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Ukraine holds key rate at 15% as inflation risks persist after Middle East energy shock
The bank said that inflation slowed in May to 8.2%, after a bump from 7.4% in January to 8.6% in April, partly driven by the war in the Middle East.
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Zelensky says anti-ballistic cooperation with allies should yield results by winter
"Russian ballistic missiles remain a problem, and we need an answer to that problem," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
How 'Russophobia' becomes a tool against political resistance
Russia's new law authorizing the use of military force abroad to "protect Russian citizens" allows the Kremlin to deploy troops beyond Russia's borders if Russian citizens are deemed to face arrest, detention, trial, or other forms of perceived persecution by foreign states or international courts. Many will read this primarily as a possible legal basis for future intervention. Yet there's one more application we should all be aware of. Russia has previously justified military action beyond it
UK to send Ukraine 150,000 drones, air defense systems using proceeds from frozen Russian assets
The U.K. will provide Ukraine with 150,000 drones and more than 350 air defense missiles and radar systems under a new military aid package worth 752 million pounds ($1 billion), the British government announced on June 18. The package, unveiled during the NATO defense ministers' meeting and Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) gathering in Brussels, will be financed through the U.K.'s 2.26 billion-pound ($3 billion) Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration (ERA) loan to Ukraine, backed by proceeds g
Trump's intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard resigns
Tulsi Gabbard said she is resigning to support her husband, who is battling "an extremely rare form of bone cancer."
5 killed, 24 injured across Ukraine over past day as Russia launches missile, drone attack on Kyiv ahead of Ramstein summit
Ukraine's Air Force said Russia launched seven Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles and 239 drones overnight on June 18.
Kyiv repatriates 522 bodies that Moscow claims are Ukrainian citizens
The Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War (POWs) has not specified how many civilians and military personnel were among the 522 repatriated bodies.
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Lukashenko says Belarus poses no military threat to Ukraine, apologizes to Zelensky for past remarks
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said that Belarus poses no military threat to Ukraine and apologized to President Volodymyr Zelensky for previous harsh remarks, according to an interview with Al Arabiya.
