- — Rubio Warns U.S. Will End Mediation Unless ‘Concrete Proposals’ From Russia, Ukraine
- "If there is not progress, we will step back as mediators in this process," the State Department spokeswoman said.
- — Rubio Warns U.S. Will End Mediation Unless It Sees ‘Concrete Proposals’ From Russia and Ukraine
- "If there is not progress, we will step back as mediators in this process," the State Department spokeswoman said.
- — Ukraine Orders Evacuation From 7 Villages in the East
- The Dnipropetrovsk region used to be remote from the front lines but is now under threat as Russian forces close in.
- — Russian Court Jails Man for Poison Attempt on Army Pilots
- The man attempted to kill the pilots with poisoned alcohol and cakes at a graduation party on Ukrainian orders, investigators claimed.
- — Zelensky Calls for Fair Peace With No 'Rewards' for Putin
- "We all want this war to end in a fair way — with no rewards for Putin, especially no land," Zelensky said via videoconference at a summit organized by Poland.
- — Pro-Russian Hackers Take Down Local Government Websites in Netherlands
- The hacker group NoName said the DDoS attacks were retaliation for the Netherlands’ military assistance to Ukraine.
- — Trans Woman Charged With Justifying Terrorism Launches Hunger Strike in Jail
- Olga Sivushkova was arrested in January for allegedly sharing a link to an interview with a spokesman for the Freedom of Russia Legion, a Ukraine-based paramilitary unit of Russian citizens opposed to the Kremlin.
- — Trump Tariffs Could Undercut Russian Industry, Central Bank Adviser Warns
- If the U.S. and China fail to reach a resolution, Beijing could devalue the yuan, making Chinese goods more competitive and threatening Russia’s domestic producers.
- — France Accuses Russian Military Intelligence of Repeated Cyberattacks
- The attacks allegedly targeted an organization involved in the 2024 Paris Olympics and Macron's first presidential campaign in 2017.
- — Putin and Lukashenko Arrive in Volgograd for WWII Commemorations
- The two presidents are expected to attend a parliamentary forum and later discuss their two countries’ strategic partnership.
- — Ukrainian Reporter Was Tortured in Russian Prison Before Her Death, Investigation Finds
- Authorities in Ukraine say Viktoriia Roshchyna’s body was returned without a brain, eyes or larynx, organs that could reveal the cause of death.
- — Interpol Launches Human Trafficking Probe Into Tatarstan Drone Factory
- An acceleration program is suspected of being a front to lure large numbers of young women from the Global South to work at the Alabuga drone assembly plant.
- — Russia's Largest Banks Face Sharp Rise in Loan Defaults
- At Sberbank, the volume of mortgage loans showing signs of distress surged 90% between January and March.
- — Kremlin Rebuffs Zelensky’s Ceasefire Proposal, Says ‘Nuances’ Remain Unresolved
- Top spokesman Dmitry Peskov accused the Ukrainian president of avoiding a direct response to the Victory Day ceasefire.
- — Remnants of Early 20th-Century Japanese Temple Found in Far East Russia
- A stone slab with engraved Japanese characters was dug up during repair work at a kindergarten in the southern town of Korsakov.
- — Ukrainian Drone Strikes Car in Belgorod Region, Killing 2
- Russian authorities said the vehicle with five people was driving on a road that stretches along the border when it was attacked.
- — Rubio Tells Russian Counterpart Time to End ‘Senseless War’
- The call took place before Putin offered a three-day truce to coincide with Moscow's commemorations for the end of World War II.
- — Zelensky Calls Putin Truce Proposal 'Attempt at Manipulation'
- Ukraine said that it wanted an immediate truce with Russia for "at least 30 days."
- — 'Catastrophic': Experts Sound Alarm Over Possible Crimea Deal
- Forcing Ukraine to recognize Russian sovereignty over Crimea would be "a return to the right of conquest," experts say.
- — Russian State Bank Takes Over Leading Online Marketplace Avito
- The move is part of a broader wave of strategic e-commerce acquisitions that has seen Russia’s digital economy increasingly come under state control.
- — Russia Issues Arrest Warrant for TV Rain Journalist Yulia Taratuta
- Russia’s Justice Ministry labeled Taratuta, a presenter with the exiled broadcaster TV Rain, a “foreign agent” in December 2022.
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