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April 12, 2024

2022 draft document could serve as starting point for Russia-Ukraine peace talks, Kremlin says

Russia said a 2022 draft document between it and Ukraine could be the starting point for peace talks, but also that a lot has changed since then.

April 12, 2024

'Pro-Russian interference networks' exist in European countries, Belgian PM says

Belgian PM Alexander De Croo said his county's intelligence service has found pro-Russian networks trying to undermine support for Ukraine in several European countries.

April 12, 2024

Russia destroys one of Ukraine's largest power plants, damaging energy infrastructure

Russia destroyed one of Ukraine's largest power plants and damaged energy infrastructure. Putin claims retaliation for Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries.

April 11, 2024

Putin mocks planned Ukraine conference and says Russia won't accept any enforced peace plans

Russia's President Vladimir Putin has mocked a scheduled international conference focused on Ukraine peace talks, adding that Moscow will not accept any plans that ignore its interests.

April 11, 2024

Almost 12,000 houses flooded along Russia's Kazakh border

Some 11,972 homes were flooded out in Russia's Orenburg Oblast following a dam rupture last week, according to regional governor Denis Pasler.

April 11, 2024

Zelenskyy blasts allies who turn 'blind eye' to Ukraine struggles as ammunition dwindles, Russia advances

The U.S. remains divided on continued aid for Ukraine, with some Republicans calling Russia's invasion "another forever war" while leadership continues pressing the need to oppose Moscow.

April 10, 2024

Putin's warlord ally adds 3,000 former Wagner mercenaries to his forces: 'Fulfilling the task of the state'

Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov eagerly looked to benefit from the Wagner troops after the group dissolved following Yevgeny Prigozhin's failed coup attempt.

April 10, 2024

US sends seized Iranian weapons to Ukraine, greenlights $138M in HAWK missile support systems

The U.S. has greenlit $138 million in foreign military sales to Ukraine for its HAWK missile systems, while the U.S. military transferred seized weapons from Iran to the war-torn country.

April 10, 2024

Russia aborts heavy-lift rocket launch second day in a row

Russia's launch of a heavy-lift rocket from the Vostochny spaceport was canceled two minutes before it was planned to occur due to a failure of the pressurization system.

April 9, 2024

NPR editor found registered Democrats outnumbered Republicans 87 to zero in newsroom

An NPR editor blowing the whistle on the newsroom found an 87-to-zero ratio in registered Democrats versus Republicans in its headquarters of Washington, D.C.