British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday announced the U.K.’s largest sanctions package yet targeting Russia’s so-called shadow fleet of oil tankers believed to be circumventing Western restrictions imposed over the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

The British government said it was sanctioning up to 100 vessels that have carried more than $24

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The European Union on Friday pledged to allocate 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) from the proceeds of frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine’s defense industry.

Brussels has ramped up efforts to bolster aid for Kyiv following the election of U.S. President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly criticized American support for Ukraine.

“We have just made a

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Ukraine War Creeps Into Victory Day Commemorations in Russia&s Regions and Ethnic Republics
Ukraine War Creeps Into Victory Day Commemorations in Russia&s Regions and Ethnic Republics

Millions of Russians across the country joined in celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory in World War II on Friday. 

Beyond the main event on Red Square, capitals of Russia’s regions and ethnic republics — and even small villages — held military parades and air shows, while civilians marched in Immortal Regiment processions

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Members of Russia's Communist Party on Thursday erected a bust of Soviet totalitarian Josef Stalin in the Moscow-controlled Ukrainian city of Melitopol.It is the first Stalin monument in Russian-occupied Ukraine, according to the celebration's branch in the Zaporizhzhia region.Photos and videos shared by one of the celebration leaders showed a group of adults
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Russia has fully launched a nationwide digital military summons system aimed at cracking down on draft dodgers by closing long-standing loopholes in the paper-based process, an organization that helps Russian army deserters said Friday.

President Vladimir Putin signed a law in April 2023 overhauling the country’s draft system by introducing e

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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday greeted a delegation of North Korean officers after hosting a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory in World War II.

The Victory Day celebration came a week after Putin thanked North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for sending his troops to support Russian forces in the Kursk region

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