Russia's Invasion of Ukraine (Official Thread)

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A Russian billionaire said he only found out he was sanctioned when he read it in the news while on vacation, days before his 50th birthday

Andrey Melnichenko's wealth has fallen by almost a third since he was sanctioned. He told Weltwoche he'd filed lawsuits challenging the sanctions.

www.businessinsider.com

 

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Four More HIMARS Launchers Heading To Ukraine Bringing Total To 12

This latest round of weapons deliveries from the U.S. to Ukraine will also include 1,000 precision-guided 155mm artillery shells.

www.thedrive.com

 

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/07/08/ukraine-pentagon-precision-weapons

 

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Brittney Griner pleads guilty to drug charges in Russia.

Her plea came hours after a Russian diplomat said that publicity around the basketball player’s case was not helping her interests.

www.nytimes.com

Russia is still holding a black woman hostage

 

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Amid conflict, Latvia leads Baltics in felling Soviet memorials

Momentum to remove Soviet monuments gathers pace during Russia’s war on Ukraine, but issue remains divisive.

www.aljazeera.com

 

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Sanctioned Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich hired lawyers costing up to $1,500 an hour, days after a US warrant to seize his private jets

The DOJ said Roman Abramovich's two jets, collectively worth $410 million, had violated export controls by flying to Russia.

www.businessinsider.com

 

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A helicopter and private jet seized from a pro-Putin oligarch were handed over to Ukraine's army

Ukraine's army took delivery of the aircraft belonging to Viktor Medvedchuk, who was once considered Putin's pick for Ukraine puppet leader.

www.businessinsider.com

 

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Russia and Bulgaria: End of a tumultuous affair?

Russia is unlikely to pull Bulgaria back into its immediate sphere of influence after the events of last few months.

www.aljazeera.com

 

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Putin Deploys Comrade Stalin’s Tactics | CEPA

Russia’s ruler is using increasingly ruthless tactics to keep possible opponents off-balance, including senior members of the elite.

cepa.org

 

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West wants to defeat Russia on battlefield? ‘Let them try’: Putin

The Russian president says the prospects of a peace deal in Ukraine would grow dimmer the longer the conflict continues.

www.aljazeera.com

 

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Russian Propaganda — Words No Longer Matter | CEPA

Pro-Kremlin narratives constantly contradict each other, but most of its consumers don’t care.

cepa.org

 

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Russia's biggest hope to compete with US crude faces obstacles amid Western sanctions, even as a top Moscow oil exec says the project can ease the global energy crunch

Sanctions will force the Vostok Oil project's key asset to launch by 2029, rather than the original goal of 2024, according to Rystad Energy.

markets.businessinsider.com

 

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U.S. Says Russia's Prized Kerch Bridge Is A Fair Target For Ukrainian Forces

The $3.5B bridge Russia built to connect with Crimea is a major strategic and economic asset that Moscow seems very concerned with protecting.

www.thedrive.com

 

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Moscow city councillor jailed for 7 years for anti-war comment

Alexei Gorinov told a council meeting on March 15 that Russia was waging a war of aggression against Ukraine.

www.aljazeera.com

Smh

 

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where does Ukraine get it's gas and fuel from?

Natural gas in Ukraine - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org