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

[squeekness]

Russia in panic as US sanctions trigger ruble collapse – DW – 11/28/2024

Russia's currency has fallen sharply as US sanctions bite, putting further pressure on the country's already strained financial system.

www.dw.com

You can still back out, Putin!

 

[blueharvest]

Ukraine war briefing: Russia says military ties with North Korea ‘actively expanding’

Russian defence minister says on visit that cooperation between the countries growing ‘in all areas’ while Kim Jong-un vows North will ‘invariably support’ Moscow’s war. What we know on day 1,011

www.theguardian.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

 

[blueharvest]

Zelenskyy says Ukrainian territory should be under ‘Nato umbrella’ to stop war

President suggests bringing Kyiv-controlled land into western military pact could stop ‘hot stage’ of war

www.theguardian.com

 

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Abandoning Ukraine means ‘infinitely higher’ long-term security costs, MI6 chief says

If Putin allowed to reduce Ukraine to vassal state ‘he will not stop there’, Richard Moore says in plea to Trump

www.theguardian.com

 

[squeekness]

I hate that they are dying, but Putin is to blame for this, not Ukraine.

 

[blueharvest]

Ukraine war latest: Putin ‘open to resuming Russian nuclear tests’

Senior Russian official says Kremlin is debating whether to resume nuclear tests for first time since 1990

www.independent.co.uk

 

[squeekness]

Ukraine war latest: Putin ‘open to resuming Russian nuclear tests’

Senior Russian official says Kremlin is debating whether to resume nuclear tests for first time since 1990

www.independent.co.uk

Saber rattling.

 

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Putin's agents behind Salisbury poisonings 'spearheading attacks against west'

Investigative journalist Christo Grozev claimed that Anatoliy Chepiga and Alexander Mishkin - who are wanted for murder after the Salisbury poisonings - are recruiting saboteurs

www.mirror.co.uk

 

[blueharvest]

Ukraine destroys 3 more Russian radar systems in Crimea, military intelligence claims

The radars include two 48Y6-K1 Podlet systems worth $5 million each and one Kasta-2E2 radar, estimated to cost around $30 million.

kyivindependent.com

 

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Access Restricted

 

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Zelenskyy says NATO offer for Ukraine-controlled territory could end 'hot stage' of war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says an offer of NATO membership to territory under Kyiv’s control would end “the hot stage of the war” in Ukraine.

apnews.com

 

[squeekness]

Access Restricted

Putin will go as far as the world allows him to go.

 

[blueharvest]

Putin signs off record Russian defense spending as top E.U. officials visit Kyiv

Around 32.5% of the budget posted on a government website Sunday has been allocated for national defense, up from a reported 28.3% this year.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

Putin may have wanted Skripal dead over what he knew, UK officials believe

Ex-spy had information about Russian president’s ‘embezzlement’ of profits from metals production, intelligence official says

www.theguardian.com

 

[squeekness]

Putin thinks everything in Russia is his property.

 

[blueharvest]

 

[blueharvest]

Ukraine war briefing: Sceptics can be converted to my Nato plan, says Zelenskyy

Ukrainian president presses idea of ‘Nato umbrella’ for areas under Kyiv’s control while Kaja Kallas says it should not be ruled out. What we know on day 1,013

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

German chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives in Kyiv for surprise visit

Scholz meets Volodymyr Zelenskyy and is due to announce package of military aid to Ukraine worth €650m

www.theguardian.com

 

[squeekness]

Putin isn't worried. He'll just spend north Korean lives now.

 

[blueharvest]

Ukraine war briefing: Nato invitation highly unlikely at this stage, say diplomats

Nato foreign ministers to hold likely last meeting before Trump returns to presidency; talk of peace negotiations rumbles on. What we know on day 1,014

www.theguardian.com

 

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Sweden and Finland internet cables severed in suspected sabotage

No culprit has yet been identified - but given the ongoing geopolitical tensions, suspicion will inevitably fall on Vladimir Putin's Russia.

www.express.co.uk

 

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US announces $725 million Ukraine weapons package: Full list of equipment

The military aid includes "urgently needed weapons and equipment" for Ukraine, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.

www.newsweek.com

 

[blueharvest]

Putin's economy suffers another blow

Chinese credit institutions do not want to go into business with Russian banks under sanction, Russian newspaper "Izvestia" reported.

www.newsweek.com

 

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"Very unique" Russian submarine spotted in the South China Sea; Philippines deploys navy ship, warplanes

The 243-foot-long vessel is armed with a missile system that has a range of 7,450 miles, according to Russia's state-run TASS news agency.

www.cbsnews.com