Nov 28 Finland to close its entire border with Russia over migrant concerns By Jari Tanner, Associated Press Finland says it will close its last remaining border crossing with Russia amid concerns that Moscow is using migrants as part of "hybrid warfare" to destabilize the Nordic country following its entry into NATO. Continue reading
Nov 28 Ukraine says spy chief's wife is being treated for suspected poisoning with heavy metals By Illia Novikov, Associated Press The spokesman for the Ukrainian military intelligence agency known as GUR says that Marianna Budanova is undergoing treatment in a hospital for the suspected poisoning. Continue reading
Nov 27 Putin signs Russia's largest national budget, bolstering military spending in 2024 By Associated Press Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin says the budget was developed specifically to fund the military and mitigate the impact of international sanctions imposed after Russia sent troops into Ukraine in February 2022. Continue reading
Nov 26 Russia says it downed dozens of Ukrainian drones headed for Moscow after its strike on Kyiv By Associated Press Ukraine overnight tried to attack Moscow with dozens of drones, Russian authorities said Sunday, just a day after Ukrainian officials reported that Russia had launched its most intense drone attack on Kyiv since the beginning of its full-scale war in 2022. Continue reading
Nov 25 Ukraine says Russia launched its largest drone attack on Kyiv since the start of the invasion By Samya Kullab, Associated Press Russia on Saturday morning launched its most intense drone attack on Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion in 2022, targeting the capital city for over six hours, military officials said. Continue reading
Nov 22 Almost half of Americans think U.S. spending too much on Ukraine aid, AP-NORC poll says By Seung Min Kim, Linley Sanders, Associated Press Close to half of the U.S. public thinks the country is spending too much on aid to Ukraine. Continue reading
Nov 19 Ukrainian teen who was taken from Mariupol to Russia early in the war returns home By Associated Press An orphaned Ukrainian teenager who was taken to Russia last year during the war in his country returned home after being reunited with relatives in Belarus on his 18th birthday Sunday. Continue reading
Nov 17 Russian authorities ask the Supreme Court to outlaw the LGBTQ 'movement' as extremist By Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press The Russian Justice Ministry says it has filed a lawsuit with the country’s Supreme Court to outlaw the LGBTQ “international public movement” as extremist. Continue reading
Nov 17 More than 2,400 Ukrainian children have been taken to Belarus, a Yale study finds By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press More than 2,400 Ukrainian children aged 6-17 have been taken to Belarus from four regions of Ukraine that are partially occupied by Russian forces, a study by Yale University has found. Continue reading
Nov 16 Russian court sentences artist who protested Ukraine war to 7 years in prison in crackdown on free speech By Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press A Russian court has convicted an artist and musician for replacing supermarket price tags with antiwar slogans and sentenced her to seven years in prison. Continue reading