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Biden Allows Ukraine to Send Missiles From US Into Russia

Policy change reflects effort to boost aid before Trump takes office

(Newser) - After months of lobbying by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, President Biden has authorized the use of long-range missiles provided by the US for strikes deeper into Russia. The decision reverses American policy on the Army Tactical Missile System, NBC News reports. US hesitance was partly driven by concern about a...

Zelensky Objects to Germany's Call to Putin

German chancellor pushes Russia toward peace talks in hourlong conversation

(Newser) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin leader's first publicly announced conversation with the sitting head of a major Western power in nearly two years. Scholz urged Putin to be open to negotiations with Ukraine to end their war, his office said. The...

Ukraine Can't Trademark Salty Russian Insult

'Go f--- yourself' is perceived as a political slogan, EU court says

(Newser) - Ukraine's attempt to register the slogan "Russian warship, go f--- yourself" as a trademark has been rejected by the Court of Justice of the European Union. Politico reports that, in a ruling issued Wednesday, the court said registration of the term as an EU trademark has been rejected...

Russia Hits Kyiv With First Missile Attack in Months

Damage is still being assessed after Wednesday morning strikes

(Newser) - Russia struck Kyiv with a sophisticated missile and drone attack for the first time in 73 days on Wednesday morning and damage is still being assessed, a top official in the Ukrainian capital said. Air raid warnings blared for hours, the AP reports. Serhii Popko, head of the Kyiv City...

Russia Convicts Doc Accused of Saying Soldier Deserved to Die

Doctor gets 5.5 years in penal colony, denies telling 7-year-old his dad's death in Ukraine was legit

(Newser) - More than 1,000 people in Russia have reportedly faced criminal prosecution for vocalizing their opposition to the war in Ukraine, and now an elderly pediatrician there is facing her own repercussions. Citing state news agency Tass, Reuters reports that 68-year-old Nadezhda Buyanova was sentenced by a Russian court on...

Trump Has Phone Call With Putin
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Nov 11, 2024 7:30 PM CST

Kremlin Says Trump Call to Putin 'Pure Fiction'

'There was no conversation,' and there are 'no concrete plans' for one, Kremlin spokesman claims

(Newser) - The Kremlin has firmly denied reports that President-elect Donald Trump spoke to Vladimir Putin last week and urged the Russian leader not to escalate the war in Ukraine. "This is completely untrue, it is pure fiction," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday, per the BBC . "This is...

Russia Has 50K Troops Ready for Kursk Assault

US, Ukrainian officials say North Korean soldiers are part of the force

(Newser) - A combined force of 50,000 Russian and North Korean troops are preparing an attack to retake territory from Ukraine, according to assessments from US and Ukrainian officials. The target is land in Russia's Kursk region, where Russia has struck with missiles and artillery but stopped short of making...

Russia: We're All Ears on Trump's Plans for Ukraine

'Further steps to establish communication between teams were discussed'

(Newser) - Russia is open to hearing President-elect Donald Trump's proposals on ending the war, an official said, as a Russian drone killed one person and wounded 13 in the Ukrainian port city of Odesa and the European Union foreign policy chief held talks in Kyiv after the change in US...

Trump Puts Musk on Phone With Zelensky

Ukrainian officials expect that to happen again

(Newser) - President-elect Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky have lots to talk about. During his campaign, Trump said he'd end Ukraine's war with Russia within 24 hours while declining to say which side he wants to win. They began Wednesday with a 25-minute phone conversation, Axios reports. At...

Trump's Win Will Have Big Implications for Ukraine
What Trump's Win
Could Mean for Ukraine
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Nov 6, 2024 10:55 AM CST

What Trump's Win Could Mean for Ukraine

A shift is coming; what it will be is unclear

(Newser) - In mid-October, Donald Trump made his thoughts on Russia's invasion of Ukraine clear: Volodymyr Zelensky "should never have let that war start." More fully, he said: "I think Zelensky is one of the greatest salesmen I've ever seen. Every time he comes in we give...

Ukrainian Official: We're Now Fighting North Koreans

Soldiers were recently deployed to help Russia

(Newser) - Ukrainian troops have for the first time engaged with North Korean units that were recently deployed to help Russia in the war with its neighbor, Ukraine's defense minister said Tuesday. Another Kyiv official said Ukraine's army fired artillery at North Korean soldiers in Russia's Kursk border region....

Zelensky Wants Allies' OK as N. Korean Troops Loom

Ukrainian president urges US, others to give him green light on using long-range weapons in Russia

(Newser) - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky urged its allies to stop "watching" and take steps before North Koreans troops deployed in Russia reach the battlefield. Zelensky raised the prospect of a preemptive Ukrainian strike on camps where the North Korean troops are being trained, noting that Kyiv knows their location....

Ukraine: Russia Is Executing More POWs

It alleges there has been a spike in such incidents

(Newser) - Russian forces are increasingly opting to execute Ukrainian soldiers rather than holding them as POWs, Ukraine's prosecutor general office alleges. It tells the Washington Post that in violation of the Geneva Conventions, Russian troops are more often killing Ukrainian soldiers as they attempt to surrender, in some cases shooting...

US Isn't Sure Why North Korea Sent 3K Troops to Russia

Administration issues warning, concerned that force will fight Ukraine

(Newser) - The US said Wednesday that 3,000 North Korean troops have deployed to Russia and are training at several locations, calling the move very serious and warning that those forces will be "fair game" if they go into combat in Ukraine. The deployment raises the potential for the North...

US Verifies What Ukraine, South Korea Have Alleged

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says North Korea has indeed sent troops to Russia

(Newser) - The US for the first time confirmed what South Korea and Ukraine have been saying: that North Korean troops have been sent to Russia. "There is evidence of DPRK troops in Russia," Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday in Rome (North Korea's formal name is the Democratic...

South Korea to Russia: Send North Korean Troops Home

Seoul summons ambassador over reports 1.5K soldiers from North are in Russia to fight

(Newser) - South Korea says it has confirmed that soldiers from North Korea have arrived in Russia—and it wants Moscow to send them home immediately. On Monday, authorities in Seoul summoned the Russian ambassador to make the demand, reports the BBC . "[This] not only gravely threatens South Korea but the...

Ukraine's 'Victory Plan' Receives Mixed Reception

US doesn't commit to Zelensky's proposal, France backs it

(Newser) - President Volodymyr Zelensky's plan to end Ukraine's nearly three-year war with Russia has received mixed reactions from Western allies. The "victory plan" that Zelenskyy outlined at home and abroad includes a formal invitation for Ukraine to join NATO and permission to use Western long-range missiles to strike...

Why Crashed American Cars Are on Russian Roads

They're rebuilt in the Republic of Georgia, where an export ban has plenty of loopholes

(Newser) - If you crash your car in Georgia or any other American state, there's a good chance it could end up in Russia, via the other Georgia. Importing, fixing, and exporting cars written off by insurance companies in the US is big business in the former Soviet republic, reports the...

North Korea May Be Providing Russia With Soldiers
North Korea May Be
Providing Russia With Soldiers
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Oct 16, 2024 9:11 AM CDT

North Korea May Be Providing Russia With Soldiers

Ukrainian intelligence suggests country has gone beyond supplying Moscow with arms

(Newser) - North Korea is now providing Russia with a new resource in its war in Ukraine: bodies, or so believes Ukrainian intelligence. NBC News reports it's believed Kim Jong Un is now providing troops to fight on Russia's behalf, with a source saying "the first units are already...

Ukraine Raids Nightspots for Eligible Troops

Video appears to show officers detaining men

(Newser) - Ukrainian military recruitment officers raided restaurants, bars, and a concert hall in Kyiv, checking military registration documents and detaining men who were not in compliance, local media reported Saturday. Officers reportedly descended on Kyiv's Palace of Sports after a concert Friday night by Ukrainian rock band Okean Elzy. Video...

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