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Tag: Russia
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Experts in Ukraine to Inspect Nuclear Plant in Battle Zone
A senior adviser to Ukraine’s president said that key aspects of the negotiations between the international team, Ukraine and Russia were in question, including a safe route to the plant itself.
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Russia plans to halt natural gas flows to Germany again.
Gazprom, the Russian energy giant, said it would shut down the Nord Stream 1 pipeline for three days of maintenance, raising worries about a complete shutdown of Russian gas deliveries to Germany.
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Ukrainian Soldiers Trade Tanks and Artillery on the Front Line
Most of the bartering involves items captured from Russian troops, which are exchanged for urgently needed supplies. “Let’s just call it a simplification of bureaucracy,” one soldier said.
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The First Shipment of Iranian Military Drones Arrives in Russia
Russia could deploy the drones in its war against Ukraine to conduct air-to-surface attacks, carry out electronic warfare and identify targets, according to U.S. officials.