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Ukraine, EU on edge as Russia-friendly French far-right rises to power

As the National Rally party, known for its ties to Russia, secures a significant portion of the vote in France's legislative elections, Ukraine and the European Union brace for potential shifts in France's foreign policy that could undermine support for Kyiv and weaken Paris' influence in Europe.

byThéo Prouvost

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International

Exiled Kazakh journalist dies after shooting in Kyiv, exposing global reach of authoritarian regimes

Aidos Sadykov, a Kazakh opposition figure who fled to Ukraine in 2014, died on July 2 after being shot in Kyiv. His murder not only strains Ukraine-Kazakhstan relations but also highlights the increasing vulnerability of political dissidents abroad, even in countries seen as safe havens.

byAlya Shandra

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International

Kurt Volker: If Ukraine can’t join NATO until war ends, Putin will continue war

Former US diplomat Kurt Volker warns that delaying Ukraine's NATO membership only invites Putin to prolong the war. He outlines a bold strategy, including immediate NATO membership for Ukraine and a $500 billion lend-lease program to ensure uninterrupted support.

byBohdan Ben

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International

Ukraine Peace Summit backs 3/10 points of Ukraine’s peace formula. What’s next?

The Global Peace Summit achieved success by garnering 80 endorsements for Ukraine's peace framework, yet the Global South's support remained limited, and three signatures were later withdrawn. The next summit is expected "within months."

byYuri Zoria

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International

Ukrainian journalists face threats fueled by US GOP legislators, Musk for exposing anti-Ukraine narratives

Data journalism agency Texty faces pressure and threats after publishing a research, revealing US figures who oppose Ukraine aid, showing how they echo Russian propaganda narratives.

byYuri Zoria

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What does Ukraine hope to achieve with the Global Peace Summit?

On 15-16 June, an inaugural Global Peace Summit dedicated to Ukraine's Peace Formula will occur in Switzerland. Russia is not invited. What are its goals and can it really achieve peace? We spoke to an insider to find out.

byBohdan Ben

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International

Switzerland peace summit could be self-defeating for Ukraine, leaked draft shows

The Switzerland peace summit, touted as a chance for Ukraine to lock in global support for its peace plan, risks instead legitimizing alternate proposals that Kyiv sees as akin to capitulation, a leaked draft suggests.

byAlya Shandra

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International

Snyder: US foreign policy fails to grasp reality and urgency in Ukraine

In a powerful lecture at the Foreign Policy Association's annual event, esteemed historian Timothy Snyder argues that American slowness and indecisiveness threaten Ukraine losing the war against Russia, which would lead to the genocide of Ukrainians, a blow to international legal order, nuclear proliferation, and heightened risk of war in East Asia.

byVira Kravchuk

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International

Most allies now support Ukraine striking targets in Russia; Italy and Belgium oppose, Germany, US undecided

While the UK, Poland, and now Germany support the move, Belgium, and Italy remain opposed, and the United States is still undecided

byOrysia Hrudka

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International

Belarusian “unfinished revolution” resists from the shadows, awaiting window of opportunity

Cyber warfare and sabotage have replaced protests as the Belarusian opposition searches for allies to renew the revolution, an aide to exiled President elect Tsiakhanouskaya reveals

byBohdan Ben

Terrell Starr LMF African American Ukraine

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International

Story of Ukraine is a Black experience, says African-American reporter

Russia is not only a colonial state, it's a Russian supremacist state, says prominent African American journalist Terrell Starr as he tries to build bridges of trust to Ukraine

byAlya Shandra

Georgia foreign agents law protests Tbilisi

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Georgia’s Foreign Agents law: Russia’s new frontline in its war against freedom in the world

The protests engulfing in Tbilisi are not only about Georgian democracy, but about countering an ever-expanding zone of global Russian influence

byMarika Mikiashvili

Georgia protests Russian foreign agent law

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International

From Rose Revolution to “Russian Dream”: Georgia at breaking point with pivotal pro-EU protests

Two decades after the Rose Revolution set Georgia on a pro-Western path, the country reaches a critical juncture as tens of thousands defend their European aspirations against the government's Russia-inspired "foreign agents"

byAka Zarkua

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International

Kosovo warns of more European wars if Russia wins in Ukraine

Kosovo's FM Donika Gervalla-Schwarz warns that Russia's victory in Ukraine could lead to further conflicts in Europe, stressing the importance of a Russian defeat for continental stability.

byYuri Zoria

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International

Lukashenka scared Belarusians with Lithuanian drones and NATO troops before unanimous approval of military doctrine

Lukashenka regime alleges prevention of a Lithuanian drone attack on Minsk and accuses the opposition of plotting to seize a Belarusian district to introduce NATO troops in Belarus.

byYuri Zoria

Denys Prokopenko (callsign Redis), commander of the Azov Regiment

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International

“We fight real Nazis of today”: Azov commander slams US weapons ban in plea for aid

"How many more fighters of our brigade who defend Ukraine and entire free Western world from the real, non-fictional Nazis of today, must die due to the lack of necessary modern Western weapons?" asks Col. Prokopenko

byBohdan Ben

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International

US passes long-awaited Ukraine aid package. Here is what it contains

With much at stake, the long-awaited bill on foreign aid has finally passed US Congress. Ukraine can now look forward to a multi-fold aid package in the next coming days and weeks, and not a moment too soon.

byBenjamin Looijen

Poland Ukraine border blockade trucks hauliers

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“Most countries protect their farmers.” Poland’s top trade economist on why border blockade keeps going

The dispute is deeper than cheap crops; Poland wants a bilateral trade agreement with Ukraine, says Piotr Soroczyński

byPiotr Malinowski

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International

Ukraine leaves NATO birthday party with promises of air defense, but not membership

Germany will initiate the search for Patriot air defense systems, but the promise of a NATO membership this summer is still vague

byAlya Shandra

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International

Russia suspected of funneling funds to Germany’s AfD party for pro-Russian messaging

The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is being investigated for potential involvement in a Russian influence operation. Reports suggest that hundreds of thousands of euros from a pro-Putin network were directed to European politicians, including AfD members.

byYuri Zoria