Polish-Ukrainian Brigade (LITPOLUKR) represents a new era of multilateral security cooperation in Europe. Lithuanian, Polish, and Ukrainian efforts to bolster European stability in the wake of Russia’s destabilizing invasion
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Edward Lucas Once Firmly in Control, Putin Now Faces New Challenges to His Rule How fragile is Russia? Under Vladimir Putin that question has seemed largely irrelevant. The excitements of the 1990s, when rebellious regions routinely ignored instructions from the Kremlin and even talked of having their own embassies and currencies, are a distant memory. The “power vertical,” with rule
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23:55, 20 July 2020 WAR 363 0 Russian occupying forces’ casualties over the past week totaled 25 people. The Joint Forces Operation Headquarters (JFO HQ) has disclosed the enemy death toll in Donbas, eastern Ukraine, over the week. “According to confirmed intelligence data, Russian occupying forces’ casualties over the past week totaled 25 people, namely: 11 people were killed, and
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By Gordon Corera Security correspondent It has been a long time coming but the British public are finally about to see the details of the “Russia report”. Nearly a year-and-a-half after it was completed, the report will be published by Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee on Tuesday morning. It is expected to provide an overview of the threat Russia poses
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Russia’s Akademic Chersky pipe-laying vessel is seen in Germany’s Mukran Port on May 30.
Read moreSupreme Court Chief Justice Valentyna Danishevska has said she does not see specific proposals for reforming the judicial system of Ukraine in the statements of the head of the executive committee of the National Reforms Council Mikheil Saakashvili or any attempt by the National Council to communicate with the judiciary. In an exclusive interview with the Interfax-Ukraine agency, she
Read moreBy Ed Lucas For The Daily Mail22:16 BST 20 Jul 2020 , updated 01:19 BST 21 Jul 2020 Dawn breaks in the crowded prison cell. Not everyone is asleep — conditions are so cramped in the 70-square-yard space that 15 of the 60 inmates have to stand to give others their turn to lie down. The lack of privacy is
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