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Using robots to approach Russian soldiers in surrender situations keeps Ukrainian soldiers safe from attacks, manufacturer DevDroid said.
A senior US State Department official warned that Russia is likely to reposition forces toward NATO’s eastern flank once the war in Ukraine ends, raising concerns that the Baltic states could face intensified military and hybrid pressure from Moscow in the years ahead.
President says three days of strikes will not ‘go unpunished’ and points to Ukrainian attack on Russian oil refinery. What we know on day 1,543
The number raises the prospect that about half a million soldiers in total have died on the Russian and Ukrainian sides.
Tensions are high as Russia prepares to celebrate its most important secular holiday. Fears about security amid the war with Ukraine and signs of domestic discontent are casting a shadow over annual celebrations in Moscow’s Red Square.
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Russia’s war economy shows new strain beneath Putin’s upbeat pitch
At a meeting on May 15, Putin cited rising trade indicators and claimed Russia’s GDP grew by 1.8% in March. He did not mention that GDP fell in January and February 2026, or that the government had cut its 2026 annual growth forecast from 1.
The Trump administration allowed temporary sanctions relief on some Russian crude sales to expire even as the Iran war and Strait of Hormuz disruptions tighten global oil supplies.
Pyongyang extols its role in the Ukraine conflict with a memorial brandishing purported war trophies and soldiers’ bloodstained letters.