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| US-Russia talks should not rewrite Europe's security: Finland   Munich, Germany (AFP) Feb 16, 2025 Finnish President Alexander Stubb on Sunday said that talks between the United States and Russia over the Ukraine war must not rewrite European security and allow Moscow to establish "spheres of interest". US President Donald Trump blindsided Kyiv and its European backers this week by launching talks on ending Moscow's three-year invasion in a call with Russia's Vladimir Putin. The new US administration has also warned its NATO allies that Washington will no longer be primarily focused on the c ... read more |  |  Zelensky warns Russia will 'wage war' on NATO Washington (AFP) Feb 16, 2025 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky believes Russia is preparing to "wage war" against a weakened NATO should President Donald Trump dilute US support for the alliance. ... more   Russia says downed 90 Ukrainian drones and a missile Moscow (AFP) Feb 17, 2025 Russia said Monday its forces downed 90 Ukrainian drones, including dozens over the Sea of Azov, and a Neptune anti-ship cruise missile. ... more   Ukraine says retakes village near key city of Pokrovsk Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Feb 16, 2025 Ukraine on Sunday said it retook a mining village near the embattled strategic city of Pokrovsk, which Russia has tried to capture for months, after President Volodymyr Zelensky said his forces had made gains. ... more   Russian drone attack on Chernobyl sparks outrage, no radiation detected Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Ukraine (AFP) Feb 14, 2025 A Russian drone pierced a cover built to contain radiation at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine early Friday, causing damage but not releasing any radiation, officials said. ... more | 



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|   Available on Amazon Books   Trump's hand to Putin sparks fear, mistrust in frontline Ukraine Undisclosed, Ukraine (AFP) Feb 13, 2025 In eastern Ukraine, the battleground of ferocious fighting against Russian troops, the spectre of US President Donald Trump forcing a halt to the war has injected new worries among exhausted and outgunned Ukrainian servicemen. ... more |  |  China says US should take lead in military cuts after Trump comments Beijing (AFP) Feb 14, 2025 Beijing said on Friday the United States should take the lead on reducing military spending after US President Donald Trump said he wanted to hold talks with Russia and China on the topic. ... more   NATO ships on the lookout in Baltic Sea to prevent sabotage Copenhagen (AFP) Feb 14, 2025 Under steel grey skies, the Dutch minehunting vessel Schiedam cuts through the waters dividing Denmark and Sweden, part of NATO's Baltic Sentry mission to protect underwater infrastructure in the Baltic Sea. ... more   Britain unveils 'firepower' package for Ukraine amid uncertainty over future of war Washington DC (UPI) Feb 12, 2025 Britain unveiled a new "firepower" package of drones, tanks and air defense systems for Kyiv on Wednesday at the start of a Ukraine summit, which is under a cloud of uncertainty over the future of the besieged ally's fight against Russia with President Donald Trump now leading its largest backer. ... more   Zelensky says Putin 'peace' comments not to be trusted Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Feb 13, 2025 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday warned against trusting Vladimir Putin, as US President Donald Trump insisted he believed the Russian leader "wants peace". ... more | 


|  NATO faces 'moment of truth' on alliance's future: France Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Feb 13, 2025 NATO faces a moment of reckoning on its future, as the United States and Russia set in motion negotiations on ending the war in Ukraine, France's defence minister warned on Thursday. ... more    |  |  In NATO, the closer to Russia, the more spent on defence Paris (AFP) Feb 13, 2025 While NATO countries living near the Russian border pay well over two percent of their GDP on defence, those further away pay less. ... more   Strike on Kyiv shows Putin 'not preparing for peace says Zelensky as UK says ''irreversible path to NATO' Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Feb 12, 2025 A fatal Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv early on Wednesday shows that the Kremlin is not interested in pursuing peace in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky said. ... more   Poland says Russia briefly violated its airspace; Australia accuses China fighter jet of 'unsafe' conduct Warsaw (AFP) Feb 11, 2025 Poland's army said a Russian aircraft briefly violated the airspace over the NATO country's territorial waters Tuesday in the latest incident over the strategically located Baltic Sea. ... more   Zelensky: Russian drone strike damages Chernobyl power plant Washington DC (UPI) Feb 14, 2025 A Russian attack drone struck the shelter surrounding the former Chernobyl nuclear power plant in northern Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said early Friday. ... more | 


|  Russia, Ukraine trade blame for IAEA disruptions at Zaporizhzhia NPP; Russia jails men who tried to cut power to nuclear plants Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Feb 12, 2025 Russia and Ukraine on Wednesday accused each other of blocking the rotation of staff from the International Atomic Energy Agency at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine. ... more   Sudan says 'no obstacles' to Russian Red Sea naval base Moscow (AFP) Feb 12, 2025 Sudan's foreign minister said on Wednesday there were "no obstacles" to Russia's bid to establish a naval base on the country's Red Sea coast. ... more   Russian airspace closure raises CO2 emissions from flying: study Paris (AFP) Feb 12, 2025 The closure of Russian airspace to Western airlines following the invasion of Ukraine caused planes to take a longer route, raising the aviation sector's planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions, researchers said on Wednesday. ... more   Russia rejects swapping occupied territory with Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Feb 12, 2025 Russia on Wednesday rejected swapping occupied territory with Kyiv as part of any future peace deal hours after launching a barrage of drones and missiles on Kyiv that killed one person. ... more |  |  Emigration and war hit once-booming Belarus tech sector Minsk (AFP) Feb 7, 2025 A project manager in Belarus's once-flourishing tech industry, Andrei Dorin admits his sector is in "crisis". ... more   Putin sacks space agency chief after setbacks Moscow (AFP) Feb 6, 2025 Russian President Vladimir Putin sacked the head of the Roscosmos space agency on Thursday, the Kremlin said, citing the need to "develop" the corporation after suffering years of humiliating setbacks. ... more   Russia says Ukraine launched new Kursk offensive Moscow (AFP) Feb 6, 2025 Moscow said Thursday that Ukraine's army had launched a fresh offensive in the Russian Kursk border region, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed Kyiv troops fighting on Russian soil. ... more   France delivers first Mirage 2000 fighter jets to Ukraine: minister Paris (AFP) Feb 6, 2025 France has delivered a first consignment of Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets to Ukraine to help Kyiv defend its airspace against Russia, Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Thursday. ... more | 


|   Available on Amazon Books   Moving troops, armaments across Europe 'problematic': EU auditors Paris (AFP) Feb 5, 2025 Moving troops and armaments across Europe remains "problematic" and it is unclear "who does what" when it comes to mobility, EU auditors said Wednesday, as the continent races to build defences in the face of Russia's war in Ukraine. ... more |  |  EU: Legal foundations laid in Europe to hold Russia account for Ukraine war Washington DC (UPI) Feb 5, 2025 Senior legal experts have laid the foundations to establish a special tribunal to hold Russia accountable for its war against Ukraine, according to officials, who said the move represented a major step toward securing justice for the victims of Russian President Vladimir Putin's war of aggression. ... more   Germany fears Russia link in car vandalism blamed on climate activists Berlin (AFP) Feb 5, 2025 Germany is investigating whether vandalism aimed at hundreds of cars that was widely blamed on climate activists may have been a Russian pre-election campaign seeking to smear the Greens party. ... more   Oil giants TotalEnergies, Equinor reduce low-carbon investments Paris (AFP) Feb 5, 2025 French oil and gas giant TotalEnergies said Wednesday it would reduce its low-carbon energy investments while Norwegian peer Equinor scaled back its renewables ambitions as the companies reported sharp drops in annual profits. ... more   Pregnant teenager among five Ukrainians killed by Russian missile Izyum, Ukraine (AFP) Feb 4, 2025 A Russian ballistic missile strike on Tuesday killed five people - including a pregnant teenager - and wounded more than four dozen others in the east Ukrainian town of Izyum, officials said. ... more | 
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