Kiev sent commando groups in an attempt to capture the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant on Thursday morning, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed. There were two separate “sabotage groups” of up to 60 troops, which used seven boats to cross the Kakhovka Reservoir and land about three kilometers from the nuclear …
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Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky announced on Tuesday that Ukraine will take the Russian territory of Crimea, by military force if necessary and without consulting any country, including Kiev’s Western backers. The Ukrainian military’s strikes on the peninsula have thus far been limited. Speaking at the so-called ‘Crimea Platform’, a Ukrainian-organized …
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A US court on Monday issued warrants for the seizure of two luxury planes owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich. According to a press release by the Department of Justice, the move is part of the recent sanctions issued against Russia over the conflict in Ukraine. Authorities say the American-made …
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a law, on Monday, allowing the confiscation of assets from citizens accused of supporting Russia in the ongoing conflict. The legislation, which parliament passed in mid-May, states that the seizure of assets is an extraordinary measure which can be only used during martial law …
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Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer called on Russian energy giant Gazprom to refill its natural gas storage facility near Salzburg in an interview with the Kleine Zeitung newspaper on Thursday. According to the publication, the Haidach underground facility near Salzburg is the second largest gas depot in Central Europe and can …
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Kiev authorities will forcibly seize the assets of major Russian banks in the country, Sberbank and VEB, media report citing a decision published on the website of the Supreme Council of Ukraine on Thursday. According to the decision of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine from May 11, …
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More than 500kg of cocaine was discovered in a shipment of coffee beans at a Nespresso factory in Fribourg, Switzerland, local police revealed on Thursday. A group of workers at the factory, located in the town of Romont, discovered the white powder packaged with bags of coffee beans freshly delivered …
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US President Joe Biden will officially ask Congress later on Thursday to grant him the authority to seize the assets of wealthy individuals believed to have links to the Kremlin and use them to help Ukraine, the White House has revealed in a statement. Biden is expected to propose a …
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Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) voted on Friday to expand a law allowing Russian government property to be nationalized by the Ukrainian state. The law now extends to Russian citizens in Ukraine, those with a “close relation” to Russia, and Ukrainians who publicly support or ignore Moscow’s military operation. The measure …
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky tweeted on Thursday evening that Russian troops are trying to capture the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the northern part of the Kiev Region. The plant was the site of the 1986 disaster, which caused massive contamination of the surrounding area and parts of Europe. Zelensky …
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