President Volodymyr Zelensky and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg held a phone call on Aug. 2 to discuss the alliance’s military support to Kyiv. The two also discussed the first shipment of grain from Ukraine's ports since Russia’s invasion began on Feb. 24 and the need to fully implement the grain deal sponsored by the UN and Turkey, Stoltenberg said on Twitter. In a statement following the call, President Zelensky said he had informed Stoltenberg about the situation on the battlefield and the need to receive more heavy weapons from NATO members in order to repel Russian attacks.
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The band Stoptime has previously performed songs by artists labeled as "foreign agents" by the Russian government.
HUR claims they receive only two weeks of training at the Avangard training center in Moscow Oblast before being sent to the front line.
The package will also include precision-guided weapons and ammunition.
If adopted by parliament, the updated list would include Belarusian, Bulgarian, Gagauz, Crimean Tatar, Modern Greek, German, Polish, Romanian, Slovak, Hungarian, Czech, and Hebrew.
The measures aim to choke off Russia's vital fossil fuel revenues that fund its war against Ukraine.
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"Let's trust our military," NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said. "Let's not take the Russians too seriously."
The Kyiv Independent’s Chris York sits down with U.S. defense expert Tom Karako to discuss how the potential provision of the Tomahawk — the U.S.’s most advanced cruise missile — to Ukraine could affect the course of Russia’s war and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s calculations.
Russian authorities had earlier declared a drone threat in the region and implemented emergency measures at Ufa airport.
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During their meeting, Putin lauded the "friendly" relationship between Syria and Russia, while al-Sharaa said Damascus would respect all previously concluded agreements.
Ukraine’s military intelligence claims that Orion Telecom’s infrastructure was actively used by Russian security services in operations related to Russia`s war in Ukraine.
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According to the FSB, the Russian Anti-War Committee's goal is the "violent seizure of power" and the "change of the constitutional order."
In total, 601 children from 409 families are to be relocated to safer areas.
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