Ukraine

Politics

Russia plans to annex Ukrainian territories under its control, officials say 

“Russia is beginning to roll out a version of what you could call an annexation playbook”

Politics

Putin travels to Iran to holds talks with Khamenei in first foreign trip since Ukraine invasion

“A trusting dialogue has developed between them on the most important issues on the bilateral and international agenda. On most issues, our positions are close or identical”, said Yuri Ushakov, Putin's foreign policy adviser

Technology

Ukraine's drones being countered by new Russian reinforcements

The drones behind much of Ukraine’s early success against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s forces are becomes less and less effective as their invaders implement countermeasures

Politics

Russian ambassador snubbed for G20 Summit group photo by Western leaders in show of support for Ukraine

Lavrov left early on Friday and brushed off the incident when asked about it back in his home country

Politics

Putin dares the West to fight, one day after top Moscow leader threatens to take back Alaska

A top-ranking Russian official also said Trump was bad for America while Biden is falling off of his bike

Human Rights

Student in Belarus sentenced to 6.5 years in prison for sharing criticism of Ukraine war

A court in Belarus sentenced a 20-year-old student from the eastern city of Mahiliou to 6.5 years in prison for expressing criticism Ukraine war and Alyaksandr Lukashenka, the country’s authoritarian ruler and close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin

Politics

Ukrainian-born Congresswoman said Biden, Zelensky must do more to repel Russian invasion

The only Ukrainian-born member of Congress on Wednesday called out both President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for “playing politics” instead of focusing on the task at hand – repelling the Russian invasion

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Brazilian model that joined Ukrainian forces killed in Russian missile strike 

Former model Thalita de Valle, 39, joined Ukraine’s cause three weeks ago as an elite sniper

Business

China, Germany two largest customers of Russian energy since Ukraine invasion began

Human Rights

Latvia will tear down almost 300 Soviet monuments amid Ukraine invasion

Riding a wave of anger over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Latvian lawmakers voted in May to approve an amendment to a 1994 agreement between Latvia and Russia on the preservation of Soviet-era monuments that mandated the demolition of “all objects glorifying the Soviet and Nazi regimes.”