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Russia’s Putin rules out ceasefire with Ukraine during speech in Moscow

Putin warned the West he would deploy nuclear weapons if necessary to defend the Russian Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad.

Russia Is Planning Its Most Powerful Blow Yet to Try to Freeze Ukraine

Ukraine showed European partners what it said were intercepted Russian plans to cut off major cities from power, heat and water this winter.

Europe braces for ‘severe hybrid attacks’ from Russia, says Friedrich Merz

Europe is preparing for “severe” Russian hybrid attacks, said German Chancellor Friedrich Merz as Vladimir Putin threatened ...

Russia targets data centers in Kyiv as NATO condemns Moscow’s ‘irresponsible nuclear rhetoric’

Russia intensifies attacks on Ukraine’s data centers and communications infrastructure, targeting facilities in Kyiv.

Russia to Sharply Increase War Spending and Cut Social Programs

Both sides are finding it increasingly difficult to finance the conflict in Ukraine. Russia’s 2027 budget envisions more debt ...
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Russia’s Navy Shows Its Reach Around Japan’s Southwestern Islands

Vladimir Putin’s first-ever visit to a northern territory claimed by Japan comes amid a steady uptick in Russian naval ...

Russia targets busy bridge in central Kyiv in broad daylight

The Pivdennyi bridge came under fire as a metro train was travelling across - the first such attack on Kyiv's bridges.

Kanye West’s sold-out Russia concerts cancelled, organisers confirm

Russia’s foreign ministry had called planned shows unacceptable due to rapper’s ‘glorification’ of Adolf Hitler ...

Russian strikes on Ukraine are likely about to get worse, analyst says

Russia is stockpiling weapons so that it can launch intensified late-autumn and winter barrages, analysts and Ukrainian ...