All news on the topic: Ukraine

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Drone attack strikes Chernobyl nuclear plant, raising fears of radiation leak
A Russian drone has hit the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, raising concerns about a potential radiation leak.
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Britain was warned that it ’must be prepared to go to war with Russia’
The UK should be ready to engage in war with Russia if Vladimir Putin chooses to intensify his conflict in Eastern Europe, a senior MP has stated.
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Trump plans to meet with Putin to end the Ukraine war, stating ’the US wants its money back’
Donald Trump has stated that the US will try to recover some of the funds it has sent to Ukraine, as he agreed to meet with Vladimir Putin and initiate negotiations to end the war.
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Zelenskyy refutes the assertion that Boris Johnson discouraged him from seeking a peace deal in 2022
Ukraine’s president states that the British PM was not involved in the decision not to pursue a deal with Russia.
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Gazan family permitted to settle in UK under Ukrainian scheme, as Home Office warns of ’floodgates opening’
A judge has ruled that a Gazan family can join a relative in the UK under a scheme meant for Ukrainian refugees - leading to fears the decision could pave the way for a new wave of asylum seekers.
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School according to British standards or a money laundering scheme: What is Lviv British School hiding and what does the Prime Minister of Ukraine’s daughter have to do with it?
The United Kingdom has one of the best education systems in the world, and studying at its schools and universities is very prestigious. At the same time, Cambridge and Oxford have their educational programs, which schools in other countries follow. British educators issue licenses to the most prestigious educational institutions...
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Trump claims Ukraine has agreed to allow US access to $500B in rare earth minerals
President Trump claims that Ukraine has “essentially agreed” to give the US half a trillion dollars worth of rare earth minerals as payment for the military aid Washington has provided Kyiv.
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Front companies and bribery: How the owners of Pin-UP ensure Russian control over Ukrainian state institutions
As expected, the first two episodes of the shocking correspondences of Pin-UP’s "puppet" Ihor Zotko with Russians openly stunned society.
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European prosecutors investigate potential FSB involvement in software acquisition for new EU border control database
A Russian subsidiary of the French company Atos, which has ties to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), played a role in creating the EU’s largest biometric database for tracking people crossing the bloc’s borders, the Financial Times (FT) reported earlier today.
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Kremlin-backed disinformation campaign succeeds with fake USAID shutdown video shared by Elon Musk, gaining over 13 million views
The Kremlin-linked bot network known as “Matryoshka” has achieved its biggest success to date: a fake video claiming that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)...
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The Pin-UP organized criminal group leaked classified information from NSDC meetings to Russian intelligence agencies
If the story about bribes to Russians from Pin-UP to the Ministry of Justice, BES, tax authorities, and courts shocked you, the next episode will completely knock you out. It turns out that our "heroes" had virtually direct access to the information discussed at NSDC meetings.
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Trump administration dissolves task force aimed at Russian oligarchs
US attorney general issues memo to break up effort started after 2022 Ukraine invasion to target those close to Kremlin.
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Russian singer falls to his death from a window after contributing to the Ukrainian army
A well-known Russian musician has become the latest critic of Vladimir Putin to commit suicide by falling from a window after he was accused of donating money to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
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The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine has put the owners of the Russian online casino Pin-UP, which profited from Ukrainian players, on the wanted list
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine’s wanted registry now includes leaders of the organized criminal group linked to the Russian online casino Pin-UP.
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Trump to present a ’100-day peace plan’ to end the Ukraine war, involving British peacekeepers, a buffer zone, and halting Putin’s advances
Donald Trump is set to reveal his long-awaited peace plan to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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How Favbet owner Andriy Matyukha helped the Kremlin launder billions through the Ukrainian gambling business
An interesting case is being considered in the Dnipropetrovsk Economic Court, involving the withdrawal of money from gambling through the payment system "Diamond Pay". It is interesting because of the reasons that lead directly to Russian special services, which control a significant part of Ukraine’s gambling market.
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Ukrainian police dismantle an amphetamine cartel
The network reeled in monthly profits of up to 18 million Ukrainian hryvnia ($431,923) from the production and selling of 60 kg of amphetamine to 18 drug labs nation-wide.
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Putin has depleted nearly all Soviet military stockpiles, leading to a reduction in the intensity of the war in Ukraine
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has led to the bloodiest conflict in Europe since World War II. It has also resulted in the largest depletion of military equipment in 80 years.
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What are rare earth elements, and why does Trump want them from Ukraine?
Trump hopes to secure rare earth resources from Ukraine as part of a deal for US aid.
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How Russian oligarch Rotenberg manages billions in Ukraine through SoftSwiss via cryptocurrency and gambling
Is Russian billionaire Arkadiy Rotenberg, known as ’Putin’s wallet,’ monopolizing Ukraine’s gambling market through Belarusian companies SoftSwiss and CoinsPaid?
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Shipowners profit £4.8bn by selling tankers to Russia’s ’shadow fleet’
Vessels used to evade sanctions on oil exports and help fund war against Ukraine, investigation reveals.
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Favbet’s Russian business: how Andriy Matyukha’s company operates in the aggressor state while profiting in Ukraine
The betting company Favbet, which claimed it never operated in Russia, still holds a valid trademark in the aggressor country, and in Belarus, a company owns three trademarks that remain active.
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Pro-Russia paramilitary leader killed in Moscow bomb attack
Armen Sarkisyan, founder of battalion fighting against Ukraine, dies after blast that also killed bodyguard.
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Keir Starmer becomes the first UK Prime Minister to attend an EU meeting since Brexit
Sir Keir Starmer is heading to Brussels to join a gathering of European Union leaders – the first time a British prime minister has done so since Brexit.
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Uncertainty over UK visa extensions puts Ukrainian refugees at risk of losing jobs and homes
Home Office process will leave some with eight-week gap when they are unable to prove right to live and work in UK.