Cuba arrests 17 for trafficking Cubans to fight for Russia in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin last year signed a decree allowing foreigners signing up for service in the Russian army to receive citizenship via a fast-track procedure.
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As Ukraine’s counteroffensive grinds on, Blinken visits Kyiv in show of support
U.S. President Joe Biden asked Congress in August to approve about US$40 billion in additional spending, including US$24 billion for Ukraine and other international needs.
Cubans being coerced to fight for Russia in Ukraine through trafficking ring, Havana says
Russia, which has strong political ties with communist-run Cuba, has long been an important destination for Cuban migrants seeking to escape economic stagnation at home.
Cluster bomb usage spikes in Ukraine amid Russian war
The report documented the first known use of cluster munitions in Myanmar last year, as well as use in Azerbaijan, Iraq, Laos, Lebanon, Syria and Yemen.
Ukraine’s defense minister resigns after Zelenskyy names replacement
Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov submitted a letter of resignation on Monday after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he would be replaced and named his successor.
Critics of Ukraine’s counteroffensive should ‘shut up,’ Kuleba says
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba hit out on Thursday at critics of Kyiv’s tactics in its counteroffensive against Russia’s invasion.
More than 1K schools destroyed so far in Russia’s Ukraine war: UNICEF
Persistent attacks mean that only about a third of school-age children there are attending classes fully in person and many are forgetting what they have already learned, it said.
Interview – Dipin Kaur
Dipin Kaur explores insurgent recruitment strategies, including the role of state capacities and ethnicity, with particular focus on the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Ukraine launches ‘special operation’ in Russian-occupied Crimea, Kyiv says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed on Wednesday to end Russia’s occupation of Crimea although Russia shows no sign of abandoning the peninsula.
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham Boasts That 3% Of The US Defense Budget Has Destroyed Half Of The Russian Army
The New Voice of Ukraine: Ukraine used 3% of US defense budget to destroy half of Russian army — Lindsey Graham Having spent less than 3% of annual U.S. military budget in security assistance, Ukraine managed to cut Russia’s combat capacit…