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Azerbaijan's President Aliyev calls Armenia 'fascist state, threat to region'

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Jan. 7 called Armenia effectively a "fascist state," claiming that Baku might have no other choice but to "destroy" its neighbor's so-called "fascist ideology." Azerbaijan and Armenia are bitter rivals, having clashed in multiple territorial and ethnic conflicts since they gained independence three decades ago. Speaking in an interview with […]

Ukraine

January 8, 2025

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Biden administration prioritized sanctions strategies over designating Russia as state sponsor of terrorism, US official says

The Biden administration believes that large-scale sanctions have been more effective politically than designating Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism, Ukrinform reported on Jan. 16, citing U.S. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller. "We do not consider this [recognizing Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism] to be the most effective way to achieve existing […]

Ukraine

January 16, 2025

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Ex-military logistics chief named new head of Ukroboronprom state defense company

Oleh Huliak, who has been acting CEO of the state-owned enterprise Ukrainian Defense Industry (Ukroboronprom), was officially appointed to the job on Oct. 21, the company announced. Huliak replaced Herman Smetanin, who was appointed the strategic industries minister as part of the biggest wartime government reshuffle in September, replacing Alexander Kamyshin. Smetanin had been in […]

Ukraine

October 21, 2024

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Journalists, anti-corruption groups denounce Ukraine’s attempt to increase punishment for state leaks

Parliament is scheduled to vote on Dec. 3 on a new law proposing up to eight years imprisonment for accessing or disseminating confidential state register information during martial law, a bill that Ukrainian media and human rights organizations have urged parliament to reject on free speech concerns. “This is an attempt by the authorities to […]

Ukraine

December 3, 2024

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Marco Rubio confirmed as Trump's secretary of state pick

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Nov. 13 officially confirmed Republican Senator Marco Rubio as his nominee for the secretary of state, the U.S.'s top diplomacy job. Rubio thanked Trump for the nomination in a statement on social media. "Leading the U.S. Department of State is a tremendous responsibility, and I am honored by the trust […]

Ukraine

November 14, 2024

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Marco Rubio likely to be Trump’s secretary of state, Reuters reports

President-elect Donald Trump will likely appoint Marco Rubio as U.S. secretary of state, Reuters reported on Nov. 12. citing unnamed sources. Rubio was among the 15 Republican lawmakers in the Senate who voted against the $95 billion military aid package for Ukraine, eventually passed in 2024 April. Shortly after Trump’s election victory, Rubio said on […]

Ukraine

November 12, 2024

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Putin aide claims that 'Moldova will become part of another state or cease to exist', Chisinau responds

Moldovan officials have condemned recent remarks by Nikolai Patrushev, an aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin, who claimed that Moldova “will either become part of another state or cease to exist” due to its “anti-Russian policy,” Moldovan media outlet NewsMaker reported on January 14. Patrushev made the controversial statement in an interview, further blaming the […]

Ukraine

January 14, 2025

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Russia declares state of emergency due to oil spill in Kerch Strait

Russia has declared a federal state of emergency in response to an ongoing oil spill in the Kerch Strait, Russian Emergency Situations Minister Aleksandr Kurenkov announced on Dec. 26. The crisis began when two Russian oil tankers, Volgoneft 212 and Volgoneft 239, suffered severe damage during a storm on Dec. 15. Both vessels were reportedly […]

Ukraine

December 26, 2024

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Russia imprisons former US consulate employee for ‘secret collaboration with foreign state’

A Russian court on Nov. 1 sentenced Robert Shonov, a former employee of the U.S. consulate in Vladivostok, to four years and 10 months in prison for "secret collaboration with a foreign state." Shonov, a Russian national who worked at the consulate for over 25 years until 2021, became a private contractor after Moscow restricted […]

Ukraine

November 1, 2024

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Russian court sentences Crimean resident to 15 years for alleged state treason

A Russian-controlled court in occupied Crimea sentenced a 33-year-old local resident to 15 years in a strict regime colony on charges of state treason, Russia's prosecutor's office reported on Dec. 9. The man was accused of transmitting information about the movement of Russian military equipment and a military facility under construction to Ukraine’s Ministry of […]

Ukraine

December 9, 2024

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Russian state media faced 'unprecedented' cyberattack on Putin's birthday

Russian state media company VGTRK came under a hacker attack on Oct. 7, disrupting online broadcasts of Rossiya-1 and Rossiya-24 channels. The cyberattack was carried out by Ukrainian hackers as a way to "congratulate" Russian President Vladimir Putin on his 72nd birthday, an undisclosed government source told Reuters. "Our state media holding, one of the […]

Ukraine

October 8, 2024

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Russian state TV airs explicit photos of Melania Trump as they congratulate her husband on election victory

The Kremlin-controlled state media channel Russia 1 ran explicit photos of Melania Trump during a segment last week in the wake of her husband's U.S. election victory. The sequence, which highlighted several pictures from her modeling career, was shown during the prime-time show "60 Minutes," hosted by propagandists Olga Skabeeva and Yevgeny Popov. "Here is […]

Ukraine

November 12, 2024

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