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Russia's defense giant quietly launches new cryptocurrency despite EU sanctions

A cryptocurrency associated with Russia's sprawling state defense corporation has quietly launched just as the European Union targets Russian crypto markets with further sanctions. Blockchain data reviewed by Kyiv Independent suggests that ruble token RubX, announced by Rostec last year, soft-launched on July 17. RubX later started offering swaps to the widely accepted dollar stablecoin Tether via Telegram on July 24. Cryptocurrencies have emerged as a key conduit for Russian importers to make

A view of the Moscow International Business Center, known as Moscow-City, in Moscow, Russia, on Oct. 6, 2025

Ukraine war latest: Heartbreak in Ukrainian village as Russian missile kills at least 6 family members

Key developments on July 30: * 'Almost nothing remained': Russian missile kills at least 6 family members in Ukrainian village * Ukraine hits one of Russia's largest Lukoil-owned oil refineries, General Staff confirms * 'The package won't arrive:' Blazes at Wildberries warehouses in Russia's Penza, Udmurtia amid more Ukrainian drone strikes * Assault regiment commander ordered troops to fire on retreating comrades, media investigation alleges A Russian ballistic missile killed at least six

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Poland is a country in Central Europe, covering 312,696 square kilometers (120,733 square miles) with a population of approximately 38 million. Warsaw is Poland’s capital city. Poland shares a border with Ukraine, and has provided over $4 billion in military aid since Russia's full-scale invasion began in February 2022. Poland hosts over 1 million Ukrainian refugees and serves as the primary logistics hub for Western military supplies.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky's meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump took place in what Ukrainian officials described as a warm atmosphere, but it produced few results for Kyiv, people familiar with the discussions told the Kyiv Independent. The one breakthrough may have been persuading Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner — Trump's two main envoys on Russia and Ukraine — to finally visit Kyiv after months of shuttling to Moscow. One U.S. official familiar with the planning cautioned that the tr

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