🇷🇺🇺🇦 Discussion: Relations with Russia and the war in Ukraine

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US and UK will target Russia’s energy sector with new sanctions

Biden administration officials say the sanctions are being imposed now because they are not likely to add to inflation

www.independent.co.uk

 

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Ukraine’s capture of North Koreans offers rare insight into Russian alliance, says Zelenskyy

Kyiv keen to emphasise that Ukraine is fighting an unprecedented coalition of malign autocratic states

www.theguardian.com

 

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Sweden neither at war nor at peace, says PM, as warships sent to Baltic Sea

Ulf Kristersson says ‘hostile intent cannot be ruled out’ as increased surveillance follows suspected cable sabotage

www.theguardian.com

 

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https://www.reuters.com/world/dozens-oil-tankers-drop-anchor-after-latest-us-sanctions-bite-2025-01-13/

 

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump vows to meet Putin ‘very quickly’

Trump says war in Ukraine ‘hasn’t gone exactly well’ for Putin

www.independent.co.uk

 

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US officials reached out to Putin over fears of possible attack, report says

‘The risk of catastrophic error was clear,’ Alejandro Mayorkas says

www.independent.co.uk

 

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300 North Korean troops have been killed in Ukraine, South Korea says

Separately, Ukraine revealed more details about the first two North Korean soldiers it has captured alive and said it was willing to exchange them for Ukrainians held in Russia.

www.nbcnews.com

 

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That's because Trump is full of crap.

 

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Polish PM accuses Russia of planning ‘acts of terrorism’ around the world

Donald Tusk claims Warsaw has been involved in countering ‘acts of sabotage’, referencing incendiary parcel attacks in Poland and the UK

www.theguardian.com

 

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This needs to end.

 

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Ukraine war briefing: Russia and Iran deepen defence ties as Trump inauguration looms

Trump has pledged to broker peace in Ukraine and take tougher stance on Tehran; EU foreign policy chief urges bloc members to extend Russia sanctions.

www.theguardian.com

 

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Suicides, new tactics and propaganda iPads: details from captured North Koreans expose new foe in Ukraine

Discovery of two injured servicemen sent from Pyongyang and disguised as Russian fighters blows apart myth that Zelenskyy’s fight is solely with Moscow

www.theguardian.com

 

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