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Russia turns Sweden’s Home Guard into a recruitment triumph
[ad_1] During the first two weeks of January some 1,200 people applied to the force, four times as many as during the same period in 2023. …
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There are more Russian spies in EU Parliament, Latvian lawmakers say
[ad_1] Parliament on Monday opened an internal probe into Latvian MEP Tatjana Ždanoka after an independent Russian investigative newspaper, the Insider, reported she had…
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NATO chief sees ‘real risk’ of Putin attacking other countries after Ukraine
[ad_1] NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warned Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin will wage war elsewhere if Russia defeats Ukraine. “If Putin wins in…
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Russia is holding next year’s global climate summit ‘hostage’
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Think the location of this year’s global climate summit is contentious? Wait…
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NATO forced to do the splits over support for both Israel and Ukraine
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BRUSSELS — Defense ministers flying into the Belgian capital for a NATO…
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Warsaw makes a risky political bet in attacking Ukraine
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. WARSAW — Poland’s ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party is in the…
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Ukraine warns key Russian gas supply to Europe will be cut
[ad_1] Kyiv is unlikely to renew a gas transit deal that allows Russia’s Gazprom to export natural gas to the EU using pipelines running…
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Ukraine warns of nuclear disaster as Russia orders staff to leave power plant
[ad_1] KYIV – Ukrainian officials and intelligence officers warned Russia could be preparing to blow up a nuclear power station, leading to a radioactive…
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Anti-war Russians face dilemma with Sunday’s mass Navalny protests
[ad_1] What to gift the man who is barred from receiving anything, and also is Vladimir Putin’s biggest political foe? How about a mass…
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EU claims it’s now on track to get Ukraine 1M ammo rounds
[ad_1] BRUSSELS — The EU has sent Ukraine 220,000 rounds of ammunition since pledging in March to get the war-stricken country 1 million shells in…
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Get out of Russia while you still can, ex-oligarch warns Western energy giants
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. A new law that allows Russia to seize foreign-owned energy assets should…
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French-Russian nuclear relations turn radioactive
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BRUSSELS — Pressure is building on France to fully cut ties with…
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Here’s what the leaked US war files tell us about Europe
[ad_1] Europe has special forces on the ground in Ukraine. Poland and Slovenia are providing nearly half of the tanks heading to Kyiv. And…
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Poland’s Morawiecki plays Europe’s anti-Macron in Washington
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. There’s an Emmanuel Macron-shaped shadow hovering over this week’s U.S. visit by…
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Cut off by Europe, Putin pins hopes on powering China instead
[ad_1] Chinese President Xi Jinping’s marathon three-day visit to Moscow was hailed by the Kremlin as the dawn of a new age of “deeper”…
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In Nord Stream bombings probe, German investigators see Ukraine link, reports say
[ad_1] BERLIN — German prosecutors have found “traces” of evidence indicating that Ukrainians may have been involved in the explosions that blew up the…
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Macron calls out Russia for work with ‘neo-mafia’ Wagner group
[ad_1] MUNICH — French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday called out Vladimir Putin for telling him last year that the paramilitary Wagner Group had…
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Vladimir Putin is not mad, just ‘radically rational,’ says former French president
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. PARIS — Vladimir Putin is a “radically rational” leader who is betting…
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Macron promises to send first Western tanks to Ukraine
[ad_1] PARIS — France will deliver “light” battle tanks to Ukraine, President Emmanuel Macron’s office announced Wednesday, adding that France would be the first…
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The West’s last war-time taboo: Ukraine joining NATO
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. For many officials, it’s a topic they won’t touch. When pressed, politicians…