In a decisive move, Germany’s Bundestag has intensified pressure on Chancellor Friedrich Merz to authorize the transfer of Taurus long-range cruise missiles to Ukraine, aiming to bolster Kyiv’s defense against Russia’s ongoing aggression.
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Russia’s so-called “republics” are republics in name, but colonies in function. From Buryatia’s mountains and pine-covered steppes, the wealth flows one way— toward Moscow. Timber, coal, copper, rare earth metals— extracted with industrial hunger, shipped out to feed the war machine or line the pockets of the elite. What remains is the silence of abandonment: hollow towns, shuttered clinics, soldiers’ funerals. Buryatia is among the most exploited. And among the most sacrificed.
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Poland’s Foreign Minister, Radosław Sikorski, announced via a post on X (formerly Twitter) that the country is revoking permission for the Russian consulate in Kraków to operate. The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded swiftly.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has extended an offer to meet Vladimir Putin in person in Turkey this Thursday, following recent developments around a proposed ceasefire and renewed diplomatic efforts. The move follows Zelenskyy’s declaration that his team is “ready to meet” with Russian representatives, after Putin indicated openness to peace talks— on the condition of an unconditional ceasefire beginning Monday. Putin proposed that negotiations be held in Istanbul on Thursday.
Russian secret services were behind a massive fire that nearly completely destroyed a Warsaw shopping center in May 2024, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Sunday after a year of investigation into the case. “We already know for sure that the large fire on Marywilska was the result of arson ordered by Russian services. The actions were coordinated by a person staying in Russia.
Pope Leo XIV, formerly known as Robert Francis Prevost, has strongly denounced Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, labeling it an “imperialist” act driven by the desire for territorial expansion and control over Ukraine’s strategic and cultural assets. His stance aligns with widespread international condemnation of the conflict.
Steve Witkoff, a Trump-appointed U.S. envoy with no formal diplomatic experience, has come under scrutiny after bypassing standard protocol by using a Kremlin-provided interpreter during sensitive meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin, raising alarm among foreign policy experts and former officials. Witkoff, a real estate developer turned envoy, relied on Natalia Koshkina — an interpreter with longstanding ties to Russian intelligence circles — during high-level discussions.
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Vladimir Putin has rejected a European-led ultimatum for an unconditional 30-day ceasefire with Ukraine, escalating tensions as European leaders, alongside the United States, threatened harsher sanctions and increased military aid to Kyiv.
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