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Moldovans grapple with outages as energy crisis grips pro-Russia region
COPANCA, Moldova (AP) — Every time planned electrical outages are imposed on his village in southern Moldova, 73-year-old retiree Vasili…
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Putin seeks to remove two wrecked oil tankers from Kerch Strait
Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for two wrecked tankers to be lifted out of the Kerch Strait to prevent an oil spill from…
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Russia's relationship with a neighboring ally is spiraling after a deadly plane crash likely caused by air defenses
The deadly Azerbaijani plane crash on Christmas Day is souring Russia's attempt to keep Baku close. Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliyev has…
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Opinion: Trump wants to rekindle his Kim Jong Un bromance, but North Korea has other suitors now
To say that President-elect Donald Trump has a lot of plans for his second term would be a gross understatement. He has vowed to implement…
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Russia could share satellite tech with North Korea in exchange for troops sent to fight Ukraine, Antony Blinken says
North Korea could get Russian satellite tech, the US Secretary of State has warned. The tech would be in exchange for it sending troops to…
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More than 30 dolphins have died since an oil spill in Russia, experts say
Thirty-two dolphins have died since fuel oil spilled out of two storm-stricken tankers three weeks ago in the Kerch Strait, which…
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Russian fighter jet destroys Ukrainian MiG-29: Moscow
Russian defense officials claimed their forces have shot down a Ukrainian MiG-29, which marks a significant blow to Ukrainian air power as…
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Russia includes West in "retaliation" warning after Ukraine's ATACMS attack
Moscow has promised to strike back at Ukraine after claiming the Eastern European nation on Friday had shot a U.S.-supplied missile at its…
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Russia-appointed officials in Crimea declare emergency as oil spill reaches Sevastopol
Russia-appointed officials in Moscow-occupied Crimea announced a regional emergency on Saturday, as oil was detected on the shores of…
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Russia warns Europe will "pay the price" for Ukraine cutting off gas
Russia has claimed that Ukraine's decision to let its gas transit agreement with Gazprom expire was influenced by the United States and…
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Slovakia threatens to cut benefit for Ukrainians
Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico has threatened to cut financial support for more than 130,000 Ukrainian refugees as a dispute with…
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Russian forces suffered more than 420,000 casualties taking 1,600 square miles of territory in 2024: ISW
Russia suffered over 420,000 casualties taking 1,600 square miles of territory in 2024, per the ISW. Russia's losses in its invasion of…
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Russia just lost one of its weirdest wartime income streams
Even while at war, Ukraine has been piping gas for Russia to European customers. But that arrangement, which dates back to the fall of the…
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Russia warns of severe environmental damage as oil from damaged tankers washes up on beaches
Russian officials warned of severe environmental damage Wednesday as thousands of people came out to clean up tons of fuel oil that…
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Moldova faces energy crisis as flow of Russian gas ends
On New Year's Day, Russian gas stopped flowing through Ukraine. Kyiv is calling it a "historic" day as its refusal to extend a transit…
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Ukraine to end transit of Russian gas into Europe
Russian gas supplies to Europe via Ukraine are to end on Wednesday, when a five-year deal between Ukraine's gas transit operator Naftogaz…
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'No heating, no light': Moldovans fear looming energy shortage as Russia halts gas supplies
CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — On a frigid morning in Moldova’s capital, 39-year-old postal worker Petru Murzin braces for a difficult winter as…
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Finnish investigators find anchor drag mark on the Baltic seabed following cable damage
HELSINKI, Finland (AP) — Finnish investigators probing the damage to a Baltic Sea power cable and several data cables said they found an…
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Russia’s first ice-class LNG carrier begins sea trials
Russia's first ice-class LNG carrier has begun sea trials, advancing its efforts to expand in the global LNG market despite US sanctions,…
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Germany calls for new sanctions on Russia's dark fleet that is 'damaging major undersea cables' nearly every month
Germany's foreign minister urged new European Union sanctions on Russia's dark fleet. As part of a probe into a cut cable, Finland said…
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Azerbaijan president accuses Russia of 'absurd' plane crash cover-up, says flight was 'shot down'
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev accused Russia of executing an "absurd" cover-up after its air defenses allegedly "shot down" a…
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Aliyev calls on Russia to fully admit causing Azerbaijan plane crash
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has demanded a full admission of responsibility from Russia for causing the recent Azerbaijan Airlines…
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Azerbaijan's president says crashed jetliner was shot down by Russia unintentionally
Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev said Sunday that the Azerbaijani airliner that crashed last week was shot down by Russia, albeit…
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White House: Russia, North Korea treating troops as ‘expendable’ in conflict with Ukraine
White House National Security communications adviser John Kirby said Russia was treating North Korean troops as “expendable” by sending…