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Russian Military Personnel Costs Hit Record High – Analysis
The Moscow Times
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July 10, 2025
Russia’s spending on military personnel reached a record 2 trillion rubles ($25.68 billion) in the first half of 2025, according to new estimates from Re: Russia, an analytical platform run by exiled Russian academics. The surge in spending —...
‘Exchanged new ideas on Ukraine…’: Rubio reveals what happened in high-stakes meeting with Lavrov
The Economic Times
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July 10, 2025
After a high-stakes meeting at the ASEAN summit, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio revealed that Russia has presented 'a new and different approach' to ending the war in Ukraine. Rubio said that the proposal doesn’t guarantee peace but will be...
Russian court jails trucker suspected of aiding Ukraine’s ‘Operation Spiderweb’ drone strikes
Meduza
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A Russian appellate court has jailed a 55-year-old trucker on suspicion of aiding the Ukrainian military in drone attacks on June 1 against several major Russian Air Force bases. Court records reviewed by Mediazona show that Mikhail Ryumin was...
‘Checkpoint Zoo’ Trailer: Rescuers Launch Desperate Attempt To Save Zoo Animals Trapped By Ukraine War In Documentary From EP Leonardo DiCaprio
Deadline
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July 10, 2025
EXCLUSIVE: When Russia launched its brutal full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, among the first defenseless victims were animals in a zoo in Kharkiv, very close to the Russian border. Big cats, bears, wolves, orangutans, kangaroos, birds and...
Laos Debunks Rumors of Sending Troops to Fight in Ukraine
The Laotian Times
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July 10, 2025
Laos has refuted recent claims circulating in “several foreign news outlets” alleging that Laos is preparing to send troops to join Russia’s military operations in Ukraine, state media reported. According to these reports, the Russian military...
European Union Remains Principal External Economic Partner for Transnistrian Region Companies — The Political Reunification Office Details
MoldovaLive
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July 10, 2025
In the first half of 2025, Transnistrian businesses exported 76.9% of their total external trade volume to European Union member states. The Political Reunification Office reports that during the same period, imports from the EU accounted for...
Merz: Germany is prepared to buy Patriot systems from US for Ukraine
European Pravda
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Germany is prepared to purchase Patriot air defence systems from the United States and send them to Ukraine, Chancellor Friedrich Merz has stated at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome. As reported by Reuters, Merz said he asked US President...
Growing Arctic military presence worries Finland's reindeer herders
TerraDaily
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Growing Arctic military presence worries Finland's reindeer herders By Anna KORKMAN Rovaniemi, Finland (AFP) May 24, 2025 A fighter jet roaring through the grey sky breaks the tranquillity of a boreal forest in northern Finland, one more sign of a...
EU announces $3.4 billion in Ukraine reconstruction support
The Straits Times
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July 10, 2025
ROME - The European Commission on July 10 announced 2.3 billion euros (S$3.4 billion) in support to Ukraine to help it rebuild after the damage caused by Russia’s full-scale invasion. The funds include 1.8 billion euros in loan guarantees and 580...
Merz: Germany is ready to buy Patriot systems from the US and provide them to Ukraine
BGNES
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July 10, 2025
Germany is ready to purchase from the US the Peitrit air defence systems and hand them over to Ukraine. This was stated by German Chancellor Friedrich Mertz amid increased Russian air strikes, Sky News reported. Merz's statement came hours after...
Djuric: I told Kellogg Serbia ready to host discussions on Ukraine
Tanjug
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July 10, 2025
ROME - Serbian FM Marko Djuric said on Thursday in Rome he had told US President Donald Trump's special envoy Keith Kellogg Serbia was ready to host "public, private, informal or whatever" discussions that could help to resolve the conflict in...
The Netherlands has allocated €300 million for the reconstruction of Ukraine
Babel
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The Netherlands has allocated €300 million to support Ukraineʼs recovery in 2025 and 2026. This was reported on October 10 by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands Caspar Veldkamp. Babel employs over 20 people. It’s not a very large...
Russia's Summer Offensive Turned Out To Be A Disaster For The Russian Military
Charter 97
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3 The level of losses reached an all-time high. Since the beginning of May, Russia has lost about 31,000 military personnel killed on the frontline during the summer offensive, writes The Economist. This is a record figure for the entire time of a...
Trump Resumes U.S. Military Action Against Russia; Spy Aircraft Deployed Near Russian Border
The Times of India
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July 10, 2025
Amid Donald Trump's continuous attacks at Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin over the Ukraine war, A U.S. Air Force RC-135V Rivet Joint, a reconnaissance aircraft with the call sign 'JAKE17,' conducted a sortie near Russia's Kaliningrad enclave,...
US envoy calls for developing Marshall Plan for Ukraine
TASS
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July 10, 2025
ROME, July 10. /TASS/. US Special Presidential Envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg has called for developing a program similar to the Marshall Plan in order to reconstruct Ukraine after the conflict is over. "In the aftermath of World War II, the...
Sendai International Music Competition for Piano Names 2025 Winners
The Violin Channel
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July 9, 2025
Held every three years, the Sendai International Music Competition (SIMC) holds editions for both violin and piano. This year’s piano edition has now announced its winners The Gold Medal of JPY 3,000,000 went to the Russian pianist Elizaveta...
After years of relative calm, a western Ukrainian city comes to terms with being in Russia's crosshairs
The Kyiv Independent
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July 10, 2025
People gather at an aid station in Lutsk after a mass Russian attack on June 6 (State Emergency Service/Facebook) Editor's note: Journalists from misto.media contributed to the reporting of this article. Located in far-western Ukraine, just 90...
Trump frustrated by Russia's rigidity over Ukraine — Rubio
TASS
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July 10, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, July 10. /TASS/. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said President Donald Trump has been frustrated by the rigidity on the Russian side over the conflict in Ukraine. Nevertheless, the United States is prepared to continue dialogue for...
Questions surround pause of weapons shipment to Ukraine
MSNBC
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US "Gold Card" Programme Highlights Fight For International HNW Money
Wealth Briefing
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The "Devil is in the detail" when it comes to the proposed "gold card" programme to attract wealthy foreigners to the US, but the fact that the scheme is being floated at all shows that the US administration knows there is a war being waged to...