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North Korea expands plant producing missiles used by Russia against Ukraine, Reuters reports

North Korea is expanding a key weapons production complex that assembles KN-23 short-range ballistic missiles used by Russia against Ukraine, Reuters reported on Nov.25, citing researchers at the U.S.-based James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) and satellite images. Moscow launched around 60 North Korean KN-23 missiles in 2024, CNN reported last week, citing an […]

Ukraine

November 25, 2024

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Estonia urges NATO allies to boost defense spending to counter Russian threat, Reuters reports

Estonia plans to propose that members of the U.K.-led Joint Expeditionary Force, a coalition of northern European NATO countries, commit at least 2.5% of GDP to defense spending in response to the ongoing threat from Russia, Prime Minister Kristen Michal said on Dec. 16. Currently, only 23 of NATO's 32 members are on track to […]

Ukraine

December 16, 2024

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Sanctions delay to Russian zinc mine results in supply miscalculations, Reuters reports

Western sanctions on Russia's Ozernoye zinc mine have left the company struggling to replace key equipment needed to boost production, three sources familiar with the situation told Reuters. This shortage is expected to impact global zinc supply forecasts for 2025, with projections likely overstated. Without Ozernoye’s significant contribution, the ongoing shortage of zinc concentrate—an essential […]

Ukraine

October 24, 2024

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65 oil tankers drop anchor after latest US sanctions against Russia, Reuters reports

Sixty-five oil tankers paused operations in various places around the world following the recent U.S.-U.K. sanctions against Russia’s oil industry and shadow fleet, Reuters reported on Jan. 13, citing maritime tracking data. According to the news agency, five of those tankers were anchoring off China and Singapore, while others were idling in the Baltic Sea […]

Ukraine

January 14, 2025

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US Air Force notes drone activity over military bases in UK, Reuters reports

Unidentified drones have flown over three U.S. Air Force bases in the U.K. in the past week, U.S. officials said on Nov. 26. "Small unmanned aerial systems were spotted in the vicinity of and over RAF Lakenheath, RAF Mildenhall, and RAF Feltwell from Nov. 20 to Nov. 26," a spokesperson said in a statement to […]

Ukraine

November 26, 2024

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NATO takes lead in coordinating Western military aid to Ukraine, Reuters reports

NATO has assumed responsibility for coordinating Western military aid to Ukraine through the NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine (NSATU) center, Reuters reported on Dec. 17, citing its sources. The center, located at a U.S. military base in Wiesbaden, Germany, is now "fully operational." Established following the Alliance’s July 2024 summit in Washington, the […]

Ukraine

December 17, 2024

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Moldova says Russia intends to disrupt expatriate voting in Nov. 3 runoff, Reuters reports

Moldova has informed several EU countries that it suspects Russia will attempt to disrupt voting by Moldovan expatriates at overseas polling stations during the Nov. 3 presidential election runoff, according to a Moldovan government source. Pro-Western incumbent Maia Sandu faces former prosecutor general Alexandr Stoianoglo, who has support from the traditionally pro-Russian Socialist Party, in […]

Ukraine

November 2, 2024

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Members of Trump's team admit Ukraine-Russia peace settlement could take months, Reuters reports

Several advisors to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump have accepted a timeline of at least several months to strike a deal to settle the Russia-Ukraine war, Reuters reported on Jan. 15, citing two Trump associates who directly spoke to the president-elect about the war. Trump has previously promised to end Russia's war against Ukraine in 24 […]

Ukraine

January 15, 2025

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Gazprom plans for end of gas transit via Ukraine after 2024, Reuters reports

Gazprom, Russia’s state-controlled gas company, is planning for a scenario in which no natural gas will flow to Europe through Ukraine after Dec. 31, 2024, a source familiar with the plans told Reuters. Kyiv has indicated it will not extend the transit deal, ending over 50 years of gas flows from Siberia to central Europe […]

Ukraine

November 26, 2024

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Trump's Ukraine peace envoy plans January trip to Kyiv, European capitals, Reuters reports

The Trump administration's incoming Ukraine peace envoy, Keith Kellogg, plans to visit Kyiv and several European capitals in early January as part of the new administration’s effort to address the Russia-Ukraine war, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Kellogg, who will serve as President-elect Donald Trump's special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, does […]

Ukraine

December 17, 2024

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US allows deploying its military contractors to Ukraine, Reuters reports

The Biden administration allowed U.S. defense contractors to work in Ukraine to maintain and repair American-supplied weapons, Reuters reported on Nov. 8, citing unnamed U.S. officials. The "small numbers" of contractors will not participate in combat operations and will be stationed far from the front line, one of the sources told Reuters. Such a move […]

Ukraine

November 8, 2024

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Russia’s seaborne oil exports decline 9.1% in 2024 amid Ukrainian drone attacks, Reuters reports

Russia's seaborne exports of petroleum products declined by 9.1% to 113.7 million metric tons in 2024, reflecting mounting challenges to its fossil fuel industry, Reuters reported on Jan. 17. Ukraine has targeted Russia's fossil fuel infrastructure as part of its strategy to undermine a key funding source for Russia's war effort. Drone strikes on refineries […]

Ukraine

January 17, 2025

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