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February 5, 2024

1st Russians are fined or jailed over rainbow-colored items after LGBTQ+ 'movement' is outlawed

Russian courts have begun to convict individuals for LGBT activism, deemed extremism, as fines and jail terms have been handed down throughout the nation.

February 5, 2024

Zelenskyy considers dismissing Ukraine's top military officer as part of broad leadership shakeup

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is considering dismissing the commander-in-chief of Ukraine's armed forces as part of a broad leadership shakeup.

February 4, 2024

British defense chief urges 'restraint' as violence in Middle East escalates: War in 'no one's interest'

Dozens of countries will send voters to the polls in 2024 for elections that may redefine the international security landscape at a very delicate time for global affairs.

February 3, 2024

Ukraine's diminished forces drive recruitment push, proposal to lower draft age

Ukrainians turned out in full force to sign up and support the war effort when Russia first invaded, but as the conflict nears a third year with no end in sight, the effort sags.

February 2, 2024

Russia refuses to return bodies of military plane crash victims, Ukraine says

Russia has allegedly declined Ukrainian requests to surrender the bodies of numerous war prisoners killed when a Russian military transport plane was downed by Ukrainian forces.

February 1, 2024

Russia-friendly party calls for government resignation through protest in Moldova's capital

In Moldova, thousands affiliated with the Russia-friendly Revival Party protested outside the parliament on Thursday, demanding the resignation of the pro-Western government.

February 1, 2024

EU agrees to new $54 billion aid package for Ukraine overcoming Hungary’s veto threat

The European Union has agreed on a €50 billion ($54 billion) financial aid package to Ukraine despite staunch objections from Hungary in December and in recent days

January 31, 2024

Rumors that Ukraine's top commander may be dismissed expose rifts in Ukraine top brass

Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine's top commander, is a popular figure, but rumors have emerged of a deep rift between military and political leadership in the nation.

January 31, 2024

Russia, Ukraine exchange hundreds of POWs after deadly plane crash killed Ukrainian troops

Russia exchanged 207 Ukrainians for 195 Russian soldiers in a prisoner swap with Ukraine on Wednesday, the first since last week's disastrous transport crash.

January 31, 2024

Putin's secret country compound revealed just 18 miles away from NATO country

Construction on the compound in Karelia near the border with Finland started 10 years ago when Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly paid locals to vacate the land.