Outgoing US President Joe Biden has authorised Kyiv to use the long-range weapons against Russia.
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Russian gas supply to Europe via Ukraine halted after transit deal expires
Russian natural gas exports via Ukraine to several European countries have been halted after Kyiv refused to renew a transit deal that expired on Wednesday.
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US sanctions Russia and Iran over accusations of election interference
The US says affiliates of the Iranian and Russian governments worked to sow division during the 2024 elections.
The United States has announced a new round of sanctions targeting Russia and Iran, citing alleged efforts to interfere in its 2024 elections.
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NATO to boost Baltic Sea presence after suspected undersea cable sabotage
NATO has said it will enhance its military presence in the Baltic Sea after undersea power and internet cables were cut between Estonia and Finland.
The bloc’s secretary general Mark Rutte said he had spoken to Finland’s President Alexander Stubb about the “possible sabotage”, adding: “NATO will enhance its military presence in the Baltic Sea”.
An undersea power cable and four internet cables were cut or damaged this week.
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North Koreans die in droves even as Russia unleashes firepower on Ukraine
Ukrainian forces have killed or wounded more than 1,000 North Korean troops Russia has sent to fight them, according to Kyiv and officials in South Korea.
“According to preliminary data, the number of killed and wounded North Korean soldiers in the Kursk region already exceeds 3,000 people,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his evening address on December 23.
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Did Russian air defence down the Azerbaijani plane in Kazakhstan?
Kyiv, Ukraine – Russian air defence officials could very possibly have struck an Azerbaijani passenger jet over Chechnya after panicking during a Ukrainian drone attack, analysts and experts from Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan have told Al Jazeera.
Moscow might have also compounded what one expert described as a “crime” by not letting the damaged plane land nearby and instead forcing it to fly to Kazakhstan.
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Did a Russian ‘shadow ship’ cut the Finland-Estonia undersea Baltic cable?
Finnish authorities seized a Russia-linked ship in the Baltic Sea on Thursday, on suspicion that it damaged an undersea power cable between Finland and Estonia a day earlier.
The incident has intensified fears in Europe over a Russian hybrid war targeting critical infrastructure in the Baltic and beyond.
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Finland boards Russian-linked oil tanker after undersea power and internet cables cut
An oil tanker transporting oil to Russia, which is suspected of severing power and internet cables in the Baltic Sea, has been seized by Finnish authorities.
The ship, named by authorities as the Eagle S, was boarded by a coastguard crew that took command and sailed the vessel to Finnish waters, said Helsinki Police Chief Jari Liukku.
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Russian cargo ship 'on Syria mission' sinks in Mediterranean
A Russian cargo ship that Ukraine claims was sent to Syria to collect weapons has sunk in the Mediterranean Sea, according to officials in Moscow.
Two crew members are missing after an engine room explosion sank the Ursa Major between Spain and Algeria, the foreign ministry said.
Ukraine’s military intelligence claimed in a post on Telegram yesterday that the ship had been sent to Syria to remove weapons and military equipment after the fall of Bashar al Assad.
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Chief of Russian nuclear protection forces killed in Moscow bomb blast
Chief of Russia’s Troops of Radiological, Chemical and Biological Defence killed outside an apartment building.
A bomb hidden in an electric scooter has killed a senior general in charge of nuclear protection forces in Moscow, Russia’s investigative committee said.
Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, who was chief of the Troops of Radiological, Chemical and Biological Defence (RChBD), was killed on Tuesday outside an apartment building on Ryazansky Prospekt.
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