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EU ambassadors wave through largest-ever list of Russia sanctions
The list targets a wide range of defense industry players, from shipyards and aviation companies to electronics manufacturers, armored vehicle repair facilities, and aerospace companies.
Russia slams Ukraine with missiles, drones on Putin's 74th birthday, at least 19 dead
Explosions rocked Kyiv overnight on Oct. 7 as Moscow launched its latest mass missile and drone attack on the capital, coinciding with Russian President Vladimir Putin's 74th birthday.
In Kyiv district battered by Russian strikes, a protest to save trees turns ugly
In one of Kyiv's hardest-hit districts, a heating pipeline meant to help residents weather Russian attacks this winter has instead pitted them against their own city's administration. Residents of Teremky, a neighborhood in southwestern Kyiv, say that while they are not against the pipeline itself, they oppose what they see as an unnecessary destruction of greenery to build it. But after a violent pushback by municipal security guards injured several demonstrators, including women, the protest
EU provides Ukraine 1.2 billion euros for drones and missiles
"The money will be spent on drones, drone interceptors, drone ammunition, and missiles manufactured by Ukrainian entities," reads a European Commission press release.
EU ambassadors clear path for Ukraine to open two new accession clusters
Assuming all goes as planned, opening the two clusters could help Ukraine benefit from the European Commission's new "gradual integration" idea.
Norway's 2027 budget includes almost $9 billion in new Ukraine support
The money would be funneled into Norway's Nansen Support Program, named after humanitarian Fridtjof Nansen, who led famine relief efforts in Ukraine in the early 1920s.
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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