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    Ukraine war latest: Russia strikes Kyiv hours after Putin proposed direct peace talks

    Ukraine war latest: Russia strikes Kyiv hours after Putin proposed direct peace talks

    Shorouk Express Starmer calls on Putin to accept 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Russia has launched drone attacks on Kyiv, the city’s mayor said, just hours after President Vladimir Putin…

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    Moldova’s Russia-backed breakaway region strikes deal to end energy crisis

    Moldova’s Russia-backed breakaway region strikes deal to end energy crisis

    Shorouk Express A senior Moldovan government official confirmed the details to POLITICO. “Russia blocked the EU-proposed solution for the Transnistrian region” over fears of losing its hold over the unrecognized state,” added the official, who was granted anonymity to discuss the arrangement. Moscow has historically provided free gas to the separatist authorities, allowing them to…

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    Moscow vows retaliation for Ukraine strikes with US-made missiles

    Moscow vows retaliation for Ukraine strikes with US-made missiles

    Shorouk Express Moscow threatened to retaliate after claiming to have downed eight U.S.-manufactured missiles fired from Ukraine toward Russia’s southwestern Belgorod region. “These actions by the Kyiv regime, which is supported by Western curators, will be met with retaliation,” the Russian defense ministry said in a statement on Telegram Saturday, without specifying what countermeasures it…

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