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Russia-Ukraine war live: Putin visits occupied Kherson region; US journalist appears in Moscow court | Russia
Putin attends military meeting in Kherson Russian president Vladimir Putin has attended a military command meeting in Ukraine’s southern Kherson region which is partly held by Russia, the Kremlin has said. Putin heard reports from commanders of the airborne forces and the “Dnieper” army group as well as other senior officers who briefed him on the situation in the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, both of which Moscow has proclaimed part of Russia, Reuters reported. Russian troops retreated from Kherson, the regional capital, last November, and have been reinforcing their positions on the opposite bank of the Dnipro river in anticipation of the Ukrainian counteroffensive. The Kremlin did not say when…
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Xi Jinping in Moscow: Five takeaways from China-Russia talks
Hong Kong CNN — Chinese chief Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin have made a sweeping affirmation of their alignment across a host of concerns – and shared distrust of the United States – in a lengthy assertion pursuing talks among the two leaders in Moscow this 7 days. Their assembly, which took put underneath the shadow of Russia’s onslaught in Ukraine, still left no dilemma about Beijing’s dedication to creating its rapport with Moscow, in spite of Putin’s expanding isolation on the world stage as its devastating war carries on into its second year. It also failed to move the needle on bringing that conflict to resolution. As…
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Russia-Ukraine war live: Kyiv monastery raided amid Russian spying fears; Moscow ‘not aiming to change Ukraine regime’ | Ukraine
1,000-year-old Kyiv monastery raided amid Russian spy fears Ukraine’s SBU security service and police raided a 1,000-year-old Orthodox Christian monastery in Kyiv early on Tuesday as part of operations to counter suspected “subversive activities by Russian special services”, the SBU said. The Kyiv Pechersk Lavra complex that was raided is a Ukrainian cultural treasure and the headquarters of the Russian-backed wing of the Ukrainian Orthodox church known as the Moscow Patriarchate, Reuters reported. “These measures are being taken … as part of the systemic work of the SBU to counter the destructive activities of Russian special services in Ukraine,” the Security Service of Ukraine said in a statement. It said…
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Economy flights from Moscow to Dubai hitting $5,000 as Russians flee
The airline sector has been hamstrung by a great storm of challenges about the latest months, from labor shortages and provide disruptions to increasing gasoline selling prices. Sopa Illustrations or photos | Lightrocket | Getty Visuals DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — 1-way financial state flights from Moscow to Dubai are heading for as significantly as $5,000 and a lot of have entirely bought out in the times pursuing Russian President Vladimir Putin’s declaration of a “partial” mobilization of 300,000 reservists to combat in Ukraine. The approximately 5-hour flight expense all-around $350 one 7 days right before the announcement that was sent on Sept. 21. Latest selling prices on UAE airways…