RUSSIA

Men from the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk are 'kidnapped' and forced to join the Russian army in its war against Ukrainian forces.

Research conducted a few days following Russia's invasion of Ukraine revealed that one in four Americans have donated money to help Ukrainians.

Former U.S. general Keith Kellogg said the war could be over by spring if Ukraine is given the right equipment to use against Russia.

The air defense system reportedly appeared near Putin's official residence in the Russian town of Valdai shortly after Ukrainian drone attacks last month.

Wagner PMC is believed to have recruited between 42,000 and 43,000 prisoners to fight in the war in Ukraine.

The Ukrainian intelligence officer also suggested Putin's regime will collapse if Russia fails in its next offensive in the war.

A popular TikTok personality allegedly tortured by Russian police said he would donate thousands of dollars worth of drones to Ukraine.

The head of Russia's lower house warned that Russia may retaliate if Ukraine used its U.S.- and NATO-supplied weapons to reclaim its territories.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is confident that they will "regain everything" from Russia and sees his country as a future E.U. member.

Ukraine is now the second country with the most number of Starlinks after the United States.

Last week, Luhansk governor Serhii Haidai accused Moscow of kidnapping 300 Ukrainian children from Donbas.

The statement was made by Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Iran's foreign affairs minister, during an interview on Thursday.

"I don't think we are waving away or ruling out any discussion that will help improve the trade around the world," Saudi Arabia's finance minister said earlier tis week.

The escape was allegedly organized by junior sergeant Evgeny Kravchenko.

Russian soldiers said their commander ordered them to retreat due to heavy shelling from Ukrainian forces.

The former mercenary joined Wagner Group in July 2022 and decided to flee after allegedly witnessing the executions of several deserters.

More than 7,000 people in Ukraine have died since Russia invaded the country in late February, according to a report Monday by the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Around half of the residents of Austria, Germany, Greece, Italy and Spain support the immediate cessation of hostilities, even if Ukraine gives up its territories.

The new sanctions package will focus on imposing "massive consequences" on people who bring modern technologies from the EU to Russia, said the European Commission President.

Russian propagandist Sergei Mardan said the missile strikes were "the costs of a military conflict."

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