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The CEO of the U.S. snacking giant Mondelez has openly acknowledged that the taxes the company pays in Russia help Russia’s war against Ukraine, but that it was the "right decision" to remain in the aggressor country. Just three days after that shameless interview, Russian drones struck a Mondelez factory in Ukraine, injuring two people. However much the management of Russia remainers may wish to look away, corporate entanglement in Russia's war economy has real and violent consequences. These

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President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Berlaymont, the European Commission headquarters, in Brussels, Belgium, on Aug. 17, 2025.

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Ukraine, Estonia sign 'landmark drone agreement'

The agreement is part of Ukraine's broader push to expand drone technology cooperation with partners in Europe and beyond, as it shares its war-tested experience in unmanned systems.

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Updates: Zelensky arrives in Turkey for NATO summit, says he'll discuss Patriot missiles

"We expect a strong and productive NATO Summit. Decisions are needed now that will provide greater protection for our people, more capabilities for our defense, and even stronger security cooperation between Ukraine, Europe, and the United States," President Volodymyr Zelensky said on X.

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"This will help keep Ukraine in the fight and support it in protecting human lives," the letter reads.

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Who is Vadym Iermolaiev, the sanctioned tycoon injured in the Monaco attack?

Editor's note: A Ukrainian military intelligence officer has confessed to killing a woman suspected of attempting to assassinate businessman Vadym Iermolaiev in Monaco, the Prosecutor’s Office and the Security Service (SBU) said on July 7. Read about it here. Ukrainian businessman Vadym Iermolaiev, who faced an assassination attempt in Monaco on June 29, is little-known nationwide but wielded immense influence in the city of Dnipro. Iermolaiev is controversial. He has renounced his Ukrainian

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