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Two German-Russian men have been arrested in Germany on suspicion of espionage, one of them accused of agreeing to carry out attacks on potential targets including US military facilities in hopes of sabotaging aid for Ukraine, prosecutors said Thursday. The two, identified only as Dieter S. and Alexander J. in line with German privacy rules, were arrested Wednesday in the Bavarian city of Bayreuth, federal prosecutors said. They said Dieter S. had been discussing possible acts of sabotage in Germany with a person linked to Russian intelligence since October, and that the main aim was to underm...
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Before the full-scale invasion, 17-year-old Valeriia lived an ordinary life as a 10th-grade student, preparing for exams and taking part in activities, including dancing and aerial gymnastics. She lived with a family member since the age of 13 following the death of her parents. Everything changed with the Russian full-scale invasionValeriia had a bright future ahead of herself – everything was supposed to work out the way she wanted. When she heard about the full-scale invasion on the news, it felt surreal to her. Everything changed rapidly, and she struggled to fully understand the situation...
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Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 sent shockwaves across Europe, prompting a reassessment of security priorities and defence strategies across the board. In response to the escalating tensions and evolving geopolitical landscape, most European nations have embarked on a path of increased defence spending and the EU is attempting to mount and facilitate a joint endeavour in order to solve the continental security dilemma. European countries cut spending as the threat of war recededSince the end of the Cold War, European countries have mostly cut defence spending in favour of social, infrastr...
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Mike Johnson said Sunday he will try to advance wartime aid for Israel this week as he attempts the difficult task of winning House approval for a national security package that also includes funding for Ukraine. The Republican, is already under immense political pressure from his fellow GOP lawmakers as he tries to stretch between. The Party's divided support for helping Kyiv defend itself from Moscow's invasion. The Republican speaker has sat for two months on a $95 billion supplemental package. The attack by Iran on Israel early Sunday further ratcheted up the pressure on Johnson, but also ...
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The US and UK have announced restrictions on the trade of Russian-origin metals – including aluminium, copper and nickel – on global metal exchanges and in derivatives trading.The ban could hit Russia hard as it is a key export of metals, though critics doubt the effectiveness of the move. US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the prohibitions would "target" Russian revenue earned in the ongoing war against Ukraine. “By taking this action in a targeted and responsible manner, we will reduce Russia’s earnings while protecting our partners and allies from unwanted spill-over effects," she said...
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A new US proposal suggests that Ukraine could have tens of billions of euros through issuing a bond or a loan, secured against frozen Russian assets held in the EU, reported the Financial Times. The war is now in its third year without a clear end in sight. Kyiv is in need of an additional €34.45 billion to finance its defence in 2024. While EU leaders have recently agreed on €50 billion of financial support for Ukraine until 2027, additional US and EU aid is getting increasingly hard to push through, therefore western officials are on the lookout for generating more funds for Ukraine, using t...
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Rescuers recovered the bodies of two more victims from the site of Tuesday's strike in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region, bringing the total number of victims to three. One of the victims is a 13-year-old boy, the State Emergency Service said. On Tuesday, a Russian missile destroyed a two-story residential building in Kostiantynivka, killing three people and injuring three others. A Russian attack struck a grocery store and a pharmacy in a Ukrainian village close to the border with Russia on Wednesday, killing three people including a 14-year-old girl, authorities said, as the Kremlin’s forces ke...
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Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich has again taken to EU courts to challenge sanctions imposed against him in retaliation for the Ukraine war, according to legal documents published today (8 April). Abramovich faced an asset freeze and EU travel ban shortly after the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Parallel measures imposed by the UK have already forced Abramovich to sell his ownership of Chelsea football club, and the EU’s General Court last December said his involvement with steel company Evraz justified the restrictive measures. The EU has sanctioned around 2,000 peo...
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Is a luxury bunker a good investment of at least €7 million given the current geopolitical context in 2024? The ultrarich seem to think so. Oppidum Bunkers, a luxury bunker development company based in Switzerland, says there has been a "steady increase" in enquiries about their products over the last few months. Their customers are inspired more by pop culture than politics, having seen photos of the Hawaiian bunker owned by Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg or watched the recent Netflix movie 'Leave the World Behind'. If you survive the initial blast, this is what scientists think would happen afte...
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At a conference to celebrate NATO's 75th anniversary, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said Ukraine will join the alliance – and that the purpose of the summit in Brussels was to work toward that membership. During the meeting, members of the Alliance praised determination and perseverance of Ukrainians and promised to continue to provide aid for the country. Yet Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg reaffirmed that the alliance does not consider itself directly involved in the war. "We don't have any plans of having any NATO combat troops inside Ukraine," Stoltenberg said. "The Ukrainians a...
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