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Senate Republicans block Israel and Ukraine funding
Although some Republicans have vowed to support Israel, they have tried to pair passage of Ukraine aid to funding border security
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Russian TV pundits discuss nuking NYC after ICBM test
Pundits on Russian TV are openly musing about missile strikes against New York City and other Western targets after the country successfully tested its “Satan II” intercontinental ballistic missile last week
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U.S. concerned sanctions against Putin's mistress could provoke attack from Moscow
Alina Kabaeva, 39, is a former Olympic champion rhythmic gymnast and rumored to have had four children with Putin, including twin girls. Reports say that she plays a role in hiding the Russian president’s wealth overseas
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Zelensky meets with Blinken and Austin in Kyiv: report
An advisor to Zelensky expressed hope that the U.S. would decide to send more help to Ukraine
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'Game of Drones' in Ukraine's Donbas region
The outcome of the Russia’s new offensive in eastern Ukraine may hinge on which side can keep the most drones in the air, say defense experts
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Russia now wants to take full control over southern Ukraine
The announcement contradicted Russian President Vladimir Putin’s previous assertions that the Kremlin had no territorial ambitions
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Putin's Chechen strongman executed 3 Russian soldiers who did not want to fight
Ukrainian intelligence found the soldiers “were ready to surrender their weapons and go home,” but fighters under Kodyrav killed three of them
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Germany says its finally ready to send heavy weapons to Ukraine
"There are no taboos for us with regard to armored vehicles and other weaponry that Ukraine needs," Germany's foreign minister said on Thursday
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Putin declares offensive in Mariupol a 'success,' tells troops to hold off storming final stronghold
Kyiv has desperately been attempting to evacuate soldiers and civilians from the port city under siege for weeks
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CHARGE: Regional German leader 'colluded with Russians on gas pipeline'
Manuela Schwesig, chief minister of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state in northeast Germany, is accused of setting up an environmental foundation that was secretly designed to lobby for the Russian-backed pipeline and against U.S. sanctions
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Russian victory in looming battle for Donbas 'not inevitable,' defense officials say
"There's a real possibility that this could go on for a while because both sides can be fairly dug in here, and to be dug in fairly well," according to a senior defense official
