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Finland orders confiscation of $4.25 billion in Russian assets in Naftogaz case

30 Oct 2024

By Anne Kauranen HELSINKI (Reuters) -A Finnish court has ordered $4.25 billion in assets owned by Russia in Finland to be confiscated at the request of Ukrainian state firm Naftogaz, a court document showed, and the Finnish Enforcement Authority said it is executing the order. Naftogaz has been pursuing legal action against Russia since 2016 …

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Ukraine has received only 10% of latest approved aid from US, Zelenskiy says

30 Oct 2024

(Reuters) -Ukraine has received only 10% of U.S. military aid approved by Congress earlier this year, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in a video released on Wednesday. Russia, which sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine in February 2022, has accelerated its advances in the east and Kyiv’s military is outgunned and outmanned by its …

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Factbox-Ten countries hope to join the European Union. Here is their formal status

30 Oct 2024

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission published on Wednesday its report on progress made by candidates to become members of the European Union on the road to fulfilling all the necessary criteria.  Accession talks can take a decade or longer. Below is a list of countries hoping to one day become members of the EU, …

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EU says Georgia must change course before EU membership talks can begin

30 Oct 2024

By Lili Bayer BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission on Wednesday told Georgia that it will not be able to recommend opening European Union membership talks with the country unless it changes course, while praising Ukraine and Moldova’s efforts to implement reforms in a challenging environment. Georgia’s governing party, seen by many western governments as …

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Russian region proposes curbs on alcohol sales, citing ‘horrific’ mortality figures

30 Oct 2024

By Lucy Papachristou (Reuters) – Russian lawmakers in the Vologda region north of Moscow have proposed restricting the sale of alcohol to a two-hour period on weekdays, as the local governor pointed to “horrific” mortality figures. Vologda governor Georgy Filimonov said that 71% of deaths of working-age men in the region were tied to alcohol …

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Russia accuses UK of using Black Sea corridor to supply Ukraine with arms

30 Oct 2024

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia on Wednesday accused Britain of using a Black Sea grain corridor to deliver arms to Ukraine, after denying London’s allegations that Russian attacks on Ukrainian ports had disrupted crucial grain supplies for other countries. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said last week that an increase in Russian attacks on Ukraine’s Black …

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Zelenskiy strongly hints Ukraine seeking Tomahawk missiles from U.S

30 Oct 2024

(Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy strongly suggested in a video released on Wednesday that Kyiv has requested supplies of long-range U.S. Tomahawk missiles, as he made critical remarks about “confidential” information he said had been leaked. Tomahawk missiles have a range of 2,500 km (1,550 miles), far greater than any missile Ukraine currently has …

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Moldova heads for presidential runoff that could open door to closer Russia ties

30 Oct 2024

By Tom Balmforth LONDON (Reuters) – Moldova’s pro-Western President Maia Sandu faces an uphill struggle to win a second term in an election runoff on Sunday in which her defeat could allow Moscow to gain more influence in a diplomatic battleground between Russia and the European Union. Sandu, a 52-year-old former World Bank adviser popular …

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