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Russia pursues Navalny supporters, one year after opposition leader’s death

14 Feb 2025

By Lucy Papachristou LONDON (Reuters) – Last August, a middle-aged Russian woman with her face covered walked onto Red Square in Moscow and, in the shadow of the Kremlin, scattered handfuls of coloured rubber balls on the cobblestones below. Scrawled on the balls in pencil were slogans: “Freedom for political prisoners”, “For our and your …

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US VP Vance threatens sanctions, military action to push Putin into Ukraine deal, WSJ reports

14 Feb 2025

(Reuters) -U.S. Vice President JD Vance said the U.S. could hit Moscow with sanctions and potential military action if Russian President Vladimir Putin does not agree to a peace deal with Ukraine that guarantees Kyiv’s long-term independence, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. “There are economic tools of leverage, there are of course military …

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Macron says only Ukrainian President Zelenskiy can negotiate peace for his country

14 Feb 2025

(Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron said only Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy could negotiate on behalf of his country with Russia to end the war, warning a “peace that is a capitulation” would be “bad news for everyone”, including the U.S., the Financial Times reported on Thursday. “The only question at this stage is whether President …

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US Treasury’s Bessent says Americans will see value in Ukraine for them

14 Feb 2025

By Andrea Shalal and Jasper Ward WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he visited Ukraine this week to further align the United States with the Ukrainian people and to let Americans know that they will see value created for them in post-war Ukraine. Speaking on Fox News after a brief trip to …

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NATO membership for Ukraine not off the table, US official says

14 Feb 2025

By Erin Banco MUNICH (Reuters) – A senior U.S. official on Thursday said the United States had not ruled out potential NATO membership for Ukraine or a negotiated return to its pre-2014 borders, contradicting comments made this week by the U.S. defense secretary ahead of possible peace talks to end the Ukraine war. “Right now, …

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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy praises frontline result, appears to be near city of Pokrovsk

14 Feb 2025

(Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday praised a “good result” on the front line of Ukraine’s nearly three-year-old war against Russia, but provided no details or location. But in his nightly video address, the president praised the actions of the 425th separate assault regiment, appearing to indicate the action had taken place near the …

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Russian drones hit Ukraine port; Moldova says drones exploded on its soil

14 Feb 2025

KYIV (Reuters) -Russian drone attacks damaged port infrastructure in southern Ukraine, officials said on Thursday, while neighbouring Moldova said two drones had blown up on its soil and NATO member Romania found drone fragments and remnants of explosives at two sites. Kyiv said Moscow attacked Ukraine with 140 drones overnight, injuring one person in the …

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Trump says US, Russian officials to meet in Munich on Friday, Ukraine invited

14 Feb 2025

WASHINGTON/KYIV (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that U.S. and Russian officials would meet in Munich on Friday and that Ukraine was also invited, however Kyiv responded that it did not expect to hold talks with Russia in the German city. “They’re having a meeting in Munich tomorrow. Russia’s going to be there …

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Tilda Swinton rails against the inhumane on Berlinale’s opening night

13 Feb 2025

By Miranda Murray and Hanna Rantala BERLIN (Reuters) – British actor Tilda Swinton railed against the inhumane and praised the power of cinema in the German capital on Thursday evening as she accepted the Berlin Film Festival’s honorary Golden Bear award in recognition of her long-running career. German director Edward Berger, himself competing for an …

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