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Zelensky claims 16,000 Russians have been killed in Ukraine war
Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed that more than 16,000 Russian troops have been killed so far in the Ukraine war. It comes as Vladimir Putin appeared to be preparing Russians for a possible scaling back of his ambitions in Ukraine away from seizing Kyiv to fighting for control of the east. On Friday Moscow said the “special military operation” would now…
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Ukrainian President Zelensky in talks with Academy to make Oscars appearance
Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been in talks with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to make a video appearance during Sunday’s broadcast of the Academy Awards, The Post has learned. Academy officials still are debating on whether Zelensky will indeed appear briefly on the show, sources said. It’s also not clear if he would appear live or…
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Putin’s regime looks under serious threat for first time since he came to power, By Professor Mark Galeotti
When the demonic despot Joseph Stalin suffered a severe stroke at his country estate outside Moscow in March 1953, his four closest cronies rushed to the scene. None of them, all candidates to succeed the dictator as leader of the Soviet Union, wanted to see Stalin live. But all were afraid of what might happen if he died. Eventually, the…
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Russia reliance: US LNG to supply EU with gas
The European Union and United States are set to unveil a deal on Friday to supply Europe with more US liquefied natural gas (LNG), sources told the Reuters news agency, as the European bloc seeks to quickly curb its reliance on Russian fossil fuels. The invasion of Ukraine by Russia, Europe’s top gas supplier, pushed already-high energy prices to records…
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Russian defense ministry to focus on ‘liberating’ Donbas region in eastern Ukraine
Russia’s defense ministry said it will focus on “liberating” the Donbas region in Eastern Ukraine. It also said that phase one of the “special military operation” in Ukraine is complete.The new plan appears to show Russia is scaling back its operation after being met with strong resistance in Ukraine. The Russian defense ministry said Friday that it will focus on…
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Why US didn’t sanction Chelsea owner, Abramovich like UK
Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky asked President Joe Biden in a recent telephone call not to impose sanctions on Russian oligarch, Roman Abramovich because he might prove to be a useful intermediary in peace talks with Moscow, it emerged on Wednesday. As a result, the White House persuaded the Treasury Department not to go ahead with plans to hit Abramovich alongside…
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Madeleine Albright was more concerned about Ukraine war than her health – Clinton
In one of her last known conversations, former Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright didn’t want to talk about her cancer but instead was more interested in the war in Ukraine. “She spent the entire conversation talking about how Ukraine had to be defended,” former President Bill Clinton said on CNN Wednesday night, hours after Ms. Albright’s death was announced. Mr.…
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OBITUARY: Madeleine Albright, first female US Secretary of State, dies aged 84
Born as Maria Jana Korbelova in Prague, Czechoslovakia in 1937 – Madeleine Albright was known to her family first as Madla, then Madlenka. It wasn’t until the 1950s that she officially became, as she described it, a “thoroughly American Maddy” when she got US citizenship. Diplomacy was always in her family. When Albright was born her father, Josef Korbel, worked…
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Chinese plane carrying 132 people crashes in southern China
A China Eastern Airlines jetliner carrying 132 people crashed in the mountains in southern China’s Guangxi region on Monday afternoon, according to China’s Civil Aviation Administration. The Boeing-737 was en route from the southwestern city of Kunming to Guangzhou when it lost contact over the city of Wuzhou. On board were 123 passengers and nine crew members, CAAC said in…
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