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Russia shells Ukrainian city inundated by dam collapse after Zelenskyy visit
KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces Thursday shelled a southern Ukrainian city inundated by flooding in a catastrophic dam collapse, Ukrainian officials said, forcing a suspension of some rescue efforts hours after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy went to the area to assess the damage. ...
NATO allies prepare unprecedented air deployment exercise over Europe in show of force to Russia
BERLIN (AP) — Germany is preparing to host the biggest air deployment exercise in NATO's history, a show of force intended to impress allies and potential adversaries such as Russia, German and American officials said Wednesday. The Air Defender 23 exercise starting next week will...
EU warns of 'solidarity fatigue' despite warm welcome for millions of Ukraine refugees
BRUSSELS (AP) — Despite the warm welcome given millions of Ukraine refugees in the European Union since the Russian invasion, EU officials said Tuesday there are some fears of wavering support caused by a slowing economy that especially affects poor families and the creeping influence of Russian...
Ukraine trying to end battlefield stalemate in what may be start of counteroffensive
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces were making a major effort to end a battlefield stalemate and punch through Russian defensive lines in southeast Ukraine for a second day Monday, in what may herald the start of a long-anticipated counteroffensive after 15 months of war. ...
Navalny supporters hold demonstrations to mark Russian opposition leader's 47th birthday
MOSCOW (AP) — Alexei Navalny voiced hope for a better future in Russia as his supporters defied a crackdown on dissent to hold pickets and demonstrations to mark the imprisoned opposition leader's 47th birthday on Sunday, with at least 90 people reported arrested. Navalny is...
Russia bans 'unfriendly' countries' journalists from showpiece economic gathering
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman said Saturday that journalists from countries that Russia regards as unfriendly have been banned from covering this year's economic forum in St. Petersburg, one of the country's showpiece events. The move underlines the...
Inside Russia's penal colonies: A look at life for political prisoners caught in Putin's crackdowns
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — When Alexei Navalny turns 47 on Sunday, he'll wake up in a bare concrete cell with hardly any natural light. He won't be able to see or talk to any of his loved ones. Phone calls and visits are banned for those in “punishment isolation” cells, a...
Protests, poisoning and prison: A look at the life of Kremlin opposition leader Alexei Navalny
LONDON (AP) — In a span of a decade, Alexei Navalny has gone from the Kremlin’s biggest foe to Russia’s most prominent political prisoner. Already serving two convictions that have landed him in prison for at least nine years, he faces a new trial that could keep him behind for...
Blinken warns Ukraine cease-fire now would result in ‘Potemkin peace,' legitimizing Russian invasion
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that the United States and its allies should not support a cease-fire or peace talks to end the war in Ukraine until Kyiv gains strength and can negotiate on its own terms. As an anticipated Ukrainian...
White House wants to engage Russia on nuclear arms control in post-treaty world
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is ready to talk to Russia without conditions about a future nuclear arms control framework even while taking countermeasures in response to the Kremlin's decision to suspend the last nuclear arms control treaty between the two countries, White House...
