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Kremlin press secretary and spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin since 2012, who delivers Moscow's official line on the war in Ukraine.
Germany's Hanseatic Higher Regional Court in Hamburg opens the trial of a former Ukrainian army officer over the Sept. 26, 2022 Nord Stream blasts. The charges name one defendant, though the wire report on ABC News notes increasing suggestions of Ukrainian state involvement.
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Zelenskyy said Russia struck a Kharkiv power plant and a gas production facility after Trump announced an energy ceasefire. The Kremlin has not confirmed the deal. Until it does, any lower oil and gas cost rests on an unconfirmed announcement.
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The strongest thing to come out of Witkoff and Kushner's three hours with Putin was 72 hours of quiet over two city limits, which is thin material for anyone pricing an end to a war that has run more than four and a half years.
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Speaking to reporters at a BRICS summit in India, Putin said European troops in Ukraine would mean war with Russia while denying that his country threatens Europe. Lavrov said Saturday that the fighting continues through any talks.
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Two drones hit Ranok's logistics hub on Aug. 1 and destroyed 8 million books, most of the 13 million Ukraine lost this summer. The Ministry of Culture counts $39.3 million of damage, about $3 a copy.
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The amended Nuclear Energy Act took effect on July 1 and permits weapons handling Helsinki says it has no plans to use, and Moscow's promised effective measures remain the only unpriced part of the trade.
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