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NATO to rethink alliance's relationship with Russia for first time
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NATO to rethink alliance's relationship with Russia for first time in decades

NATO defense ministers meeting in Brussels this month will discuss the future of the alliance's relationship with Russia, potentially upending decades of foreign policy, Politico reported on Oct. 11, citing a senior U.S. official. Relations between NATO and Russia deteriorated sharply following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Despite increased tensions, the NATO-Russia […]
Wave of bomb threats proven false, most came from Russian
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Wave of bomb threats proven false, most came from Russian IP addresses, police say

The police have examined more than 2,000 messages with bomb threats sent out across Ukraine, the National Police said on Oct. 15, launching a full investigation. Hundreds of Ukrainian schools, businesses, embassies, administrative buildings, and media outlets, including the Kyiv Independent, received bomb threats via email on Oct. 14, prompting evacuations of state institutions. Following […]
General Staff: Russia has lost 675,800 troops since Feb. 24,
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General Staff: Russia has lost 675,800 troops since Feb. 24, 2022

Russia has lost 675,800 troops since the beginning of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on Oct. 18. This number includes 1,530 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day. According to the report, Russia has also lost 9,027 tanks, 18,053 armored fighting vehicles, […]
Ukraine’s NATO Membership on "irreversible path," G7 defense ministers reaffirm
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Ukraine’s NATO Membership on "irreversible path," G7 defense ministers reaffirm

Defense ministers of the G7 countries reaffirmed their commitment to supporting Ukraine's integration into NATO, according to the joint statement following their meeting in Naples on Oct. 19. "We support Ukraine on its irreversible path to full Euro-Atlantic integration, including NATO membership,” the statement said. The ministers also pledged continued military assistance to Ukraine, both […]
Opinion: Money-laundering watchdog FATF needs to blacklist Russia
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Opinion: Money-laundering watchdog FATF needs to blacklist Russia

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) meets tomorrow, Oct. 22, and is expected to once again debate Russia’s blacklisting. That Russia, a clear state sponsor of terrorism, hasn’t been ousted from an intergovernmental body that sets global standards to combat terrorist financing, money laundering, and related financial crimes, is incredible. It’s remarkable that Russia isn’t […]