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Already have Rappler+? to listen to groundbreaking journalism. WAGNER'S PRIGOZHIN. Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of Russia's Wagner mercenary force, speaks in Paraskoviivka, Ukraine in this still image from an undated video released on March 3, 2023. Concord Press Service/via Reuters In exchange for Ukraine withdrawing its soldiers from the area, Yevgeny…

Published May 15, 2023 1:36am OSLO — Iceland's government said on Sunday a squadron of the British Air Force will patrol the Nordic nation's skies next week when leaders from across Europe are due to meet in Reykjavik to discuss the continent's security and support for Ukraine. The May 15-19 airspace…

Germany announced on Saturday that it would supply Ukraine with an aid package worth nearly $3 billion to strengthen the country’s defense, marking Berlin’s largest pledge in military aid since the start of the war. The German Ministry of Defence said in a statement that the package may include a…

The European Union's $2 billion project to arm Ukraine and replenish member states' long-neglected military stockpiles should be considered only an opening move in a much longer-term confrontation with Russia, Estonia's prime minister warned. Kaja Kallas, who has been among the EU's leading advocates for arming Ukraine and expanding European…

Updated May 13, 2023 at 3:26 PM Published May 13, 2023 at 8:19 AM WASHINGTON - Ukraine’s planned counteroffensive against Russia has overshadowed talk of a potential negotiated settlement in the conflict, but some US and European officials say the next phase of the war could create momentum for diplomacy.…

Updated May 13, 2023 at 8:10 AM Published May 13, 2023 at 8:10 AM ROME - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected in Rome on Saturday for talks with political leaders and possibly Pope Francis, in his first visit to Italy since Russia’s invasion. A spokesman for Italian President Sergio…

My colleague Jennifer Oliver O’Connell wrote about what former President Donald Trump said about the shooting of Ashli Babbit at the CNN town hall, calling the cop who shot her a “thug.” Two things were clear from the interview that Trump had with Kaitlan Collins Wednesday night. First, she was…

A Ukrainian military unit has claimed it has routed a Russian infantry brigade from frontline territory near Bakhmut, which would confirm an account by the head of Russia's Wagner private army that the Russian forces had fled. Later in the day, Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi, who heads Ukraine's ground forces,…

Author of the article: Published May 10, 2023  •  Last updated 1 week ago  •  2 minute read The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Poland’s decision to rename the Russian city of Kaliningrad in its official documents was a “hostile act,” as ties continue to fray over the Ukraine war. Kaliningrad,…

The Soviet tank E-34 leads the column of Russian armored vehicles in Red Square during the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, May 9, 2023, marking the 78th anniversary of the end of World War II. (Pelagia Tikhonova/Moscow News Agency via AP) — © AP Arpan Rai and…