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Ukraine appoints customs chief to strengthen hand in upcoming IMF talks
Ukraine appointed a new head of the country's customs service, fulfilling a long-delayed commitment to international partners as part of a reform push.
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Ukraine appoints customs chief to strengthen hand in upcoming IMF talks
Ukraine appointed a new head of the country's customs service, fulfilling a long-delayed commitment to international partners as part of a reform push.
European lawmakers call for rules to flush out the Russian spies among them
The group of MEPs, led by Lithuanian liberal Petras Austrevicius, wrote that their request was motivated by news that the Hungarian government was "deliberately sharing confidential information obtained during EU Council meetings with the Putin regime."
Russian-recruited hitman caught 'red-handed' attempting to assassinate Ukrainian Navy officer, SBU says
The suspect was detained in Odesa after authorities said they had tracked his movements and intercepted the assassination attempt targeting a senior Ukrainian Navy officer.
Ahead of Venice Biennale, Ukraine sanctions 5 representatives of Russian pavilion
"Russia must not return to the international cultural space while the war continues. Ukraine will continue to defend this position on all international platforms," Culture Minister Tetyana Berezhna wrote.
Zelensky says unnamed 'partners' asked Ukraine not to attack Russian oil refineries
Speaking to journalists at a closed-door briefing on April 8, President Volodymyr Zelensky admitted that such requests were made at "various levels," from the political to the military leadership.
Zelensky confirms Ukrainians helped down Shahed drones in Middle East
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine has deployed military experts to multiple Middle Eastern countries, helping shoot down Iranian-made Shahed drones in exchange for fuel and interceptor drones.
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Editor’s Note: In accordance with the security protocols of the Ukrainian military, soldiers featured in this story are identified by first name and call sign only. ZAPORIZHZHIA OBLAST – For tonight's clearing mission on the cold windy steppe of southern Ukraine, the munition of choice is the Spear. In a cramped dugout less than eight kilometers from Russian forces, Ukrainian soldiers prepare the bombs, taping wires and tail fins onto long tubes of black steel fitted with menacing iron spikes
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