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Russia Swipes Potemkin's Remains From Ukraine

Bones of Prince Grigory Potemkin stolen from Kherson church for their own 'protection': official

(Newser) - Russia has held a grip on the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson and its capital of the same name since the earliest days of the war. Kherson is also one of the four regions that were illegally annexed by Russia earlier this month. But Ukrainian forces have been pushing hard...

Putin Says Russia's Enemy Is 'Elites,' Not the West

In the US, 'there’s a very strong part of the public who maintain traditional values, and they're with us'

(Newser) - In a wide-ranging speech Thursday, Vladimir Putin slammed "Western elites" and warned that the world is facing "probably the most dangerous, unpredictable, and at the same time important" decade since the end of World War II. He blamed the West for "igniting" the war in Ukraine and...

Top Russian Celebrity, Long Close to Putin, Flees Country

Ksenia Sobchak goes to Lithuania after her home was raided

(Newser) - Ksenia Sobchak, one of Russia's biggest celebrities and the daughter of a politician who helped launch President Vladimir Putin's career, has left the country. Lithuania security officials said Thursday that the TV anchor arrived using an Israeli passport, NBC News reports. Russian state media said Sobchak, 40, fled...

To Preserve Ukraine, War Refugees Shouldn't Come Home: Government

Energy system wouldn't be able to handle their return, government warns

(Newser) - Refugees who fled Ukraine amid Russia's invasion shouldn't return until spring, the government warned. Ukraine's energy infrastructure has been under relentless attack from Russia, and it "will not cope" if everyone comes home, Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk warned, per the BBC . "If it is...

How Brittney Griner Is Feeling as Her Appeal Looms
Russian Court Doesn't
Give Griner a Break
UPDATED
Oct 25, 2022 7:59 AM CDT

Russian Court Doesn't Give Griner a Break

WNBA star's appeal is rejected

(Newser) - Update: To nobody's surprise, a Russian court rejected the appeal of WNBA star Brittney Griner on Tuesday. The decision means her nine-year sentence for drug possession stands, though it will be "slightly decreased" based on her time already spent in custody, reports CNN . The upshot of Tuesday's...

US, UK Blast Russian Official's Dirty Bomb Claims as 'False'

Nation's defense minister alleges Ukraine has plans to use dirty bomb, which Ukraine refutes

(Newser) - A phone call over the weekend between US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and his counterpart in Russia, Sergei Shoigu, resulted in an alarming assertion from the latter. A US administration official says that Shoigu told Austin, who'd also talked to Shoigu on Friday for the first time in months,...

Berlusconi's Birthday Gift From Putin Breached Sanctions

20 bottles of vodka sent to ex-Italian PM by Russian president violated measures on Ukraine

(Newser) - What do you get a former Italian prime minister who has everything when his birthday rolls around? In Silvio Berlusconi's case, his old pal Vladimir Putin figured nearly two dozen bottles of hard liquor would do the trick. Unfortunately, the European Commission has determined that thoughtful gift breaches sanctions...

'Massive Blackouts' Coming, Ukrainians Told to 'Charge Everything'

Power outages of up to 4 hours at a time start Thursday in aftermath of Russian airstrikes

(Newser) - Russian missiles have been hitting power facilities in Ukraine for 10 days now, and on Wednesday, Ukrainians were warned by the country's national energy company to "charge everything" in preparation for power outages of up to four hours at a time starting Thursday and affecting the entire country....

After Safe Trip to Space, Cosmonaut Hits Co-Worker With Car

It's advised astronauts not drive for 3 weeks once home; Oleg Artemyev hit victim 19 days after return

(Newser) - Not even three weeks after he set foot back on Earth, a Russian cosmonaut is having a rough time adjusting back to terra firma. According to the nation's Roscosmos space agency, Oleg Artemyev, who returned from trip No. 3 to the International Space Station at the end of last...

Putin's Latest Move: Declaring Martial Law

In the four regions of Ukraine that Moscow illegally annexed

(Newser) - Russian President Vladimir Putin declared martial law Wednesday in the four regions of Ukraine that Moscow annexed and gave additional emergency powers to the heads of all regions of Russia. Putin didn't immediately spell out the steps that would be taken under martial law, but said his order was...

Menacing Sound Becoming All Too Familiar in Ukraine

Buzzing from kamikaze drones precedes more attacks Monday in Kyiv

(Newser) - Russia unleashed more attacks on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Monday, this time solely with kamikaze drones made by Iran . While some were shot down, at least five successful strikes caused major damage to buildings and infrastructure and at least three deaths, said Mayor Vitaly Klitschko. Drones are being...

Russia: 2 Men Shot Its Troops at Firing Range, Killing 11

Attackers were from a former Soviet nation, defense officials say

(Newser) - Two men on Saturday fired at troops at a Russian military firing range near Ukraine, killing 11 and wounding 15 others before being killed, the Russian Defense Ministry said. The ministry said in a statement that the shooting took place in the Belgorod region in southwestern Russia that borders Ukraine....

Dangerous Times: US at Odds With Russia and China
Stakes Are Huge as US
Battles Russia and China
OPINION
Oct 13, 2022 1:05 PM CDT

Stakes Are Huge as US Battles Russia and China

Thomas Friedman raises concerns about these 'uncharted waters'

(Newser) - The US is currently in conflict with Russia, and the confrontation is an obvious one playing out on the battlefields of Ukraine with American weapons. But Thomas Friedman writes in the New York Times that the US is simultaneously in a less obvious conflict with China—though the stakes are...

Kamikaze Drone Strikes Hit Kyiv Region

'Critical infrastructure facilities' reportedly hit

(Newser) - Ukraine’s capital region was struck by Iranian-made kamikaze drones early Thursday, officials said, sending rescue workers rushing to the scene as residents awoke to air raid sirens for the fourth consecutive morning following Russia’s major assault across the country earlier this week. Kyiv regional governor Oleksiy Kuleba said...

Russia Arrests 8 in Crimea Bridge Attack

Nation's FSB says explosives came to Russia from Ukraine via Bulgaria, Georgia, Armenia

(Newser) - Vladimir Putin seemed determined to find out who blew up a portion of the bridge connecting Crimea to Russia over the weekend, and on Wednesday, his FSB security service announced it had arrested eight individuals in connection with the blast. Officials say five of the arrestees were Russian, while the...

China, India Sound Unhappy With New Russian Move

Major Putin allies call for de-escalation in Ukraine after latest strikes

(Newser) - Vladimir Putin may be a pariah in the West because of his invasion of Ukraine, but two powerful allies have steered clear of publicly condemning the war since it began: China and India. However, both nations used diplomatic-speak on Monday to call for a de-escalation and to signal they're...

Putin: We Can't 'Leave Such Crimes Unanswered'

Russian leader says new strikes on Kyiv are revenge for bridge attack

(Newser) - Vladimir Putin is definitely not happy about this weekend's explosion on the bridge between Russia and Crimea, which he slammed as an act of Ukrainian terrorism despite no one yet claiming responsibility. Now, after months of relative calm, the heart of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv was hit with...

Apparent Missile Strikes Rock Kyiv
Apparent
Missile Strikes
Rock Kyiv
Oct 10, 2022 2:00 AM CDT

Apparent Missile Strikes Rock Kyiv

Children's playground reportedly among the targets

(Newser) - Multiple explosions rocked Kyiv early Monday following months of relative calm in the Ukrainian capital, the AP reports. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported explosions in the city’s Shevchenko district, a large area in the center of Kyiv that includes the historic old town as well as several government offices....

Czechs Troll Russia With &#39;Annexation&#39;
Czechs Troll Russia
With 'Annexation'
in case you missed it
Oct 9, 2022 3:55 PM CDT

Czechs Troll Russia With 'Annexation'

They claim exclave of Kaliningrad is now Czech territory

(Newser) - Russia isn't the only nation in Europe that can claim to have annexed part of another country after an extremely dubious referendum, according to Internet jokesters in the Czech Republic. In posts that went viral this week, Czechs claimed their country had annexed Kaliningrad—a Russian exclave that's...

Zelensky Makes Sly Dig After Stunning Bridge Bomb

However, no one has claimed responsibility for attack on vital Russian span to Crimea

(Newser) - A day after a truck bomb severely damaged Russia's sole bridge to the Crimean Peninsula, authorities in Ukraine made clear they welcomed the development. However, Ukraine has stopped short of claiming responsibility for the attack on the Kerch Bridge, reports the BBC . President Volodymyr Zelensky took note of the...

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