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EU hits Russia with new sanctions over attacks on Ukraine, targeting energy revenues and propaganda
"Every measure further restricts Russia's room for manoeuvre," EU's top diplomat Kaja Kallas said.
G7 a chance to get US at the same table on Ukraine, Macron says
The G7 summit this week will be a chance to show U.S. President Donald Trump that Europe and other allies are doing their share on Ukraine, and to see how much the grouping can keep working together, French President Emmanuel Macron said.
Zelensky reveals G7 sidelines meeting offer to Putin, says Russia again refused talks
"We sent a message expressing our willingness to meet with Putin during the G7 summit because Trump and Macron will be there," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Inside Ukraine's push to regulate its private military company boom
Across Ukraine, dozens of private firms train drone operators, clear minefields, maintain military hardware, and teach foreign clients how to fight a modern war. Some go as far as calling themselves private military companies. Yet, in the eyes of Ukrainian law, they do not exist. Ukrainian legislation prohibits armed formations outside state control and has never recognized PMCs, even as most of the activities associated with them carry on under ordinary licenses, permits, and commercial contr
Netherlands strengthens Ukraine's Navy with transfer of Alkmaar minehunter
The transfer brings the Ukrainian Navy's fleet of mine countermeasures vessels to five.
Irish alumina exports to Russia escape latest EU sanctions, but political pressure is growing
The EU's forthcoming sanctions package won't include Ireland's alumina exports to Russia, but a new letter by members of the European Parliament (MEPs), combined with pressure from Estonia's foreign minister and civil society activists, shows the issue is not going to disappear over the summer.
About Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin is Russia's president, a position he has held since 2012 and previously from 2000 to 2008, following his tenure as prime minister from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012. Born on October 7, 1952, Putin served as a KGB officer before entering politics in the 1990s and consolidating authoritarian control over Russia's political system.
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As Russian battlefield gains slow and recruitment drive falters, Ukraine is warning that the Kremlin may finally reach for the measure it has long resisted — a forced mobilization. According to Kyiv, Moscow is preparing to call up tens of thousands of fresh soldiers to offset its climbing battlefield losses. But analysts believe Russia would only take that gamble in case of an imminent front-line collapse, or a sweeping pivot to a war economy — one that could signal preparations to push the co
