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US Senate backs long-delayed Russia sanctions bill targeting energy buyers
The Senate vote revives the long-delayed legislation and clears the way for House consideration as early as next month.
One of Ukraine's largest football stadiums damaged in Russian strike on Odesa
The attack occurred at around 3:30 p.m. local time, shortly after Ukraine's Air Force warned that jet-powered drones were approaching Odesa Oblast.
Ukraine intercepted 29 out of 195 Russian ballistic missiles in July as air defense shortages worsen, Defense Ministry says
"Ukrainian air defense operated in July under conditions of a critical shortage of interceptor missiles to counter ballistic terror," the ministry said.
What's missing from Ukraine's EU checklist?
Ukraine has opened the sixth negotiation cluster, "External Relations," bringing the country one step closer to European Union membership. Although the cluster's description underscores the importance of aligning Ukraine's sanctions policy with that of the EU, the benchmarks make no mention of the reforms needed in this area – at least not yet. That omission is deeply troubling. Sanctions have become an increasingly contentious issue in Ukrainian society following yet another round of personal
60% of Ukrainians oppose ceding Donbas to Russia, but same share back freezing war with security guarantees, poll shows
According to the poll results, 33% of respondents said they would be willing to give up territory in eastern Ukraine, including Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts.
Ukraine stalls on justice, anti-corruption reforms promised to EU
Back in December, Ukraine agreed to a comprehensive package of rule-of-law reforms, as one of the steps needed to move forward with EU accession talks and secure necessary funding. Soon after the agreement was signed, the government deprioritized the promised reforms. "None of the crucial reforms related to the justice system, law enforcement, or anti-corruption have been implemented," Vitaly Shabunin, head of the Anti-Corruption Action Center's executive board, told the Kyiv Independent. The
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Legal experts from First Department, a Russian human rights group, said the restrictions are "similar to de facto deprivation of citizenship."
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