Russia & Former Soviet Union
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03.09.20220 9
Ukraine admits shelling area around nuclear plant
Kiev’s General Staff also says there are no Russian troops inside at the Zaporozhye facility A view shows the 2nd…
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The first responders were killed in their sleep, according to the head of the local emergency ministry The destroyed living…
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Kiev’s troops on the front lines see the situation as “hopeless,” Alexander Lukashenko believes President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko ©…
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31.08.20220 13
UN wants ‘permanent presence’ at Russia-held nuclear site
Moscow has welcomed the idea of UN inspectors remaining at the Zaporozhye nuclear plant IAEA experts and inspectors leave the…
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31.08.20220 11
Major multinational military drills kick off in Russia
China and India are among the 13 foreign participants in the Vostok 2022 war games International military drills have been…
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31.08.20220 3
Mikhail Gorbachev dies at 91
He will be remembered as the father of ‘perestroika’ but also for presiding over the fall of the Soviet Union…
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The IAEA group will inspect the nuclear plant over four days starting on August 31 A view shows the spray…
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29.08.20220 8
UN assembles team for Zaporozhye nuclear plant – NYT
The mission to the Ukrainian power station comprises 14 experts “from mostly neutral countries,” according to the paper. An armed…
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28.08.20220 7
US expands weapons deliveries by sea to Ukraine – WaPo
The switch from planes to ships was made to maintain steady flow of large-caliber ammo to Kiev, Pentagon officials told…
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28.08.20220 14
UN comments on US-Russia nuclear arms talks
The countries should work out a replacement to the New START treaty “as soon as possible,” a UN official says…