COMMENTARY: Russia’s shadow fleet operating outside the official world of shipping pose a risk to legally operating ships, coastal states and the maritime environment.
But it also poses an additional threat to NATO members.
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But it also poses an additional threat to NATO members.
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Allied countries need to work on fresh sanctions against Russia to punish the Kremlin for its all-out war on Ukraine, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said today — while keeping tight-lipped on Britain's own plans to hike defense spending.
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Starmer wants to ‘double down’ on Russia sanctions — but won’t spell out defense hike – POLITICO
“We have to put Ukraine in the strongest possible position whether or not there are negotiations,” says UK prime minister.
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🚨 BREAKING: Ukraine has assassinated a leading Russian military official in a daring bomb attack in Moscow.
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Ukraine assassinates Russian chemical weapons chief in Moscow bombing – POLITICO
Kyiv had charged the top general with orchestrating numerous attacks with banned weapons. A few hours later he was dead.
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Top Central European energy firms have written to EU chief Ursula von der Leyen to try to extend a transit deal carrying Russian gas across Ukraine, marking the latest push from the region to ensure continued supplies from Moscow.
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Central European energy firms push for extension on Russian gas transit deal – POLITICO
The companies’ plea to the EU comes as the region faces a gas supply cutoff from Moscow via Ukraine later this month.
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Britain is sanctioning 20 ships alleged to be involved in the transportation of Russian oil, the UK government announced.
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UK slaps new sanctions on Russian shadow fleet – POLITICO
Twenty ships believed to be responsible for transporting Russian oil have been targeted.
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A summit of a British-led grouping of Nordic and Baltic countries failed to offer much clarity on a defense spending target today, with the UK's Keir Starmer getting the blame.
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Britain’s Baltic defense club falls flat on military spending pledge – POLITICO
U.K. leader Keir Starmer says talking about extra defense spending is tough at the moment.
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In the sky above the battlefields of Ukraine, an Iranian drone might be intercepted by an American air defense system, while on the ground, German-made artillery whizzes past North Korean shells.
Even the most dogged isolationists would have a hard time selling the war between Russia and Ukraine as a “regional conflict.”
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Even the most dogged isolationists would have a hard time selling the war between Russia and Ukraine as a “regional conflict.”
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Russia has detained a suspect in the assassination of General Igor Kirillov, a spokesperson for its main prosecutor’s office said today.
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Russia arrests suspect for Moscow bombing that killed chemical weapons chief – POLITICO
Prosecutors say the 29-year-old Uzbek man confessed to being recruited by Ukraine.
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COMMENTARY: The EU is concerned that negotiations over Ukraine’s future might turn into a “mini Munich.”
Not only might they involve immediate territorial losses for Ukraine, but also risk further Russian advances in the country’s east.
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Not only might they involve immediate territorial losses for Ukraine, but also risk further Russian advances in the country’s east.
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Ukraine currently doesn’t have the military strength to retake all the territory Russia has occupied since 2014, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said today.
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Ukraine lacks might to retake occupied territories, Zelenskyy concedes – POLITICO
But that doesn’t mean Kyiv is ready to cede land to Russia, defiant Ukrainian president warns.
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“Syria shows that Russia is not invincible," the EU's top diplomat Kaja Kallas said today.
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Russia’s not invincible — just look at Syrian collapse, says EU top diplomat – POLITICO
Europe needs to act united to remain “strong and serious on the world stage,” Kaja Kallas says.
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Seoul has revealed how many of Putin’s North Koreans have died fighting against Ukraine.
According to South Korea's spy agency, one of the reasons for the death and injury rate is because of their unfamiliarity with drone warfare.
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According to South Korea's spy agency, one of the reasons for the death and injury rate is because of their unfamiliarity with drone warfare.
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Seoul reveals how many of Putin’s North Koreans have died fighting Ukraine – POLITICO
The soldiers are suffering on the battlefield because of their unfamiliarity with drone warfare, according to South Korean intel.
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A controversial deal that allows Central European nations to buy Russian gas via Ukraine will soon end, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared today, even as Kremlin-friendly EU leaders scrambled to ensure their continued access to cheap fuel.
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Putin vows no new Russian gas deal for EU as Orbán, Fico plead for extension – POLITICO
An agreement that allows Moscow to pump fuel via Ukraine is set to expire at the end of the year.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said today he was ready to meet US President-elect Donald Trump in search of compromise in potential talks to end the war in Ukraine almost three years after ordering the full-scale invasion of Moscow’s neighbor.
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Putin to Trump: Call me maybe – POLITICO
The Russian leader said he was ready to compromise with the incoming U.S. president on ending the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has some choice words for Russian President Vladimir Putin: You’re a dumbass.
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Zelenskyy calls Putin a ‘dumbass’ – POLITICO
Zelenskyy also hit out at Putin during Thursday’s European Council summit in Brussels, calling him “crazy.”
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Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov is facing questions over procurement problems that risk undermining the country's efforts to supply troops with arms and ammunition.
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Ukraine blamed Russia today for a major cyberattack on crucial government databases.
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Ukraine blames Russia for mega cyberattack on ‘critically important’ infrastructure – POLITICO
“The enemy is trying to use this situation in its information operations to sow panic among citizens of Ukraine and abroad,” says Kyiv’s deputy PM.
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The Russian armed forces attacked Kyiv with five ballistic missiles in the early hours of this morning, the Ukrainian Air Force said in a statement as images showed significant damage to the capital.
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Putin’s relentless assault intensifies as Russia hits Kyiv with ballistic missiles – POLITICO
Kremlin says it was a revenge strike for Kyiv’s attack on a military plant in Rostov 2 days ago.
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Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump are looming over Poland’s upcoming Council of the European Union presidency.
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