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Putin orders 170,000 more troops for total of 1.32 million
Dec 02, 2023 13:11Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree ordering the Russia military to add 170,000 more forces to its ranks, as Russia’s “special military operation” in Ukraine continues into its 22nd month.
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Polish truckers’ protest strains Ukraine as cracks in war alliance widen
Dec 01, 2023 07:36A senior Ukrainian official says weeks of road blockades by Polish truckers protesting at the border will reduce Ukraine’s overall amount of imports by about a fifth in November.
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Amid economic slowdown, EU military spending hits record high of 240bn euros
Nov 30, 2023 14:55The European Union (EU) has hit the record-breaking 240-billion-euro spending figure – virtually 262 billion dollars – for military expenditure in 2022, amid economic slowdown across the region.
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Russia thwarts major Ukrainian drone attack over several regions
Nov 26, 2023 13:42Russian forces have thwarted a major Ukrainian drone attack on the Russian border regions, involving at least 24 drones and two missiles, the Russian defense ministry has said.
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Polish truckers, farmers expand border blockade of Ukraine trucks
Nov 23, 2023 17:56Polish truckers, joined by farmers, have blockaded yet another border crossing in protest against what they call a flood of cheaper Ukrainian carriers into the country.
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Putin to G20 leaders: We must find way to stop ‘tragedy’ of war in Ukraine
Nov 23, 2023 07:04Russian President Vladimir Putin has told the leaders of the Group of Twenty (G20) that a way must be found to stop “the tragedy” of the ongoing war in Ukraine, about 21 months after Moscow started a special operation in the ex-Soviet republic.
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British Red Cross: Ukrainian refugee families in UK four times as likely to end up homeless
Nov 22, 2023 13:56Thousands of Ukrainian refugee families in the UK are at risk of homelessness this winter, a report by the British Red Cross in association with Heriot-Watt University has said, warning that vulnerable Ukrainian refugees are four times more likely than Britons to end up on the streets.
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US stands with Ukraine for ‘long haul’: Pentagon chief to Zelensky
Nov 21, 2023 07:20US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has reassured President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine that Washington will remain by the side of Kiev “for the long haul.”
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Pentagon chief visits Ukraine to reassure Kiev amid concerns over US support
Nov 20, 2023 14:12Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin has made an unannounced visit to Ukraine to reassure Kiev that Washington will continue to support the former Soviet republic in its proxy war against Russia.
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Russia downs Ukrainian drone outside Moscow: Defense Ministry
Nov 19, 2023 08:56Russian forces have neutralized a potential Ukrainian drone attack on its capital city Moscow, according to a statement by the country's Defense Ministry.