Russia has been forced into a series of significant retreats in the face of Ukrainian counter-offensives, waged with increasing stocks of Western weaponry, in east & south Ukraine since July.
As Putin pays to keep the war in Ukraine grinding on, managing its fallout is likely to get harder. Russia plans to spend nearly a third of its 2023 budget on defence and security.
James LaPorta was fired after the report sparked fears of an escalation in tension between the US & Russia. But it wasn't entirely the reporter's fault, claims report.
The European Union, however, does not have a legal framework in place to back up the move. The bloc has also imposed unprecedented sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
The UN human rights body said Tuesday that 415 children have died so far, among at least 6,595 civilians, since the conflict began at the end of February.
Russian attacks have severely damaged Ukraine's energy infrastructure, President Zelensky said, leaving millions without electricity as winter sets in and temperatures drop below zero.
The mural, showing a man scrubbing his back in a bathtub, is on the ground floor of an apartment that was hit in a Russian attack in March. It is one of the 7 confirmed Banksy murals in Ukraine.
Ukraine's state energy company said gas production facilities in eastern Ukraine had been damaged or destroyed. Heavy fighting was also reported in Donetsk & Luhansk regions in the east.
While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.
It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.
To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.
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